Comparison

May Calendar vs Midnight Tasks

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

Midnight Tasks

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Midnight Tasks is a minimal task app built for fast capture and clean follow-through. Quickly type a task, add it to Inbox, place it in a folder, set a due time, or keep it as a simple checklist item. The app stays quiet and uncluttered so you can move fast without managing a complicated system. Features: - Fast task entry - Inbox and optional folders - Swipe to delete - Due dates and notifications - Recurring tasks - Smart reminder nudges - Grocery Mode for shopping lists - Apple Calendar export - Alarm-style alerts where supported - Apple-native iCloud folder sharing - Minimal color modes Midnight Tasks is made for everyday lists, work tasks, home reminders, errands, and shared shopping lists without turning your life into a project management board. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://parkella.app/midnight-tasks/privacy

Screenshots

May Calendar4 screens
Midnight Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Midnight Tasks at none against May Calendar's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Midnight Tasks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

May Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Midnight Tasks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
May Calendar versus Midnight Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMay CalendarMidnight Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMotoki TakahashiJustin Wampler

In-app purchases

1 purchases

May Calendar

One-time1
  • Remove ads$7.99
2 purchases

Midnight Tasks

Subscriptions2
  • Midnight Premium$2.991 Month
  • Midnight Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is May Calendar free?
May Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Midnight Tasks free?
Midnight Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do May Calendar or Midnight Tasks have ads?
May Calendar shows ads; Midnight Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, May Calendar or Midnight Tasks?
May Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Midnight Tasks fortnightly. Most recently, May Calendar was updated on October 22, 2026 and Midnight Tasks on October 18, 2026.

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