KeepDates: Contact Dates

Your iPhone remembers birthdays.
But important dates like anniversaries are easy to miss.

KeepDates fixes that automatically.

# What it does

KeepDates finds the dates stored in your contacts: anniversaries, custom events, and more. It 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, with 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
* Apple Watch app with complications
* Two-column layout on iPhone Duo
* Background sync, so it is always up to date
* Works completely offline

# Widgets

* Small widget: next upcoming date
* Medium widget: multiple upcoming dates
* Lock screen widget: quick glance countdown

# Apple Watch

* Upcoming dates on your wrist, with contact photos
* Complications for every watch face style
* Tap a complication to open that date
* Its own look-ahead window and birthday setting, separate from your iPhone
* Keep the list flat, or group it by month or by person
* Free, like the rest of KeepDates

# iPhone Duo

* Two columns on the larger screen: your list beside the date you opened
* Open a contact and both columns move along, so the date you came from stays in view
* KeepDates at a glance in the sidebar: your contacts, dates synced and hidden, and how they split by type

# 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)
* Mark each date Handled, with a checklist for every occurrence
* More dates in widgets, plus large and extra large sizes with your next date featured
* Contact Spotlight and Today widgets
* Look-ahead window control
* Pinned contacts
* Defaults per category and per contact
* Your own calendar name, event titles and calendar account
* Advanced filtering and customization

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KeepDates is designed to feel like a missing system feature: simple, automatic, and out of the way.