SimpleCal vs SMART ServiceCheck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SMART ServiceCheck
This app checks network configurations to ensure seamless connectivity with SMART hardware and software solutions. It identifies blocked URLs or ports that may prevent automatic updates or screen sharing, providing specific details for resolution.
- Network port and URL testing
- Firewall blockage identification
- Troubleshooting for SMART solutions
- Automatic update verification
- Wireless screen sharing support
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The SMART hardware and software solutions sometimes require access to special websites or ports, for example for functions such as automatic updates or wireless screen sharing. As soon as your smartphone is in the same network as the SMART solution, the SMART ServiceCheck app can test for you whether all of these releases and ports are permitted in the network to be used or whether they are blocked by a firewall. If this is the case, the SMART ServiceCheck app names the corresponding URLs or ports that still need to be allowed in the network so that SMART solutions such as SMART Lumio™, SMART Learning Suite™ or SMART Mirror of the SMART Board® interactive displays works perfectly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SMART ServiceCheck at none against SimpleCal's 2. SMART ServiceCheck also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SimpleCal's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (18K vs 1). On price 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. SimpleCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SMART ServiceCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.
SMART ServiceCheck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleCal has 18K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SimpleCal ships an update fortnightly, SMART ServiceCheck every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleCal | SMART ServiceCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yohei Fujikawa | Reichwein |
Customer experience
SimpleCal
SMART ServiceCheck
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
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- Sync colors across devices
- Add subtasks for events
- Ability to delete specific holidays
SMART ServiceCheck
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimpleCal
- Ads removal$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads$49.99
SMART ServiceCheck
No in-app purchases
Questions
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