Paywall
Large drop in quality over the past couple of weeks for the free version. New paywalls were recently added to restrict how you organize / color code your events.
New update
I’ve used Howbout for almost 4 years and my favorite thing that separated it from other apps was that it was easy to color code it, and I could make it colorful. This new update only allows you to pick from 5 colors/categories, unless you pay for the subscription. Really disappointed.
Uuuund wieder eine App, die einem das Abo aufzwingt
Habe Howbout sehr geliebt, jahrelang genutzt, meine Freunde dazu geholt, aber mittlerweile uff. Ich finde es bodenlos, dass man Leistungen, die bisher kostenlos waren und die die App gerade deswegen so cool gemacht haben jetzt kostenpflichtig werden. Hätte mir eine andere Lösung gewünscht, zb. das neue Funktionen kostenpflichtig sind oder wegen mir Werbung die man am Rand sieht. Eine Frage der Zeit bis die kostenlose Version komplett den Bach runter geht. 🤡 Wird Zeit eine Alternative zu suchen.
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Response from developer
Danke für dein offenes Feedback. Es tut uns leid, dass dich die Änderungen enttäuscht haben – teile dein Feedback gern mit uns unter feedback@howbout.app 💙
wont let me into our shared calendar
my friend made a link so I downloaded the app and made an account. I had to set up an account. first it wanted me to pay a subscription to join the shared calendar and then everytime I pressed the invite link it brought me to a screen asking if I had an invite which I would press and it would open a pop up saying “click the link to accept invitation.” I would click the link over and over and it kept bringing me back to the same screen!! THIS APP IS JUST STEALING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION! It wanted me to give them my email and phone number for NOTHING 0 stars if I could.
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Scheduling
At times when my partner is updating her schedule it will only show on her side but not mine
New Update Sucks
New update sucks, why am I now having to pay for things that used to be free features?? Not enough people were paying for the extra colors feature so now you force people to have to pay for categories to change the colors of events?? Y’all are slow, bye.
so disappointed
ive been using this app since january 2024, it was the first calendar app that felt right for me. i loved being able to choose colours, share plans with my friends and all the features that came with it.
that was until this year. gradually the app became more unpleasant to use - the ads for purchasing the paid version and new additions that were basically useless were a nuisance, but it was bearable.
but the last update was the most frustrating. i had everything sorted in specific colours for the last two years and now its gone because yall decided to pursue money over your users satisfaction.
i will no longer use the app that screams in my face that im not welcome to use it if i dont spend money on it
this genuinely ruined my week. i hate when amazing apps downgrade out of pursue for money
that was until this year. gradually the app became more unpleasant to use - the ads for purchasing the paid version and new additions that were basically useless were a nuisance, but it was bearable.
but the last update was the most frustrating. i had everything sorted in specific colours for the last two years and now its gone because yall decided to pursue money over your users satisfaction.
i will no longer use the app that screams in my face that im not welcome to use it if i dont spend money on it
this genuinely ruined my week. i hate when amazing apps downgrade out of pursue for money
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Few tweaks
Love the apps so much since I have a VERY busy friend group, BUT I did rather it had more customization and had a bigger Range of acces to add more plans
Love it but i need it for mac
Super !! i love it but i wish it could be downloaded to Mac so i can use the widget there as well 😭😭
Cannot be tested before adding friends
I was looking for a technical
solution to have easier event scheduling with friends. Before I impose another app on them, I want to test it. Unfortunately, Howbout doesn’t allow any utilization before adding friends. Oh and of course they only tell you that after a multi-step setup and data collection process. Good way to loose a potential customer early on 👍
solution to have easier event scheduling with friends. Before I impose another app on them, I want to test it. Unfortunately, Howbout doesn’t allow any utilization before adding friends. Oh and of course they only tell you that after a multi-step setup and data collection process. Good way to loose a potential customer early on 👍
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Going Downhill
Scummy that you continue to lock more and more features that used to be included behind a paywall, especially for people like me that supported your app from the start and were a part of your Beta, to help you build and improve it.
It’s also pretty gross to raise the amount of friends even higher now for people to be able to see the feed, when you literally see people discussing their difficulties with making meaningful human connection, not to mention it is Discriminatory against Disabled and Neurodivergent individuals, as making, developing, and maintaining lasting friendships, is literally part of the criteria listed in the DSM-5 across multiple Disabling conditions, so Accessibility and Reasonable Adjustments should always be included as standard, as per the Equality Act 2010.
Also, just in general, people do not need an app reminding them they do not have “enough” friends to be included or to be able to access things, it’s not really ok or justifiable, no matter what way you look at it. It’s not far off these predatory apps that force you to give 5 stars before you can access certain features, basically using manipulative marketing tactics to use people for your own gain, rather than allowing them to decide for themselves whether they like your app and passing it on organically.
