A Shopify store owner seeks an app that allows customers to input important dates (birthdays, anniversaries) for friends and family, then sends reminder emails weeks in advance. The ideal solution would also let customers create wish lists of gift ideas for each person, which could be included in the reminder emails.
Key Requirements:
Customer-facing date input functionality (not merchant-side birthday tracking)
Automated reminder emails before special occasions
Integration with Klaviyo for email marketing
Optional: personalized gift idea collections per recipient
Current Status:
Multiple users have expressed interest in the same functionality, but no definitive solution has been identified. Existing “birthday apps” in the Shopify App Store focus on tracking customer birthdays for merchant-initiated gifts, not customer-managed reminders for their contacts.
Suggested Workarounds:
Using Klaviyo forms and automation to manually build this functionality
Creating custom collections tagged as “gift ideas” and linking them in reminder emails
One vendor (AiTrillion) mentioned birthday messaging capabilities, though unclear if it matches the specific use case
The discussion remains open with no confirmed app recommendation that fully addresses the requirements.
Summarized with AI on October 24.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
I would like to offer customers the opportunity to input the birthdays/special dates like anniversaries for friends and family, and send them an email reminder a few weeks before. I’ve looked at the app store but been unable to find anything that fits this purpose.
In an ideal world, alongside the above I would like the option for customers to collate gift ideas for the people they have put the reminder dates in - a type of wish list for each person, so that when the reminder email is sent to them, I can also include the product ideas they’ve already selected.
I use Klaviyo for email marketing, integrated with my Shopify store.
Has anyone come across an app which has this functionality?
Thank you for your reply! These birthday apps are for a different approach - to collate the birthday of the actual customer to send them a gift. I’m looking for an app that enables the customer to put in important dates so I can send them reminders - so while birthday related, it’s very different!
Have you come across anything that is suitable? I can’t find anything myself in the app store so wondering if it’s something I need to hack using Klaviyo forms? Anyone done this?
This is such a great idea! Combining birthday/anniversary reminders with personalized gift suggestions can really enhance the customer experience. While I’m not aware of a specific app that does both, here’s a workaround you can try:
Use Klaviyo’s automation to set up reminder emails for special dates.
Create a custom collection or tag products as “gift ideas” in your Shopify store.
Include links to these collections in your reminder emails, so customers can easily browse and select gifts.
On a related note, if you’re looking for heartfelt messages to include in those reminder emails (especially for birthdays), I recently came across a website called Birthday Wish Marathi (you can search for it online). It offers a collection of emotional and creative birthday messages in both Marathi and English, which can add a personal touch to your emails. For example, they have special wishes for friends, family, and colleagues that can make your reminders feel more meaningful.
If you find an app that fits your needs, please share it here, I’m sure many others would find it useful too!
Basically, if you want to use the app for birthday or special ocssions, you can use AiTrillion. AiTrillion can be helpful to message pre-birthday, on the birth date and post birthday. If you would like to know more, feel free to let me know.
If you want to check the app, feel free to check it by visiting - AiTrillion
