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Head-to-head

Calendars vs Calendar · Planner & Reminders

Calendars 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Calendars
Calendar · Planner & Reminders 4.6★ · Free + IAP 40

Calendars (App A) is the better choice due to its more reliable performance and fewer critical issues, despite recent complaints about its subscription model.

Full reviews: Calendars · Calendar · Planner & Reminders

Calendars (App A) generally offers a more stable and feature-rich experience, with users praising its design and synchronization capabilities. Calendar · Planner & Reminders (App B) is plagued by persistent issues with ads, even for paying subscribers, and frequent data loss.

Head to head

Features edge: CalendarsR2R5R6R7
Calendars Users appreciate Calendars' color-coding, various views (month-at-a-glance, week), and task list integration R2R5. However, some basic features like recurring events, multiple alarms, and editing colors have been moved behind a paywall, frustrating long-time users R6R7R10R13. Some users also wish for more advanced features like labeling colors or cross-platform task syncing R5.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Users generally find Calendar · Planner & Reminders useful for daily events and reminders . However, a significant complaint is the inability to set recurring events without a paid subscription, which has led some to consider switching apps . Users also wish for better control over pre-loaded holidays .
Ease of Use edge: CalendarsR2R5R11R17
Calendars Many users find Calendars easy to use, with a great UI and UX, especially with recent design improvements R2R5R17. However, some find the new version less intuitive than its predecessor R11. There are also minor complaints about navigating between weeks and the difficulty of placing events on exact dates in month view R22.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders is generally considered easy to manage and use for scheduling . However, some users report difficulty locating newly entered items or navigating the app . The app's visual appearance is also a point of concern for some .
Reliability and Sync tieR1R3R9R16
Calendars Calendars has significant reliability issues, with multiple reports of events disappearing, losing all important dates, or failing to sync with shared calendars, Google Calendar, or Apple Calendar R1R3R9. Widget functionality is also reported as broken R16. The desktop version has been described as glitchy and crashing .
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders also suffers from critical reliability problems, with users reporting that the app annually deletes all entered calendar items and birthdays . Reminders are also reported as not working .
Price and Value edge: CalendarsR6R7R9R10
Calendars Calendars has drawn strong criticism for moving previously free features, such as recurring events, multiple alarms, and color editing, behind a monthly subscription R6R7R10R13. Users who bought the app as a one-time fee are now forced into subscriptions, leading to feelings of being scammed R9R13. There are also complaints about being charged after canceling a subscription .
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders users are extremely frustrated by constant ads, even after paying for the Pro or Premium subscription R61R63R67. The app also frequently requires users to 'restore' their subscription, which is inconvenient R63. The price has also reportedly increased .
Support edge: CalendarsR14R45R47R61
Calendars Calendars' support team is described as 'top notch' and 'exceptional' by some users R14R47. However, others report difficulty reaching help, encountering AI, or not receiving satisfactory assistance R45.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Users of Calendar · Planner & Reminders report being unable to contact support, with messages failing to send via the developer's website R61.
Pick Calendars if

You prioritize a visually appealing interface, robust feature set (if you're willing to pay for premium), and generally positive user experience, and are comfortable with potential occasional sync issues.

Pick Calendar · Planner & Reminders if

You are looking for a very basic calendar app and are willing to tolerate frequent ads, even with a paid subscription, and the risk of data loss.

Evidence note: The evidence for App B (Calendar · Planner & Reminders) is heavily skewed towards negative experiences, particularly regarding ads for paid users and data loss. App A (Calendars) has a more balanced set of reviews, with many positive comments about its core functionality and design, despite recent frustrations with its monetization strategy and some reliability issues.

Frequently asked

Does Calendars (App A) offer a free version?
Yes, Calendars offers a free version, but many basic features like recurring events and multiple alarms are locked behind a Pro subscription R6R7R10R13.
Do paid users of Calendar · Planner & Reminders (App B) still see ads?
Yes, a significant number of paid users of Calendar · Planner & Reminders report still seeing ads frequently, sometimes multiple ads before accessing their calendar, which is a major point of frustration R61R63R67R70.
Are there issues with data loss in either app?
Yes, both apps have reports of data loss; Calendars (App A) users have experienced losing important dates and events disappearing R1R3R22R24, while Calendar · Planner & Reminders (App B) users report that the app annually deletes all entered calendar items and birthdays .

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Calendars 5/5 · US Excellent: So easy to use, everything color coded makes it easy to see at a glance.
  2. [R5] Calendars 5/5 · US Best calendar app in existence: update: they gave us so many new color options! I still would love to be able to label the colors! Also thanks for bringing the month’s tab back to the lower part of the screen! Makes the UX and UI sooo much better! What a great design team! This is my all time favorite app because it’s soooo much easier to use. Only things I wish it had were more color options an
  3. [R6] 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. [R7] Calendars 1/5 · US Not the best: I have used many calendar apps and you have to pay for repeat events like wth!! Over rated in my opinion. Use time tree!
  5. [R11] Calendars 5/5 · US Not easy to use: This new version is not an improvement. I used Calendars 5 as long as I could. I would prefer a physical date book to this new one.
  6. [R17] Calendars 5/5 · US Practical: It makes my life more easy!!
  7. [R1] 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!
  8. [R3] Calendars 3/5 · US Calendars kept dissapearing because you have to have an apple or Google calender already: My whole calender disappeared and the whole reason I had it was because I had deleted the Apple calendars app but it needs it for it to work? Defeats the whole purpose of a calender app
  9. [R9] Calendars 3/5 · US No longer worth the money: I bought this app when it was a one time fee. Then they changed it to a subscription and I paid because it’s what I’m used to. But it is consistently behind in syncing with shared calendars, and my phones calendar now offers all of the same features, further making an annual subscription a waste of money, when I’m having to go into my phone calendar regularly to see thin
  10. [R16] Calendars 1/5 · US Dates are not showing in a widget view: The dates are not showing any more when the app is set a a widget on my phone. It’s just a blank white box.
  11. [R10] 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.
  12. [R14] 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.
  13. [R45] 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.
  14. [R47] 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
  15. [R61] 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.
  16. [R13] Calendars 1/5 · US Very Sneaky! Features taken away and locked behind a monthly subscription: I was using this app for a long time on its basic level. Now, after the last “update”, they took several simple features away and locked behind a monthly subscription. Editing colors, multiple alarms for events and reminders have been stripped naked. That’s a hard NO for me. That’s like car manufacturers would suddenly ch
  17. [R63] 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.
  18. [R67] Calendar · Planner & Reminders 1/5 · US Ads?: Why do I get ads? I pay for subscription
  19. [R70] Calendar · Planner & Reminders 2/5 · US Pop ups?: Not sure why you get a pop up every time you open the calendar? I payed for the premium subscription and still get pop ups? Very disappointing
  20. [R22] Calendars 2/5 · US User interface: It’s hard to navigate between weeks and I’ve noticed some of my events I’ve made have just disappeared without a trace.
  21. [R24] Calendars 3/5 · US Couple things: Setup is great. 2 things I’m not a fan of. List view shows my todos. I don’t always want to see them so wish I could chose either way. Also it tends to erase my last scheduled items after like 2 years. There have been times I go back to find something from a specific date and it’s gone

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