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Saturn Calendar alternatives

Saturn Calendar users often seek alternatives due to persistent bugs, issues with school and class data, and problems with app updates and accessibility. Many also struggle with core functionalities like schedule input and syncing with other calendars.

Why users look for alternatives to Saturn Calendar

The alternatives

Countdown
4.8★ · 177,294 ratings · Free

Countdown is a straightforward app for tracking upcoming events with a countdown timer. Users appreciate its simplicity and effectiveness in helping them remember important dates R55R60. It allows users to track various life occasions and is generally easy to use without requiring an upgrade for basic functionality R55.

Better for: This app is better for users who primarily need a simple, reliable countdown timer for specific events like birthdays or holidays, and don't mind ads in the free version R55R56R60. It suits those who want a quick visual reminder of how much time is left until an event, and who are not looking for a comprehensive scheduling or class management tool R55R60.

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Calendar · Planner & Reminders
4.6★ · 59,065 ratings · Free

Calendar · Planner & Reminders is designed for daily event management and bill tracking, helping users organize their schedules and avoid missed appointments R66. It offers a clear interface for daily events and reminders R66.

Better for: This app is better for users who need a dedicated calendar for daily events, appointments, and bill tracking R66. However, users should be aware that some report issues with ads persisting even after purchasing a subscription, and occasional data deletion R65R67R69.

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PocketLife Calendar
4.7★ · 41,445 ratings · Free

PocketLife Calendar is a highly customizable and colorful calendar app that integrates well with other calendars R83. Users appreciate its ease of use and the ability to color-code events, which helps with organization R83. It offers more features than the native iPhone calendar .

Better for: This app is better for users who value visual customization, such as color-coding events, and want a calendar that is easy to use and compatible with existing calendars R83. It suits those who need more robust features than a standard phone calendar, but some users have reported issues with data deletion and scam alerts R79R82.

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One Calendar
4.8★ · 20,480 ratings · Free

One Calendar is praised for being easy to use, clear, and effective for scheduling appointments R94. It allows users to sync multiple calendars, including older ones, and share across family members R100.

Better for: This app is better for users who need a clear, easy-to-use calendar for scheduling appointments and want to sync multiple calendars, potentially across family members R94R100. However, users should note that some features like color coding and custom options may be limited or require payment R96, and there are reports of widget issues and bugs with repeating events or invites .

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eCalendar
4.7★ · 14,435 ratings · Free

eCalendar offers a large format calendar that clearly displays events for multiple people, along with features like to-do lists and meal planners R108R109. It is noted for being user-friendly and can be a good organizational tool, especially for families with a reward system feature R109. A key advantage mentioned by users is that it does not require a subscription R109.

Better for: This app is better for families or individuals who need a shared, visual calendar to track multiple schedules, tasks, and meal plans, without a subscription fee R108R109. It suits those who appreciate features like task assignment and a reward system for children R109. However, some users report difficulties with syncing, customer service, and the phone app's usability R107R110R112.

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Stick with Saturn Calendar if

You should stick with Saturn Calendar if you are a high school student whose school and class year are fully supported by the app, and you find its specific schedule management and social features (like seeing friends' schedules) helpful and reliable .

