Howbout vs Zigglu
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
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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
Zigglu
Easily track and share your favorite movies, music, books, and places. Create curated lists of things you enjoy, from restaurants visited to literature read. It's a personal catalog for all your media and experiences.
- Track movies, TV shows, music, podcasts
- Log books and literature
- Record places and restaurants visited
- Share favorite things with others
- Create custom lists
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Zigglu is the place to track and share all of your favorite things. Make a handy list of all the restaurants you tried on that trip to Paris. Create a playlist of your favorite romcoms to watch when your date cancels and you’re going through it. Look sophisticated by reviewing all of Tolstoy’s literature with the comment “Not bad Leo, maybe trim the word count next time.” Whatever you watch or read or listen to, you can track it with Zigglu. Currently supported entry types: Movies, TV Shows, Music, Podcasts, Books, Places, Restaurants, & YouTube Videos
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Verdict
Howbout and Zigglu both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Zigglu's written reviews are positive against 42% of Howbout's. Zigglu also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Howbout's advantage is ratings volume (51K vs 5) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Howbout sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Zigglu asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zigglu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Howbout has 51K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Howbout's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zigglu's.
Howbout ships an update weekly, Zigglu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Howbout | Zigglu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (51K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #67 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Howbout Ltd. | Jacob Lawrence |
Customer experience
Howbout
Zigglu
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
Zigglu
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
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- Howbout+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Howbout+ Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Howbout+ Annual$39.991 Year
Zigglu
No in-app purchases









