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eCalendar

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eCalendar is a digital calendar system, often paired with a physical display, that excels at family organization, task management, and chore tracking, but is plagued by persistent syncing issues, frequent glitches, and unresponsive customer support.

4.7★ lifetime (14,435) Free + in-app purchases since 2024 by Shenzhen Fujia Technology Co., Ltd. updated 0.3 mo ago recent negative 39% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Syncing & Connectivity Glitches & Performance Customer Support Family Organization & Chores Affordability & No Subscription
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

eCalendar is a digital calendar and task management system, frequently used with a companion physical display, designed to help families organize schedules and chores. Users appreciate its affordability and features for task assignment and rewards, but many report significant problems with app-to-calendar syncing, frequent glitches, and a lack of effective customer support.

What users like

  • Effective for family organization and task management, especially for chores and rewards.R7R19R21R38
  • More affordable than competing digital calendars.R4R30R38R258
  • No subscription required for full features, which is a significant draw for users.R7R30
  • Easy to learn and navigate for many users, including older individuals and children.R11R12R14R27
  • Allows remote updates from mobile devices, which is convenient for busy parents.R39R42R179

What users complain about

  • Frequent and severe syncing issues between the app and the physical calendar.R1R3R4R13
  • Numerous glitches, bugs, and performance issues, including freezing, restarting loops, and incorrect display of photos and tasks.R2R3R4R15
  • Customer service is widely reported as unresponsive, unhelpful, or difficult to access.R5R6R8R22
  • Limited internal storage (16GB, with 5GB used by the system) and no option for external storage.R30
  • Lack of support for multiple users logged into the app simultaneously, causing frequent logouts.R111R157R191R290
  • Difficulty syncing with external calendars like Outlook or other shared family calendars.R37R40R258R286
  • Some updates introduce new problems or remove desired features.R2R6R58R64

Latest update · v1.42.0

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

1. Copy tasks: One-click copy to add repeated plans quickly. 2. Meals: Built-in recipes with ingredients and cooking steps. 3. Storage : Record household items, locations and expiry dates.

Recurring themes

Syncing & Connectivity negative
Many users experience frequent issues with the app and physical calendar not syncing, leading to outdated information, inability to add events, or 'bad response' errors. This often renders the calendar useless.R1R3R4R5
Glitches & Performance negative
The app and device are prone to various glitches, including freezing, getting stuck in restart loops, tasks randomly checking/unchecking, incorrect display of Live Photos, and general lag. Some updates reportedly worsen these issues.R2R4R15R17
Customer Support negative
A significant number of users report extremely poor or non-existent customer service, with issues like no responses to tickets/emails, unhelpful initial replies, and difficulty getting support in English.R5R6R8R22
Family Organization & Chores positive
Many families find the eCalendar highly effective for organizing schedules, assigning tasks, and motivating children with reward systems. It helps reduce constant reminders and improves household communication.R7R19R21R38
Affordability & No Subscription positive
Users frequently praise eCalendar for being a more affordable alternative to other digital calendars and for offering full features without a subscription.R4R7R30R38

Who it's for

eCalendar is for families seeking an affordable digital solution to manage shared schedules, assign chores, and track tasks, especially those with younger children who benefit from visual reward systems R7R19R38. It's also suitable for individuals who need help remembering tasks and appointments R14. However, it is NOT for users who require seamless syncing, robust customer support, or advanced features like extensive external calendar integration or ample storage R1R3R5R30.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew significantly negative, with a 0.39 recent-negative ratio, despite a lifetime rating of 4.67. This suggests a recent decline in user satisfaction, possibly due to software updates or hardware longevity issues. Many positive reviews specifically highlight the lack of subscription and affordability, which are strong selling points that may offset some of the functional issues for some users. The developer's release notes mention new features like 'Copy tasks,' 'Meals,' and 'Storage,' but recent reviews do not provide enough specific feedback to confirm their effectiveness or impact on overall sentiment, though 'Meals' is mentioned positively by one user .

