# OurCal: Shared Family Calendar — user reviews > 122 indexed App Store user reviews of OurCal by OurCal Ltd., rated 4.70/5 from 1,085 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ourcal-shared-family-calendar/id6461773071/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ourcal-shared-family-calendar/id6461773071.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 898 · 4★ 115 · 3★ 34 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 27 ## What do users think of OurCal? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and manage - 🚀 Helps organize busy schedules - 🤝 Great for sharing calendars with family/friends - 💯 Excellent customer support **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates - 💰 Paywall for basic features - 🤔 Confusing setup for new users **Commonly reported bugs** - App won't open after latest update - Events not showing up on calendar - Incompatible with Mac devices **Most requested features** - Hourly repeat option for events - iPad version with widgets - Ability to join multiple groups ## Newest reviews (15 of 122) ### 4/5 — Review of OurCal *2026-06-01, version 2026.5.29* My family recently purchased OurCal. There are three iPhones and one Samsung in the family that are attached to the calendar. I find that the use of OurCal is better for iPhones than the Samsung. The Samsung has issues with seeing everyone else’s entries, and reminders/alerts for events. I thin these issues are a Samsung issue, not OurCal. I highly recommend this product for iPhone users. ### 2/5 — Have to pay *2026-02-25, version 2026.2.23* I agree with others it was fantastic until it became as fully paid (expensive) app :( ### 5/5 — Apple/Android scheduling *2026-02-21, version 2025.12.3* Got this calendar to assist with juggling schedules. My sister has Android and I have Apple. We’re both able to see and schedule without issues. Easy for both to use. Would recommend. ### 5/5 — Great calendar *2026-01-13, version 2025.12.3* Love being able to keep track of what my family is doing when we are doing it great app ### 5/5 — Best app for family coordinating. *2026-01-12, version 2025.12.3* I use this app for my family and also to organize coparenting schedules, it’s wonderful and works well to keep us all on the same page. I love the feature to remind be the day before and the day of an event coming! ### 5/5 — Great shared calendar!! *2025-12-31, version 2025.12.3* I love this calendar to keep my family business appointments separate from my work and personal calendar. Our business is on multiple booking platforms so it can be difficult to see what is available or not. I love that ourcal it is shared and that I can add notes to things. It works perfectly to keep appointments all in one place. ### 5/5 — Great for work *2025-12-12, version 2025.12.3* Great app for work. It keeps all my employees in the loop and let me know when they’re gonna be working very convenient. ### 2/5 — Not worth 6.99 per month *2025-12-06, version 2025.12.3* Been using this app for over a year, bought the 17.99 annual sub for my wife and I. Recently added my teen too. But not worth 6.99 per month or 83.88 per year. Sad to see this app out-price what I am willing to spend :( ### 5/5 — Great shared calendar!! *2025-11-30* I love this calendar to keep my family business appointments separate from my work and personal calendar. Our business is on multiple booking platforms so it can be difficult to see what is available or not. I love that ourcal it is shared and that I can add notes to things. It works perfectly to keep appointments all in one place. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the wonderful review! 💫 We’re thrilled to hear that OurCal helps you keep your family business and personal calendars running smoothly — that’s exactly what we designed it for! If you ever have more feedback or ideas, we’d love to hear from you at hi@ourcal.com. – Team OurCal 💙 ### 4/5 — Simple Enough *2025-11-23, version 2025.11.3* Pretty straightforward, simple calendar to share important things. Not as many customization preferences other than Emojis to make it visually appealing ### 5/5 — Blended family *2025-11-22, version 2025.11.3* I had twins with my ex husband so our scheduling for pick up, sports and family scheduling are always chaotic trying to figure out what day is what, but with OurCal it helps! Me, my husband, my ex-husband (my kids dad) and his wife keep everything updated with OurCal making it less stressful to keep up with all of our schedules. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Extended Family Planner *2025-11-06, version 2025.11.3* Awesome to keep the family in the know and not having to constantly tell everyone what you’re doing and what days you have free. ### 5/5 — Great app for couples trying to sync cals! *2025-11-02, version 2025.10.8* Love the app! Super worth the price. Allows me and my husband to sync calendars! Helps us to avoid double booking one another and is super user friendly :) ### 5/5 — Great for families *2025-10-16, version 2025.10.8* This app is clean and straight forward, perfect for a family like mine. We have to coordinate a lot, pick up/drop off, birthday parties, sports, even car seat switches. This allows us to have everyone on the same page at all times. Love it. ### 2/5 — Yet another subscription *2025-10-10, version 2025.10.8* I wish we didn’t live in a time where literally every single facet of our lives are subject to subscription costs. Paying $8/month for a shared family calendar is just insane to me but is unfortunately a necessary evil that I must pay to keep my family organized until I can find better alternatives that work for us. If you have the time to do some research and find other solutions, I’d recommend doing so. