Calamari vs MeetBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calamari
This app helps businesses manage employee time off, track work hours, and centralize team information. It allows for easy leave requests, real-time work hour tracking with geofencing options, and access to employee data and key HR information.
- Manage absences and remote work
- Request and approve leave
- Track work hours in real-time
- Geofencing for time logging
- Store and access employee documents
- Monitor team events and work styles
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Join 130,000+ employees who streamline their work with Calamari! Our app is a comprehensive solution for managing absences, tracking work hours, and keeping employee data in one place. To use the app, you need a Calamari account. Sign up at calamari.io and try it for free! Time Off – manage absences and remote work • Request and approve leave and remote work in seconds, with a comment or attachment. • Check your leave history and balance in real time. • Check the team calendar before you plan a meeting. • As a manager, approve multiple requests at once. Time & Attendance – precise time tracking • Track hours with the start/stop/break clock – now also from Apple Watch. • Manually add and edit hours if your company allows flexible tracking. • As a manager, set up work-time logging zones (geofencing) in the app. • Track time by project and task. • Clock in automatically with iBeacon, or scan a QR code or NFC card at a KIOSK. • Get notified about late clock-ins or an unfinished workday. • Use home-screen widgets for quick access. • Check and end your shift right from the lock screen and Dynamic Island. Core HR – everything about your team • Scan and store documents – no more paper forms. • Stay on top of birthdays, work anniversaries, and other key dates. • Check colleagues' contact details and other info. • Discover your team's work style and interests with the Work with me feature. Built for everyday convenience and security • Sign in with one account via SSO (Microsoft 365 / Google). • Set push notifications for dozens of events – requests, timesheet changes, documents, or performance review updates. • Your dashboard shows what matters: requests, absences, birthdays, and your work time. • Available in 17 languages, with dark and light mode. • Data is encrypted, and Calamari is GDPR-compliant. The mobile app covers your everyday needs – leave, time tracking, and employee data. Full policy configuration, reporting, and the Performance Reviews module are available in the Calamari web app, under the same account. Scheduling is coming soon, too. Manage your team smarter and save time with Calamari!
MeetBoard
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MeetBoard is a shared calendar for teams. Schedule an event once and the whole organisation sees it — no e-mail threads, no "who, when and where". WHAT IT DOES • A shared team calendar with month, week and day views • Assign events to specific people, each with their own colour • Recurring events: daily, weekly and monthly, with an end date • Event locations defined by your team • Push notifications when an event is created, changed or deleted, plus reminders • Offline mode: changes are saved on the device and sync automatically once you are back online • Administrator tools: invite employees and manage locations • Fully translated into Polish and English WHO IT IS FOR Small and medium teams working from one schedule — clinics, workshops, agencies and service businesses. ACCOUNTS AND ACCESS Your organisation's administrator creates the account and sends an e-mail invitation. The app contains no in-app purchases and individual users are charged nothing — access is paid for by the organisation under a separate agreement. PRIVACY Data is stored on Google Cloud in the Warsaw region, within the European Economic Area. You can permanently delete your account at any time in the app: Profile → Delete account. Full privacy policy: noviqua.com/meetboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MeetBoard at daily against Calamari's every 8 days. MeetBoard also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calamari ships an update every 8 days, MeetBoard daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calamari | MeetBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (174 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hubert Lisek | Anna Adamska |
In-app purchases
Calamari
No in-app purchases
MeetBoard
No in-app purchases









