CalCal|Simple Calendar vs Basic Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalCal|Simple Calendar
This calendar application offers intuitive operation and functionality, integrating seamlessly with your existing iOS calendar data. It features a simple, scrollable design for easy schedule management, weather forecasts, and efficient appointment editing. Enjoy a beautiful dark mode and home screen widgets for enhanced productivity.
- Intuitive and simple design
- Scrolling month and week calendars
- Enlarged view for appointment details
- Weather forecast integration
- Fast appointment editing via drag & drop
- Smart appointment completion
- Home screen widgets
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Tapping through a busy week one day at a time? In CalCal, keep scrolling a week and it expands right inside the month view. ■ A calendar built around scrolling Scroll the tabs at the top, scroll between months, and scroll each week in the month view. You can see all your plans just by scrolling, without jumping between screens. ■ Pop-open UI Reach the last event in a week and just keep scrolling. That week opens right up inside the month calendar, so you can see the whole week at once. Scroll the same way to close it. ■ Works with your iPhone calendar CalCal uses the calendars already on your iPhone, so you can start right away. If you ever delete CalCal, your events stay in your calendar and open in other apps. ■ Drag & drop (free) In the month view, use drag & drop or copy & paste. In the week, 3-day, and day views, pick up an event and move it to another day or time. All free. ■ See the day at a glance Tap a date to see its events under a large date header. Tap any event bar to see the details right away. ■ Quick entry Start and end times are easy to read, and you can pick a duration quickly. Suggestions as you type are available too. ■ Repeating events Daily, weekly and other basic repeats are free. Custom repeat rules come with PRO. ■ Weather forecast (PRO) See the weather and temperature next to your events, up to 10 days ahead, so you can plan around it. Also shows when rain is expected, plus sunrise and sunset. You can choose the location for the forecast. ■ Make it yours Change the event text size, weight, and alignment, and the weekend and holiday colors, while watching a live preview. Event bar styles (fill, left bar, outline, or underline) and text colors come with PRO. ■ Holidays Choose which holiday calendar to show. ■ Event order (PRO) Some days, timed events matter more than all-day ones. Switch the order with a single tap. ■ Pinch between month, week & day (PRO) Pinch out or in with two fingers to move between the month, week, and day views. ■ Rokuyo (PRO) Shows Rokuyo, the traditional Japanese six-day cycle of lucky and unlucky days (such as Taian). ■ Notifications Get a daily summary of your events at a time you choose, plus alerts for each event, all set up in detail. ■ Search Find any event among many and jump straight to it. You can also find events from iPhone search (Spotlight). ■ Siri and Shortcuts Open today's events, search, or a new event right from Siri and Shortcuts. ■ iPad and iPhone Duo CalCal also works on iPad. On iPhone Duo, it fits each pose: closed, open, or partly folded. ■ Dark mode A calm look that's easy on the eyes at night. ■ Widgets Check today's events right from your Home Screen. ■ CalCal PRO (one-time purchase) One purchase unlocks these features for good: ・Weather forecast, sunrise and sunset on the calendar ・Custom repeat rules ・Event bar styles and text colors ・Event order ・Pinch between month, week & day ・Rokuyo ・No ads ・PRO features added in future updates The calendar that shows your plans. Make your days lighter with CalCal. 【Blog】: https://calcal-app.blogspot.com 【X】: https://twitter.com/calcal_app
Basic Calendar
This app offers a clean, monthly view of your Apple Calendar data. Personalize your schedule with color themes and stay on top of appointments with home screen widgets. Easily manage your events at a glance.
- Monthly calendar view
- Apple Calendar integration
- Customizable color themes
- Home screen widgets
- Intuitive user interface
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Basic Calendar is an app that conveniently displays your Apple Calendar data in a monthly view. With a clean design and intuitive user interface, you can easily view and manage your schedule at a glance. Additionally, it supports various color themes, allowing you to personalize your experience and differentiate your events using different visual styles. The app also features widget functionality, ensuring that you never miss important appointments even from your home screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basic Calendar at 5.0 against CalCal|Simple Calendar's 4.5. Basic Calendar also leads on ads (none vs shown). CalCal|Simple Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. CalCal|Simple Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Basic Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Basic Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
CalCal|Simple Calendar ships an update every 8 days, Basic Calendar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalCal|Simple Calendar | Basic Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teruto Yamasaki | dotori king |
Customer experience
CalCal|Simple Calendar
Basic Calendar
In-app purchases
CalCal|Simple Calendar
- CalCal Plus$9.99
Basic Calendar
- Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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