Comparison

Calendar Maker vs Big Day

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Calendar Maker

Create personalized calendars using your own photos and pre-designed templates. Easily customize date ranges, convert photos to wallpaper, and design monthly calendars in minutes.

Highlights
  • Personalized photo calendars
  • Customizable calendar templates
  • Photo collage creation
  • Convert photos to wallpaper
  • Customizable date ranges (2023-9998)
  • Monthly calendar design
Features
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Design a calendar with your favorite photos and our collection of amazing calendar templates. Keep track of days with your own personalized calendar. Why not design a personalized calendar and a photo collage for yourself? With our collection of calendar templates and easy editing tools, you’ll have a perfectly designed, personal calendar in less than a minute. Our calendar options allow you to customize your calendar to include date ranges from 2023 to 9998. You can also convert any photo into wallpaper and create a monthly calendar. A quick and easy way to customize your personal calendar. Select a monthly calendar template or create your own design. Choose from our selection of photo-framing designs. Choose a background and a color pattern from our library. Add your favorite photos and create a collage. If you like our app, please rate and comment to help us improve! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Big Day

Features
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Big Day turns the dates you're excited about into bright, glanceable countdowns you can pin anywhere — your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Holidays, birthdays, trips, paydays, due dates, anniversaries — add a countdown, give it a colour and an icon, and watch the days tick down (or up) every time you glance at your phone. WHY BIG DAY • Start free — create your first countdown and pin it as a widget, no account needed. • Beautiful, brightly-coloured cards that look great on any screen. • The little details other countdown apps get wrong: it says "Today" at zero, handles "1 day" correctly, and uses your local time zone — never UTC. WIDGETS, EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large. • Lock Screen widgets — rectangular, circular, and inline. • StandBy support for your nightstand. • Configurable: pick exactly which countdown each widget shows. MAKE IT YOURS • Curated colour palette for every countdown. • Icon and emoji picker. • Widget styles: number, progress ring, progress bar, or photo background. • Adjustable text size and legibility. COUNT DOWN — OR UP • Countdowns to future dates, and "days since" counters for the past. • Repeating events — annual, monthly, or weekly. • Local reminders as your big day approaches, plus a day-of nudge. TEMPLATES & SHARING • Seasonal and holiday template gallery — browse and add in a tap. • Export a shareable countdown card for any event. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. • Your countdowns sync automatically through your own iCloud — free, login-less, and only you can see them. We never receive your data. BIG DAY PLUS Unlock the full colour library, photo-background widgets, shareable countdown cards, and unlimited countdowns with a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your free countdown and widgets keep working either way. Questions or feedback? Email coraliadigital@icloud.com — we read everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://katinkia.github.io/big-day/privacy.html

Screenshots

Calendar Maker4 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Big Day at none against Calendar Maker's shown. Big Day also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). Calendar Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calendar Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Big Day sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Maker ships an update every 12 months, Big Day every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calendar Maker versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar MakerBig Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandro Melero ZaballosCoral Rose Page

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Calendar Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly plan3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Annual plan$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Forever plan$29.99
2 purchases

Big Day

Subscriptions1
  • Big Day Plus Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Big Day Plus Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Calendar Maker free?
Calendar Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calendar Maker or Big Day have ads?
Calendar Maker shows ads; Big Day does not.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Maker or Big Day?
Calendar Maker ships an update every 12 months, and Big Day every 4 months. Most recently, Calendar Maker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Big Day on October 28, 2026.

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