Comparison

Calendar Widget for iPhone vs MyDayWidget

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Widget for iPhone

Personalize your home screen with stylish calendar widgets. Customize backgrounds, text colors, and fonts to create a unique look. Supports multiple widgets and sizes for full control over your display.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget backgrounds
  • Adjustable text colors and fonts
  • Upload personal photos for backgrounds
  • Support for multiple widgets
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Simple and clean design
Features
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Add stylish calendar widgets directly onto your phone home screen. Fully customize calendar widgets on your home screen with your own choice of backgrounds, text colors and fonts. With simple and clean design, we makes Calendar Widget app as easy for you to customize as possible. Personalized your home screen with an unique calendar widget with just a few steps. Customizing and Styling Widget On Home Screen. Many calendar styles to display calendar on your home screens Easily design your own widget with Calendar Widget for iPhone: – Fully customized widget background, text color and fonts. – Upload our photo for widget background with customizable text color and fonts. – Able to activate many widgets at the same time on home screen. – Support all three widget sizes to lets you take full advantage control the whole space of your home screen. • User can subscribe one week (USD 2.99$) or one month (USD 4.99$), one year (USD 12.99$) auto-renewing subscription. • Subscribed user has unlimited access to the app features & content. • Unsubscribed user can only use free services with limited quota per day • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Setting > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > manage subscription after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. * This app does not access to your calendar data on your device. Terms of Use: http://vulcanlabs.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://vulcanlabs.co/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@vulcanlabs.co

About

MyDayWidget

Enhance your daily schedule with customizable widgets that display your calendar and reminders. Features a unique day-color system for auspicious hues and a progress bar to visualize your day. Offers extensive customization and syncs with Apple's native apps.

Highlights
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Apple Watch complications and Smart Stack widgets
  • Mac Notification Center and Desktop widgets
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Daily auspicious color system
  • Day Progress Bar visualization
  • Customizable widget appearance
Features
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Your calendar, reminders, and day — beautifully on every Apple device, in the auspicious color of the day. MyDayWidget is the home for your schedule across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. It puts what matters today right where you can see it: on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, watch face, and Mac Notification Center. One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription, no tracking, no ads. KEY FEATURES - Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy - Apple Watch complications and Smart Stack widgets - Mac Notification Center and Desktop widgets - Day Progress Bar with calendar and reminder data - Planner — your week at a glance - Busy Day Highlights - Day-color system across every widget - Tap any widget to open your preferred app - Deep customization, dark mode supported - 9-day free trial, then one-time purchase WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU DO Built for the entire Apple ecosystem. Buy MyDayWidget once and it's yours on every device — iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Family Sharing is supported, so the people you share an Apple account with get it too. COLOR OF THE DAY Each day has its color, drawn from ancient astrological tradition — believed to bring good fortune to those who wear it. MyDayWidget brings the same idea to your devices, so a single glance tells you what day it is. Monday — Yellow Tuesday — Pink Wednesday — Green Thursday — Orange Friday — Light Blue Saturday — Purple Sunday — Red DAY PROGRESS BAR See your day move forward. The Day Progress Bar can include your calendar events and reminders, with markers for noon and working hours — useful at a glance, never in the way. PLANNER A weekly view of your days, designed to keep you moving. See where you've been, where you're headed, and how the week is shaping up. BUSY DAY HIGHLIGHTS Days with a lot going on are highlighted automatically, so you spot a packed afternoon before it surprises you. DEEP CUSTOMIZATION Choose which widget to use, what to display, and how it should look. Dark mode supported throughout. TAP TO OPEN Tap any widget to jump straight into your favorite calendar or reminder app — Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, or another app of your choice. The widget is your day at a glance; one tap takes you to the details. PRIVACY, BY DESIGN MyDayWidget reads your calendar and reminder data on your device and displays it. Nothing leaves your phone. Nothing is collected, tracked, or shared. Access permissions are required for Calendars, Reminders, and in some cases Contacts. PRICING Free to download with a 9-day full-access trial. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks the app for life — across every device you own, with every future update included. Privacy Policy: https://mydaywidget.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Calendar Widget for iPhone4 screens
MyDayWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MyDayWidget at none against Calendar Widget for iPhone's shown. MyDayWidget also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 38%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). Calendar Widget for iPhone's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (895 vs 32). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Calendar Widget for iPhone sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and MyDayWidget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyDayWidget holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Widget for iPhone has 895 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Calendar Widget for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 62% of MyDayWidget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Widget for iPhone ships an update every 5 days, MyDayWidget every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Calendar Widget for iPhone versus MyDayWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Widget for iPhoneMyDayWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (895 ratings)4.3 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.9% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings895 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITEDBoonyawat Laongthong

Customer experience

Calendar Widget for iPhone

All ratings875 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive37.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative51.5%

MyDayWidget

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Calendar Widget for iPhone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget changes to ad after use
  • Customization settings not working
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Spanish language support
  • Allow Sunday as start of week
  • Improve free widget options
  • Provide better instructions and guidance

MyDayWidget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Calendar Widget for iPhone

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Trial3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$16.99
2 purchases

MyDayWidget

One-time2
  • Free TrialFree
  • One-Time Purchase$7.99

Questions

Is Calendar Widget for iPhone free?
Calendar Widget for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyDayWidget free?
MyDayWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Widget for iPhone or MyDayWidget?
MyDayWidget is rated higher. Calendar Widget for iPhone averages 4.1 out of 5 from 895 ratings, while MyDayWidget averages 4.3 from 32 ratings.
Do Calendar Widget for iPhone or MyDayWidget have ads?
Calendar Widget for iPhone shows ads; MyDayWidget does not.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Widget for iPhone or MyDayWidget?
Calendar Widget for iPhone ships an update every 5 days, and MyDayWidget every 5 weeks. Most recently, Calendar Widget for iPhone was updated on November 11, 2026 and MyDayWidget on November 11, 2026.

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