Comparison

123 Calendar vs Magnet

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Weekly event view
  • Three zoom levels
  • Custom event colors
  • Keyword-based filters
  • Event grouping and hiding
  • Simple event management
Features
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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!

About

Magnet

Features
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Magnet turns your everyday to-dos into little paper magnets on a warm, cozy board — the calm, charming alternative to yet another cold checklist app. Jot something down and it becomes a cute sticky note stuck to your board, complete with washi tape, push-pins, and soft paper textures. Snap a photo and it lands as a framed polaroid — or lift the subject out into a die-cut sticker. Doodle a quick sketch and pin it up. It's your fridge door, in your pocket. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Notes that feel handmade — every magnet is a warm paper sticker with tape, pins, and gentle shadows. Nothing generic. • One line, many magnets — write "buy oranges, water plants, call mom" and Magnet splits it into three, each with a matching little icon. • Photos become magnets — snap or upload a picture for a framed polaroid, or lift the subject cleanly out into a sticker (all on-device). • Doodle magnets — sketch something by hand and stick it on. • Arrange your way — drag magnets anywhere, resize, tilt, and shake your phone to shuffle the board. Pick from cozy surfaces: dotted, grid, paper, fridge, corkboard, or a starry night. • A gentle calendar — tap any day to plan ahead, and look back on everything you've finished. • Lock Screen widget & Live Activity — glance at today's magnets, and check one off, without opening the app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no cloud. Your notes are yours. MAGNET PLUS A single, one-time purchase (no subscription, ever) unlocks: • Unlimited magnets • Photo cut-outs (lift the subject from any photo) • Every future update The free version is genuinely useful — keep a boardful of magnets, plan your calendar, and enjoy the whole cozy experience. Plus is there when you want more room and the photo magic. Made with care by one indie developer who loves cozy, tactile things. Thanks for giving Magnet a home on your phone.

Screenshots

123 Calendar3 screens
Magnet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Magnet at every 4 days against 123 Calendar's every 7 months. 123 Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 123 Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Magnet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

123 Calendar ships an update every 7 months, Magnet every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
123 Calendar versus Magnet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter123 CalendarMagnet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJormy GamesMinh Kha Pham

In-app purchases

1 purchases

123 Calendar

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$9.99
2 purchases

Magnet

One-time2
  • Magnet Plus (Launch Offer)$6.99
  • Magnet Plus$9.99

Questions

Is 123 Calendar free?
123 Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magnet free?
Magnet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 123 Calendar or Magnet have ads?
Neither 123 Calendar nor Magnet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 123 Calendar or Magnet?
123 Calendar ships an update every 7 months, and Magnet every 4 days. Most recently, 123 Calendar was updated on November 2, 2026 and Magnet on October 28, 2026.

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