Plan Birthday Gifts with Early Reminders

By Candelina · Updated 2026-09-21

Prepare before a birthday with early alerts, gift notes and a weekly digest in Candelina. Match the reminder to the time your plan actually needs.

Step by step

1. Open the person’s card and record a gift idea while you remember it. Use the gift history to check what you gave before.
2. Choose an early reminder that leaves time to act: two weeks for ordering, a week for planning, or three days for a local purchase.
3. Check the person’s scheduled reminders. Allow Candelina notifications and use the test reminder in Settings to check delivery.
4. Enable Weekly digest in Settings for a weekly view. Review the coming birthdays and decide what needs doing before the next check-in.

What to know

Basic birthday reminders and the Sunday digest are free. Earlier reminders, custom days and times, and a different digest schedule require Unlimited. Notifications still depend on iOS permissions and Focus settings.

What's free and what's paid

A practical example

A practical sequence is: choose and order a gift two weeks ahead, check delivery one week ahead, and send your message on the day. Adjust that plan for actual delivery times; an early alert does not place an order for you.

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