Comparison

minical vs Ruby

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

Head to head
About

minical

This app offers a minimalist and intuitive way to manage your schedule. View events at a glance with home and lock screen widgets, color-code them for easy distinction, and quickly edit them with smart suggestions. Stay organized with customizable notifications and cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Home & lock screen widgets
  • Event color-coding
  • Smart event editing
  • Customizable notifications
  • Cloud syncing
  • Event sharing
Features
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minical is a calendar app with a simple, intuitive minimalist design that lets you check your schedule at a glance. Designed for everyday use, it focuses on clarity and ease of use, allowing you to view your schedule through widgets without opening the app. ■ Simple, easy-to-use, and beautiful design - A monthly calendar that lets you view your schedule at a glance - Widgets on the home screen and lock screen that allow you to check your schedule (21 types on iPhone, 26 types on iPad) ■ Color-Coding of Events Easily distinguish your events for work, home, school, etc. - Color-code individual events - Group events by color in the calendar ■ Smart Event Editing View and edit events with just one tap. - Input suggestions (based on past events and event templates) - Quickly add standard events using “Event Templates” - Register notes, URLs, locations, and recurrences - URL preview (displays website thumbnails) - Integration with map apps (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Naver Map, Waze) ■ Event Notifications Never miss an important event. - Notifications at specified times (supports multiple alerts) - Summary notifications for all events of the day - Changeable notification sounds (7 types) - Icon badge display (today’s date, week number, and number of today’s events) ■ Cloud Integration Store your events in an external cloud service for an easy switch from other apps. - Sync with iCloud Calendar, Google Calendar, etc. - Backup function (save events to iCloud Calendar, Google Calendar, etc.) ■ Event Sharing Share your schedule with family and friends. Ideal for planning dates, trips, or preserving memories. - Share events (via iCloud or Google Calendar) ■ Customizable Design Personalize with stylish color themes without compromising the clean design. - Color theme settings (38 types) - Dark mode support - Font changes (10 types) - Holiday and weekday highlights - Changeable app icon (21 types) ■ Powerful Search Function Quickly find past and future events with minical. - Search for events by keyword or through the calendar ■ User-Friendly Worldwide Supports various cultures and languages. - Change the first day of the week - Display week numbers - Display holidays - Change language settings (48 languages) - Toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour displays - Change time zones - Display traditional calendar dates (in supported regions) ■ Accessibility Designed for ease of use by everyone. - Supports VoiceOver (screen reading) - Reflects text size settings from the Settings app - Adjustable event text size ■ Additional Features There are many more convenient settings and functions: - Copy events to multiple dates - Default event settings (calendar, notification time, event duration) - Dim display of past events - Change the order of calendar display - Integration with Focus mode and the Shortcuts app - Action buttons and control via Control Center - Display of event participants - Join buttons for web conferences (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex) --- Terms of Service: https://minical.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://minical.app/privacy minical uses some icons from icons8 (https://icons8.com/)

About

Ruby

This app helps you track earnings, expenses, and job details. It motivates you to reach goals and stay organized, providing insights into your income sources.

Highlights
  • Income tracking
  • Expense tracking
  • Goal setting and motivation
  • Job details management
  • Event management
  • Income source analysis
Features
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Your new work wife! Ruby will help you track your earnings, expenses and job details. As well as helping you reach your goals, by keeping you motivated and organised! See which clubs or agents you’re making the most from, and when! Ruby is: An Income tracker A Goal setter/motivator An Expenses tracker An event manager Cute as hell And most importantly, Here to support you! Ruby is constantly being updated with new and exciting features, to ensure you are getting the best work wife that you didn't have to ask for! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rubytheapp.com.au/privacy-policy

Screenshots

minical4 screens
Ruby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ruby at none against minical's shown. Ruby also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). minical's advantage is ratings volume (5.9K vs 1) and review sentiment (79% vs 60%). On price, update cadence, 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. minical sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Ruby sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.79 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ruby holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: minical has 5.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of minical's written reviews are positive against 60% of Ruby's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
minical versus Ruby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterminicalRuby
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerminical Inc.C & C Envisions PTY LTD

Customer experience

minical

All ratings5,915 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,064 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative14.4%

Ruby

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

minical

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Events disappearing
  • Widget not displaying correctly
  • Incorrect date display on widgets
  • Inability to delete events

Requested features

11 requests
  • Apple Reminders integration
  • Travel time option
  • Ability to invite attendees
  • Dimming of past dates
  • Natural language input for events
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  • Weekly/daily view
  • Task/to-do list
  • Ability to change font, text size, and event colors
  • Stickers or emojis on calendar
  • Ability to update entire event series
  • Week number display on widgets

Ruby

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

minical

One-time4
  • candy size tip$0.99
  • donut size tip$3.99
  • pizza size tip$9.99
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  • minical pro$11.99
6 purchases

Ruby

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly$4.791 Month
  • Monthly1 Month trial$6.391 Month
  • 3 Months$12.903 Months
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  • 3 Months3 Months trial$18.493 Months
  • Yearly$49.491 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial$72.901 Year

Questions

Is minical free?
minical is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ruby free?
Ruby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, minical or Ruby?
Ruby is rated higher. minical averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while Ruby averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do minical or Ruby have ads?
minical shows ads; Ruby does not.
Which is updated more often, minical or Ruby?
minical ships an update every 10 days, and Ruby every 10 days. Most recently, minical was updated on October 17, 2026 and Ruby on October 15, 2026.

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