When you add this to the constant removal of previously free features, it doesn’t really paint a great picture of your product and/or company to be honest.
It’s also pretty gross to raise the amount of friends even higher now for people to be able to see the feed, when you literally see people discussing their difficulties with making meaningful human connection, not to mention it is Discriminatory against Disabled and Neurodivergent individuals, as making, developing, and maintaining lasting friendships, is literally part of the criteria listed in the DSM-5 across multiple Disabling conditions, so Accessibility and Reasonable Adjustments should always be included as standard, as per the Equality Act 2010.
Also, just in general, people do not need an app reminding them they do not have “enough” friends to be included or to be able to access things, it’s not really ok or justifiable, no matter what way you look at it. It’s not far off these predatory apps that force you to give 5 stars before you can access certain features, basically using manipulative marketing tactics to use people for your own gain, rather than allowing them to decide for themselves whether they like your app and passing it on organically.
When you add this to the constant removal of previously free features, it doesn’t really paint a great picture of your product and/or company to be honest.
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Great app!! some paywalls
i am probably one of the TOP advocates for howbout, i’ve made pretty much everyone in my life download the app or at least painfully aware of its existence. i’ve had howbout since its start and have seen every phase they’ve gone through with updates. i LOVE the app but i hate that so many customization privileges have been revoked and added to a subscription “plus” version of the app. it definitely has some quirks, specifically the recurring all day events will often glitch and show as 2 days or shift the times for some reason. otherwise the app is great, just wish there wasn’t a paywall that just contains options that used to be free.
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Bad update
It finally forced me to update and the update is so bad. Give me back my colors, and the thing that lets me make one event happen weekly without putting it in over and over again, please. My whole layout is ruined.
Downgrade
Really liked this app, updates made it super restrictive, difficult to navigate, and reset a lot of what I already had scheduled. Should’ve kept what was already there - I don’t feel like going through one by one to reset everything. Will probably find a new one.
Awful Update
I had all of my events already sorted by color. Now I see you removed not only my ability to color individual items, but also half the colors I could use. Absolutely not. This update is genuinely horrible, I understand you were trying to get more people to buy Howbout+, however I’m just going to get google calendar like everyone around me. My color coding system was really the only reason I liked Howbout, people around me don’t really plan ahead. Please change this, in the meantime, I’m finding a different app.
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My fav!
This my absolute favorite calendar app. I don’t use it to plan with friends but I use it to help me with stuff everyday. I love how it has different categories of activities and how easily I can access it. MOST OF ALL I LOVE MAKING THE NAMES FUN AND ADDING PHOTOS! It’s so customizable.
New update, have to pay for color
I really liked this app for the year I’ve been using it, had no issues until the new update. The app made me update with no choice and all my colors were gone on my calendar which I use to differentiate between different things such as work, meetings, appointments and now I see that I have to pay if I want to use the other colors I have used previously to sort my events plus. It also puts each color into a category which is limited by a few with the free version as opposed to before where I could use more colors to organize with no issues. It’s ridiculous and frustrating that now I have to find a way to re-organize my calendar by color once again without having to pay, especially in this economy where I have a subscription for everything. Another app that’s fallen victim to having us pay for everything now.
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Colors behind paywall
the new update is way worse than what it used to be, i used to be able to pick a color for each event individually and the new categories makes it nearly impossible, there were days where i worked as a preceptor and others where i didn’t and now i can’t differentiate. the update also took away so many colors, I always recommend this app because of the color feature and now I can’t. I really loved the app so i’m disappointed. also, 4 of the 8 colors are shades of blue, which makes it harder to see each event as different. On top of that, only allowing the option to use 5 of the 8 is also upsetting when we used to have access to at least 12 colors that were free to use and not behind a pay wall.
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App options
This app used to be great, but now it is not good because you have to pay for the things that used to be basic. Any sort of color coating options have been taken away unless you list it into one of their few very specific categories. They have ruined the app because they wanted to get money from consumers.. very disappointing
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New update ruins everything
I’ve used this app for years, always been a good way to connect with friends and family. However the new update is genuinely so disappointing. I was forced to update even though I didn’t want to, saying “this version was no longer supported.” I had everything color coded very specifically, and now everything has reverted back to boring grey. When I went to fix it, there were only 8 colors available as opposed to the 14+ it had before. The only way to get them back is to pay for premium. For someone who has been using this app for a long time now, it’s so crummy that I’m being forced to pay for features that have been available since the beginning. No thank you!!
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