EmojiCal vs Things_To_Take
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.
Things_To_Take
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | EmojiCal | Things_To_Take |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | SNC GmbH | Seung-Un Ham |
In-app purchases
EmojiCal
No in-app purchases
Things_To_Take
No in-app purchases









