PocketLife Calendar vs Calendars

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. [R3] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US Overall good App but missing a core feature: Reminders showing inside widget would be a core feature to add will attract a-lot of fantastical calendar users like me since they messed up their widget
2. [R6] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US Good but has limitations: Like the colors. Don’t understand why you can’t add dates beyond a year if the recurrent items go beyond a year?? And, I can’t change colors when using iPad to create, only phone?? And it loses previous years schedule
3. [R66] Calendars 3/5 · US Don’t bother if looking for free: Can’t even have weekly events repeat without buying Pro. Thanks but no thanks.
4. [R70] Calendars 2/5 · US Free version does not allow recurring events: Looking for free basic cal but lack of ability to make events recurring makes this an incomplete calendar. Other functions seemed great.
5. [R19] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Settings are NOT USER FRIENDLY: When there is an update, it’s not always for the better. There used to be a QUICK EDIT where you just tapped on the event itself (after tapping on event on the date on the Calender) but now you actually have to tap the tiny little EDIT button, an EXTRA STEP! Also the is nothing clear in the settings on how to customize your calendar and how to make changes it’s abso
6. [R24] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US New upgrade: Too many steps to add something to the calendar. The blue arrive is in 2 different places at different times of adding and it is easy to X out info you’ve added.
7. [R72] Calendars 3/5 · US need an upgrade: BAD: 1. missing option to add Micrososft Teams invitation 2. it is not possible move invitation from the calendar by shifting the appointment, instead you must open the appointment and then edit the change GOOD: 1. excellent view of the week appointments in iphone 2. excellent view of tasks in OS
8. [R105] Calendars 3/5 · US Phone Sync: Waaaaaaaa, Calanders worked fine, then one day poof, would not sync with my phone. Tried to reach help but got AI… I have not learned how to talk to AI, ended up with all these things to try…no luck. Try something else, I paid for the year or I would leave.
9. [R4] 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.
10. [R7] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Everything deletes: Deleting this garbage. This the is second time that my calendar has been wiped clean on its own. My whole month was filled and now it’s emptied and nothing happened to make that happen.
11. [R40] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Information lost: I have had this calendar for many years and have liked it. But, in the last 3 months, all my inputted information on the calendar has been deleted 3 different times and I have to re-enter it. There is no customer support to find out why or how to get my information back.
12. [R61] Calendars 1/5 · US Disappointed: Had this app for an about two years have lost all of my important dates twice! Look for a better and more reliable app!
13. [R27] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US Porn: I’ve loved this calendar up until now. I use the free version because that’s all I’ve needed, so I have ads. In the last few months I’ve noticed some of my ads include naked women. I have a family and sometimes my kids use my phone. Totally not ok.
14. [R28] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: Tried several times to create events and they won’t save just delete time after time. Waste of time I bet they want FULL VERSION to pay to use as they have it plastered on the interface . Don’t use it.
15. [R100] Calendars 2/5 · US Disappointed: I’m disappointed that Calendars now requires you to upgrade AKA pay, just to have things like family birthdays , repeated yearly, onto your calendar . It used to be free and seems like such a standard , that it still should be
16. [R47] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Poor support: I’ve recently had problems with this app. After support initially responded with suggestions for a fix (which didn’t correct the problem) they ignored my attempts for further help by not responding to any of my additional request for help. We are unable to share our calendars. I’ve already paid for their calendar for the year 2025 and I’ve absolutely no use for it. My wife and I are
17. [R74] Calendars 5/5 · US Best calendar app!: Not only is the app itself easy to use and fully functional, if there’s ever an issue, their support team is top notch.
18. [R107] Calendars 5/5 · US Best Calendar app ever: I have used this app for several years now. I especially like the fact that I can look at the month and see the beginning text of each scheduled event of the month, so that I can see what event I have planned without digging into the individual date. It synchs perfectly with the Apple calendar so tapping on a date and time in my email creates the event in Calendars automat
19. [R109] Calendars 1/5 · US Deleted all my events: I opened up my calendar and all of my plans were set, everything was beautifully organized, i added in a few more dates, it was all working fine. The next day? Everything was wiped. There was literally nothing, not even birthdays, and since its connected to my apple calendar, everything got wiped there too! Don't recommend this app.