Comparison

Greetigo vs Apple Reminders

A birthday reminder with message help vs a general reminders app

Apple Reminders is a general reminders app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and iCloud.com, and Apple Calendar can show birthdays from Contacts. Greetigo is only for the dates you want to remember, personal or work: it emails you before each one and helps you write the message.

At a glance

Price

GreetigoFree for up to 10 saved dates; Plus US$4.99/mo; Premium US$9.99/mo

Apple RemindersComes with Apple devices

Where it runs

GreetigoAny web browser, plus apps for Mac, and for iPhone and iPad in the US

Apple RemindersiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and iCloud.com

Reminders

GreetigoEmail on the days you choose (the day before and on the day by default); notifications in the iPhone and Mac apps

Apple RemindersRepeating reminders you set up yourself; Calendar can show birthdays from Contacts

Help with the message

GreetigoA message ready in each reminder for a person, written for them with AI if you allow AI drafts (every plan, Free included), otherwise a template with their name, and a template in each holiday reminder; you can choose to write your own instead

Apple RemindersNot listed

Getting dates in

GreetigoAdd by hand, or import a contacts (.vcf) or calendar (.ics) file or a CSV of contacts; the iPhone app can also bring in birthdays from your Contacts

Apple RemindersBirthdays from Contacts (in Calendar); reminders added by hand or with Siri

Topic	Greetigo	Apple Reminders
Price	Free for up to 10 saved dates; Plus US$4.99/mo; Premium US$9.99/mo	Comes with Apple devices
Where it runs	Any web browser, plus apps for Mac, and for iPhone and iPad in the US	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and iCloud.com
Reminders	Email on the days you choose (the day before and on the day by default); notifications in the iPhone and Mac apps	Repeating reminders you set up yourself; Calendar can show birthdays from Contacts
Help with the message	A message ready in each reminder for a person, written for them with AI if you allow AI drafts (every plan, Free included), otherwise a template with their name, and a template in each holiday reminder; you can choose to write your own instead	Not listed
Getting dates in	Add by hand, or import a contacts (.vcf) or calendar (.ics) file or a CSV of contacts; the iPhone app can also bring in birthdays from your Contacts	Birthdays from Contacts (in Calendar); reminders added by hand or with Siri

Details about Apple Reminders come from its own pages, checked October 2026: support.apple.com, support.apple.com, support.apple.com. "Not listed" means their pages don't mention it. Features change, so check their site too.

What Apple Reminders offers

Comes with iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, and works on iCloud.com
Repeating reminders, including ones you create with Siri
Reminders by location as well as by date
Apple Calendar can show birthdays from your Contacts

What Greetigo offers

Email reminders on the days you choose (the day before and on the day by default)
A message in each reminder for a person, written with AI if you allow AI drafts (every plan, Free included), otherwise a template, and on Plus and Premium the AI writer in 9 styles and 16 languages
Import a contacts (.vcf) or calendar (.ics) file or a CSV of contacts, or add dates by hand
Email a greeting from the Greetings page and see whether it was opened
Share a greeting by link, WhatsApp or X
Works in any web browser, plus apps for Mac, and for iPhone and iPad in the US; no ads on any plan

The verdict

For general reminders on Apple devices, Apple Reminders works well. If you want a reminder before each birthday and help with what to say, try Greetigo.

Frequently asked questions

Should I use Greetigo or Apple Reminders for birthdays?

Apple Reminders keeps birthdays with your other reminders, and you set each one up yourself. Greetigo is only for the dates you want to remember, personal or work: it emails you before each one with a message ready, written with AI if you allow AI drafts (every plan, Free included), otherwise a template.

Can I use Greetigo on my iPhone?

Yes. There is a free Greetigo app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store in the US, and the website works in Safari or any other browser. There is also an app for Mac.

Can I bring my iPhone birthdays into Greetigo?

Yes. In the free Greetigo app for iPhone (US only), use Import from Contacts and pick the people; only the people you pick are saved. On the website, use a file: on iPhone, open Contacts, tap Lists, touch and hold a list, tap Export, then Done, and save the file. Then import that contacts (.vcf) file on the Dates page. Either way it's a one-time copy, not a sync. Greetigo also imports .ics calendar files and CSV contact lists.

Is Greetigo free?

Yes, for up to 10 saved dates, with email reminders and a message in each one for a person, written with AI if you allow AI drafts, otherwise a template. Plus (US$4.99/mo) and Premium (US$9.99/mo) add the AI writer with styles and languages and have no 10-date limit. The Free plan needs no card.

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