Comparison

SimpleCal vs Calendrier

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

Calendrier

This app helps you manage your schedule by tracking events and appointments. It offers multiple calendar views to easily spot conflicts and free time, and allows for quick event creation with smart suggestions. You can also manage tasks alongside your events and share calendars with others.

Highlights
  • Multiple calendar views (month, week, day)
  • Task management alongside events
  • Quick event creation with smart suggestions
  • Calendar sharing
  • Appointment reminders
  • Collaborative scheduling
Features
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Calendar is a personal calendar app tracks events and appointments, allows multiple calendar views to quickly identify conflicts and free time. Never forget an appointment again with the app Simple Calendar. Get the official Calendar 2022 app, for your iphone phone and ipad to save time and make the most of every day. Simple Calendar is a great option that offers a simple way to keep track of all your important tasks and events. Features: • Different ways to view your calendar - Quickly switch between month, week, and day view. • Tasks - Create, manage, and view your tasks alongside your events in Calendar • Schedule meetings quickly by checking coworkers' availability or layering their calendars in a single view. • Quick event creation - Smart suggestions for event titles, places, and people save you time when creating events. • Share calendars so people see full event details or just if you are free Productivity: • Different ways to view your calendar : Quickly switch between month, week and day view. • To-do : Use Reminders to create and view to-dos alongside your events. • All your calendars in one place - Google Calendar works with all calendars on your phone, including Exchange. • Events from Gmail - Flight, hotel, concert, restaurant reservations and more gets added to your calendar automatically. Calendaring will contain one or more of the following features: Calendar – a calendar showing dates and days of the week. Address book – a list of contacts with information to enable the user to communicate with the contacts. Appointment attachments – Calendario allow users to attach a file to an appointment. Appointment calendar – a list of appointments and the attendees for the appointments. Appointment reminders – Automatically reminds participants of an upcoming meeting. Calendar publishing – some calendaring tools allow the user to publish select calendar information on a public link. Collaborative scheduling – the capability of the software to check schedules and propose meeting times to all of the participants. Group calendar – a calendar showing dates of groups. Multiple calendars – icalendar allows users to create separate calendars (i.e. work calendar, children school calendar). TickTick:To-Do List & Calendar TickTick is a powerful to-do & task management app with seamless cloud synchronization across all your devices. Pencil Planner & Calendar Pro Plan daily, weekly, monthly and yearly with this handwritten bullet journal, agenda, and diary. Calendars: Planner & Reminders Calendar 2022 works perfectly with Google Calendar and built-in iOS Calendar. Calendars supports everything you can find in Google Calendar: appointments, reminders and more. Sync is really fast and your information is always up to date. A Simple Habit Tracker Calendar helps you create healthy routines by helping you set goals, tracking your progress, and then motivating you with streaks/chains. Share Notes and Lists Keep track of your schedule and share it with others using Calendar. Create task lists with your most important to-dos reak down your tasks to subtasks Set a due date for every task to help you achieve your goals Multiple calendars for family, friends, personal, work etc Share a calendar and scheduling reate and edit events for all members. Set a different color for each member or activity. Chat and add photos as if you were using a messenger app for each event. In Today Calendar, you can alternate between different views very easily, moving between the daily, weekly, and monthly views with just a gesture on the screen. With Simple Calendar, you can add detailed events to each day, including vacation days, your contact's birthdays, as well as national holidays from many different countries. Never miss an event, forget an appointment, or be late to plans again with this app's easy to use features. Easily manage your work schedule and keep track of all your appointments with the clear, efficient app Simple Calendar.

Screenshots

SimpleCal4 screens
Calendrier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calendrier at none against SimpleCal's 2. Calendrier also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SimpleCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Calendrier asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleCal ships an update fortnightly, Calendrier every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SimpleCal versus Calendrier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleCalCalendrier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohei FujikawaShreyaskumar Patel

Customer experience

SimpleCal

All ratings17,608 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,245 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative12.0%

Calendrier

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Calendrier

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

Calendrier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleCal free?
SimpleCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendrier free?
Calendrier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleCal or Calendrier have ads?
SimpleCal shows ads; Calendrier does not.
Which is updated more often, SimpleCal or Calendrier?
SimpleCal ships an update fortnightly, and Calendrier every 3 weeks. Most recently, SimpleCal was updated on October 29, 2026 and Calendrier on October 24, 2026.

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