Nifty features
Nifty features and an ideas I like. Time tracking and naming days are already helpful for me and my ADHD brain. The maybe calendar as a placeholder is cool. But really the time tracking and day naming are wonderful.
Good promise but not a good primary calendar
So let’s get the bad out of the way first, which makes this app 3* at best —- you have to use the desktop version to manually add in all the calendars you are using right now, and the app won’t let you update those calendars. There also doesn’t appear to be any “import” functionality. Thus it’s awkward to get started unless you don’t have much in a single calendar, in which case, why bother?
OK, so let’s say you go through the pain of adding in all the calendars you’re used to and are looking for something to manage the Tetris display that is your daily life. Here, it’s OK. There’s some novel enhancements —- Habits being one that may be interesting —- and the timeline looks better. Will give this some time to play with, but without being able to easily import / edit existing calendars, I can’t see this being the go-to app.
OK, so let’s say you go through the pain of adding in all the calendars you’re used to and are looking for something to manage the Tetris display that is your daily life. Here, it’s OK. There’s some novel enhancements —- Habits being one that may be interesting —- and the timeline looks better. Will give this some time to play with, but without being able to easily import / edit existing calendars, I can’t see this being the go-to app.
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Cute Concept, Wrong Developer
Fun idea gone too far? Idk, I don’t get it. Unlike HEY on launch day, this product doesn’t work with your other calendar software. Try setting up a Google calendar from Workspace, or a shared iCal calendar. Not possible (even if you do have a calendar that is compatible, it requires making it public)
The features that make this cute also make it seem gimmicky. So I can add a fun little outline to an event… or add todos for a week… okay? I can think of 100 other fun-for-product-video-but-never-useful-irl ideas.
End of review, now just a lingering thought for HEY the company:
Simply put, HEY Calendar feels like a distraction. HEY World felt the same way.
Why are your two biggest product announcements (World, Calendar) not focused on email?
I’d avoid signing up for HEY at all costs. It’s subpar, expensive, and stagnant. I need to find time to get my email life off of this.
The features that make this cute also make it seem gimmicky. So I can add a fun little outline to an event… or add todos for a week… okay? I can think of 100 other fun-for-product-video-but-never-useful-irl ideas.
End of review, now just a lingering thought for HEY the company:
Simply put, HEY Calendar feels like a distraction. HEY World felt the same way.
Why are your two biggest product announcements (World, Calendar) not focused on email?
I’d avoid signing up for HEY at all costs. It’s subpar, expensive, and stagnant. I need to find time to get my email life off of this.
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Love the interface, but it has syncing issues.
I once had my dates inputted, and now they won’t show up. I tried inputting them again but they still won’t show up. That’s the caveat of a internet-first calendar app. I have the same issues with Hey email, which is why I started limiting my use of the service after 3 years of subscribing.
The interface is great though. The habit tracker is really well done, and I really like humanistic features like circling a date for emphasis or the countdown.
The interface is great though. The habit tracker is really well done, and I really like humanistic features like circling a date for emphasis or the countdown.
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Response from developer
Sorry for that trouble with sync! Can you drop our team an email? We'll get that sorted out. ✉️ support@hey.com
Wonderful UI
As you would expect from 37Signals, Hey Calendar is one of those rare pieces of software that is an actual joy to use. They do a lot of things different, which is wild considering it’s “just a calendar”. The best part? It’s easy to use and does its job well.
Can’t add other calendars?
The app is really pretty, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to sync any other calendars (Gmail, iCal, etc) to the app other than the “General” and “Maybe” calendars that come default.
Response from developer
Sorry for that trouble! You can link in other calendar apps using the iCalendar feeds. Here's how that works - https://help.hey.com/article/799-link-your-google-apple-or-outlook-calendar
Another 37signals / Basecamp hit!
The new calendar feature of the HEY email platform is a very solid enhancement of the platform. Thankful for all the hard work that the 37signals team has put into this!
Response from developer
Thanks so much! Glad you're loving it. 😄
Flagrant ripoff of Stephen Hackett’s work
Kind of ironic that your solution to this app initially being blocked by Apple, is to flagrantly steal and ripoff an individual’s (Stephen Hackett) work and idea without any appreciation for the countless hours he put into the Apple history calendar.
Way to stick it to the man, while ripping off and individual. Not that you ever had my business, but you certainly won’t have it now. DHH is far too toxic on social media to warrant support of any kind.
Way to stick it to the man, while ripping off and individual. Not that you ever had my business, but you certainly won’t have it now. DHH is far too toxic on social media to warrant support of any kind.
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Response from developer
Stephen Hackett's physical calendar was simply an inspiration. The idea was a starting point for providing some free functionality if you don't have any account (which Apple required). We didn't steal anything, didn't use any of his work, and used Wikipedia and other public sources to gather a small collection of well-known events in Apple's history. Hope you reconsider giving HEY Calendar a try!