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Awful *2026-07-24, version 2026.7.20* Recent updates mean this doesn’t actually show any calendar entries til I click on a specific day, so it’s basically useless for planning anything 😢 ### 1/5 — Hate the new calendar layout *2026-03-03, version 2026.3.2* Absolutely awful new layout. It’s too easy to swipe to the next month and it’s messy. Plus there’s always a red notification circle because I refuse to have two separate subscriptions (group and only me). I’m going back to Google calendar. ### 1/5 — New update 👎 *2026-03-01, version 2026.2.27* The new update is horrible. And with the price increase, well I’m out. App icon shows 19 alerts and there is no way clear it. My GF’s phone shows 36 alerts. We tried everything. Even deleting and reloading app. No tech support anywhere to be found. ### 1/5 — Why hide the cost? *2025-12-10, version 2025.12.3* I searched for free shareable calendars and this one pops up. I download the app, create a log in then it pops up with a cost. A buck whatever for up to 6 people but it doesn’t tell me if that’s an annual cost, a monthly cost or if each user pays. Why not be transparent? I don’t mind paying for a service but I would like to know the cost upfront before I sign up. ### 1/5 — Crazy pricing *2025-11-12, version 2025.11.3* This app charges over $20 a month for a family of >6. What a rip off ### 1/5 — Very Disappointed *2025-10-03, version 2025.9.17* I reviewed this app just one month ago and gave it 4 stars, but I said in that review that I was concerned about the direction they were going with subscription pricing, they had just gotten rid of the free tier and forced everyone into a $29.99 per year subscription. Today, only one month later, they’ve updated their pricing yet again, with the cheapest option being $6.99 a month. That’s nearly 3 times the price, I’m not paying $7 a month for a calendar. ### 1/5 — Great until they start ripping you off *2025-09-26* They have a simple and easy format but require you to have TWO subscriptions if you’re sharing with anyone. One, you need to have a subscription to share with other ($3) and then another to have your own private calendar ($6). I can’t believe these people. Google calendar works just as well and doesn’t cost $10 a month. It’s just laughable. OH AND IF YOU DO NOT subscribe to one of their subscriptions they won’t remove the little red notification tab from its app on the home screen. The only way to get rid of it is TO GIVE THEM MONEY. Pathetic. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback — and we’re sorry for the frustration. We have changed the group pricing, however one subscription covers the whole group, with unlimited calendars that everyone can use within that group. To remove the error, you can also export your events and leave the group for free at any time. That said, we’re always looking to improve and can explore options like a single-user subscription. Please reach out to us at hi@ourcal.com so we can help make sure you have the best setup and answer any other questions. – Team OurCal 💙 ### 1/5 — Used to be free *2025-09-03, version 2025.9.3* This app is used to be free. Now you need a subscription to use it. Useless and pointless. ### 1/5 — Bait and switch *2025-09-02, version 2025.8.21* After a few months you will be required to use a paid subscription, use at your own risk ### 1/5 — Paid plan *2025-09-02, version 2025.8.21* Move to paid plan will mean a move to a different app ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The Perfect group calendar! *2026-06-26, version 2026.6.10* Ourcal has helped organise me and my gfs many events. Surprises included! But also ensure we never miss anything special and we also like reserving days or weekends to ensure we do something new. Also so easy just to put spontaneous sports classes and work events in. Love Ourcal! ### 5/5 — Great Calendar *2026-06-01, version 2026.5.29* I was very happy to find an encrypted calendar service like OurCal. My husband and I used an encrypted calendar service bundled with our email provider but when we had an au pair join our family we needed a service we could share with her as well without asking her to set up a new email. OurCal has worked seamlessly and has really helped our family stay on the same page with plans and events for two kids and three adults! ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2026-05-21, version 2026.5.21* Every once in a while I’ll have a question or something will come up, I’ll send an email to them and they reply so fast and are awesome!! I’ve been using OurCal for years! Love it. ### 5/5 — Works well *2026-05-01, version 2026.4.24* Use with my family, goood app ### 5/5 — Best shared calendar for functionality and support *2026-04-25, version 2026.4.24* The calendar itself is really functional both for android and apple products. The chat function is amazing for sharing info with each other remotely and saving tickets/instructions. It’s used in our family as our only calendar. The best thing about the app is the support from the developers, they are open to ideas for improvements from users and if any glitches do appear, the service to resolve is unlike any other app or service I’ve used elsewhere. I would recommend this app to anyone ### 5/5 — Great calendar app for families *2026-04-21, version 2026.4.17* We have a big family with lots of teenagers all with lots of after school activities. We desperately needed an app that allowed us all to see in real time what everyone is doing. OurCal is so easy to use and works brilliantly. There have been a few minor issues along the way but the help desk team are super responsive and fixed them immediately. We’ve had the app for 2 years now and I honestly could not run my life without it! ### 5/5 — Great Calendar *2026-04-05, version 2026.3.19* Very easy to set up and use ### 5/5 — Love the OurCal group calendar! *2026-03-07, version 2026.3.6* We are using the OurCal group calendar to track bookings and “no book” dates for our country and classic rock band. It has proven to be a terrific app for helping us do this. The interface is easy to use, provides the features we need, and fits right into our budget. We have submitted requests for support a couple of times as well, and Ryan and his team do a great job resolving those quickly and answering our questions. So glad to have this app! ### 5/5 — Alert fix *2026-03-04, version 2026.3.2* Had a problem clearing down alerts emailed the team and with 48 hrs emailed back with a fix - perfect. Love this app so useful to our family hectic schedules ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-03-03, version 2026.3.2* Used other apps for family planning but this one really tops the charts !! Easy to use and view events and liaise with the family for plans --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*