Leave a Review Proton Calendar
Utterly useless
Most useless app on my phone. How do you make a calendar app without knowing the basics of sending event invites. Never once has this terrible app logged a single event sent to me. Yes they are usually attached ics files. No I’m not logging into a website digging down through settings and finding some obscure import to do what Apple does for free just by using Apple calendar. If you make an app called “Proton Calendar” it should be smart enough to integrate with proton mail and at a bare minimum have option to open event from mail and share to proton calendar. It’s not rocket science. Company is so concerned about hiring none white engineers or with non American names don’t expect this app to do anything more than take up room. It’s been over a year and this app is still completely and totally useless what good is encryption if it doesn’t encrypt anything cause it can’t be used with anything. Maybe think through the problem before just creating another useless app. I have spoke to Proton support and I they are so rude and unaware of technology it’s worse then talking to the “Apple geniuses” at Apple Store. You have to avoid long words and anything too technical. I would argue better off using an AI bot then their humans who only concern is to close a ticket and careless about quality.Show less5L62iTBhl1
Developer Response
Hi. Thank you for your feedback - we've shared it with the team. The ability to send invites through the iOS app is on our roadmap and we've added your vote to it as well along with your request for better integration with the Proton Mail app.Ok so far, need more view options
I like the idea of privacy focus calendar and Ui is decent but it can be improved. On Google calendar you can view all the events in a month with little info detail about the event, that view is what I liked most about Google calendar and I would love to see that in this app. Currently it only shows colored dot I have to tap each date to remind myself what is happening on when which is little bit of annoyance. Love the app so far, keep up the great work 👍Show lessChrisEqualsYoo
Developer Response
Hi! We'd just like to let you know that we've now introduced month view in the Proton calendar app, as you requested. You can now see more of your events at a glance and easily switch between views from the side menu. We remain committed to improving our apps based on our community's feedback, so feel free to edit your review with any additional suggestions you may have.Lacking basic features
My goal is to remove as much of my personal content from Google as possible into a secure, encrypted space. The reality is that everyone else uses Google including friends and organizations that I work with.
As of October 2023, this app doesn’t help me achieve that goal. First, you can’t invite people to a meeting from the app nor does it have a search feature. Both of these are basic requirements for a calendar app. I would also like to see locations populate with addresses and names of businesses. That’s a great feature.
Most importantly, for this privacy focused calendar to work properly the developers should examine the experience of working in proton alongside others who are using Google. That’s the reality. That’s what we need. If I want to share my calendar with someone in Google ideally I could select the data elements I want to share. Maybe free/busy plus the name of the thing or the location. That would be a great feature - A customizable sharing link that only provides the data you select.
Finally, tighter coupling among the mail and contacts apps and the ability to get proton contacts into my phone would be great.
Thanks for creating proton. I would love to help speed up the delivery of features and experience improvements if there’s anything I can do. The speed of your development is currently the limiting factor on my ability to achieve my goal of decoupling from Google.Show lessReviewingIsCaring
Developer Response
Hi! Thank you for the extensive and detailed feedback - we've shared it with our team. The features you've mentioned such as the ability to invite participants and a search functions are planned, but we don't have an ETA on when they might get implemented. We've also documented your suggestions for better integration between Proton Mail and Proton Calendar, the functionality to add names and addresses of businesses, and creating a customizable sharing link. If you have any additional feedback you would like to share with us, please contact us at https://proton.me/support/contact to let us know. We always value our community's input.Love the App - Needs Widget Support
As other reviewers have expressed, this app is very barebones. I’m okay with that. I don’t need all the frills of a normal calendar app. I just need to be able to keep up with appointments, birthdays, etc. A scrollable agenda view where you can see multiple days at a time would be great (a similar feature is available in mainstream calendar apps). My main gripe would be the lack of widget support. I really like being able to see my calendar at a glance without opening an app. My current workaround is to use Apple Calendar to view my Proton Calendar events, which sorta defeats the purpose of using a privacy focused calendar. Hoping widget support is coming soon so I can delete all other calendar apps.Show lessBabrandon3
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and review! We have many improvements planned for the Proton Calendar iOS app, among which are widgets. However, we do not have a specific timeline for when this might be implemented. Feel free to contact us at https://proton.me/support/contact if you have any additional suggestions on what we can do to improve. Stay tuned for updates!One major problem
I’m new to proton. I just signed up and am starting to migrate my email to proton. I am trying to use the calendar but I’ve run into an issue. If I receive calendar invites in my email that are an attachment (such as an ICS file), there doesn’t seem to be any way to add them to my calendar. From the proton mail app there is no “add to calendar “ button. From the calendar app there is no import that I can find which allows you to import a downloaded file, and in iOS when you try to use the “share” button the calendar is not an option. This means the only way I can find to add some invites to my calendar is to manually enter the information. Ideally an “add to calendar” button should be available from the mail app, and a share extension should be available so you can receive a file/invite into your calendar.
