iOS 27 Siri AI Native Calendar Smokes Fantastical
I was sceptical, but I started using the native iOS calendar since the new release, having been a fantastic user now for four years plus, and I have to say I think if enough people realise it, this is the beginning of the end for Fantastical, I don't know how it can go on any longer when the native free alternative does everything that the paid one does and it's so much faster.
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Bien diseñado
Muy útil
The app choosing means I have no choice : (
You say that what I’ve typed into the location pane is always the top choice in the pop-up location window, sometimes I want to put the name of a book, or a flight number, or other key information that helps me with the recorded event. Those things are not what pops up and I don’t seem to be able to override the app’s choices. I hate this change!
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Siri AI bug
When trying to use Siri AI on latest OS to create a reminder when fantastical is open I get "From Fantastical: There's no list available to add this task too." Works fine once I close fantastical.
Used to be great
Definitely going downhill after years of using it. Need a replacement, sick of the duplicate events.
Fundamental to my work
I am a professor and keeping my work calendar up to date with classes and meetings is key as the semesters go by. My schedule changes regularly, but the features of this app make things easier for me to quickly set up the start of the semester. I also like to keep my iCloud calendar the same as my work calendar so that my family can see when I am in class or a meeting, but they don’t need all of the information. I used to manually duplicate these events, but the new mirroring feature is a god send and automates this process for me instantly. It also allows me to duplicate l personal events to my work calendar as blocked time which has avoided so many issues this semester specifically when colleagues were trying to use my work schedule to make one-off meetings. I would recommend this app to anyone who lives by their calendars, especially a work and personal combo.
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Heavy handed
I used to be able to make non-location notes in the location bar. Now the app steamrolls location links in that previously versatile bar so I can’t enter other helpful information. You know, not all appointments require a location. I strongly dislike this change. It kind of ruins what was my favorite calendar.
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Attachments
It would be an excellent addition if attachments could be included to an event, like a PDF or JPEG.
Great except location issue
Love the app.
It's great except now I can't type a custom location (like 🏡MyStreet).
It appears to be an Apple issue with their calendar app where it limits you to addresses that are found on a map.
As a work around, I can dup a previous cal entry & modify it.
I liked the previous free form entry method.
It's great except now I can't type a custom location (like 🏡MyStreet).
It appears to be an Apple issue with their calendar app where it limits you to addresses that are found on a map.
As a work around, I can dup a previous cal entry & modify it.
I liked the previous free form entry method.
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Mostly good
Annoying that recently 'location' doesn't allow you to keep it simple, but demands it puts in a map and unnecessary detail.
Happily switched to BusyCal
After about 6 years of using this app with generally positive feelings, the development team decided to add a ‘natural language parser’ that puts what it deems a location/day/time in its proper field. While this seems like a good idea on paper, in practice, it turns out there’s a lot of opportunity for misinterpretation. “Sun” doesn’t always mean Sunday; would you believe sometimes event names reference the actual Sun? The irony that the app thinks the day name should take precedence over what the day was named after in the first place is hilarious. Another: sports games are commonly abbreviated by saying “Away team at Home Team” like Mets at Yankees but the parser interprets this so that the event title will only show the away team and the home team will be buried as the location.
In 2022 I (and many others I’m sure) requested they add an option to disable it and their response to me was that I could put things in quotes so the parser wouldn’t interpret the text. That does work, but I don’t want to do that. I’m not am coder, I’m an end user. In other words, the parser isn’t smart enough, so the user needs to anticipate this by typing more characters.
Guys, your precious parser is not that cool. Give the option to disable it. I’m at the end of my rope—Sorry! I mean “I’m at the end of my rope”.
I’m done waiting. What a stubborn way to lose customers.
In 2022 I (and many others I’m sure) requested they add an option to disable it and their response to me was that I could put things in quotes so the parser wouldn’t interpret the text. That does work, but I don’t want to do that. I’m not am coder, I’m an end user. In other words, the parser isn’t smart enough, so the user needs to anticipate this by typing more characters.
Guys, your precious parser is not that cool. Give the option to disable it. I’m at the end of my rope—Sorry! I mean “I’m at the end of my rope”.
I’m done waiting. What a stubborn way to lose customers.
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Watch complications disappeared
This week the watch complication has disappeared. I pay for premium what happened?
All these years later
I’ve been a Fantastical user for many years. I’m so happy that they keep innovating and updating for us. I’m a paid user and it’s worth every penny!
Using since the launch
I figured it time to speak, I’ve used fantastical since it first launched. It was good then, and it’s fantastic now (ha get it) . I’ve been able to manage so much with this and it’s a life saver, if you are looking for a calendar, task manager, daily focus, this is it. The team is always updating and making this better. Keep it up, you earn my money. 🤣
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Great App with a Glaring OLED Omission
This is my preferred calendar but I’ve reached out to the dev asking to add an option for the widgets to have a black OLED option that’s not permanent and adjusts with the system but it doesn’t seem a priority. OLED iPhone’s have been out since 2017, I think it’s time. Currently you can only use dark for widgets with automatic switching between light and dark. You can manually set it up black the widget but only without automatic switching between light. It doesn’t make sense to have a black widget on your Home Screen when the rest of the icons/widgets are light. I’ll adjust to 5 star once added but I really don’t see a reason this isn’t already an option. Especially with the paid version.
Outside of that, great app, great user interface. I also love Cardhop which is included with paid subscription to Flexibits. It still amazes me that such a great Apple developer is missing this feature.
Outside of that, great app, great user interface. I also love Cardhop which is included with paid subscription to Flexibits. It still amazes me that such a great Apple developer is missing this feature.
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Paying for features that used to be free
Once a great product, even with all of the innovative features, this app is not worth a subscription. Especially when having purchased it before, these features are now behind a paywall.
Solo
it does not integrate other calendars so not user friendly
Buggy and flawed
A lot changed since 2024. The app now gets stuck and won’t load half the time. First Seed Calendar is my new Fantastical as of today
Still Fantastic after all these years
I’ve been using Fantastical for years now, and it still my go-to calendar. It integrates so well with Google Calendar and has all the features that I need.
Great, but latest version broken
I’ve used Fantastical for years and it’s brilliant. However the latest release (updated yesterday) is broken. We use it for our family calendar and it no longer shares calendar events to other people in the calendar. This has worked perfectly so far. So for now, for us, it’s s chocolate teapot.
