PaperCal vs Bday Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaperCal
This app offers a visually appealing and user-friendly calendar experience, reimagined for iPhone. It features clean, paper-inspired layouts and beautiful widgets for your Home and Lock Screen, allowing you to see tasks and events together in one place.
- Paper-inspired layouts
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Tasks and events in one view
- Sync with existing calendars
- 20+ customizable themes
- Yearly, monthly, weekly, daily views
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A paper calendar. Reimagined for iPhone. Simple, clear, and easy to use. With beautiful widgets for your Home and Lock Screen. ▶ Why PaperCal? ◀ • See your schedule at a glance with clean, paper-inspired layouts • See tasks and events together in one view • Easy-to-read widgets for your Home and Lock Screen • Customize your calendar with 20+ beautifully designed themes • No clutter, no learning curve ▶ Calendar Views ◀ Switch between yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily views. Flip through pages like a real paper calendar. A clean, distraction-free interface. ▶ Tasks & Events in One Place ◀ No need for multiple apps. • Manage tasks and events in one place • Add and organize activities instantly • Sync with your existing calendars • Stay up to date across all your devices ▶ Make It Yours ◀ Choose from 20+ unique themes designed by illustrator Jojo Falk. • Add color tags to events and tasks • Quickly search your schedule • View week numbers and day counts ▶ Built for iPhone (and more) ◀ • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets • Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac (Apple silicon) • One purchase, available on all devices ▶ Loved by Users ◀ “I love its simplicity and reliability.” “This calendar is great — I can see my whole week at a glance.” “I love this calendar because I can use it like a planner.” Rated 4.7+ by users worldwide. ▶ A Fresh Start ◀ PaperCal is the successor to “Week Agenda Ultimate”. Rebuilt from scratch based on years of feedback — now faster, clearer, and more refined. Start using PaperCal today.
Bday Buddy
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Nunca mais esqueça um aniversário. Com o Bday Buddy, você recebe uma notificação todo dia de manhã e manda os parabéns em apenas um toque. Escolha entre várias mensagens prontas ou crie as suas com o nome da pessoa. Um toque e a mensagem vai pelo WhatsApp, já pronta. - Notificação diária dos aniversários do dia - Mensagens prontas por estilo, personalizáveis - Importe seus contatos direto do iPhone - Lembretes de outras datas especiais (Dia das Mães, Dia dos Namorados e mais) - Sua sequência de aniversários — mantenha a chama acesa Simples, rápido e feito pra você nunca mais deixar passar em branco quem importa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bday Buddy at Free against PaperCal's $3.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Bday Buddy is free to download; PaperCal costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PaperCal | Bday Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (431 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 431 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johan Burgler | Rodrigo Affonso |
Bugs and requests
PaperCal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Events not displaying correctly in widgets
- App freezing when adding locations to events
- Inconsistent behavior when changing event times
Requested features
6 requests- Sync with Apple Reminders
- Add notes/attachments to events
- Ability to reorder tasks
- More color/theme options
- Improved widget functionality
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- Localization to more languages
Bday Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PaperCal
No in-app purchases
Bday Buddy
No in-app purchases









