Color Calendar vs JReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Calendar
Visualize your existing iPhone Calendar events with a vibrant, customizable display. Choose from 24 colors and various display styles to personalize your schedule. Changes sync instantly between this app and your iPhone Calendar.
- Colorful event display
- 24 color options
- Customizable display styles
- Syncs with iPhone Calendar
- No ads or costs
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Color Calendar is a very colorful view of your existing iPhone Calendar. Simply open the app and all of your Calendar Events are displayed in color. • Enjoy a colorful view of your events. Pick from 24 different colors. • Customize how your events are displayed to fit your style. Choose from Traditional, Fun, Time, Bold, and Verbose. • Use the iPhone Calendar and Color Calendar. Changes made in one are immediately available in the other; or configure one for work and one for personal if you would like to separate your events. • No ads, no costs.
JReader
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Read text aloud from your camera in a variety of natural voices. Choose from different voices both male and female. Blend different voices to create your own unique voice in the app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Calendar at none against JReader's 2. JReader's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. JReader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Color Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, JReader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Calendar | JReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Hangas | Jay Pathak |
In-app purchases
Color Calendar
No in-app purchases
JReader
- JReader Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- JReader Premium Lifetime$19.99
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