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Piñata Birthday Reminder - Your simple source of truth for birthdays

Piñata is your simple source of truth for birthdays. Build birthday contacts, get reminders when it matters, and launch your messaging app with a prewritten text message so you can send or call in seconds. Create meaningful moments effortlessly.

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Hi Product Hunt, I’m Bento. I built Piñata Birthday Reminder because tracking birthdays across Facebook, calendars, and notes was messy. I wanted one simple place that stays accurate and helps you act fast. Piñata is your simple source of truth for birthdays: a tidy list of birthday contacts, timely reminders, and one tap to text or call. It focuses on birthdays only, so it’s quick, predictable, and easy to build a habit around. Try it: download Piñata, add a few birthdays, pick reminder timing, and let the next notification guide you. iOS today. Android coming soon. I’m here for questions and feedback. If it helps you keep even one birthday on time, an upvote would mean a lot. Thanks for checking it out.
Bobby Zipp

@blamebento Congrats on the launch!! When I stopped using facebook, I started asking for birthdays as part of my annual tradition of sending winter holiday cards. but it's so hard to manage the giant list of birthdays. so I'm really glad this exists now!!

Bento

@bobby_zipp Thanks Bobby! Really glad Piñata can help make managing birthdays a bit easier.

Michael Yonke

I’ve had the chance to watch Bento build Pinata from the very beginning, and it’s been inspiring to see how much care he put into every detail. He’s one of those people who will spend hours refining even the smallest part of the product before letting it out into the world, and it really shows in the final result. The UI is clean, the colors are fun, and even the little touches like the logo make it feel thoughtful and polished.

Birthdays matter more than people sometimes admit. It’s not really about gifts or balloons. It’s about remembering the people in your circle and making sure they feel seen and valued on their day. As you get older, that circle tends to get smaller, which makes the people who remember you even more meaningful. Pinata makes it easy to celebrate those relationships and keep those connections strong.

What I also love is how useful it is beyond just sending a quick text. You can set reminders ahead of time for the people you actually want to plan something for. You can import your contacts at once, keep everything backed up if you switch phones, even add custom photos or let Pinata help generate a message. It’s practical, personal, and thoughtful all at once.

Huge props to @blamebento for creating something that feels simple to use but is packed with smart little features. And bigger props for building something that helps people stay connected in a genuine way.

Bento

@michaelyonke Wow, thank you so much for the thoughtful words. Really appreciate you taking the time to share this and I’m glad the care and details came through.

Eugene Nesterenko
Yeah! Finally we can have all birthday in one place 🎉
Bento

@enesterenko Thanks Eugene! That was the goal, one simple place for all birthdays 🎉

Foyjul Islam

@blamebento at first, I thought why should I use a birthday reminder app for myself. Then I thought, okay, it is necessary in this first moving world as poeple are busy with several things and sometimes forget wife's/mother's birthday to celebrate. So, though it is small but should be impactfull app for people. Go on @blamebento . Wish you best luck

Bento

@foyjul_i Appreciate that Foyjul! That’s exactly what I was hoping for, even a small app can make a big difference when it helps people stay connected.

Foyjul Islam

@blamebento Hope you will bring some unique features for people that will make them remember Pinata.

Orbán Levente

Hi, love the idea but why is this better than a custom gcal for birthdays?

Bento

@orbanlevi Great question! Google Calendar can get a bit distracting with all the different reminders and events. Piñata keeps it focused just on birthdays and makes it easy to take quick actions like sending a pre-written text or making a call.

Christy Chen

I can’t count how many birthdays I’ve missed because they’re scattered across Facebook and random notes. Love this super useful idea!

Bento

@christyfea Thanks so much! That’s exactly why I built it. I wanted one simple place where birthdays don’t get lost between apps and notes. Glad you find it useful!

Bhautik Khunt

@blamebento does this app gives you friends also ? 😭

Bento

@bhautikk Haha I wish! For now it just helps you keep track of the ones you already have 😅

Dan Winer

Beautiful! Looking forward to the Android version!

Bento

@dan_winer Thanks Dan! Android version is in the works and coming soon.

Erin Letson

@blamebento Can't wait to try this out! I'm always worried about forgetting birthdays!

Bento

@erin_letson1 Thanks Erin! Excited for you to give it a try.

Shahzaib Abid

Must have app for everyone! Looking forward to use it.

Bento

@engrshahzaibabid Thanks Shahzaib! Hope you enjoy using it.

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