EmojiCal vs PanPipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EmojiCal
Enhance your calendar with vibrant emoji to visually track appointments. Offers pre-made templates and custom options for various categories, integrating seamlessly with existing calendars.
- Color-code calendar events with emoji
- Pre-made and custom appointment templates
- Supports iCloud, Exchange, Outlook, and Gmail calendars
- Address book linking and phone transfer
- Clear day view with timeline
- 3D Touch for quick appointment creation
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Emoji your appointments Bring color into your calendar. Free for a short time. Useful templates with emoji, smily, standard text and custom event properties to quickly track your appointments. Smart calendar app as a supplement or alternative to your favorite calendar. Many standard appointment templates grouped by business, sports, travel, lifestyle and health. Create your own templates and groups according to your requirements. Create your appointment templates with address book link, phone transfer, standard duration, reminder and of course the matching emoji. No matter which calendar you use: iCloud, Exchange, Outlook or Gmail - EmojiCal supports all standard calendars. 3D Touch for the direct creation of appointments. Clear day view with appointment duration as a timeline. Emoji your calendar.
PanPipe
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This is not a VPN proxy app, actually it is a powerful network content blocking tool for you. Features: 1) API Simulation/Content Blocking 2) Local DNS resolver 3) Super Port Mapping 1. Steps for API Simulation * Start VPN Service, Install Certificate by the instruction, then you will see "Tap To Stop" button. * Click "Tasks" Tab, then click "Add" on the left top, select "Content Blocking" template. * enable it by the toggle button, then click Sync button on the right top. * switch to Safari app, visit "https://empty.empty/", you will see text "hello world!". Amazing! So with this feature, you can easily create mock api for your apps. 2. Steps for local dns resolver, Please complete the steps above first. * Start VPN Service. * Click "Tasks" Tab, then click "Add" on the left top, select "DNS Resolve" template. * click the "empty.empty" under "DNS Hook", then you can change host/ip here. * click save and "Sync" the task, you will see the dns you changed works. So with this feature, you can easily switch between different environments. 3. Steps for Super Port Mapping, Please complete the Feature 1 first. * Start VPN Service. * Click "Tasks" Tab, then click "Add" on the left top, select "Port Mapping" template. * enable it by the toggle button, then click Sync button on the right top. * switch to Safari app, visit "https://empty.empty/", you will see content from "www.example.com" website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EmojiCal at none against PanPipe's 1. EmojiCal also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). PanPipe's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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. PanPipe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EmojiCal asks for nothing beyond the download.
EmojiCal ships an update every 3 months, PanPipe monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EmojiCal | PanPipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SNC GmbH | LUAFAN LAB LTD |
In-app purchases
EmojiCal
No in-app purchases
PanPipe
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