# SimpleCal: Simple Calendar — user reviews > 1,097 indexed App Store user reviews of SimpleCal by Yohei Fujikawa, rated 4.70/5 from 17,413 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simplecal-simple-calendar/id1227579630/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simplecal-simple-calendar/id1227579630.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14,442 · 4★ 1,953 · 3★ 552 · 2★ 140 · 1★ 326 ## What do users think of SimpleCal? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😍 Awesome!! - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Well-organized - 🎨 Helpful color-coding - ⏰ Useful reminders - 🗓️ Comprehensive calendar view - 🔁 Recurring events - 📝 Detailed event notes - 🔗 Syncs with iPhone calendar **Cons** - 🐛 Deleted events/data loss - 🔒 Requires full access to Apple Calendar - 🗓️ Can't edit read-only events - 🎨 Limited color options - 🗓️ Can't add events on days with existing events - 🔍 No day/week view options - 🔌 Ads can be intrusive **Commonly reported bugs** - Calendar stuck on one date - Home screen widget not working - Issues with setting recurring events **Most requested features** - Add more color options - Ability to gray out past days - Custom reminder times - Separate work and personal calendars - Printable calendar view - Sync colors across devices - Add subtasks for events - Ability to delete specific holidays ## Newest reviews (20 of 1,097) ### 4/5 — Good calendar *2026-09-18* Good calendar to keep track, would be nice to be able to insert a pattern for repetitive schedules. Also to share with your spouse ### 4/5 — Calendar *2026-09-17* Good ### 4/5 — Calendrier *2026-09-13* Je crois qu’il devrait avoir plus de choix de couleurs mais sinon l’appli est simple à utilisé et c’est ce que je recherchais alors garder ça simple c’est parfait ### 5/5 — Very practical calendar *2026-09-13* I have been using this calendar for five years and I really enjoy using it. ### 5/5 — Very good *2026-09-13* Usage daily ### 5/5 — The best one ever *2026-09-13* I have tried other calendars but they don’t compare to this one. It is simple and easy to use. It does everything I need it to do. It remembers titles of what I do often so I can just touch it and it fills it in. I can set up reminders and put a note in it for things I need to do or bring for appointment. I recommend it completely. I have never had a problem with it. ### 5/5 — Dates *2026-09-13* Very helpful app. Keep s me from double booking appointments. ### 4/5 — Notifications *2026-09-13* I wish we could set exactly when something was to notify us, rather than just the options it gives us ### 5/5 — My go to calendar, so easy and convenient *2026-09-12* I have used this Simple Calendar for a few years now simply because it is simple! My phone also has in installed Google calendar but I don’t find it easy. Simple Calendar is easy to use and more importantly easy to use. I find google calendar is too complicated and hard for me to navigate. Simple Calendar is somehow linked so that any notifications of dates I get via, say email, automatically update both google and Simple Calendar. Great app, thank you. ### 5/5 — Calendar *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* This app is a great! I use it as a daily reminder for all my appointments and any daily scheduled things I have planned. The alerts are always on time, easy set up, and works well! ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Sure good to have a monthly view of appointments ### 5/5 — Calendar *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Enjoying it! ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Tried several and, finally, found one that works for me. ### 5/5 — Calendar *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Couldn’t do without it. An excellent remainder of all daily commitments ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* I love this app ### 5/5 — Great *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Easy to use, and link to my phone ### 4/5 — Share *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Need to be able to link with others ### 5/5 — Finally *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Finally found the app I needed ### 5/5 — Daily tasks. *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* Works great 😃 ### 5/5 — Great useful app *2026-09-11, version 2.7.8* I use this app daily and can't imagine being without it. I don't worry about missing activities and appointments because they are right there for me to check. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Spam *2026-08-13, version 2.7.5* I got a spam and it shows up 5 times everyday. ### 1/5 — I loved and now I hate *2026-08-13, version 2.7.5* I rely on my calendar and I used to love this app for years. Twice in the past month it has erased all of my saved dates. I will be deleting this app and using another. ### 1/5 — Events Going Missing *2026-08-06, version 2.7.5* Not completely customizable if you want all calendars to contribute. I just have one contributing now but I keep having events disappear which obviously defeats the purpose of keeping a calendar. ### 1/5 — Fed up *2026-07-20, version 2.7.4* This app was good, but now totally put off by constantly getting a flashing icon at the bottom which if I click on it says google warning you have numerous viruses you need to download another app. It is a scam but it is totally putting me off using the app which is a shame as upto now it’s been a brilliant app. ### 1/5 — Saddened to leave this app *2026-07-13, version 2.7.3* i don’t tend to write reviews but here i am. been using this for years. suddenly everything disappeared. i tried everything. I simply just wish it can be saved automatically in the app. Thank you n goodbye. ### 1/5 — Lost my INFO *2026-06-07, version 2.7.2* Opened up the app today on 6/7/26, to find the last THREE years of my life was simply GONE!! Can’t get back more than the lousy 30 day “Lite Backup” they provide, but even that doesn’t give the details that were written, just the event! I’m devastated!! ### 1/5 — do not download *2026-06-04, version 2.7.2* Deleted my whole calendar 3 times and i cannot restore it. 😤😡 ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-05-28, version 2.7.2* Twice now it has deleted all of my events after a few months of using it’s absolutely awful. ### 1/5 — Disappointed in the End *2026-05-25, version 2.7.2* I’ve used this app for years. It has been great. Very user friendly. But it has one fatal flaw. This calendar will randomly clear all your events, with no way to retrieve them. I had backup turned on but nothing appeared in my other default calendars. Birthdays, weddings, interviews, important dates all erased. This is the second time it’s happened and i’m so done with it. Don’t waste your time with this app. ### 1/5 — Not good *2026-05-25, version 2.7.2* I really liked this calendar, but I lost all my data on it, which makes it hard for me to recommend it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Have been using for years :3 *2026-09-15* Have been using this every single day for years for both work & personal scheduling. Name rings true, very simple to use. Can set reminder notifs (i never do), recurring events, singular events, unlimited notes (i think - at least, VERY large space!) for any/all event(s) you want, lots of different color options for types of events if you benefit from color-coding. Can also change the overall calendar layout color which is cool (starts out as green i think, i changed mine to pink). Always 100% free, no subscription or anything. The only minor downside (and likely why it’s free) is that there is always a small bar at the bottom that displays (and sometimes plays) ads. Tbh tho i got used to it really fast because of how small it is comparatively and i dont even notice/register it anymore (haven’t in years). *Never* any full size or pop-up ads or anything. I’ve recommended this app to friends before. :3 ### 5/5 — Calendar *2026-09-15* No issues… ### 5/5 — Easy as 1, 2,3. *2026-09-14* This app is so good. I am a simple person that likes easy and simple things. This calendar is by far the best for me. ### 5/5 — Simple Calandra *2026-09-14* I find this app is very easy to use. I really can’t think of any changes I would recommend. For a Senior it is great!! ### 5/5 — Great calendar *2026-09-14* Love it just the way u have it ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-09-14* Thanks ### 5/5 — Einfach und gut *2026-09-14* Leicht zu bedienen und übersichtlich ### 5/5 — 好用 *2026-09-14* 极为方便 ### 5/5 — Simply Calendar *2026-09-13* I really like the way , this calendar looks , and it is very simply to use , with the colour coded . Thank you ### 5/5 — Suggestion *2026-09-13* Simple to use and read. The only improvement I would like to see is to make it easy to co-ordinate this app between my iPad and iPhone. --- *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 2026-09-20.*