Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to SMS Reminders for Birthdays
I built a simple service that sends SMS reminders for birthdays. Why? I kept missing birthdays, even with calendar apps. This single-purpose tool is simple and (so far) reliable. Since my texting inbox has a far better signal-to-noise ratio than email or calendar events, it ensures I never miss an important date. Facebook used to serve the same purpose, but it's a dying social graph for me.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SMS Reminders for Birthdays launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I bought the birthdays.app domain a few years ago and decided to build a simple birthday app, just text message reminders. I had hacked together a duct-tape version for myself a couple years prior (using zapier + google sheets), and found it useful. It was a pain sifting through Facebook birthdays (90% irrelevant), and I found the text reminders simpler than a calendar. The app has been slowly growing since 2023, and is now up to 739 paying users (mostly on the $9/yr plan, with a few paying $3/yr). Earlier this year, I built a Google Calendar integration to automatically sync…
2025 · birthdays.app · its alternatives →
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So now you can finally delete your Facebook account
2019 · diaryemail.com · its alternatives →
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Never forget another birthday, get text reminders
2023 · giftopedia.app · its alternatives →
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Never forget another birthday or anniversary again!
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Track special days & calendar
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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BirthdayAI▲105Smart birthday reminder app, never forget a birthday again
2023 · birthdayaiapp.com · its alternatives →
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Later Reminders▲150Super simple way to schedule reminders on your phone
2015 · laterapp.co · its alternatives →
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Your simple source of truth for birthdays
2025 · getpinata.app · its alternatives →
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The easiest way to remember birthdays.
2025 · birthdayreminder.ai · its alternatives →
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Email reminders about the people and events that matter
2021 · friendlyreminder.cc · its alternatives →
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birthpay▲87Automatically schedule birthday gifts and reminders
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Amazing gift recommendations texted directly to you
2023 · its alternatives →
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hbd▲82Birthday reminders for the people you actually care about.
2021 · hbd.cool · its alternatives →
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Automate birthday text messages with smarter reminders
2025 · birthdaynudge.com · its alternatives →
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Helps to remember bdays which Facebook doesn't know
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →