Decent
I like the clean interface but it’s use is very limited for me. For example, even as I’m typing this review, it’s got a glitch and is showing white text on a white background. So I can’t actually see what I’m typing. This sort of thing happens occasionally in this app. Sometimes an input box will fail to show up so I have to go back and then reselect the notes or whatever so that it reloads the screen and hopefully shows the input. Also, it’s especially limited because only gmail and exchange calendars show, so my subscribed calendars and iOS calendars aren’t visible in this app. Promising but limited for me.
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When Apple Watch Widget?!
Great app. Sometimes has problems syncing multiple calendars (especially more so when a meeting has been canceled). But really needs an Apple Watch complication!
Doesn’t have support for iCloud or Outlook Calendars.
I use Fantastical/Flexbits but I wanted to take a look at Newton Calendar to try and consolidate my spending each year.
I use iCloud for my calendar and it isn’t supported. Says in the FAQ “coming soon” but that could mean anything.
1 star for being available on Apple and not accepting/utilizing iCloud Calendar. App looks nice and I’m sure it functions ok but I can’t use it.
I use iCloud for my calendar and it isn’t supported. Says in the FAQ “coming soon” but that could mean anything.
1 star for being available on Apple and not accepting/utilizing iCloud Calendar. App looks nice and I’m sure it functions ok but I can’t use it.
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Rarely works
Terrible now. App hasn’t updated in a year. Won’t refresh. Stay away
Beautiful but buggy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ UX
This app is beautiful and easy to use. The UX is mostly great. Adding events is easy with some nice AI to interpret dates and time to speed up the process.
⭐️⭐️ for bugs
There are several bugs that have persisted for months on end.
Syncing problems: Syncing requires opening the app. I get notifications for events that no longer exist and haven’t for days or weeks. Sometimes canceled or deleted events don’t go away at all.
Setting a location is a feature but somehow has never worked. It will show locations that were added outside of this app, though.
Missing common features:
- Cannot move events between calendars
- Years later, still cannot sync iCloud account
Don’t get me wrong. I have mad respect for the Newton team. I realize Newton has been though rough a rollercoaster ride over the years, shutting down, coming back, and then all over again. I get that the mail app is the core product that should regained lost ground first. But the state this app is in has made it almost unusable compared to the standard iCal app. It’s been almost a year without any updates. The syncing issues are the dealbreaker for me. If I can’t reliably see what’s in my calendar, even after manually syncing from opening the app (as opposed to watching notifications), then I can’t really rely on it to tell me what my day holds. So until this gets revamped, I’m moving back to iCal.
This app is beautiful and easy to use. The UX is mostly great. Adding events is easy with some nice AI to interpret dates and time to speed up the process.
⭐️⭐️ for bugs
There are several bugs that have persisted for months on end.
Syncing problems: Syncing requires opening the app. I get notifications for events that no longer exist and haven’t for days or weeks. Sometimes canceled or deleted events don’t go away at all.
Setting a location is a feature but somehow has never worked. It will show locations that were added outside of this app, though.
Missing common features:
- Cannot move events between calendars
- Years later, still cannot sync iCloud account
Don’t get me wrong. I have mad respect for the Newton team. I realize Newton has been though rough a rollercoaster ride over the years, shutting down, coming back, and then all over again. I get that the mail app is the core product that should regained lost ground first. But the state this app is in has made it almost unusable compared to the standard iCal app. It’s been almost a year without any updates. The syncing issues are the dealbreaker for me. If I can’t reliably see what’s in my calendar, even after manually syncing from opening the app (as opposed to watching notifications), then I can’t really rely on it to tell me what my day holds. So until this gets revamped, I’m moving back to iCal.
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