Comparison

SimpleCal vs Mindee

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

Head to head
About

SimpleCal

This app offers a straightforward way to manage your schedule, sync events across devices using iCloud or Google Calendar, and stay organized with reminders and weather forecasts. Its customizable interface and simple design make adding and editing events quick and intuitive.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform sync (iCloud/Google)
  • Event reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Weather forecast integration
  • Customizable event and color themes
  • Simple event adding and editing
  • Widget for quick event overview
  • Dark mode support
Features
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SimpleCal is the easiest calendar app on the App Store. Sync your schedule across platforms and devices through iCloud or Google calendar. - Sync All the events on your current calendar are transferable from another calendars via iCloud or Google calendar. (The connection uses the calendar account registered in the Settings app) - Widget Your recent events can be displayed on a widget to grasp what to do quickly. - Weather The weather forecast for the specified area is displayed on the calendar(up to one week ahead) - Reminders You won't miss your important events via SimpleCal's reminder. The reminders can be repeated daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. - Customizable interface Each event and calendar can have different colors, which makes you easily recognize your schedule. The color theme is also customizable. You can find your favorite theme for sure. - Simple design You can add or edit an event only with a few steps. Do you have some routine in your life? Then, try SimpleCal! You can create a new event just by dragging a past event. - Dark Mode Supports dark mode. - Data Backup Saves event data to an external server such as iCloud Calendar or Google Calendar. (The app does not have its own calendar and does not save to the device's local area.) In the unlikely event that your iPhone is damaged, you can simply log in to your original calendar account to load your previous event data.

About

Mindee

Easily create and share reminders with friends and family. Schedule notifications for specific dates, or trigger them based on your location. Coordinate plans and ensure everyone stays informed.

Highlights
  • Create shared reminders
  • Location-based notifications
  • Date-specific alerts
  • Accept/decline reminders
  • Sort and reorder lists
  • Recurring reminders
Features
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Mindee is all about sharing reminders with friends and family. Have you ever wished to schedule reminders for someone else? Then Mindee is the perfect app for you. You can create reminders at a specific date, and it will be sent to you and the people you want at the scheduled time. You can also create reminders to be sent when you are leaving a place or arriving at a location. Imagine you are meeting with some friends, and you want them to know when you are leaving your home. Or you want them be notified when you are 5 minutes away from your destination. That's right, Mindee got you covered. With Mindee, everything is easy: - Create a reminder - Share it with your friends - Be notified at a specific date or location - Accept, decline or delete reminders - Sort your reminders by date or reorder your list as you see fit - Create daily, weekly, monthly and yearly shared reminders As a bonus, you can organise your reminders without any internet connection

Screenshots

SimpleCal4 screens
Mindee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindee at none against SimpleCal's 2. Mindee also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). SimpleCal's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 13). On price, rating 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. SimpleCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mindee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleCal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleCal has 18K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SimpleCal versus Mindee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleCalMindee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better13
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohei FujikawaAntoine Dupont

Customer experience

SimpleCal

All ratings17,608 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,243 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.9%

Mindee

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

SimpleCal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar stuck on one date
  • Home screen widget not working
  • Issues with setting recurring events

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more color options
  • Ability to gray out past days
  • Custom reminder times
  • Separate work and personal calendars
  • Printable calendar view
Show 3 more
  • Sync colors across devices
  • Add subtasks for events
  • Ability to delete specific holidays

Mindee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SimpleCal

Subscriptions1
  • Ads removal$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$49.99
None

Mindee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleCal free?
SimpleCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindee free?
Mindee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleCal or Mindee?
SimpleCal is rated higher. SimpleCal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Mindee averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do SimpleCal or Mindee have ads?
SimpleCal shows ads; Mindee does not.

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