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eCalendar vs Calendar · Planner & Reminders

eCalendar 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner eCalendar
Calendar · Planner & Reminders 4.6★ · Free + IAP 45

eCalendar is the better choice for families seeking a comprehensive digital calendar with chore and meal planning features, despite some technical glitches, while Calendar · Planner & Reminders is plagued by persistent ad issues even for paying subscribers.

Full reviews: eCalendar · Calendar · Planner & Reminders

eCalendar offers robust family organization features like chore tracking and meal planning, making it a strong contender for households, though it suffers from syncing and hardware reliability issues. Calendar · Planner & Reminders, while generally well-regarded for its core calendar functions, faces significant user frustration due to ads persisting even for paid subscribers and occasional data loss.

Head to head

Features edge: eCalendarR2R8R12R15
eCalendar eCalendar is praised for its comprehensive family-oriented features, including chore tracking, reward systems, and meal planning, which users find highly effective for managing household tasks and schedules R2R8R23. It also offers photo display capabilities, though recent updates have caused issues with live photos R15. Users appreciate the ability to assign tasks and customize colors for individuals R23R41. Some users desire more advanced features like Google View integration, better photo settings, reminder options, and the ability to reorder tasks or create custom categories R12R17.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders is valued for its core calendar and reminder functions, with users finding it good for daily events and scheduling . However, specific feature requests or complaints are less prominent, overshadowed by issues with ads and subscriptions. One user noted the inability to remove all holidays or create recurring events .
Ease of Use tieR9R11R14R23
eCalendar Users have mixed experiences with eCalendar's ease of use. Many find it user-friendly for setting up and adding events, especially on the app R14R23. However, others report challenges with the phone app, difficulty changing weeks/months, non-intuitive syncing, and issues with editing entries or navigating the interface R9. Some updates have improved usability, such as multi-color events and not reverting to 'today's date' R11.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders is generally considered easy to use for scheduling and managing agendas . However, recent updates have made the app slow to open, frustrating users who need quick access . Some users also report difficulty locating recently entered items .
Reliability edge: eCalendarR1R10R13R15
eCalendar eCalendar suffers from significant reliability issues, with many users reporting malfunctions, glitches, and the device turning off or becoming unresponsive R1R10R13R22. Syncing is a particular pain point, with frequent disconnections and difficulties syncing with iPhones or Outlook R19R37. Some issues are tied to updates or unplugging the device R13R15.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders has serious reliability problems, primarily concerning ads and subscriptions. Users frequently report that even after paying for premium or pro versions, ads still appear, and they often have to 'restore' their subscription, sometimes multiple times a day R61R63R67. There are also reports of events and notes deleting from the calendar .
Price/Value edge: eCalendarR3R23R41R60
eCalendar eCalendar is perceived as a good value, especially compared to more expensive alternatives like Skylight, offering similar features at a more affordable price R23R41R60. Users appreciate that it doesn't require a subscription R3. However, some users report issues with limited internal storage (16GB) that cannot be expanded R3.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders faces significant criticism regarding its pricing model and value. Users are frustrated by ads persisting even after paying for premium subscriptions, making the paid version feel like a waste of money R61R63R67R70. The price has also reportedly increased, further diminishing its perceived value .
Customer Support tieR7R10R21R22
eCalendar eCalendar's customer service receives overwhelmingly negative feedback. Users report non-responsive support, inability to reach anyone, long wait times for live agents (up to 1.5 hours without success), and unresolved issues R7R10R21R22.
Calendar · Planner & Reminders Calendar · Planner & Reminders also has poor customer support. Users report errors when trying to send messages via the developer contact link and an inability to reach anyone for assistance with persistent ad issues R61.
Pick eCalendar if

You need a digital calendar for family organization, including chore tracking, meal planning, and a reward system R2R8R23. You are looking for a more affordable alternative to high-end digital calendars R23R41R60. You prioritize a large format calendar that can be easily seen by multiple family members R3.

