Calunar vs Roste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calunar
A minimalist calendar app with extensive customization options, including desktop widgets and system calendar integration. Enjoy a permanent ad-free experience with flexible theme and font settings.
- Permanent ad-free experience
- Multiple desktop widgets
- Chinese holiday display
- System calendar event display
- Highly customizable themes and fonts
- Battery level display
- Gesture and shortcut navigation
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Calunar 现已同步发布 Mac 版本，欢迎下载使用 - 永久无广告 - 多种桌面小组件 - 中国节假日显示 - 系统日历事件显示 - 简约不花哨（当然你想花哨也可以） - 高度自定义 - 字体设置更改 - 主题颜色更改 - 电池电量显示 - 手势及快捷键切换月份年份 感谢 @cyanapps 的开源项目
Roste
This calendar app offers a clean interface with holiday and vacation reminders. It includes a perpetual calendar, lunar calendar, event scheduling, and anniversary alerts. Widgets provide quick access to information.
- Holiday and vacation calendar
- Perpetual and lunar calendar
- Event scheduling
- Festival and anniversary reminders
- Widget support
- macOS version available
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Roste-放假日历 是一款非常简洁的日历，同时提供支持 macOS 版本 假期日历、放假日历 提供万年历查询、日历农历查询、节假日及调休安排、日程记事、节日纪念日提醒等实用功能 1、日历：万年历、农历、节日节气、放假安排、节日礼物提醒 2、放假提醒：Roste-放假日历 提供最近节假日距离时间的提醒，打工人必备 3、节日礼物提醒：Roste-放假日历会提前10日提醒对应节日，以免错过，同时还可以查看临近节日 4、小组件支持，查看更加清晰明了 5、更多功能持续开发中 有建议或者问题，欢迎评论留言或应用内邮件联系作者～
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Roste at Free against Calunar's $0.99. Roste also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Roste is free to download; Calunar costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calunar ships an update every 2 months, Roste every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Calunar | Roste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 阿卜杜热伊木 阿卜杜力木 | 超 王 |
Customer experience
Calunar
Roste
In-app purchases
Calunar
No in-app purchases
Roste
No in-app purchases
