Name day - calendar is a utility app for tracking and receiving notifications about regional name-day celebrations on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cognitive cost of remembering specific cultural celebration dates, which are otherwise scattered across traditional paper calendars.
For Individuals in countries with Name Day traditions who want to track and celebrate these dates for friends and family.
What does it look like?
Key features
Displays today's Name Days on the home screen with optional advanced features. Revenue link: Premium-tier gate for advanced widget features.
Allows users to manually add names not present in the default database. Revenue link: Retention lever, reduces churn for users with names missing from the standard regional lists.
Sends alerts for upcoming Name Days to prevent missed celebrations. Revenue link: Daily engagement loop — increases DAU/MAU ratio, expands ad-impression inventory.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model gates specific widget functionality behind in-app purchases while maintaining ad-supported access for the core calendar.
Velocity
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The app has entered a zombie state, with no updates recorded in over a year. The last release occurred 411 days ago, indicating a complete cessation of development activity. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance, feature development, or live operations support.
Who built it?
Pixel IT s. r. o.
2 apps tracked · Utilities
Name day calendar & reminderUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads excited. Users appreciate transparent widget design and customizable background colors provide a clean aesthetic for home screen users and reliable notification system ensures users do not miss important name day celebrations for their contacts.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Transparent widget design and customizable background colors provide a clean aesthetic for home screen users
- Reliable notification system ensures users do not miss important name day celebrations for their contacts
- Inaccurate name day data displays secondary names as primary, causing confusion during daily usage
17 of 17 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Name day - calendar
How's the Utilities market?
Name day - calendar operates as a niche utility in the Utilities category, relying on a freemium model to monetize widget customization. The 13-month release gap suggests a lack of competitive investment compared to active regional calendar rivals.
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Key takeaways for Name day - calendar
Where is it heading?
Users report: The market for regional utility apps is consolidating, and Name day - calendar's lack of recent feature investment leaves it exposed to more agile, privacy-conscious rivals. Without addressing the core data-accuracy issues and vendor-tracking concerns, the app will likely see continued erosion of its user base.
- The 13-month release gap leaves the app vulnerable to OS-level regressions, which compounds the existing frustration regarding data accuracy.
- User privacy concerns regarding high-volume vendor tracking create a churn risk that the current ad-supported model fails to mitigate.
The SWOT
- Notification system functions as a daily engagement loop
- Database expansion into Greek names captures underserved segments
Next best moves
Audit third-party advertising vendors because user privacy concerns are a top complaint → reduce churn risk
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The 13-month maintenance gap is not a failure…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The product has shifted from a maintenance-only observation to a high-risk assessment, with privacy concerns and potential OS-level regressions now identified as primary drivers of user churn.
Bottom line
Fixing the data-prioritization errors would address the core-functionality failures driving negative sentiment, while a privacy audit would mitigate the churn risk posed by excessive vendor tracking.
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Is Name day - calendar free to use?
Does the app include all regional name days?
Why are users concerned about privacy in this app?
What should I do if my name day is incorrect?
Sources
- [1] Play Store listing, source
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