Frequently asked

Does eCalendar require a subscription?
No, eCalendar does not require a subscription to use all its features, which is a major positive for many users R7R30.
Is eCalendar easy to set up and use?
Many users find eCalendar easy to learn and navigate, even for older individuals and children, though some initial syncing can be tricky R11R12R14R27.
Are there issues with syncing eCalendar with other devices or calendars?
Yes, many users report frequent and severe syncing issues between the eCalendar app and the physical calendar device, as well as difficulties syncing with external calendars like Outlook R1R3R4R13.
How is eCalendar's customer support?
Customer support for eCalendar is widely reported as unresponsive, unhelpful, or difficult to access, with users experiencing long wait times or no replies to their issues R5R6R8R22.
Does eCalendar have enough storage?
eCalendar has limited internal storage of 16GB, with approximately 5GB used by the device's operating system, and it does not support adding external storage R30.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R7] 5/5 · US Love Love Love: I bought a digital calendar on Amazon that uses this app. What I love most is I can use all the features I desire without paying like most do with those other digital calendars. This has also been helpful with making sure my son gets all his task done for rewards. I recommend this app 100%.
  2. [R19] 5/5 · US Has changed our home: This calendar was a Mothers Day gift. It has changed everything! Kids are getting chores done now without me having to hound them. I now don’t have to constantly remind my husband about our family schedule that revolves around sports etc. also we just started using meal planner to host a huge family event in lieu of a spreadsheet to plan to have the entire family here for
  3. [R21] 5/5 · US Kids are doing chores!!: Nothing has worked for chores at our house until now!!
  4. [R38] 5/5 · US Great organizational tool!: I always wanted a Skylight but couldn’t see spending the excessive amount of money on it. This eCalendar is great and it’s affordable! It keeps track of our appointments. We are able to assign tasks for my kids and reward them. It’s super easy to use!! Well worth it.
  5. [R4] 3/5 · US It’s OK: The physical calendar was a good deal, compared to the much more expensive options. The expensive ones are way overpriced. Anyway, this one does the job and keeps chores and rewards organized. Our only issue is the app and calendar aren’t that seamless. There’s connection issues, lagging, and communication issues. Sometimes chores will randomly uncheck or check themselves. The physica
  6. [R30] 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
  7. [R258] 3/5 · GB Lovely but doesn’t sync from all calendars: This would be 5 stars if it synced from any calendar, not just a few. We use TimeTree as we use android and iPhones as a family and we have to now input manually. Unless someone can show me how to then I’ll change the star rating. Otherwise compared to the skylight calendar which looks the same and does most of the same things this is a much more afforda
  8. [R11] 5/5 · US Mother’s Day gift: I have absolutely loved my calendar my husband got me for Mother’s Day. It has been so easy to learn and navigate and my kids have even enjoyed learning to use it and see upcoming stuff. I highly recommend!
  9. [R12] 5/5 · US Love this calendar: So easy to set up. Perfect size for the counter area I wanted to place it.
  10. [R14] 4/5 · US Task Master: I am a retired 84 year old woman and have never kept a to do schedule. The Task section keeps me organized, motivated and feeling productive and accomplished. Every time I mark a task off it’s like giving me a pat on the back telling myself “well done”. I’m still working on putting appointments, special dates etc on calendar. This part is harder because I’m working on how to use it.
  11. [R27] 5/5 · US Liking it so far: Seems pretty user friendly so far!
  12. [R39] 5/5 · US Really love the app and my digital calendar: I love my digital calendar so much and having this app makes adding thing to my calendar easier! It updates everything quickly and I’m able to stay a lot more organized than I’ve ever had!
  13. [R42] 4/5 · US Great for families!: I love this app. It is easy to use on my computer and my phone. I can update it anywhere, even if I am not home! That is so convenient for a working parent that needs to communicate with kids of all ages. The one thing that would make it 5 stars for me is if I could add my own tasks and it would save them. We have a chore list that rotates weekly and I wish I could create that
  14. [R179] 3/5 · US Buggy lately: Really love this calendar - it’s a great size, love all the features, especially that I can sync all my kids calendars and make updates from anywhere. However it has been really buggy lately. The task alerts haven’t been reminding at the correct time, it keeps restarting, going blank. I’m not real sure what’s going on with it which is unfortunate because we haven’t had it that long.
