Your iPhone remembers birthdays. But important dates like anniversaries are easy to miss. KeepDates fixes that automatically. # What it does KeepDates finds dates stored in your contacts — anniversaries, custom events, and more — and turns them into reminders you’ll actually see. It works quietly in the background and keeps everything up to date as your contacts change. # Why it’s useful * Never forget anniversaries, milestones, or important personal dates * See all upcoming dates in one simple list * Get reminders before they happen * Works automatically — no manual setup # How it works * Scans your contacts for date fields * Lets you review and choose what to include * Syncs selected dates into a dedicated calendar * Keeps everything updated in the background # Key Features * Automatic contact date detection * Calendar sync with yearly recurring events * Optional reminders (day before by default) * Widgets for quick access to upcoming dates * Background sync — always up to date * Works completely offline # Widgets * Small widget — next upcoming date * Medium widget — multiple upcoming dates * Lock screen widget — quick glance countdown # Privacy KeepDates is built to be simple and private: * No accounts * No cloud sync * No tracking * All data stays on your device # Premium (Optional) Unlock additional control and customization: * Smart reminders (multiple timings) * More events in widgets + large widget * Look-ahead window control * Pinned contacts * Advanced filtering and customization ### KeepDates is designed to feel like a missing system feature — simple, automatic, and out of the way.
| Size | 6.4 MB |
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| Platforms | iPhone |
| Languages | English |
| Category | Lifestyle |
| Website | keepdates.app |
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| iPhone | Requires iOS 26.0 or later. |
App's data is regularly updated.
Last update:
You can now delete a date or birthday directly from the contact detail screen - swipe left on any date row, confirm, and KeepDates removes it from the contact record and cleans up the calendar event automatically. Each widget now has its own "Show Today's Events" toggle in widget configuration, so you can show or hide today's dates independently on each one. If you share only some of your contacts with KeepDates, the app now works fully with whatever you've shared. A soft banner in the date list lets you add more contacts via Settings if you want to expand the view. The contact picker also tells you when a search result is missing because that contact isn't shared. Contacts with a nickname can now show that nickname everywhere: in the list, widgets, calendar events, and reminder notifications. It updates automatically on the next sync. A new Diagnostics screen in Settings logs each sync run with full detail: outcome, date counts, any calendar errors, and your device info. You can copy or share the log, which is useful for bug reports. Calendar events are now checked and corrected on every sync. If an event was previously created starting from a future date instead of the contact's original year, it's automatically fixed and the old series is replaced with one starting from the right date. Contacts with two dates on the same day but different years (like two anniversaries) are now correctly kept as separate events rather than treated as duplicates. Also in this update: interactive controls in the date and contact detail views take on a colour from the contact's photo; the date type label in medium and large widgets is now softer and less prominent; the lock screen widget avatar renders in monochrome with boosted contrast; past dates no longer appear in the widget when the snapshot is slightly stale; and a background sync without calendar access no longer records as a failure.