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Frequently asked

Does Saturn Calendar support all high school classes and years?
No, Saturn Calendar does not support all high school classes and years, with many users reporting issues finding their specific school, class year (like Class of 2030), or the app not accommodating their school's schedule structure R1R3R5R7.
Are there recurring costs for the alternative apps?
Yes, some alternative apps have recurring costs or paid features; for example, 'Calendar · Planner & Reminders' offers a monthly subscription and an annual subscription for $19.99, though users report ads persisting even with payment R65R67. 'Countdown' charges for widgets R57R58R59R63, and 'One Calendar' is free for Mac but costs $5.99 for iOS R95. 'eCalendar' is noted by users for having no subscription R109.
Do any alternatives offer better syncing or integration features?
Yes, 'PocketLife Calendar' is noted for being compatible with other calendars R83, and 'One Calendar' allows users to sync older calendars and use across family members R100. However, Saturn Calendar users often struggle with syncing Google Calendar R10, and some alternatives like 'eCalendar' have reported issues with syncing to Outlook or iPhone R112.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R9] Saturn Calendar 3/5 · US Regarding an issue with the class schedules: I just want to say that days when I have classes will say it is a free day or no school. This is totally incorrect and when I try changing the schedule, it just stays loading saying it is “finishing things up” or “finalizing your schedule” making me stuck with the stupid alien. (Y’all know what I’m talking about) I just ask that you take a look into thi
  2. [R19] Saturn Calendar 2/5 · US Log out: A good app while you can still use it. It keeps randomly logging me out and it I try to log back in with snapchat and a phone number it tells me “Something went wrong please try again” everytime.
  3. [R23] Saturn Calendar 4/5 · US Error in calendar: The calendar is very simple while also being very useful for my school, but for some reason around every 2 months, all my classes disappear and tell me that I need to set my schedule again. So I constantly call support (which is probably almost just as good as steam support) to get my schedule back the way it was. Overall , the Saturn calendar is amazing, but I would like the sc
  4. [R36] Saturn Calendar 3/5 · US Problems: While this app helps me see what time my classes are and how long, it has done it multiple times were it “forgets my schedule” and leaves me without a schedule for some reason while when I try to choose what schedule i need it gives me the wrong one
  5. [R1] Saturn Calendar 1/5 · US No new years: I am trying to login to see who is in my class next year but they don’t have the 2030 option so i can’t login could be a better app if they were on top of things
  6. [R2] Saturn Calendar 5/5 · US Class of 2030: Nice app! I just want class of 2030 to be added
  7. [R3] Saturn Calendar 3/5 · US Good app Please Add Crocus Plains,Vincent Massey And Neelin Highschools from brandon mb: Please add those schools
  8. [R5] Saturn Calendar 5/5 · US ADD CLASS OF 2030!!: can u please add class of 2030? we are freshman now😭
  9. [R6] Saturn Calendar 3/5 · US Terrible update: saturn was working just fine until a few months ago it had an update and it asks my phone number for a verification code there is no code whatsoever please fix igttg
  10. [R12] Saturn Calendar 3/5 · US Update: So i got the app, but i genuinely cant go into the app anymore because i don't have to the new phone version it wants me to update too.
  11. [R13] Saturn Calendar 1/5 · US Saturn should be accessible for all: I was able to access Saturn before the “new update” occurred, and now I am unable to use it because it requires an update that only accommodates newer iPhones. Mine is an X and I can no longer use Saturn because it opens at a screen that says to update, with a button that leads to the app store, where it kindly informs me that I’m unable to update the app becau
  12. [R18] Saturn Calendar 3/5 · US Update: Love the app but i can’t update it because of my phone yet every time i want to use the app it tells me to update it and doesn’t let me view anything so I’m stuck only a screen of saying to update and nothing else since it wont let me keep the older version ??
  13. [R10] Saturn Calendar 2/5 · US Could be great but: For the life of me I can't get my Google calendar to show....it's connected to Saturn, it's synced, it just won't show up. I've trief removing it and adding it again; I've tried reinstalling the app....nothing.
  14. [R22] Saturn Calendar 1/5 · US AI feature is useless: It used to be a good scheduling app before you depended on an extremely buggy AI system for scheduling. I’d much rather manually put my classes in, because everytime i put a photo of my ACTUAL school schedule, it asks for a school-wide(???) schedule instead. Deleting.
  15. [R25] Saturn Calendar 2/5 · US Used to be good: I loved this app, used it for everything. Now, when I try to enter a new event, it will decide what day/time the event is even if I’ve already entered the day and time. It’s genuinely infuriating at this point that it’s just deciding I don’t know what day and time things are AFTER I’ve already entered them.
  16. [R28] Saturn Calendar 1/5 · US Horrible UI, zero support or help system, no way to manually input schedules: E
  17. [R4] Saturn Calendar 1/5 · US AI tool not there: The app was fine, but agter s little bit the ai alien helper just disappeared for me. Why did this happen???
  18. [R15] Saturn Calendar 3/5 · US uh: so saturn is really fun when you actually get your profile activated! they don’t let you get the profile activated with ai but they need humans to check in, but they take 2-3 days to even see you. i found it infuriating because my app kept glitching and logging me out and then by the time my account was activated i had to delete my account 5 times…. would not recommend
