Comparison

Howbout vs Zigglu

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Howbout4 screens
Zigglu4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Howbout sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Zigglu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Howbout ships an update weekly, Zigglu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Howbout versus Zigglu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHowboutZigglu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (51K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB47 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperHowbout Ltd.Jacob Lawrence

Customer experience

Howbout

All ratings50,385 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews1,240 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative50.9%

Zigglu

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

6 purchases

Howbout

Subscriptions6
  • 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
None

Zigglu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Howbout free?
Howbout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zigglu free?
Zigglu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Howbout or Zigglu?
Zigglu is rated higher. Howbout averages 4.8 out of 5 from 51K ratings, while Zigglu averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Howbout or Zigglu have ads?
Neither Howbout nor Zigglu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Howbout or Zigglu?
Howbout ships an update weekly, and Zigglu fortnightly. Most recently, Howbout was updated on October 28, 2026 and Zigglu on October 5, 2026.

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