SimpleCal vs TimeDraw
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.
TimeDraw
This app transforms your calendar and reminders into a visual clockface, making your schedule easy to understand at a glance. Create and customize events with notes and recurrences directly from the main screen.
- Clockface schedule visualization
- Easy event and reminder creation
- Customizable display options
- Smart recurrence and notes
- Clean, modern interface
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Visualize your time. TimeDraw transforms your calendar and reminders into an intuitive clockface display. Instantly understand your schedule at a glance. Events and reminders before noon are displayed as lines inside the clock, while those after noon appear outside. It’s a whole new way to understand your time. Key Features - Clockface Visualization: See all your events and reminders mapped onto an analog clock. Instantly spot your free time and busy hours. - Easy Event & Reminder Creation: Add new events or reminders right from the main screen. Set recurrences, add notes, choose custom calendars, and more—all in a few taps. - Customizable Experience: Open the settings page to personalize TimeDraw to fit your workflow. Choose which calendars to display, adjust visual preferences, and make the app truly yours. - Smart Recurrence & Notes: Support for recurring events and reminders, with the ability to add detailed notes for every item. See your day in a new way. Download TimeDraw and visualize your time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeDraw at none against SimpleCal's 2. TimeDraw also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). SimpleCal's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 5) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence 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. SimpleCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TimeDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleCal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleCal has 17K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of SimpleCal's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeDraw's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SimpleCal ships an update fortnightly, TimeDraw monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleCal | TimeDraw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (17K ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohei Fujikawa | Michael Ellis |
Customer experience
SimpleCal
TimeDraw
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
TimeDraw
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimpleCal
- Ads removal$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads$49.99
TimeDraw
No in-app purchases
Questions
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