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Getting started

LifeDates works without an account. You can calculate an age, save people and pets, and keep important annual dates together. The app runs on iOS 17 or later. Some optional features need a newer system or a compatible device.

Add a profile with a name and full date of birth, then open it to see its age, next birthday and milestones. Settings lets you show people and pets together or in separate lists. You can skip notification setup and enable it later.

Age and milestone calculations

Check the day, month and year you entered, along with your device's date and time settings. A contact with a birthday but no birth year cannot provide an exact age. For leap-day birthdays, calendar differences and the way milestones are counted, read our calculation methodology.

Pet ages are estimates for comparison, not a diagnosis or a prediction of lifespan. If you are concerned about an animal's health, speak to a vet. Our pet calculators explain the assumptions for each supported species.

Importing birthdays from Contacts

Use the birthday import option in the people list, choose contacts in Apple's picker, then check the review screen before importing. Only the contacts you select are processed. Their names, full birthdays and available thumbnails are saved on your device.

If someone is missing from the review screen, check that their contact card includes a birth year as well as a month and day. The free plan allows up to three saved profiles across people and pets. Premium removes that limit.

Birthday and milestone reminders

1. Open the saved profile and check its date and reminder choices.
2. In LifeDates Settings, check the default reminder time and notification status.
3. In your iPhone's Settings, open Notifications, then Life Dates, and allow notifications.
4. Check Focus and Scheduled Summary if alerts arrive quietly or later than expected.
5. Open LifeDates after editing dates or reminder settings so it can reconcile the schedule.

Milestone reminders and custom lead times are Premium features. Notifications are scheduled locally through iOS. Delivery and presentation depend on your device settings; LifeDates is not intended for critical or emergency alerts.

Adding dates to Apple Calendar

Choose the calendar export action for a birthday or important date. LifeDates asks for permission to add events; it does not need to read your existing calendar. If export fails, check the app's calendar permission in iPhone Settings and make sure Calendar has a default calendar for new events.

Exported events are separate copies. Editing or deleting a LifeDates profile does not remove them. To change or remove an exported event, open Apple Calendar.

Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets

Widgets are included with Premium. Add LifeDates from the iPhone widget gallery. In LifeDates Settings, use the Widgets section to choose the content, profiles and detail you want to show. Widget choices also depend on the widget type and size.

If a widget looks out of date, open LifeDates and check that the relevant profiles still exist and match your widget filters. If Premium appears inactive, restore your purchases. iOS controls widget refresh timing, so changes may not appear immediately.

Photos and date suggestions

You can choose a profile photo from Apple's photo picker or use the camera when you grant permission. Pet suggestions and photo background removal are processed on your device. If a photo cannot be recognised or separated from its background, try a clearer image or choose the animal yourself.

For assisted entry, open Today and choose Add from text or photo. Give one name and a complete date, including the year. For example: “We adopted Milo on 12 March 2022. Remind me a week before.” Choose Prepare date, check the suggestion, then use Review and save.

Date assistance needs Apple Intelligence enabled and available on a compatible device running iOS 26 or later. On iOS 26, text is read from an image before preparing the suggestion. iOS 27 adds direct image understanding and broader animal suggestions. Manual entry remains available on every supported device.

Suggestions can be wrong. Always check the name, date, animal and reminder before saving. An unavailable or unclear suggestion does not prevent you from entering the details manually.

Premium, purchases and billing

What does Premium include?

Premium adds unlimited saved profiles, milestone reminders, advanced milestone timelines, widgets, additional share-card styles and extra themes. Open Settings > View Premium Options to see the available monthly, yearly and lifetime plans. Prices and any eligible trial come from the App Store and are shown before you buy.

I paid, but Premium is missing

Open Settings > Restore Purchases. You can also restore from the Premium screen. Check that the Apple account used for App Store purchases is the one that bought Premium, and that you have an internet connection. If access is still missing, check the purchase or subscription status with Apple and contact us.

How do I cancel a subscription?

Use Settings > Manage Subscription in LifeDates, or open your iPhone's Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically until cancelled. If you have a trial, check the renewal date and cancellation instructions shown by Apple. Deleting LifeDates does not cancel a subscription. A lifetime purchase is a single payment with no renewal.

How do I request a refund?

Apple handles payment and refund decisions. Request a refund through Apple's Report a Problem service. We can help investigate missing features, but cannot issue an App Store refund ourselves.

What happens when I use a creator code?

A creator code is optional. The first successfully claimed code is linked to that app installation and cannot be replaced from within the app. Eligible purchases can support the creator through commission. Claiming a code sends limited attribution information to our system, as explained in the privacy policy; it does not upload your saved birthdays, photos or notes.

Backups and moving to another device

LifeDates stores profiles and important dates locally. It does not provide its own cloud sync or an online copy we can recover for you. Your Apple device backup or transfer may include app data, depending on your settings.

Before changing devices or reinstalling, open Settings > Export Data and save the backup file somewhere you trust. On the other device, use Settings > Import Data and select that file. The export contains personal profile information and photos, so keep it private. App preferences and Premium purchases are managed separately; restore purchases if needed.

Privacy, permissions and deleting data

You can edit or delete individual profiles in the app. Settings > Delete All Data removes saved people, pets, important dates and pending reminders after confirmation. It does not cancel a subscription or remove exported backup files, shared cards, Apple Calendar events or records already held by other services.

To change optional permissions, use your iPhone's Settings. If you have contacted support or used a creator code and want to ask about information held by us, email support@insanerabbit.com. Read our privacy policy for collection, retention and privacy rights, and our terms of use for purchase and service terms.

Contact LifeDates support

Email support@insanerabbit.com. LifeDates is provided by Fear Army LTD, trading as Insane Rabbit Labs.

To help us investigate, include:

• the app version shown in LifeDates Settings;
• your iPhone or iPad model and iOS version;
• the steps you took and what happened;
• any error message, copied exactly; and
• a screenshot if it helps, with names, birthdays and other private details hidden.

Use invented names and dates to demonstrate a problem where possible. Please do not send passwords, payment-card details, full backup files or another person's private information.