Comparison

Birthday Alarm App vs Greetigo

Reminders with message help vs reminders with ecards

Birthday Alarm is a birthday reminder website and iPhone app with free reminders and a large library of digital greeting cards. Greetigo emails you before each date with a message for that person, written with AI if you allow AI drafts (every plan, Free included), otherwise a template.

Email remindersA message ready in each oneAI writer on Plus and Premium

At a glance

Price

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

Birthday AlarmFree reminders; Premium (all cards, message suggestions) $29.99/yr, or $4.99/mo in its iPhone app ($5/mo on its website)

Where it runs

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

Birthday AlarmWebsite and an app for iPhone and iPad

Reminders

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

Birthday AlarmUnlimited free reminders: emails from its website (7 and 3 days before by default) and push notifications in its iPhone app

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

Birthday AlarmDigital greeting cards to send by email or text; message suggestions on Premium

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

Birthday AlarmAdd by hand, or import the birthdays in your phone contacts with its app

Topic	Greetigo	Birthday Alarm
Price	Free for up to 10 saved dates; Plus US$4.99/mo; Premium US$9.99/mo	Free reminders; Premium (all cards, message suggestions) $29.99/yr, or $4.99/mo in its iPhone app ($5/mo on its website)
Where it runs	Any web browser, plus apps for Mac, and for iPhone and iPad in the US	Website and an app for iPhone and iPad
Reminders	Email on the days you choose (the day before and on the day by default); notifications in the iPhone and Mac apps	Unlimited free reminders: emails from its website (7 and 3 days before by default) and push notifications in its iPhone app
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	Digital greeting cards to send by email or text; message suggestions on Premium
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	Add by hand, or import the birthdays in your phone contacts with its app

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

What Birthday Alarm offers

Unlimited free reminders for birthdays and other occasions: by email from its website, and as push notifications in its iPhone app
Imports the birthdays in your phone contacts with its app
Digital greeting cards you can send by email or text
Premium ($29.99/yr, or $4.99/mo in its iPhone app) unlocks all cards and adds message suggestions
A website and an iPhone app

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

Choose Birthday Alarm if you mainly want to send digital greeting cards. Choose Greetigo if you want email reminders and help writing your own message.

Frequently asked questions

How is Greetigo different from Birthday Alarm?

Both remind you about birthdays. Birthday Alarm centers on sending digital greeting cards. Greetigo centers on your own message: each reminder has one ready, written with AI if you allow AI drafts (every plan, Free included), otherwise a template, which you can send from your own Messages, WhatsApp or email app, email from Greetigo or copy anywhere.

Can I move my dates from Birthday Alarm to Greetigo?

Greetigo imports contacts (.vcf) files, .ics calendar files and CSV contact lists, and you can add dates by hand. If the birthdays are in your phone's contacts, save them as a .vcf file and import that. Check Birthday Alarm's help pages for what it can export.

Is the Birthday Alarm app free?

Its reminders are free and unlimited. Premium is $29.99/yr, or $4.99/mo in its iPhone app ($5/mo on its website), and unlocks all of its cards and adds message suggestions.

Does Greetigo have ads?

No. Greetigo has no ads on any plan, including Free. It is paid for by the Plus (US$4.99/mo) and Premium (US$9.99/mo) plans.

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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