Comparison

Whenever vs FirstSeed Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Whenever

This app offers a simple and flexible way to manage your schedule and tasks, inspired by the ease of a physical notebook. It helps you track what matters most in your life. An in-app purchase unlocks integration with popular calendar services.

Highlights
  • Calendar management
  • To-do list functionality
  • Reminder setting
  • Physical notebook inspiration
  • Google Calendar integration
  • iCloud Calendar integration
Features
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Whenever is a casual calendar/todo-list/reminders app, modeled after the simplicity and flexibility of a physical notebook. Use it to keep track of whatever you deem most important in your life. The in-app purchase allows integration with Google Calendar, iCloud, Yahoo Calendar, or any other account with calendar data that you have set up in your device settings. Please send all bug reports and feature suggestions to: feedback@whenever.io

About

FirstSeed Calendar

A powerful scheduling app that manages both events and reminders. It offers innovative calendar views, interactive widgets for various iOS versions, and seamless syncing with Apple's Calendar and Reminders apps. An optional paid upgrade unlocks advanced features like natural language event processing and drag-and-drop functionality.

Highlights
  • Interactive and lock-screen widgets
  • Full-featured month, week, and list views
  • Event and reminder management
  • Natural language event processing (paid)
  • Drag & drop event manipulation (paid)
  • Apple Watch support
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
Features
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FirstSeed Calendar keeps your events and reminders in one place. It’s fast, flexible, and built so you can handle most tasks with one hand. Features: - Month view that handles everyday tasks with one hand - Week view that fits the whole week on one screen, with no vertical scrolling - Day, list, and year views, including a list view laid out like a paper planner - Events and reminders together in one calendar - Move or duplicate events to multiple dates at once - Respond to invitations right from the app - Daily Summary notifications for today’s or tomorrow’s events - Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, and interactive widgets, including a timeline widget - Control Center controls - Apple Watch app with complications - Dark mode, custom themes, and colors for weekends and holidays - Designed for Liquid Glass, with clear and tinted icons and widgets Pro: One-Time Purchase, No Subscription: - Sync directly with Google Calendar, including per-event colors - Trash: recover deleted events and reminders for up to 30 days - Automatic backups of your calendar data - Quick Event: create events by typing naturally, like “Lunch with Bob at noon tomorrow” - Full-screen alarms for events you can’t miss - Weather forecasts in your calendar - Week numbers, time zones, and event history - Drag and drop to reschedule events - Templates for events you create often - Calendar sets to show or hide groups of calendars with one tap - Import and export ICS files - Customize the Apple Watch app - Alternate app icons - No ads Sync: FirstSeed Calendar works with Apple’s Calendar and Reminders apps, so your events and reminders stay in sync across all your devices through iCloud, Google, Exchange, and any other accounts you’ve added in Settings.

Screenshots

Whenever4 screens
FirstSeed Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Whenever at none against FirstSeed Calendar's shown. Whenever also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 81%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). FirstSeed Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (336 vs 23). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Whenever sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FirstSeed Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Whenever against 4.7 for FirstSeed Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FirstSeed Calendar has 336 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Whenever's written reviews are positive against 81% of FirstSeed Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whenever ships an update fortnightly, FirstSeed Calendar every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Whenever versus FirstSeed Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWheneverFirstSeed Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better4.7 (336 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better80.5% of reviews
Number of ratings23336 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter LoBueFirstSeed Inc

Customer experience

Whenever

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%

FirstSeed Calendar

All ratings336 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Whenever

One-time1
  • Whenever Plus$4.99
2 purchases

FirstSeed Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Donation$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99

Questions

Is Whenever free?
Whenever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FirstSeed Calendar free?
FirstSeed Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whenever or FirstSeed Calendar?
Whenever is rated higher. Whenever averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while FirstSeed Calendar averages 4.7 from 336 ratings.
Do Whenever or FirstSeed Calendar have ads?
FirstSeed Calendar shows ads; Whenever does not.
Which is updated more often, Whenever or FirstSeed Calendar?
Whenever ships an update fortnightly, and FirstSeed Calendar every 8 days. Most recently, Whenever was updated on October 24, 2026 and FirstSeed Calendar on October 27, 2026.

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