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BusyCal: Calendar & Tasks

BusyCal: Calendar & Tasks

Planner, Agenda & Reminders

4.5K ratings
518 reviews
#23 in paid Productivity
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$9.99

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Released
June 22, 2016
Updated
October 16, 2026

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About

This app offers a highly customizable calendar and task management solution. It integrates with popular services, supports natural language input for event creation, and provides various views and widgets for efficient scheduling. Manage events, tasks, and journals with advanced features like travel time calculation and password protection.

✓Natural language input for events
✓Customizable calendar views (Month, Week, Day, List, Year)
✓Integrated to-do list and journal entries
✓Meeting scheduling and travel time calculation
✓Syncs with iCloud, Google Calendar, Exchange, and more
✓Password protection for calendar sets
✓Multiple widget options
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What users say about BusyCal

Reviews of BusyCal are mostly positive: the Productivity app is rated 4.7/5 from 4.5K App Store ratings. What users like most: cross centralized calendar solution, the best calendar app available. Top complaints: crashes upon opening, stops syncing after a couple days. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Cross centralized calendar solution
  • 👍The best calendar app available
  • 👍Great app
  • 👍Excellent app
  • 👍Fantastic app
  • 👍Extremely solid calendar app
  • 👍Great replacement calendar app
  • 👍Efficient, clean, reliable
  • 👍Best calendar app
  • 👍Excellent app, nice compliment to Mac version
  • 👍What a calendar app should be

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashes upon opening
  • 🐛Stops syncing after a couple days
  • 🐛Buggy, unreliable
  • 🐛Lacks essential features
  • 🐛Doesn't work with Apple Reminders
  • 🐛Doesn't work with iCloud
  • 🐛Doesn't allow creating events
  • 🐛Lacks customization options
  • 🐛Outdated UI, needs visual refresh
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What's New in BusyCal

6.8.0

October 16, 2026

· [NEW] Added iPhone Duo support · Improved Outlook and Microsoft 365 sync for recurring events, custom time zones and calendar moves · Improved Exchange meeting replies when moving meetings between calendars · Improved recovery from Google Calendar usage limits · Improved sync reliability for shared CalDAV calendars and large Stalwart calendars · Improved performance when reordering tasks · Restored Calendar Set automatic activation settings for time, weekday and location · Fixed the keyboard’s Done button when editing event titles · Fixed recurring events disappearing after certain Microsoft 365 sync errors · Fixed Zoom links disappearing from Google Calendar event locations · Ongoing stability and performance enhancements

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This app rose +4 positions in Productivity chart.

Last updated on October 23, 2026.

User reviews

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The best

Absolutely worth it. I’ve used it for years. No other calendar app compares for functionality, flexibility, simplicity.
Ggormanpn

Still not compatible with 2do

2do (the other app maintained by this developer) has just been rewritten but still BusyCal can't link to the to-items from 2do.
MMarsmite

Great stuff

Terrific app. Full functionality on everything I expected. And the icing on the cake: no monthly subscription. I don’t have to pay the rest of my life for absolutely no reason. Spread the word: the developers have smarts AND integrity!
BBitofinger

Love It!

I really think this is an amazingly put together calendar! Can’t imagine being without it!
Bbillsimpson9595

Bug

Subject: Bug Report: Incorrect Chinese Lunar Calendar Calculation in BusyCal iOS

Hi BusyMac Support Team,

I found a calculation bug regarding the Chinese Lunar Calendar (Alternate Calendar -> Chinese) in BusyCal iOS.

Issue Description:
The Chinese Lunar Calendar calculation in BusyCal is currently one month ahead of the official Chinese Lunar Calendar.

* Date: October 5, 2026
* Actual Official Lunar Date: Month 8, Day 25 (八月廿五)
* BusyCal Display: Month 9, Day 25 (九月廿五)

Because of this 1-month shift, the month header is also wrongly shown as "October" instead of "September" in lunar context. The iOS native system calendar displays the correct date (Month 8, Day 25), so this seems to be an issue in BusyCal's internal lunar calendar algorithm.

I have attached the screenshots showing the settings and the main calendar display. Hope you can fix this algorithm bug in the upcoming update.

Thanks!
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Badge icon not working correctly

Bug

Syncing issues with Exchange and Office 365 calendars

Bug

Crashes and freezes on certain iOS versions

Bug

Reminders not syncing properly after Apple updates

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Requested Features

9 requests

Add support for custom repeating events

Feature

Add ability to change font size

Feature

Add support for widgets

Feature

Add Apple Watch app

Feature

Improve natural language event creation

Feature

Add ability to show event times in month view

Feature

Add ability to tap/hold on screen to create events

Feature

Add support for custom task prioritization and sorting

Feature

Improve integration with third-party apps like Todoist

Feature

FAQ

What does BusyCal do?

BusyCal is a powerful and flexible calendar application designed for managing busy schedules, events, and tasks. It offers extensive customization options, natural language input for event creation, and integrates with various popular calendar services.

What are the key features of BusyCal?

Key features include customizable calendar views, an integrated to-do list, meeting scheduling with travel time calculation, maps integration, tags, alarms, search, weather, moons, birthdays, anniversaries, and password protection for calendar sets. It also offers a variety of widgets for quick access to upcoming events and tasks.

How much does BusyCal cost?

Based on the provided information, BusyCal is a paid application. There are no mentions of free versions, subscriptions, or in-app purchases.

What platforms is BusyCal compatible with?

BusyCal provides reliable support for syncing and sharing calendars with iCloud, Google Calendar, Google Tasks, Exchange / Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, Todoist, and other CalDAV servers. This enables synchronization across Mac and iOS devices running BusyCal or the built-in Calendar app.

How can BusyCal help manage my daily schedule?

BusyCal helps manage your daily schedule by allowing you to view your calendar in multiple formats (Month, Week, Day, List, Year) and customize their appearance. You can easily create events and tasks using natural language, set alarms, track travel time to appointments, and utilize widgets for at-a-glance information.