123 Calendar vs Grid Notes App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
123 Calendar
This simple calendar app displays your entire week's events in a single view with three zoom levels. Easily manage events, assign custom colors, and create filters to highlight specific entries. It offers a streamlined way to organize your schedule without intrusive ads.
- Weekly event view
- Three zoom levels
- Custom event colors
- Keyword-based filters
- Event grouping and hiding
- Simple event management
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This simple calendar app lets you see all your week's event in one view. With a simple left/right swipe, you can zoom in/out from the week view into a more compressed view. Three levels of zoom! No need to zoom into the day, since the day's schedule is on top of every line. Multiple day events are clearly visible without repeating itself. Adding, moving, copying and deleting events are super simple. You can assign custom colors / shading to events too! You can create filters which automatically highlights certain events based on keywords. The search interface highlights the events, allowing you to view your results in context. You can assign the calendars into groups and quickly hide/show or fade them. The topbar lets you highlight events matching the filters, or those belonging to certain groups. Best of all, this app is free. It won't nag you about upgrading to full version until after you used it plenty. No intrusive ads either!
Grid Notes App
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Instead of lists and folders, you get a zoomable grid where you can place notes wherever they feel right - cluster related ideas together, spread a project across the canvas, or keep a corner just for quick thoughts. FEATURES - Large canvas — pan and zoom freely across a grid canvas - Place notes anywhere — long press anywhere on the canvas to drop a note - Rich notes — add a title, body text, color, images, videos, and PDF attachments - Pin notes — lock important notes in place so they don't move while you pan - Search — find any note instantly by title or content - Export & import — back up all your notes as a single JSON file - Fully offline — everything stays on your device, nothing is sent anywhere DESIGNED FOR FOCUS No accounts. No subscriptions. No ads. No cloud sync. Just you and your canvas. Grid Notes is built for people who think spatially - writers mapping out a story, developers tracking ideas across a project, students connecting concepts, or anyone who finds flat lists too limiting. PRIVACY All your notes, images, and files are stored locally on your device. Grid Notes does not collect any personal data and has no internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Notes App at none against 123 Calendar's 1. 123 Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. 123 Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Notes App asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | 123 Calendar | Grid Notes App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jormy Games | Jimmy Nordstrom |
In-app purchases
123 Calendar
- Premium Upgrade$9.99
Grid Notes App
No in-app purchases









