Groups

Groups help you organize birthdays into meaningful categories. Cakeday comes with default groups and lets you create as many custom groups as you need.

Default Groups

When you first use Cakeday, three default groups are created:

• Default
• Family
• Friends

You can rename, recolor, or delete the default groups (as long as at least one group remains).

Creating a Group

Go to the groups management screen and tap the add button. Each group has three properties:

• Name: A text label for the group (e.g., “Colleagues”, “School”).
• Color: A color used as the visual indicator for the group. Choose from the palette provided.
• Icon: An SF Symbol icon displayed alongside the group name.

Editing and Deleting Groups

Tap a group to edit its name, color, or icon. To delete a group, swipe left on it. If the group contains any birthdays, you will be prompted to move them to another group before deletion. You cannot delete the last remaining group.

Reordering Groups

Long-press and drag a group to change its position in the list. The sort order is preserved across app launches and synced via iCloud.

Minimum Group Constraint

Cakeday requires at least one group to exist at all times. Every birthday must belong to exactly one group. When creating a new birthday, the default group is pre-selected, but you can change it in the editor.

Group Color and Icon Consistency

When you change a group’s color or icon on any member’s profile, the change is automatically applied to all other members of the same group. You do not need to update each person individually.

Dark Mode Color Adaptation

Group colors automatically adapt to Dark Mode. In light appearance, colors appear at their standard brightness. In dark appearance, Cakeday adjusts the color lightness to maintain readability and visual contrast against dark backgrounds.