Why You Should Use Gratulant

There are plenty of reminder apps out there. Calendar apps, to-do lists, even basic birthday trackers. So why Gratulant? Because none of them were built for how celebrations actually work in Czech and Slovak culture — and none of them make staying connected feel rewarding rather than obligatory.

The Only App That Truly Understands Namedays

Gratulant ships with complete, accurate Czech and Slovak nameday calendars. It intelligently matches your contacts to their nameday, handling nicknames, diacritics, and name variations automatically. "Honza" becomes "Jan." "Terezka" becomes "Tereza." Run both calendars simultaneously with flag indicators. No other app on the App Store does this.

Your Contacts Are Already There

Gratulant imports your iOS Contacts with one tap. Every birthday already stored in your phone is instantly part of your celebration timeline. From there, enrich any contact with additional occasions — anniversaries, memorials, graduations, custom dates — directly in the app.

Notifications That Respect Your Attention

Two daily summaries — morning and evening — bundle everything into a single notification. For your favorites, advance notifications can remind you 30, 14, 7, 3, or 1 day before their celebration. The notification system is smart about iOS limits, automatically prioritizing the most important events.

It Makes Staying Connected a Habit

The gamification system turns greeting people into a rewarding practice. Every acknowledgment counts toward your progress. Advance through six tiers from Newcomer to Sage, build weekly streaks, and unlock achievements. The people in your life notice when you remember their day.

It Handles Every Kind of Celebration

Birthdays and namedays are the foundation, but life has more: wedding anniversaries (with traditional gift suggestions), relationship milestones, work anniversaries, graduations, sobriety dates, and memorial dates. Partners can be linked for shared anniversaries.

Widgets Put Celebrations on Your Screen

Home screen widgets show today's events, your greeting counter, and your favorites' upcoming celebrations. Lock screen widgets give you a quick count at a glance. The counter widget is interactive — acknowledge a greeting without ever launching the app.

Generous Free Tier, Powerful Premium

The free tier gives you full contact import, birthday and nameday tracking, daily summary notifications, basic templates, and core gamification. Premium unlocks unlimited favorites, groups, occasions, advance notifications, custom templates, full stats, achievements, iCloud sync, and extended themes.