SimpleCal vs Date Today
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.
Date Today
Enhance your home screen with customizable calendar widgets. Choose from numerous themes and styles to personalize your display, or create your own unique widget designs. Save multiple widgets for different looks.
- Minimalist calendar widgets
- Dozens of theme styles
- Customizable background, text, and fonts
- Save multiple widgets
- Different widget sizes
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Calendar Widget is the most easy-to-use minimal design calendar widget app. Add stylish calendar widgets directly onto your home screen. Customize your home screen ▲ There are dozens of cute theme styles to meet your home screen beautification needs. ▲ Easily design your own widget with Calendar Widget ▲ Customized background, text color & fonts ▲ Save many widgets and have a different type of widget on your home screen at the same time ▲ Choose from different sizes (small, medium, large)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleCal at 85% against Date Today's 29%. SimpleCal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (18K vs 28). Date Today's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Date Today sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpleCal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleCal has 18K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of SimpleCal's written reviews are positive against 29% of Date Today's.
SimpleCal ships an update fortnightly, Date Today every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleCal | Date Today |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18K ratings) — better | 4.1 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohei Fujikawa | LE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC |
Customer experience
SimpleCal
Date Today
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
Date Today
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimpleCal
- Ads removal$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads$49.99
Date Today
- Lifetime$9.99
Questions
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