Vimcal User Reviews

Name: Vimcal: Calendar and Schedule
Rating: 4.7 (459 reviews)

Vimcal: Calendar and Schedule

Vimcal Inc.

🔧 Utilities

📊 Productivity

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Vimcal. Based on 459 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 7 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

🚀Fast and efficient
🤝Great for managing multiple calendars
⏱️Helpful time zone features
💻Powerful desktop app
🎨Clean and intuitive UI
🔍Easy to find coworker calendars
🗓️Slots and availability sharing

Negative things

🐛Bugs with date/time navigation
🔌No offline support
🔍Difficult to find/add local calendars
🔀Issues with Google/Microsoft account integration
📱Laggy and buggy mobile app
💰Expensive for a calendar app

Top reviews

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A Solid and Expensive Calendar

Vimcal is a solid calendar with few downsides. That said, innovation with the product slowed to the near standstill that it’s at now around 2 years ago. Since then the app has seen surprisingly few updates that are not “performance updates.” If Vimcal’s cost were less than what it is, this would be acceptable. However, Vimcal should be innovating in some way, given how the world has changed around the calendar product in the last 2 years and their premium price point.

Aaronjbach

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hi Aaron, The mobile app is free with no upsell or in app purchases. The desktop which is separate is $15 a month. The mobile app is not dependent on the desktop (you can use mobile without ever touching the desktop app). The mobile app has many of the same features as the desktop app and include the following and more. - company profiles and briefs - easy availability sharing with customizable options - view events in any time zone or city - view teammate's schedules and find openings - various widgets (lock screen, home screen, etc) - merge events to easily declutter your calendar view - show both Outlook and GCal calendar in the same view Cheers, Vimcal team

Nothing better

Couldn’t possibly have imagined how good this calendar app would be. The version on the computer is better than the iOS app but it’s still pretty great here. If you are a heavy calendar user, especially with multiple calendars across multiple services, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

Sigemund

2 months ago

Very good scheduling app

I’ve been using Vimcal for a few months and it’s completely changed how I manage my schedule. The interface is clean and intuitive, and the scheduling features save me so much time compared to other calendars. I love how fast it is and how easily I can book meetings without back-and-forth emails. It feels designed for people who live in their calendar. Vimcal has made my days more organized and less stressful, and I now rely on it daily.

Tosine88

3 months ago

Great app for multiple calendars

I usually have 5 or more calendar accounts via different client workplaces - this gives me one place to see them all, and give people a unified option for booking in with me.

Also can check availability for colleagues in different client companies at once - handy when setting meetings with people from both

Bonus: love how they handle time zones - I work with colleagues in a lot of counties and this is invaluable

Travellir

6 months ago

Sign in with Google doesn't work right

Instead of giving you the typical "select an account" option when using the Sign In With Google button, it seems to be defaulting to an account on my device that isn't usable with this app (locked down by employer). I'd prefer to use my personal Google account, but don't have the option to select which profile to use when signing in - not sure how it decided the work account is the default, but since I can't get past that initial screen, I don't have any way to add/change profiles.
There's some combination of signing out of all Google accounts on my device then signing back in in a specific order that might work, but it never sends to stick - once I get it displaying the right profile, it's only a few weeks before it's "stuck" on the work account again, and I'm tired of dealing with all that.

nickglowsindark

6 months ago

Scheduling links broken

Love the interface of Vimcal but all my scheduling links are broken. Help?

BlueBairDontCare

9 months ago

Fast!

Incredibly feature packed and fast. Similar vibe to superhuman. If you take the time to learn the shortcuts and capabilities, it could save hours per week.

JerseyMTE

9 months ago

What happened?

The app since update won’t actually open the date you want. I my the day prior or the day after. Unless you access it via the month view. Utterly awful update.

Kathyherts

a year ago

Buggy

Clicking on date goes to the previous day. Not working properly…

Keg641433

a year ago

A must-have app for google cal users!

The Vimcal iOS app has several features that I find myself using over and over again
- the ability to tag events with different colors makes it easy for me to grok what I have coming up at a glance
- sending availability slots is a huge time saver
- time zone functionality is great when I’m too lazy to do mental math

Highly recommend checking out their desktop app too! Love the keyboard shortcuts there

15_rbm

a year ago

No offline support

This doesn't seem possible for a modern calendar app, but I'm pretty sure there's no support for offline mode. When opening the app it takes 10+ seconds to load the events, so I turned off wifi and turned in airplane mode, quit the app, and reopened it, and sure enough after 10 or so seconds of loading, nothing showed up. Being able to see my calendar without an internet connection is a very basic table-stakes feature.
Also, normally I'd ask a question like this via support before leaving a review bit there's no Help section on the website or in the app...