  15. [R1] 1/5 · US Difficult to use and sync: Tried to make it help communicate with busy family, it doesn’t sync
  16. [R3] 1/5 · US was working now isn’t: have had this over a year now but a glitch started where adding things to a list would duplicate everything. now i can’t add anything. i tried from my app and it doesn’t see my calendar. i tried to reconnect but getting a bad error and try later. at this point the calendar is useless. i made sure there are no updates pending for app or device and turn off and back on.. pleas
  17. [R13] 1/5 · US Loved at first but a pain now: Loved it at first but now it’s not syncing from my phone app to the calendar and everything is updated :(
  18. [R2] 2/5 · US Lots of glitches: I love seeing so many of my photos in the slideshow, but there are a ton of glitches with this calendar. Seems like every time there is an update, it will start to get stuck in this loop of trying to restart. I have to do a factory reset on it at least once a week. After a couple weeks of use, where Live Photos were playing just fine it all of a sudden started turning the live im
  19. [R15] 1/5 · US Disappointed: My mom set this up and was so excited to use it. After setting it up,she was explaining to me how she was having trouble with the app. naturally i download the app, create my own profile to join her calendar. It was so extremely laggy. At times you press a button and it will just not work. After adding events, the app also starts to lag, not load events already in the calendar, and s
  20. [R5] 1/5 · US I need help: My app is all of a sudden saying “bad response please try again later” no matter what I do with it. I have updated it and deleted it and added it back. I tried to do support buts it’s all in Chinese. I need help in English please
  21. [R6] 1/5 · US Update erased my calendar: I just updated app and it erased my calendar and won't let me re add it at all keeps saying bad response. Just started the calendar after mohers day and have had so many problems with it. Have contacted support and they said they would email me and they did once with basic steps I had already taken and no follow up since. All this money paid for a calendar that doesn't d
  22. [R8] 1/5 · US Horrible: No support. Bad experience. App doesn’t match the YouTube videos.
  23. [R22] 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
  24. [R111] 3/5 · US App needs an update: App works great but I didn’t give 5 stars because this is primarily used for families and you and your spouse can’t be logged into the app at the same time so it’s very frustrating having to log in every time you want to use it. Like if I’m at the grocery store and my wife wants to add something to the list it signs me out and you don’t always have good service in a grocery st
  25. [R157] 3/5 · US Software issues: The calendar works fine as for the software very glitchy sometimes get stuck. I wish it had the ability to be logged in on two separate devices, but once you log into one device and you try to open the application and another device, it freezes and then you get a white screen don’t recommend to buy
  26. [R191] 3/5 · US Sign in: I love that it keeps the family together. But the bad thing is several people can’t be login at once. It will automatically login you out If someone logins to look at the calendar. You have to put in the email and password every time. I don’t like that.
  27. [R290] 3/5 · CA Glitch: The calendar app keeps making me log back into it several times a day. Very frustrating. Otherwise ok.
  28. [R37] 3/5 · US Upgrades 😔: It was a lot better when it sync up to my outlook
  29. [R40] 1/5 · US Does not work with Outlook: I have had this calendar for over a year now and have been trying to get it to sync with my Outlook calendar And I cannot get it to work. I don’t know why it won’t work. I’ve done everything it says to do. Very frustrating.
  30. [R286] 3/5 · CA Calendars: Not able to sync all calendars from my phone/laptops
  31. [R58] 3/5 · US Update rendered this product useless: I use this as a digital photo album when the calendars aren’t being used. I really liked that feature. But a recent update made it so that all live photos (which is every photo for many phone users), it uploads those as videos instead of photos, so it has essentially rendered this useless to me. Who has a digital frame that they want to show videos on 24/7? No
  32. [R64] 1/5 · US Change: Stop changing my calendar every other week. It’s supposed to be a help not a distraction on demand. Ty
  33. [R17] 1/5 · US Malfunction: Pictures don’t load correctly. Upside down, black screen, blurry. Live Photos timing off. Screensaver gets stuck.

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