Still gets 5*
I’ve been using Calendars 5 for a decade from way back when it was App of the Day on the AppStore. It’s been amazing and useful everyday since. For that I give it 5 stars and this won’t matter in a couple weeks when they pull the app for the AppStore. It’s unfortunate that the team has decided to move away from this great app but I do believe that they’re other offering is just as great. It’s just not great for me… Subscriptions are just not my thing and marking any purchase, lifetime of subscription, for an app I already had a paid version of will never be my thing! Maybe if they offered to unlock the paywall for people that already had Calendars 5 I’d keep using the alternative Calendar. But that does not appear to be the case and so as they sunset the Calendars 5 application so ends my use Readdle’s Calendars… sad face.
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The best ever……
I am totally not a tech geek, that being said, I have and love using technology that was never available to me in the 1970’s, 1980’s or 1990’s. I honestly can can say, without this App, I would be lost. I use it on my iPhone & iPad. Every time that I have a scheduled appointment or an activity, I easily immediately put the function into this App and it automatically taps my Apple Watch to remind me of the upcoming appointment. I use the month view from my phone & tablet to see what I have scheduled in the future and I have never been late or missed a function. I am currently trying to get my mother out of the 1950’s and welcome her to the App. The developers get back to you with any answers to your questions right away and the updates they put out are relative to everyday’s trials and tribulations. I really don’t spend any time writing reviews, but I have to honestly say that this App works great on all my apple devices and are honestly a game changer. I recommended in the past for the developers to develop this App for my MacBook Pro and they did!!!!!!! Only drawback is it is a separate subscription. I do not like that aspect of it but I can still use it on my computer, I just cannot add any new upcoming events from my computer (free version). I have to update the calendar from my iPhone or iPad to have it sync across the board. Buy this App, you will be glad that you did. You will never miss an appointment again.
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Response from developer
Hello there, thank you so much for taking your time and reviewing the Calendars app. We’re happy you enjoy the app as much as we do! Have and amazing day. Dima
App is inconsistent
The app is nice when it works, but I’ve had problems where I can’t edit anything, you tap on it, nothing, you hold it, and it just highlights it if you ask to edit it. When you click edit it does nothing. This can get very frustrating to edit. I’m using an iPhone 11 Pro Max. I just wish they gave you an option to dumb down the interface and an option to give you turn off stuff. Like how it automatically tries to kick a contact in when I use the term “With” just allow me to turn off all the stuff I don’t want, it just feels bloated. When it does kick out a suggestion for a contact you don’t have an option to exit out of it, it just looks like you have to use it. I don’t want that. Just make the UI less cluttered and with less pop us and it’s fine Edit: the fact I sat outside a college in 7 degree weather tells you hot disappointed I was after paying for the app and it’s built like this
2023 edit: after a few updates and better weather I’ve spent some time with this app and it’s one of my most productive apps now.
2023 edit: after a few updates and better weather I’ve spent some time with this app and it’s one of my most productive apps now.
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Response from developer
Hi there, sorry to hear about that. Please drop us a line at helpspot@readdle.com so we could help you with this 🙌 Please add “from AppStore” to the subject, so we could see your email right away. Best, Anastasiia
App is inconsistent
The app is nice when it works, but I’ve had problems where I can’t edit anything, you tap on it, nothing, you hold it, and it just highlights it if you ask to edit it. When you click edit it does nothing. This can get very frustrating to edit. I’m using an iPhone 11 Pro Max. I just wish they gave you an option to dumb down the interface and an option to give you turn off stuff. Like how it automatically tries to kick a contact in when I use the term “With” just allow me to turn off all the stuff I don’t want, it just feels bloated. When it does kick out a suggestion for a contact you don’t have an option to exit out of it, it just looks like you have to use it. I don’t want that. Just make the UI less cluttered and with less pop us and it’s fine
Edit: the fact I sat outside a college in 7 degree weather tells you hot disappointed I was after paying for the app and it’s built like this
Edit: the fact I sat outside a college in 7 degree weather tells you hot disappointed I was after paying for the app and it’s built like this
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Disappointed and Upset
$30 is a lot for a calendar app, especially when there is a perfectly functional free version. I paid because of all the glowing reviews about how I could have a wonderful integrated Tasks+Calendar experience. I also liked that my money was going to a Ukrainian company. They need it. Unfortunately the app fails in two mission-critical areas. #1 You cannot manually force the app to fetch/refresh. Any calendar/task list that does not come from a "push" server will only update every 15mins at best. An instant deal breaker all by itself. #2 You cannot add a task from the Apple Watch. Seriously? I can add an event, which I will never-ever need to do using my watch, but cannot add a task? Weak. Making a quick to-do by hitting a button on my wrist has value. BOTH of these features are available in GoodTask, which is $10 and also has a free-trial. Now I've paid $30 to integrate that experience with my calendar and got...nothing. I feel ripped off.
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