On the plus side: My wife and I are both migrating to proton, so it’s nice to be able to share the calendar with her and both of us to see the same events. I’m still new so as I use this more I can get a better opinion.Show lessJavidDoe101
Developer Response
Hi! Thank you for your honest feedback. Unfortunately, at the moment, it is not possible to accept/decline calendar invites through the Proton Mail iOS app. Currently, in order to accept or decline calendar invites on an iOS device, you need to access Proton Mail through a web browser at https://proton.me/mail and open the invitation from there. This option has been requested already and we have added your vote to it as well.Email reminders
I switch to this from Google a year ago and I’m finally going back. I’ve made suggestions many times to developers but there’s been no improvements. All the other reviews list the same issues over and over. The options on the app are just very limited and make it impossible to use long term.
One of the most idiotic things is the email reminder. It’s an email with a link to open Proton Calendar but it doesn’t even open the app. It opens in the browser. First of all the emails should just tell you what the event is not force you to open the calendar especially not the web calendar.Show lessdrdoublep
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to review our app. We appreciate the feedback you've provided, and we will forward it ot the appropriate team so they can prioritize future improvements for the app.Notification is Inadequate
The major complaints: 1.) Notification sound is the same as it is for the Mail app and the single generic ding does not get attention like an alarm sound would. 2.) If you are on the phone, it makes no sound at all - not even the at the time of the event nor early warnings. This is important to have a sound that gets my attention when I am busy or on the phone so that I don’t miss appointments, or ignore them because I think it’s an incoming email. 3.) Search. This is a necessary part of using a calendar for busy people. Therefore, out of faith and generosity,I rate the app a 3, because it doesn’t do any better than the iPhone/iPad calendar or any other basic app out there and the notification is not even as good - but I hope Proton makes it better soon. On the plus side: 1.) The privacy is the only reason I use Proton Calendar over my previous paid Calendar app. And I get it that connecting to outside apps like my phone calendar or location connecting to a map app defeats the privacy. 2.) Like my previous app, I find the multiple dots and colored dots of month calendars great (I have set up separate calendars for All Day, Time Appointments, and Today List to take advantage of the colors.). Seeing the multiple and colored dots on the simple month view is very useful for planning by informing me at a glance how busy or flexible my weeks and days are (Kudos for that!). When Proton fixes the notification feature then I will update my rating.Show lessHear 2 Help
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to review our app! We've forwarded your feedback along to our team in internally, to help prioritize future implementations to our app. You can expect further improvements for the Proton Calendar app in the months to come. Stay tuned for updates!Without Search Functionality this App is DOA
To create a calendar without basic search functionality is somewhat incomprehensible. How this was overlooked and not immediately implemented by the Proton Team from day one is beyond me. I love Proton products and use some of them exclusively (I’m a Visionary subscriber), but this product is not one of them. Adding a search feature would be a step in the right direction.
Also, certain functionality is lacking. Take shared calendars for example. You can share a Proton calendar with another Proton user, but on the mobile app that user can’t edit a calendar entry or create an entry on the shared calendar. It works on the web-based calendar, but not mobile the app.
Secondary issues would be allowing the calendar to download and store data on the local device instead of needing to load it each time you switch months or even days. Integrating Apple/Google maps into the GPS/Address function of the calendar, and creating an iPad version is also something much desired.Show lessreformedcigars
Developer Response
Thank you for your review! We've passed your feedback along to the team internally, to help prioritize future implementations. Please note that a search functionality is not yet available in Proton Calendar, as this is more challenging to implement due to the encrypted nature of our services. However, this is something we're actively working on and hope to see implemented in a future update of the app.My first time using a calendar app
Like I said before, this is my first time actually using a calendar app, and so far I’m really enjoying it. Visually, I like this app way better then the default calendar app, it’s just more appealing to me. I also like the privacy policy that Proton has compared to other services. I saw that widgets are on the way, and I’m excited for them! I’d recommend this app to my friends!Show lessDee Galaxy
Developer Response
Thank you for your support and review! Widgets are on our roadmap and we've added your vote to it as well. However, we do not have an ETA at this time, stay tuned for updates!Crashing on iOS
Update: No more crashing - it seems to have resolved itself and has not happened again. Upgrading to 4 stars! Would love to see the daily agenda/day view expanded to be able to see a week or month agenda/view.
I downloaded this calendar to use together with Proton Mail and ProtonDrive, and it was working pretty well for the last week or so. I also downloaded Proton VPN and started using it today. I don’t know if the VPN is impacting ProtonCalendar or not, but the calendar only stays open now for a couple seconds and then it abruptly closes. I rebooted my phone, but it did not help. This seems to be occurring whether the VPN is connected or disconnected. I don’t want to go back to Google, but I need a calendar on my phone. Hope you can get it fixed ASAP!Show lessChristysCorner42
Developer Response
We are sorry to hear about the issue you've experienced. If you haven't already, please report this to us at https://proton.me/support/contact so we can investigate. In the meantime, please try performing a full reset of the Proton Calendar app in your iOS Settings → Proton Calendar to see if that helps. Note that this will log you out of the app. Edit: Thank you for updating your review. Could you try clearing the cache from the Proton Calendar app by navigating to "Settings" → "General settings" → "Clear local cache" to see if that helps? If the issue persists, report it to us directly through the "Report a problem" feature in the app menu.
