Simple Calendar・Schedule app vs EffortlessShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Calendar・Schedule app
This app offers a streamlined calendar experience, focusing on essential features for easy event management. It's designed for users who prefer simplicity and a clean interface over complex functionalities. Get organized with core calendar tools and helpful notifications.
- Calendar view
- Event creation
- Search functionality
- Notifications
- Holiday tracking
- Customizable styles
- Data backup
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About the App ・ A simple and refined calendar app. ・ Focuses on "subtracting rather than adding" and has only the essential features needed for a calendar. ・ An app that pursues "Simple is best". Recommended for ・ People who want to use a calendar app easily and simply ・ People who want to use a regular calendar app ・ People who are tired of using calendar apps with complex features Features ・ Calendar ・ Events ・ Search ・ Notifications ・ Holidays ・ Styles ・ Backup
EffortlessShot
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A how-to. A shift plan. A menu. Anything that is a row of photos with a note beside each one — EffortlessShot makes it on the spot. Tap a slot and the camera opens; the photo lands in that slot. Give each one a title and a description, so whoever reads it later knows what they are looking at. WHAT PEOPLE MAKE WITH IT - Step-by-step work instructions, in the order you shot them - Site records and progress logs - Menus and product lists: photo, name, price, sold-out greyed out - Repair and assembly records - Shopping and stock lists WHAT IT DOES - Tap a slot to shoot. Grids of 2 to 5 columns - A title and description per photo, shown in full — made to be printed - Continuous shooting: it keeps going until you close the camera - Insert a photo between two others; drag to reorder - Group consecutive photos under a heading, with a colour of your choice - Share a whole folder as a PDF (AirDrop, mail, Files) - A short note per photo for a price or a duration, right-aligned so it reads as a table - Labels such as "Popular" or "New", shared across every folder - Grey out a sold-out photo — it is kept, and one tap brings it back - Bring in screenshots (armed slot, share sheet, or pick from a list) - Save selected photos back to your camera roll YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Photos and the text you write are stored only on your device. No account is needed, and it all works in airplane mode. FREE, AND PREMIUM Everything above works for free — shooting, captions, groups, PDF sharing. You get two folders, enough to keep "work" and "shop" apart. Premium (bought once, no subscription) adds - As many folders as you like, one per job or per shop - No ads Nothing you have already shot is taken away if you never buy it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Calendar・Schedule app at none against EffortlessShot's 1. EffortlessShot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. EffortlessShot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Calendar・Schedule app asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Calendar・Schedule app ships an update weekly, EffortlessShot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Calendar・Schedule app | EffortlessShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Futoshi Niiho | Takeru Narita |
Bugs and requests
Simple Calendar・Schedule app
Reported bugs
3 issues- Backup/restore functionality not working
- Events disappearing from calendar view
- Dates/times not displaying correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Repeat/recurring event functionality
- Widget support for home screen
- Ability to share calendars with others
- Option to set custom notification times
- More color palette choices
EffortlessShot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Calendar・Schedule app
No in-app purchases
EffortlessShot
- Premium$5.99
Questions
Is Simple Calendar・Schedule app free?
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Do Simple Calendar・Schedule app or EffortlessShot have ads?
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