In short: add each person's date of birth in Kounts and it counts down to their next birthday — every year, on its own. The card shows the age they're about to turn, a photo timeline builds up birthday by birthday, and a reminder nudges you a day or a week ahead. Keep it all on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch. It's free, with no ads.
Made for remembering everyone's birthday
Add the date once, count down forever
Enter a date of birth and Kounts counts down to the next birthday automatically. Birthdays recur every year, so the moment one passes the countdown rolls straight to next year — no resetting, no re-entering.
See the age they're turning
Because Kounts knows the date of birth, the card tells you which milestone is coming — "23 days until Mia turns 8". Handy for spotting the big ones early, like a first, a thirtieth or a ninetieth.
A photo timeline by year
Each birthday keeps a photo timeline grouped by year. Add a picture every birthday and scroll back through the cakes and candles, all the way to the year they were born.
A nudge before the day
Turn on a reminder and Kounts can notify you ahead of time — from five minutes to a day before — so there's time to send a message, wrap a gift or sort a card. You never get caught out the morning of.
Widgets that roll to the next one
Add a Home or Lock Screen widget set to the next birthday and it always shows whoever's up next. Tap it to open straight to their card, and keep the count on your wrist with the Apple Watch app.
Share a birthday with family
Share a birthday countdown — and its photo album — with up to five people, so everyone in the family follows the same count and adds their own pictures from the party.
All your birthdays sorted by days until, a full-screen countdown, and Home Screen widgets.
Set up a birthday countdown in minutes
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Add the person and their date of birth
Download Kounts free, tap to create an event, name it after whoever's birthday it is, and set their date of birth as a yearly birthday so it recurs every year.
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Add a photo and a category
Drop a favourite photo of them on the card — or pick a gradient — and file it under the Birthday category so all your birthdays sit together.
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Turn on a reminder
Set a reminder a day before so you've time to send a message or sort a gift, and the countdown nudges you well ahead of the day itself.
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Add a widget
Add a Home or Lock Screen widget set to the next birthday, and the Apple Watch complication, so whoever's up next is always in view.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best birthday countdown app for iPhone?
Kounts is a free birthday countdown app for iPhone and Apple Watch. Add a person's date of birth once and it counts down the days to their next birthday on a full-screen card, a Home or Lock Screen widget and your Apple Watch. It also shows the age they're turning, keeps a photo timeline for each person and can remind you a day or a week ahead.
Does it repeat every year automatically and show the age?
Yes. Birthdays in Kounts recur yearly on their own. As soon as one passes, the countdown rolls straight to next year's birthday, so you never have to reset the date. Because Kounts knows the date of birth, the card also shows the age the person is about to turn — '23 days until Mia turns 8', for example.
Can the birthday countdown app remind me?
Yes. Turn on a reminder for any birthday and Kounts can notify you ahead of time — anywhere from five minutes to a full day before — so there's time to send a message, wrap a gift or organise a card. The countdown also lives on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch as a constant nudge.
Can I keep a photo history for each person?
Yes. Each birthday keeps a photo timeline grouped by year, so you can scroll back through the cake, the cards and the candles all the way to the year they were born. Add a new picture every birthday and it builds into a little album you'll look forward to revisiting.
Is the birthday countdown app free?
Yes. Kounts is free to download with no ads, and the birthday countdowns, recurring dates, age display, photo timeline, reminders, widgets and Apple Watch app are all part of the free experience. An optional Kounts Premium unlocks extra card styles and customization, as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.
Never miss a birthday again
A free, ad-free birthday countdown that recurs every year, shows the age, keeps a photo timeline and reminds you ahead of time.
See also: Recurring countdowns · Countdown with photos · iPhone countdown widget