Comparison

Simple Calendar Daily Planner vs Date Today

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

Head to head
About

Simple Calendar Daily Planner

This app offers a streamlined calendar experience with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. It allows for easy sharing of schedules, extensive customization options like font size and color-coding, and secure passcode locking. It's ideal for users seeking a functional, minimalist organizer.

Highlights
  • Schedule sharing
  • 15 Widgets
  • Adjustable font size
  • Color-coded calendars
  • Passcode lock
  • Sync with other apps
Features
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Simple Calendar is a calendar app that works directly with your iCloud, Google and Microsoft calendars, with clear monthly, weekly and daily views, color coding, widgets and repeating events. Our design philosophy is all about simplicity and ease of use. Simple Calendar comes with various customization options, including font size — use the style that suits you best. In this calendar app, you can use the sharing features of iCloud Calendar and Google Calendar, making it easy to share schedules with family, partners, and colleagues. It's perfect for those looking for a minimalist calendar app focused on functionality instead of extra (and sometimes unnecessary) features — for work, family, shifts, school and travel. [List of Functions] · Share schedules with iCloud and Google Calendar · 15 Home Screen widgets · Next event on your Lock Screen · Font size adjustment (10 options) · Weekly (7 days · 5 days · 3 days) display · Daily display · Color coding for different calendars · Add notes, URLs, and maps · Sync with other scheduling apps · Event templates, history and search · Add an event to multiple days at once · Daily summary notifications · Restore deleted events from the Trash · 50 theme colors and a changeable app icon · Set your favorite photo as the wallpaper · Background colors for dates · White, black, or colored text for events · Set any day of the week as a day off · Change the start day of the week · Display week numbers · Lock with passcode [Function Details] ■ iOS Calendar This app uses the built-in iOS calendar system. Events made with this app will be synchronized with other scheduling apps and the iOS standard Calendar app. Your events are stored in your own calendar account (iCloud, Google, etc.), never on our servers. If you switch phones, simply sign in again and everything comes back — no account registration needed. Events sync to iPad automatically and can be viewed on a Mac or PC via iCloud.com. ■ Adjust Font Size You can choose from five font sizes of extra-small, small, medium, large, and extra-large. You can also choose light or bold text for better readability. ■ Monthly, Weekly, and Daily Calendar With one tap at the bottom of the screen, you can switch between monthly, weekly, and daily display. Switch the weekly calendar to a 7-, 5- or 3-day display to find what is right for you. A list of the day's events can be shown under the monthly calendar. ■ Color Coding You can create separate calendars according to different schedules, such as work and home. Then, you can manage them clearly by color coding them. For each calendar, you can choose everything from its color to white or black text. ■ Secure Passcode Lock You can securely lock the app with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID if you don't want anyone to view your calendars. ■ Notification Settings You can set up notifications for scheduled events at the event time, as well as 5 min, 15 min, or more prior to the event, so you don't miss important plans! Get a summary of today's events in the morning or tomorrow's events the night before. Over 21 million downloads, 4.6 user rating (as of August 2026). [Note to Users] Since this calendar app uses the standard function of the iOS calendar, events older than one month may no longer appear on your device with the default settings. If you want to keep past events, please follow the procedure below after installing the app. 1. Open the iOS Settings app. 2. Tap "Calendar". 3. Tap "Sync". 4. Select "All Events". For details, see "Help/FAQ" in the app. [Help / Inquiries] Please visit "Help/FAQ" from the settings screen of the app. If this doesn't help, please contact us through "Contact Us" from the settings screen. We can respond much faster this way than to app reviews. [Terms of Service] https://komorebi-studio.com/tos_en.html [Privacy Policy] https://komorebi-studio.com/policyredirect.html

About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalist calendar widgets
  • Dozens of theme styles
  • Customizable background, text, and fonts
  • Save multiple widgets
  • Different widget sizes
Features
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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)

Screenshots

Simple Calendar Daily Planner4 screens
Date Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Calendar Daily Planner at 4.6 against Date Today's 4.1. Simple Calendar Daily Planner also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 29%) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 29). Date Today's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Calendar Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Date Today sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Calendar Daily Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Calendar Daily Planner has 6.4K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Simple Calendar Daily Planner's written reviews are positive against 29% of Date Today's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Calendar Daily Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, Date Today every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Calendar Daily Planner versus Date Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Calendar Daily PlannerDate Today
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.4K ratings) — better4.1 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6.4K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKomorebi Inc.LE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC

Customer experience

Simple Calendar Daily Planner

All ratings6,360 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews353 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative34.0%

Date Today

All ratings27 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Simple Calendar Daily Planner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calendar glitching, events disappearing or duplicating
  • Language randomly changing to Spanish
  • Widget not displaying events correctly
  • Syncing issues between iPhone and iPad
  • Appointment times changing unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to invite/share calendars
  • Include more reminder options (multiple, further in advance)
  • Expand customization options (fonts, colors, layouts)
  • Integrate weather information
  • Add option to set day start/end times

Date Today

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Calendar Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$8.99
1 purchases

Date Today

One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Simple Calendar Daily Planner free?
Simple Calendar Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Date Today free?
Date Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Calendar Daily Planner or Date Today?
Simple Calendar Daily Planner is rated higher. Simple Calendar Daily Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while Date Today averages 4.1 from 29 ratings.
Do Simple Calendar Daily Planner or Date Today have ads?
Both Simple Calendar Daily Planner and Date Today show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Calendar Daily Planner or Date Today?
Simple Calendar Daily Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, and Date Today every 4 days. Most recently, Simple Calendar Daily Planner was updated on November 6, 2026 and Date Today on November 7, 2026.

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