DDC0

a year ago

Response from developer

Thanks for sharing this! Offline access is a popular request we're keeping on our radar. While it's not available at this time, we'll be sure to announce it in our product emails if we do implement it. If you need help or would like to share feedback or suggestions, simply tap Command Center > Send Feedback to reach our support team directly! - Cheers, Vimcal Team

I’m a double endorsement

…because I left and came back! Loved all aspects but had significant refresh issues. Gave Vimcal another try and the speed is real. Keep it up, team

Catt P

a year ago

Response from developer

Great to have you back, Catt P! We're thrilled you're here and have lots of exciting updates coming soon! - Cheers, Vimcal Team

App is randomly deleting meetings

The app has been randomly deleting me meetings from my calendar, and if I try to update a meeting, it deletes it. Unfortunately, it started out amazing, but something recently has gone a awry, making it almost unusable, as I’m not sure what meetings are being deleted.

Aggtgufdd

a year ago

Missing piece…iCloud

Loved it mostly and would have stayed subscribing if iCloud calendar was integrated. Not able to manage family full calendar w/o it. Strange as to continue to not want to integrate it for over a year.

Shotz018

a year ago

A good iOS app with an overpriced desktop app with few functional updates over the last 1-2 years.

As far as stand alone free iOS apps go, use Vimcal. It’s a good app. The minute you see the $15/mo price tag for the desktop app, know that the desktop app has had the same missing functionality and innovation for about 2 years now while Vimcal has built out another side of their business. When using premium calendars, the ecosystem is part of the deal. If they’re going to continue to charge $15/mo for desktop, they’ll need to visibly focus on the calendar product.

Aaronjbach

2 years ago

Response from developer

Innovative and Efficient Calendar with Sleek UI

Vimcal has revolutionized my scheduling process. It’s easy to provide empty slots in the schedule for meeting scheduling. Vimcal's 'Find a Time' feature automatically suggests the best slots to meet.

The keyboard shortcuts are intuitive, allowing me to navigate my schedule and schedule meetings in seconds. The 'Time Travel' feature makes scheduling across time zones effortless.

The UI is clean, attractive, and organized. Vimcal's sleek and minimalist design keeps me focused, and the seamless integration with my Google Calendar ensures all my events are always up-to-date.

If you're looking for a calendar app that's easy, fun 😃, powerful, user-friendly, and installs in a couple of minutes check this gem out!

lukner

2 years ago

Meh Calendar

It says it's a "calendar on steroids" but that's an insult to both calendars and steroids. It's more like a sticky note on decaf. Had the widget on my home screen with stuff for the day added. But it constantly said my day was empty and wouldn't show anything added in the calendar. They make it looks cool which is why I downloaded it, but I went back to Google calendars. It does what I need which is to be able to see what's scheduled for the day when I open my phone. Disappointing app

The Pickle Weasel

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi CrazyPickleWeasel! We're sorry this recent experience didn't go as positively as we had hoped. This isn't the standard we strive for, and we truly appreciate you bringing it to our attention. We'd like to investigate this further. Could you please reach out to us at aloha@vimcal.com? You can also send us a message through the feedback feature in the Command Center. We're eager to get this resolved for you! - Cheers, Vimcal Team

No direction on canvas

I am a student and have access to Canvas but now way I can add that feed into VimCal

kaushalraut

2 years ago

It’s great, but…

How come there’s no support for iCloud accounts ? Even google supports them :(

PinoleroLat

2 years ago

Worse and worse

Not sure what your engineering team is doing. App crashes upon launching for the last two weeks and no update to fix it at all. You guys might just shut it down and refund. Will not renew again if this is not fixed asap

EZ94303

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Eric! We're really sorry to hear about your recent experience. It's definitely not what we want for you and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. A member of our team will contact you via email to help resolve this. Please keep an eye out for our message! If you need anything else, you can reach us at aloha@vimcal.com or send us a message using the feedback feature in the Command Center. - Cheers, Vimcal Team