Comparison

My First Calendar vs Professor Ary

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

Head to head
About

My First Calendar

Features
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My First Calendar is a custom designed tool for families with children, especially those who attend speech therapy or need assistance in language learning. This app is designed to follow the speech development in a form of interactive diary and a calendar.Β  Unique features: - Interactive diary where children can use vast variety of visualized activities to describe the daily life, make photos of their achievements and record own stories! - Parents and therapists can follow the speech therapy progress in free-time activities, mark special dates and events to look forward to! All activities can be synchronized with parents’ own Google Calendar account. - Β Customization of the calendar color palettes, profile settings, date format by country and adding own content to the activities inventory. - Β Fill each day with your favourite activities! Make photos, drawing, record spoken or written memos of each day and have fun!

About

Professor Ary

Features
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Make what comes next visible. Professor Ary: Visual Routine helps parents and caregivers create calm, understandable routines for children. Choose a ready-made template or build your own, then guide each routine one clear step at a time with Now, Next, and an optional visual timer. START QUICKLY - Choose from routines for mornings, bedtime, leaving home, after school, bath time, meals, tidying, travel, and more. - Personalize steps with child-friendly pictures, text, a photo, or your own voice. - Preview the child-facing experience before you begin. A CALM CHILD MODE - Keep the current step prominent and the next step easy to understand. - Make time visible without scores, streaks, punishment, or pressure. - Use First / Then for a quick two-step plan whenever a full routine is not needed. - Pause, resume, adjust, skip, or finish from protected adult controls. USE IT YOUR WAY - Run routines offline, with no account required. - Add local schedules and reminders. - Print or export visual routines for A4 or Letter paper. - Share a privacy-safe routine preview without including a child’s name, history, photos, or voice recordings. - Use accessible text labels, spoken cues, reduced motion, and light or dark appearance. FREE FROM THE START Create routines for one child, keep two active routines with up to eight steps each, use the starter picture library, First / Then, timers, local reminders, recent history, and branded image or PDF export. There are no ads. ROUTINES+ (OPTIONAL) Routines+ unlocks unlimited active routines and steps within fair-use limits, the complete visual library, multiple children, full history, more custom photos and recordings, premium exports, widgets, Live Activity, and enhanced shortcuts. Choose a monthly or annual subscription. The annual subscription may include a 14-day introductory free trial for eligible customers when shown by the App Store. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is always available in the app. Professor Ary: Visual Routine is a practical visual-support tool. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace professional care. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My First Calendar4 screens
Professor Ary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Professor Ary at none against My First Calendar's shown. Professor Ary also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). My First Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. My First Calendar sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Professor Ary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My First Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Professor Ary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
My First Calendar versus Professor Ary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy First CalendarProfessor Ary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size167 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiTale OyMaria Victoria Vergaray Moran

In-app purchases

5 purchases

My First Calendar

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock drawing$0.99
  • Unlock parental$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlock Photo$0.99
  • Unlock All$3.99
2 purchases

Professor Ary

Subscriptions2
  • Routines+ Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Routines+ Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is My First Calendar free?
My First Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Professor Ary free?
Professor Ary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My First Calendar or Professor Ary have ads?
My First Calendar shows ads; Professor Ary does not.
Which is updated more often, My First Calendar or Professor Ary?
My First Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Professor Ary every 2 weeks. Most recently, My First Calendar was updated on October 25, 2026 and Professor Ary on October 11, 2026.

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