Comparison

FirstSeed Calendar vs HomeScreen Calendar Widget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FirstSeed Calendar

A powerful scheduling app that manages both events and reminders. It offers innovative calendar views, interactive widgets for various iOS versions, and seamless syncing with Apple's Calendar and Reminders apps. An optional paid upgrade unlocks advanced features like natural language event processing and drag-and-drop functionality.

Highlights
  • Interactive and lock-screen widgets
  • Full-featured month, week, and list views
  • Event and reminder management
  • Natural language event processing (paid)
  • Drag & drop event manipulation (paid)
  • Apple Watch support
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
Features
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FirstSeed Calendar keeps your events and reminders in one place. It’s fast, flexible, and built so you can handle most tasks with one hand. Features: - Month view that handles everyday tasks with one hand - Week view that fits the whole week on one screen, with no vertical scrolling - Day, list, and year views, including a list view laid out like a paper planner - Events and reminders together in one calendar - Move or duplicate events to multiple dates at once - Respond to invitations right from the app - Daily Summary notifications for today’s or tomorrow’s events - Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, and interactive widgets, including a timeline widget - Control Center controls - Apple Watch app with complications - Dark mode, custom themes, and colors for weekends and holidays - Designed for Liquid Glass, with clear and tinted icons and widgets Pro: One-Time Purchase, No Subscription: - Sync directly with Google Calendar, including per-event colors - Trash: recover deleted events and reminders for up to 30 days - Automatic backups of your calendar data - Quick Event: create events by typing naturally, like “Lunch with Bob at noon tomorrow” - Full-screen alarms for events you can’t miss - Weather forecasts in your calendar - Week numbers, time zones, and event history - Drag and drop to reschedule events - Templates for events you create often - Calendar sets to show or hide groups of calendars with one tap - Import and export ICS files - Customize the Apple Watch app - Alternate app icons - No ads Sync: FirstSeed Calendar works with Apple’s Calendar and Reminders apps, so your events and reminders stay in sync across all your devices through iCloud, Google, Exchange, and any other accounts you’ve added in Settings.

About

HomeScreen Calendar Widget

Add a customizable monthly calendar to your home screen. Mark important dates with various colors to quickly visualize your schedule without opening an app. Place multiple calendars to track different events.

Highlights
  • Display calendar on home screen
  • Mark dates with custom colors
  • Place multiple calendars
  • Free placement like app icons
  • Quickly note important days
Features
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This app lets you place a monthly calendar on your home screen using iOS14's widget function. Unlike traditional wallpaper apps, you can freely place a mini-calendar on your home screen like you would an app icon. Just mark the dates with any color you like to quickly note down the days you want to remember. Skip the hassle of launching the app! ■ Sample Uses - Garbage Collection Day Calendar (red = combustible waste, blue = non-combustible waste, green = recyclable waste) - Children's Lesson Calendar (light blue = swimming, red = dancing, green = cram school) ■ Main Features - Display calendar on home screen - Mark dates with any color you like - Place multiple calendars on home screen ■ Premium Features - Unlimited markers - Unlimited calendars - Customized markers ■ Terms of service https://ac-1-ba1dc.web.app/terms.html

Screenshots

FirstSeed Calendar4 screens
HomeScreen Calendar Widget2 screens

Verdict

The call

FirstSeed Calendar and HomeScreen Calendar Widget both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of FirstSeed Calendar's written reviews are positive against 52% of HomeScreen Calendar Widget's. FirstSeed Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (337 vs 49). HomeScreen Calendar Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. FirstSeed Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and HomeScreen Calendar Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for FirstSeed Calendar against 4.7 for HomeScreen Calendar Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FirstSeed Calendar has 337 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of FirstSeed Calendar's written reviews are positive against 52% of HomeScreen Calendar Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FirstSeed Calendar ships an update every 8 days, HomeScreen Calendar Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FirstSeed Calendar versus HomeScreen Calendar Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstSeed CalendarHomeScreen Calendar Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (337 ratings) — better4.7 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews — better51.9% of reviews
Number of ratings337 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirstSeed IncKosuke Hamada

Customer experience

FirstSeed Calendar

All ratings336 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.4%

HomeScreen Calendar Widget

All ratings48 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative37.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FirstSeed Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Donation$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99
2 purchases

HomeScreen Calendar Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Premium membership (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Plan$10.991 Year

Questions

Is FirstSeed Calendar free?
FirstSeed Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeScreen Calendar Widget free?
HomeScreen Calendar Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FirstSeed Calendar or HomeScreen Calendar Widget?
FirstSeed Calendar is rated higher. FirstSeed Calendar averages 4.7 out of 5 from 337 ratings, while HomeScreen Calendar Widget averages 4.7 from 49 ratings.
Do FirstSeed Calendar or HomeScreen Calendar Widget have ads?
Both FirstSeed Calendar and HomeScreen Calendar Widget show ads.
Which is updated more often, FirstSeed Calendar or HomeScreen Calendar Widget?
FirstSeed Calendar ships an update every 8 days, and HomeScreen Calendar Widget every 2 months. Most recently, FirstSeed Calendar was updated on October 29, 2026 and HomeScreen Calendar Widget on October 24, 2026.

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