Pick Calendar · Planner & Reminders if

You need a basic calendar app for scheduling daily events and reminders and are willing to tolerate frequent ads or potential subscription issues . You are looking for an app with a long history of use, assuming recent issues might be resolved .

Evidence note: Reviews for eCalendar often refer to a physical eCalendar device, which the app syncs with, influencing some of the hardware-related complaints like screen issues or connectivity. Calendar · Planner & Reminders reviews are heavily skewed towards recent negative experiences with ads for paying users, which significantly impacts its perceived reliability and value.

Frequently asked

Does eCalendar offer a free version?
Yes, eCalendar is a Free app with In-App Purchases, and users appreciate that it does not require a subscription for its core functions R3.
Can I remove ads from Calendar · Planner & Reminders?
Many users report that even after paying for premium or pro subscriptions, they still experience frequent ads, making the ad-free purchase ineffective R61R63R67R70.
Does eCalendar sync with other calendars like Outlook or Google?
eCalendar users report difficulty syncing with Outlook and iPhones, and some wish for Google View integration, indicating inconsistent or limited external calendar syncing capabilities R6R17R19R37.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] eCalendar 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
  2. [R8] eCalendar 5/5 · US Kids are doing chores!!: Nothing has worked for chores at our house until now!!
  3. [R12] eCalendar 3/5 · US Re-Organize please!: Using this as a digital task list for me and my kiddo. There is no ability to re organize tasks once completed! Please do an update! When you type in tasks for the day you need to put them in exact order. If you decide you want to move something forward or back there isn’t an option.
  4. [R15] eCalendar 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
  5. [R9] eCalendar 3/5 · US Ecalendar: It is challenging to use the phone app. It is a challenge to change weeks and months to schedule events. Syncing between my family is also not very intutive.
  6. [R11] 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
  7. [R14] eCalendar 5/5 · US Liking it so far: Seems pretty user friendly so far!
  8. [R23] eCalendar 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.
  9. [R1] eCalendar 1/5 · US Malfunction: Pictures don’t load correctly. Upside down, black screen, blurry. Live Photos timing off. Screensaver gets stuck.
  10. [R10] eCalendar 1/5 · US Always turns off: It’s squirrelly and the company’s help is non responsive
  11. [R13] eCalendar 2/5 · US Not great, but ok: Not a great calendar. It was when I first got it. Then we needed work done to our house and the contractor needed to use an electrical tool so he unplugged my calendar. Ever since it had been unplugged I’ve had nothing but issues. Went a month without being able to use it. I reset my router like the instructions say on google, worked good for a day then again nothing but issues.
  12. [R3] 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
  13. [R41] eCalendar 5/5 · US Best skylight dupe you’ll find!: I don’t use this for anything but the calendar function so I couldn’t justify spending almost a grand on the name brand calendar. After doing a lot of research, I chose eCal and I’m pretty happy with it! I love that all of us can have our own color on the calendar, and all the customizations you can do. And this size is able to hang up on a wall (I returned the sma
  14. [R60] eCalendar 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
  15. [R7] 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
  16. [R21] eCalendar 3/5 · US Meh.: This app was good until I can no longer change the profiles for events on both the calendar and app. Customer service has been zero help, meaning no response in the “live chat”, or to “tickets”, or emails.
  17. [R22] eCalendar 1/5 · US Good when it worked: It was good for about 20 months and then it started glitching and now screen is completely dead. Tried to reach customer service through amazon and no response.
  18. [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.
  19. [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.
  20. [R67] Calendar · Planner & Reminders 1/5 · US Ads?: Why do I get ads? I pay for subscription
  21. [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
  22. [R6] eCalendar 3/5 · US Upgrades 😔: It was a lot better when it sync up to my outlook
  23. [R17] eCalendar 5/5 · US Nice: Love this app but wish it had google view integration and more photo settings!!!
  24. [R19] eCalendar 1/5 · US Too difficult to sync: Not happy with this as I can’t get it to sync with my iPhone
  25. [R37] eCalendar 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.

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