Comparison

EmojiCal vs Things_To_Take

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Things_To_Take

Features
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Take photos to prove you packed. Never forget an essential again. THE PROBLEM You're at the airport and can't remember if you packed your charger. You check a list but still aren't sure — did you actually put it in the bag? WHY EXISTING SOLUTIONS FAIL Regular checklists let you tap a box without proof. You can check off "passport" while it's still on the kitchen counter. THE SOLUTION ThingsToTake requires a photo to mark an item as packed. Point your camera, snap, done — visual proof right in your list. Organize items by category, sync across devices with iCloud, and travel with confidence. No ads. No tracking. Just your packing list.

Screenshots

EmojiCal4 screens
Things_To_Take2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EmojiCal at 9.0 against Things_To_Take's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EmojiCal ships an update every 3 months, Things_To_Take every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
EmojiCal versus Things_To_Take: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmojiCalThings_To_Take
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB7 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSNC GmbHSeung-Un Ham

In-app purchases

None

EmojiCal

No in-app purchases

None

Things_To_Take

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EmojiCal free?
EmojiCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Things_To_Take free?
Things_To_Take is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EmojiCal or Things_To_Take have ads?
Neither EmojiCal nor Things_To_Take shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EmojiCal or Things_To_Take?
EmojiCal ships an update every 3 months, and Things_To_Take every 5 months. Most recently, EmojiCal was updated on November 2, 2026 and Things_To_Take on November 3, 2026.

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