Comparison

MagiCal2 vs A

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

Head to head
About

MagiCal2

This app offers a unique vertical calendar view for a quick monthly overview of your events. It synchronizes with your device's standard calendar and allows for easy event management, including creation, editing, and searching.

Highlights
  • Vertical one-year calendar view
  • Monthly schedule overview
  • Synchronizes with standard calendar
  • Customizable themes and display
  • Create, edit, copy, and paste events
  • Event search and email sharing
  • App badge displays event count
Features
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■Description "MagiCal2" is a vertical-style calendar app designed to provide a quick overview of monthly events at a glance. It utilizes events from the standard calendar application, allowing you to easily synchronize events using iTunes and iCloud. ■Features ・Convenient one-year calendar view. ・View schedules for one month at a glance. ・Multiple calendars organized based on your interests. ・Customizable theme colors and event display styles. ・Ability to create new events. ・Edit, copy, and paste events. ・Search events by keyword. ・Send events via email. ・Displays the number of events for today using the app badge. ■Operation ・Change months by scrolling up or down. ・Change years by swiping left or right. ・Tap an event to view details. ・Tap on a column (excluding the event button) to access the action menu.

About

A

Organize notes by groups and categories with features like color-coding, photo and location attachments, and data export. Easily manage shopping lists, ideas, hobbies, and daily records. This app allows for secure backup and migration of your data.

Highlights
  • Group and category note management
  • Color-coding and icon settings
  • Attach photos and location data
  • Sort and search functionality
  • Data export and backup (.zip)
  • File sharing and import
Features
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A-Note is a simple note app that keeps your notes organized by group. Create groups such as Work, Travel and Home, give each one its own color, and every note you write goes where it belongs. The first line of a note becomes its title, so your lists stay easy to scan. NOTES THAT HOLD MORE THAN TEXT • Attach several photos to one note and view them full-screen with pinch to zoom • Record a place and see it on a map, or open it in Apple Maps • Phone numbers and links in a note are tappable • Add a badge to important notes and see them all in one list FIND IT FAST • Keyword search across all groups • Narrow results to notes with photos, locations, links or numbers • Show notes with photos as thumbnails WORKS WITH OTHER A-SOFT APPS • Keep backups from CCList as notes, and send them back to CCList whenever you need them • P-Chord, G-Chord, U-Chord and A-CalcM will connect one by one in upcoming updates of those apps YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • Everything is stored on your device. No account, no server. • Save a backup file (.zip) with all notes, groups and photos, and restore it on a new device • Compatible with backups from the previous A-NoteJ • Available in 14 languages A-NOTE PRO (one-time purchase) • Send a note to your PC: scan a QR code and the text appears in your PC browser over Wi-Fi • Search filters (photos, locations, links, numbers, linked apps) • Select several notes to move or delete at once • Unlimited groups. The free version allows up to 3 groups outside Japan; anyone who used A-Note before version 10 keeps unlimited groups. Pro also hides the ad banner area.

Screenshots

MagiCal24 screens
A4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: A at Free against MagiCal2's $0.99. A also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). MagiCal2's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

A is free to download; MagiCal2 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagiCal2 ships an update every 3 months, A every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MagiCal2 versus A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagiCal2A
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKouichi AbeAsoft.iOS

In-app purchases

None

MagiCal2

No in-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagiCal2 free?
MagiCal2 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is A free?
A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MagiCal2 or A have ads?
A shows ads; MagiCal2 does not.
Which is updated more often, MagiCal2 or A?
MagiCal2 ships an update every 3 months, and A every 5 days. Most recently, MagiCal2 was updated on October 26, 2026 and A on October 24, 2026.

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