BIRTHDAY TRACKER
A birthday tracker
that does the remembering.
A printable or a spreadsheet only works if you open it. Birthday Reminder tracks every birthday for you and shows who is next.
GIFT IDEAS
Art supplies, pottery class, museum membership.
- Art
- Pottery
- Museums
THE SHORT ANSWER
Track birthdays without a spreadsheet
A printed tracker or a spreadsheet holds names and dates, but you have to open it to find out who is next. Birthday Reminder is a phone app that does the checking: it groups upcoming birthdays, counts down to each one and reminds you.
Each person has a profile with their birthday, an optional photo, interests and gift ideas.
BIRTHDAY TRACKER
How to set up your tracker
- 1
Add everyone
Import people from Contacts or Calendar, or add them manually.
- 2
Check the home list
Upcoming birthdays are grouped into today, within a week, this month and next month.
- 3
Open a profile
A profile shows the countdown, the age they are turning, their interests and their gift ideas.
- 4
Tidy the list
The Manage birthdays screen lets you delete several people at once.
- 5
Choose your reminders
Pick how long before each birthday you want a notification.
BIRTHDAY TRACKER
Tracker or app?
Each way of tracking birthdays has a trade-off:
- A printable or spreadsheet: fully in your control, but it does not remind you.
- The phone calendar: it can show birthdays from your contacts, but it has no countdown or gift ideas.
- Birthday Reminder: countdowns, reminders, interests and gift ideas in one app, with limits on the free plan.
BIRTHDAY TRACKER
What each profile tracks
A person’s profile holds:
- First and last name.
- Birthday, shown as a countdown and the age they are turning.
- Gender, which can be left undisclosed.
- An optional photo.
- Interests and gift ideas.
BIRTHDAY TRACKER
Limits and cost
The free plan limits how many birthdays you can track. Premium lifts the limit. It is built for birthdays: there is no separate anniversary or custom date type.
QUESTIONS
Birthday tracker: questions
Where is my tracker stored?
Your people and settings are stored on your device. The app has no account or sign-in.
Can I track anniversaries too?
No. Birthday Reminder is built for birthdays and has no separate anniversary or custom date type.
Is it better than the phone calendar?
It depends on what you need. The calendar can show birthdays from Contacts; this app adds countdowns, reminders, interests and gift ideas.
Is the tracker free?
It is free to download, with a free plan that has limits. Premium is an optional subscription.
See also: birthday calendar app and gift ideas tracker.
More birthday guides
Best birthday reminder app
A checklist for choosing the right birthday reminder app.
Read the guide →Birthday countdown app
Count down to every birthday in days, hours, minutes and seconds.
Read the guide →Birthday reminders on iPhone
Set up birthdays in Contacts and Calendar, and see what an app adds.
Read the guide →Birthday calendar app
See every birthday on a month calendar and in an upcoming list.
Read the guide →AI gift ideas
Get gift suggestions from a person’s age, interests and saved ideas.
Read the guide →Import birthdays from contacts
Bring birthdays in from Contacts or Calendar instead of typing them.
Read the guide →BIRTHDAY TRACKER
Start tracking
Download Birthday Reminder for iPhone or Android and import your birthdays.