InstaCal vs Tiroir
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InstaCal
This app consolidates events, reminders, and tasks across multiple Apple devices. It offers various calendar views, customizable themes, and intelligent text input for easy event creation. It also includes widgets and countdowns for important dates.
- Menu bar calendar and full window view
- Event, reminder, and task organization
- Add events from photos and text
- Multiple calendar views (Agenda, Day, Week, Month, Year)
- Customizable themes and accent colors
- Interactive widgets for Home and Lock Screens
- Countdown timers for important dates
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Photograph the school calendar on the fridge and every date on it is ready to add. Type “Lunch with Sam Friday at noon” and it’s on your calendar. InstaCal brings events, reminders, tasks and countdowns together, shows your time six ways from Agenda to Year, and includes the Mac and Apple Watch apps in the same purchase. ONE PURCHASE. FOUR PLATFORMS. • Mac: a menu bar calendar and full calendar window. • iPhone: your agenda, widgets and the Live Countdown. • iPad: calendar, agenda and event details side by side. • Apple Watch: upcoming plans, tasks, countdowns and complications. Share it with up to five family members through Family Sharing. No subscription, and no InstaCal account to create. ADD FROM IMAGE Photograph a school calendar, newsletter, invitation or class schedule, or share a photo, screenshot, PDF or web page. Every event, to-do and weekly class on it is ready to review and add. InstaCal reads it with Apple Intelligence, unticks what’s already on your calendar, and can put your child’s name in front of each title. Requires an iPhone or iPad with Apple Intelligence. SIX VIEWS, AND ROOM TO TRY MORE Move between Agenda, Day, Week, Month, Quarter and Year. In Day and Week, pick up an event and drag it to a new time; overlapping events stack instead of squeezing into slivers. On iPad, put the mini month and agenda beside the calendar. On iPhone Duo, each posture keeps its own layout, with upright styles like Planner Week, Wall Calendar and Quadrants built around the hinge. A LOOK THAT’S YOURS Choose Classic, Full Color or Pictures: a street view of where an event is, or a fitting picture for plans like Haircut or Halloween. Pick an accent color, and your widgets and Apple Watch follow it. Turn on the Chinese lunar calendar for lunar dates, festivals and the 24 solar terms across the app, widgets and Apple Watch. EVENTS, REMINDERS, TASKS AND COUNTDOWNS • See calendar events and Apple Reminders together. • Organize tasks in lists with tags, priorities and checklists. • Count down to trips, birthdays and milestones. • Put one event on several dates at once with Add Another Date. • Join online meetings and respond to supported invitations. • See weather and moon phases, and get leave-by guidance for your next event. ADD PLANS IN YOUR OWN WORDS Type “Lunch with Sam tomorrow at noon” to create an event. Quick Add understands dates and times in 31 languages, with processing on your device. Use Quick Edit to move, rename or cancel events from the same field. WIDGETS THAT KEEP PLANS CLOSE Browse dates and check off reminders in interactive widgets. Keep your agenda, next event and countdowns on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Mac desktop. On supported iPhones, the Live Countdown counts down to your next event on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in your Apple Watch’s Smart Stack. MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR DAY Use calendar sets, choose colors and display a second time zone. Your settings sync through your own iCloud. Add plans with Siri, Shortcuts or the Quick Add control on iPhone and iPad. WORKS WITH THE CALENDARS YOU USE Use calendars available through Apple Calendar, or connect Google and Microsoft accounts directly for richer event and invitation support. IN YOUR LANGUAGE The interface and Quick Add are available in 31 languages, from German and Japanese to Thai and Ukrainian. Dates and week starts follow your region. PRIVACY No advertising, tracking or usage analytics. Natural-language entry is processed on your device. Add from Image reads shared pages with Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute. Optional feature-request submissions and event pictures send the content you provide to online services; see our privacy policy for details. FOR RETURNING CUSTOMERS If you bought InstaCal before, this rebuilt version is yours at no extra charge, however long ago you bought it. Questions? Visit instacalapp.com/support/. Some features require supported devices or services.
Tiroir
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Tiroir turns any object into a smart card. Take a photo of a piece of clothing, a piece of furniture, or an electronic device—the AI recognizes the object and generates the title, description, and details in just a few seconds. SMART INVENTORY • Quick photo scan • Complete listing generated automatically • Themed collections to organize everything • Find any item in two seconds REAL-TIME MARKET VALUE • Automatic resale price estimate • Price ranges on Leboncoin, Vinted, and eBay • Purchase price history SEAMLESS SHARING • Instant share link for each item or collection • Buyers can view the listing without creating an account • Ideal for selling, insuring, or passing items on Tiroir is free. Available on iPhone. Conditions d'utilisation (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Politique de confidentialité : https://www.tiroir.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tiroir at Free against InstaCal's $19.99. Tiroir also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). InstaCal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). On update cadence and ads 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
Tiroir is free to download; InstaCal costs $19.99 up front. Tiroir sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. InstaCal asks for nothing beyond the download.
InstaCal ships an update weekly, Tiroir every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InstaCal | Tiroir |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Higher Bar, LLC | CLEMENT PIERRE, NICOLAS OUGIER |
In-app purchases
InstaCal
No in-app purchases
Tiroir
- Tiroir Premium Monthly$11.991 Month
- Tiroir Premium Annually$49.991 Year









