Comparison

Ploi vs HEY Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Ploi

Manage your servers and websites directly from your mobile device. Receive optional push notifications for important events like deployments. Secure your access with biometric authentication.

Highlights
  • Server management
  • Site management
  • Push notifications
  • Biometric security
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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Easily manage your servers and sites through your mobile phone! What permissions does this app require and why? *Internet connection* Obviously, we need an active internet connection to retrieve data. *Push notifications* This is optional, if you allow push notifications you can set up the channels inside your Ploi account to get push notifications on deploys for example. *Haptic feedback* When you're using pull to refresh, we send out a little signal to your haptic feedback engine so you get a better feeling of when you've pulled far enough, and once its done. *Biometrics* You can protect your app by using Face ID or Touch ID.

About

HEY Calendar

This calendar app organizes your schedule around days and weeks, reflecting how people naturally think. It supports habits, highlights important events, and accommodates flexible scheduling for tasks that don't have a fixed time. Enjoy a full-featured experience with unique twists on conventional calendar functions.

Highlights
  • Weekly view focus
  • Habit tracking
  • Event highlighting
  • Flexible scheduling for 'maybe' tasks
  • Event countdowns
  • Day labels for context
  • Color-coded sub-calendars
  • Flexible reminders
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Make your day. The all-new HEY Calendar puts time on your side. Week after week, not month after month People think in days and weeks, not months. What’s tomorrow? Later this week? Next week? The HEY Calendar is built around how you think, not how paper calendars were designed. Habits and highlights Establish a habit, stick with it. Circle important events so they stand out. Fill your days with memories or moments — not just events. “Sometime this week” mimics real life Need to get an oil change? Get some cash from the ATM? Write a thank you note? Maybe this week or next, just not exactly sure when you’ll have a chance? HEY knows “maybe” is a real thing. And plenty more The HEY Calendar is a full-featured calendar with many original twists on common — and not so common — conventions. Soon you’ll wonder why all calendars don’t work like this. - Set countdowns for anticipated events - Use Day Labels to add context to days - Set up color-coded sub-calendars - Flexible reminders so you don’t miss out

Screenshots

Ploi4 screens
HEY Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ploi at 100% against HEY Calendar's 56%. Ploi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). HEY Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (659 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ploi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEY Calendar has 659 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ploi's written reviews are positive against 56% of HEY Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ploi ships an update every 3 weeks, HEY Calendar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ploi versus HEY Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPloiHEY Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (659 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better56.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3659 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDennis Smink37Signals LLC

Customer experience

Ploi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HEY Calendar

All ratings655 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive56.4%
Neutral15.5%
Negative28.2%

Bugs and requests

Ploi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HEY Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Events not showing up on calendar
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Inability to edit events from external calendars

Requested features

5 requests
  • Two-way sync with other calendar services
  • Ability to set custom recurrence patterns
  • Integration with mapping/navigation apps
  • Family/shared calendar support
  • Calendar widget for quick access

In-app purchases

None

Ploi

No in-app purchases

None

HEY Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ploi free?
Ploi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HEY Calendar free?
HEY Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ploi or HEY Calendar?
Ploi is rated higher. Ploi averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while HEY Calendar averages 4.7 from 659 ratings.
Do Ploi or HEY Calendar have ads?
Neither Ploi nor HEY Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ploi or HEY Calendar?
Ploi ships an update every 3 weeks, and HEY Calendar fortnightly. Most recently, Ploi was updated on October 11, 2026 and HEY Calendar on October 30, 2026.

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