Howbout vs My First Alert Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Howbout
This app simplifies social planning by allowing friends to share calendars, coordinate events, and see each other's availability. It helps move plans out of group chats and into a centralized, customizable space with integrated communication features.
- Shared calendars for friends
- Color-coded events
- Plan details with notes and pictures
- Share and view friend availability
- Integrated group chat and DMs
- Sync external calendars
- Home screen widgets
Read full descriptionHide full description
The shared calendar for friends, couples, and family This is the app you’ve seen all over TikTok. 10M downloads, 200M+ plans made, and 1B+ views across social media. Howbout is how millions of people actually see each other more. Planning shouldn't take a hundred messages and a "when works for you?" thread that goes nowhere. Howbout fixes that. Find the gap, lock in the plan, actually see the people who matter to you. … WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH HOWBOUT SEE WHEN EVERYONE'S FREE No guessing, it's right there on the calendar. MAKE PLANS Add events, add details, and keep everything together, so plans don't fall apart. SHARE YOUR CALENDAR OR AVAILABILITY Choose what people see. Stay private or share with friends. KEEP ALL THE DETAILS IN ONE PLACE Plans, chats, locations, notes, photos… no switching apps or losing the details. REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS Get updates when plans change or when your friends are up to something fun. MAKE YOUR CALENDAR YOURS Color-code and customize your calendar how you like. SYNC YOUR CALENDARS & TIMELINES Work, school, personal, social… it's all in one place, so nothing clashes. UP NEXT WIDGETS Stay on top of your upcoming plans and see what your friends are up to from your home screen. … BUILT FOR REAL LIFE For friend groups: check availability, lock in plans, actually see each other more. For couples: stay in sync, plan dates faster, stop double-booking each other. For families: track school runs, appointments, and weekends, all in one place. … HOWBOUT+ Unlock more customization like colors and app themes, smarter planning tools, and get an all around better experience. Your subscription will automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your App Store settings. … Contact us: support@howbout.app · Follow @howbout_app Privacy: howbout.app/privacy · Terms: howbout.app/terms
My First Alert Pro
Read full descriptionHide full description
Automatically send a notification that you have reached home safely. Let your friends and family know that you are safe the easy way by using My First Alert. An easy to use system to notify your chosen contacts throughout your journey automatically, not only when you have safely arrived somewhere, but more importantly, also when your journey is not going as planned or even when you are travelling away from your destination. An alert system that works without the need to manually send messages at the end of your journey and allows you to have the flexibility of setting the alert parameters. Safely share your location during your journey so you never have to feel like you are making that journey alone again. At a time when you may not be able to access your phone, or are in a rush so forget to let someone know that you are safe, My First Alert can now do this for you. My First Alert is suitable for all ages, pre-load your most frequent destinations and alert contacts so that at the tap of a button your journeys and alerts are activated. Whether it is the journey to/from school, getting home from work, or a late night with friends, My First Alert means that someone will be with you during that journey too. Stay safe and send your first alert every time.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My First Alert Pro at none against Howbout's 6. Howbout's advantage is chart position (#63 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Howbout sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. My First Alert Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Howbout ships an update weekly, My First Alert Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Howbout | My First Alert Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Howbout Ltd. | Nimika Karadia |
Bugs and requests
Howbout
Reported bugs
4 issues- Calendar sync issues causing duplicate events
- Notifications not working as expected
- App crashing or freezing
- Inability to edit events without resending invites
Requested features
4 requests- Add widget support
- Allow customization of event colors
- Improve recurring event handling
- Add option to only share with specific people
My First Alert Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Howbout
- Howbout+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Howbout+ Monthly$3.991 Month
- Howbout+ Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Howbout+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Howbout+ Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Howbout+ Annual$39.991 Year
My First Alert Pro
No in-app purchases









