Comparison

May Calendar vs Date Today

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

Head to head
About

May Calendar

This app offers a comprehensive view of your schedule, displaying all events on a monthly calendar with customizable time and location details. Manage multiple calendars, use templates for quick event registration, and personalize your view with custom colors and fonts.

Highlights
  • Display all schedules on monthly view
  • Manage multiple calendar sets
  • Register schedules with templates
  • 20 types of customizable widgets
  • Filter events by keywords
  • Set event background colors and patterns
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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Read long event titles right in month view. May Calendar wraps event titles across multiple lines, so you can read your plans directly on the calendar. Show event times and locations, choose a comfortable text size, and switch between work and personal calendars with a tap. MAKE YOUR CALENDAR EASIER TO READ Customize fonts and text sizes to suit you. Give your calendar a personal touch with theme colors, event background colors, and patterns. ADD FREQUENT EVENTS FASTER Save templates for events you often create, such as meetings, workouts, and appointments. Double-tap a date to open your templates, then tap one to add the event. SWITCH BETWEEN WORK AND PERSONAL Save different combinations of calendars and switch between them with one tap. Choose which calendars to show for work, personal plans, or any other part of your day. CHOOSE FROM 20 WIDGETS Find a widget that suits your needs, with additional options available exclusively on iPad. FOCUS ON THE EVENTS YOU NEED Filter your calendar to show only events that match the text you enter. Set rules to apply background colors and patterns to matching events. SET ALERTS BEFORE EVENTS START OR END Set alerts before an event’s start time or end time. Notifications are delivered by Apple’s Calendar app. MORE WAYS TO CUSTOMIZE • Time zone settings • Choice of first day of the week • Reminder display • Holiday display • Week numbers • Lunar calendar display

About

Date Today

Enhance your home screen with customizable calendar widgets. Choose from numerous themes and styles to personalize your display, or create your own unique widget designs. Save multiple widgets for different looks.

Highlights
  • Minimalist calendar widgets
  • Dozens of theme styles
  • Customizable background, text, and fonts
  • Save multiple widgets
  • Different widget sizes
Features
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Calendar Widget is the most easy-to-use minimal design calendar widget app. Add stylish calendar widgets directly onto your home screen. Customize your home screen ▲ There are dozens of cute theme styles to meet your home screen beautification needs. ▲ Easily design your own widget with Calendar Widget ▲ Customized background, text color & fonts ▲ Save many widgets and have a different type of widget on your home screen at the same time ▲ Choose from different sizes (small, medium, large)

Screenshots

May Calendar4 screens
Date Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: May Calendar at 57% against Date Today's 29%. May Calendar also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.1). Date Today's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. May Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Date Today sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

May Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of May Calendar's written reviews are positive against 29% of Date Today's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

May Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Date Today every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
May Calendar versus Date Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMay CalendarDate Today
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (40 ratings) — better4.1 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB130 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMotoki TakahashiLE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC

Customer experience

May Calendar

All ratings40 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative32.4%

Date Today

All ratings27 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

May Calendar

One-time1
  • Remove ads$7.99
1 purchases

Date Today

One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is May Calendar free?
May Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Date Today free?
Date Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, May Calendar or Date Today?
May Calendar is rated higher. May Calendar averages 4.3 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Date Today averages 4.1 from 28 ratings.
Do May Calendar or Date Today have ads?
Both May Calendar and Date Today show ads.
Which is updated more often, May Calendar or Date Today?
May Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Date Today every 4 days. Most recently, May Calendar was updated on October 22, 2026 and Date Today on October 27, 2026.

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