  19. [R46] Saturn Calendar 1/5 · US I do not like the AI schedule creation feature: I would like to create my own custom schedule due to the fact my school runs on a block schedule and not the normal 6 hour schedule.
  20. [R55] Countdown 5/5 · US I love it!: You don’t have to upgrade to use! I don’t! It’s so fun, easy and helpful! 5 stars! I with I could rate more!!
  21. [R56] Countdown 3/5 · US its ait: so why do I have to pay for a lot of stuff just to display my Countdown I’m just trying to remember people’s birthdays and holidays but overall it’s fine and chill
  22. [R58] Countdown 4/5 · US Amazing: It countdowns well and is very useful for keeping track of things, but it's a little overexessive to make people pay to set it as a widget
  23. [R60] Countdown 5/5 · US 10 out of 10: It helped me remember all my days definitely recommend
  24. [R65] Calendar · Planner & Reminders 2/5 · US Not Getting What I Paid For Again: I paid for the Pro version of this app, and I am experiencing for the third time this year not getting what I have paid for. When I use the contact link on the developer site, I continually get an error that my message cannot be sent. This app is fine if you don’t mind constant ads but be aware that you will get them even if you pay not to.
  25. [R66] Calendar · Planner & Reminders 5/5 · US Reeee-View: Great App to keep ur Bills from bumping into your Oops and ur Laters fom bumping into your Nows!
  26. [R67] Calendar · Planner & Reminders 3/5 · US Good but…: I love this app but it constantly makes me “restore” my subscription. Which is not a be deal in theory, but when you have to pull up your calendar fast but then have watch a one minute ad (when you pay 5 dollars a month), it’s not ideal… please fix this problem!! I might have to look for another calendar app if it’s not resolved.
  27. [R69] Calendar · Planner & Reminders 4/5 · US Good but needs some fixes: Basically once a year this app deletes ALL of the stuff I’ve entered into my calendar. It is so stressful and inconvenient. I try to click the “missing calendars?” Button and it never opens to anything. And now all of my birthdays that I’ve been adding for years are also gone.
  28. [R79] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Hit by Scam: As soon as my calendar was linked, I was hit by a scam.
  29. [R80] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US Diana: I love this calendar but maybe in future you could add a drop down box for notes on each day. That would be so helpful for those of us with a bad memory.
  30. [R82] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US What is going on: I’ve been using and paying for this app for years then all of a sudden all my schedules have been deleted. Idk how to fix this.
  31. [R83] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US Best calendar I’ve seen: Easy to use, colorful, customizable, compatible with other calendars.
  32. [R93] One Calendar 1/5 · US Hard to connect: Cannot connect to iCloud as it stated
  33. [R94] One Calendar 5/5 · US Love It So Far: I like this calendar a lot. Very easy to schedule appointments.
  34. [R95] One Calendar 3/5 · US NOT Fair, free for Mac $5.99 for iOS..: This seems like a nice capable calendar app but there is no capability to easily transfer your account access from one platform to another, you have to manually enter access codes, not a show stopper but annoying.. When I started working this on MAC, I liked it. Little did I know that when I wanted to use it on my iPhone it’s free to download but there are
  35. [R96] One Calendar 2/5 · US More options needed: Not enough custom options like color coding events. Had to pay before figuring this out.
  36. [R107] eCalendar 1/5 · US Stay Away from this Product: Terrible customer service. Stopped working less than 24 hrs after starting it. Can’t talk to anyone just text and it won’t let me delete a picture I put on it. Very creepy vibes
  37. [R108] eCalendar 4/5 · US Update is great!: I love the update! It is beautiful! Things that it improved that were make it or break it; the events for multiple people are multi color now and when making an event it doesn’t keep going back to the “today” date. Those two things made it really hard to like the app I actually stopped using it for awhile. The reason why it isn’t 5 stars; 1) the emojis are hard to do a search for
  38. [R109] eCalendar 3/5 · US Not enough memory: The things I love: No subscription! I enjoy the large format calendar that you can easily see what each individual is doing. I enjoy the list, to-do, meal planner and can run it from my phone. I do not have a use for the reward system but it is a great feature for those with younger kids. The things I do not love and truly the deal breaker for me. Very little storage/memory. 16
  39. [R110] eCalendar 1/5 · US Always turns off: It’s squirrelly and the company’s help is non responsive
  40. [R7] Saturn Calendar 1/5 · US Can’t use: I am class of 2030 when will this update
  41. [R57] Countdown 1/5 · US Pay: Have to pay for widgets on screen
  42. [R59] Countdown 1/5 · US Have to pay to use widget: Why would I get a countdown I can’t even see. The cost of this app is absurd.
  43. [R63] Countdown 1/5 · US pay to use widget: you have to pay to use a simple widget feature even if it’s only 1
  44. [R100] One Calendar 4/5 · US Like it: The features I love about this is that we’re able to sync our older calendars, use across our family, etc. etc. Love. What I wish it had was a button for “Today” to take us back quickly (like iCal).
  45. [R112] eCalendar 3/5 · US Upgrades 😔: It was a lot better when it sync up to my outlook

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store