Comparison

PaperCal vs Bday Buddy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Bday Buddy

Features
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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.

Screenshots

PaperCal4 screens
Bday Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PaperCal versus Bday Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperCalBday Buddy
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (431 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings431 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohan BurglerRodrigo 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

None

PaperCal

No in-app purchases

None

Bday Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperCal free?
PaperCal costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bday Buddy free?
Bday Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaperCal or Bday Buddy have ads?
Neither PaperCal nor Bday Buddy shows ads.

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