calQuery vs TextDrop for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
calQuery
Easily search your iPhone or iPad calendar for past events. Results can be sorted by date, location, or alphabetically. Tapping a result opens the corresponding day in your native calendar app.
- Search past calendar events
- Sort results by date, location, alphabet
- Open events in native calendar
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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With calQuery you can search the calendar of your iPhone of iPad. Unlike the search function of the calendar app, even long past events are found. The search results can be sorted by date, location and alphabet. By selecting a result, the corresponding day is displayed in the calendar app.
TextDrop for Safari
Instantly save selected web text as a plain text file directly from Safari. This extension bypasses copy-pasting and text editors, offering a one-click solution for efficient content capture. It's ideal for researchers, developers, and students needing portable text for any application or AI service.
- Save selected web text instantly
- One-click download
- Auto-detects main content
- Creates universal plain text files
- Bypasses copy-pasting
- No format restrictions
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This Safari extension instantly saves selected web text as a text file. Skip copy-pasting and launching text editors—just download with one click. If no text is selected, it auto-detects and saves the main content. A simple tool for efficient workflows. Originally built to translate or summarize non-native language texts and avoid the hassle of repeated copy-pasting with generative AI services bypassing token limits, this extension creates universal plain text files instead of formatted notes. This gives you complete flexibility to use your captured content with any application, AI service, or text processing tool without format restrictions. Perfect for researchers, developers, students, and everyday users who need web content in the most compatible format for maximum portability and versatility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: calQuery at Free against TextDrop for Safari's $1.99. calQuery also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.6). TextDrop for Safari's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On ads, 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
calQuery is free to download; TextDrop for Safari costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
calQuery ships an update every 9 months, TextDrop for Safari every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | calQuery | TextDrop for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uwe Holtkamp | hkitago |
Customer experience
calQuery
TextDrop for Safari
In-app purchases
calQuery
No in-app purchases
TextDrop for Safari
No in-app purchases
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