Comparison

Notion Calendar vs xTiles

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

Head to head
About

Notion Calendar

Manage your schedule and meetings with a unified calendar view. Seamlessly integrate with Google Calendar and Notion to organize your work and personal life. Offers helpful widgets and multi-time zone support.

Highlights
  • Deep Google Calendar integration
  • Connects to Notion documents and projects
  • Multiple time zone support
  • Unified view across multiple calendars
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Available in 12 languages
Features
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Notion Calendar lets you schedule meetings and control your time like never before. It deeply integrates with Google Calendar accounts so that all your events are synced. Along with speed, beauty, and light/dark modes, Notion Calendar includes powerful features: - CONNECTED TO NOTION — add Notion docs, projects, and timelines. - MULTIPLE TIME ZONES — pull the time zone column to the right to “travel to any city” and add more time zones. - ALL IN ONE PLACE — see one unified view across multiple calendars and auto-sync events between them. - WIDGETS — select from 6 Home Screen Widgets featuring rich previews of upcoming events, month overviews, quick-add event buttons, and more! The Lock Screen Widget lets you see what’s coming at a glance when picking up your phone. - AVAILABLE IN 12 LANGUAGES — Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish. It’s time.

About

xTiles

Capture notes, tasks, and ideas with a versatile app that syncs across devices. Organize everything visually with drag-and-drop boards, and access your content online or offline. Stay productive with reminders, calendars, and quick search.

Highlights
  • Jot down notes and voice recordings
  • Snap sketches and upload photos
  • Save web content (text, images, links)
  • Create to-do lists and set reminders
  • Organize ideas into visual boards
  • Instant cross-device syncing
  • Offline access
Features
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At your desk, on the go, online or offline, enjoy the powerful capabilities of xTiles! Free your creativity with the same beautiful experience, whatever you’re on. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Jot down quick notes, ideas, and voice recordings. • Snap sketches and upload photos from your camera. • Save text, images & links from the web. STAY ON TOP OF DAILY WORK • Keep your workflow organized with to-do lists. • Get organized with calendars and reminders. • Pin keynotes and ideas for quick access to them. JUMP INTO ANY PROJECT FAST • Find anything you saved to xTiles in seconds. • View and work without the lag and fall with a visually appealing experience. CONTINUE WORK IN A VISUAL WAY When you're back at your computer, flexibly organize your ideas and projects into visual boards with a drag-and-drop interface. INSTANT SYNCING Anything you save to the app is instantly synced to all of your devices. Native app store content on your devices, so you’ll never lose your flow. Ideas can strike you at any time! Be ready to convert them into something more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://xtiles.app/en/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Notion Calendar4 screens
xTiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notion Calendar at 4.7 against xTiles's 3.5. Notion Calendar also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 125). xTiles's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. xTiles sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Notion Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notion Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notion Calendar has 7.8K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Notion Calendar's written reviews are positive against 35% of xTiles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notion Calendar ships an update every 11 days, xTiles every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Notion Calendar versus xTiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotion CalendarxTiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better3.5 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews — better35.2% of reviews
Number of ratings7.8K — better125
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotion Labs, Incorporatedxtiles inc

Customer experience

Notion Calendar

All ratings7,782 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews1,863 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral21.3%
Negative39.7%

xTiles

All ratings125 ratings
Positive56.0%
Neutral15.2%
Negative28.8%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral26.9%
Negative38.0%

User reviews

Notion Calendar

From 7.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and fast
  • 🔒 Robust security features
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
  • 👍 Great integration with Notion
  • 👍 Helpful widgets

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited calendar views (only 3-day)
  • 🔍 No iPad support
  • 🔍 Only supports Google Calendar integration
  • 🔍 Unreliable syncing and updating

xTiles

From 125 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Highly customizable design with templates
  • 💡 Excellent for ADHD organization and productivity
  • 🖥️ Desktop version works exceptionally well
  • 📊 Visual organization with flexible tile-based layout

Room to improve

  • 📱 Mobile app severely lacks desktop functionality
  • 🐛 iPad app is poorly optimized and glitchy
  • ❌ Cannot edit or create content on mobile devices
  • 🔧 Limited customization options on mobile
  • 📊 Tables and charts cannot be edited on mobile

Bugs and requests

Notion Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add events
  • Syncing issues causing events to disappear or display incorrectly
  • Time zone issues leading to incorrect event times
  • Widgets not updating properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add monthly and weekly calendar views
  • Integrate with more calendar providers (Microsoft, Apple, etc.)
  • Improve iPad compatibility and optimize for larger screens
  • Add task management and to-do list functionality
  • Enhance customization options (colors, themes, etc.)
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  • Improve event creation and editing experience

xTiles

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Mobile app fails to load boards
  • Cannot duplicate or delete items on mobile
  • Text input jumps and backspace behaves incorrectly
  • Long-hold on images triggers copy/paste menu
  • Calendar dates incorrect for 2025
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  • Images in vision boards don't display properly
  • App crashes when trying to edit
  • Cannot save edits on mobile
  • Tiles don't respond to touch input
  • Desktop site request feature blocked on iPad
  • Spotify playlist cannot be removed from templates
  • Typing in tables doesn't work on tablet
  • App freezes when adding notes

Requested features

16 requests
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Mobile layout optimization for smaller screens
  • Full editing capabilities on mobile devices
  • Multi-factor authentication (MFA) support
  • Ability to delete and rearrange sections on mobile
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  • Calendar widget for notifications
  • Apple Pencil support for handwriting
  • Drag-and-drop functionality on mobile
  • More integrations with external services
  • Dark mode option
  • Custom fonts and expanded color palette
  • Automatic task removal when completed
  • Chart and formula creation capabilities
  • Ability to create new projects from mobile
  • Better template customization on iPad
  • Photo gallery integration for cover images

In-app purchases

None

Notion Calendar

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

xTiles

Subscriptions7
  • Plus$15.001 Month
  • Plus$19.001 Month
  • Pro$35.001 Month
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  • Starter$69.001 Year
  • Plus$99.001 Year
  • Ultimate Productivity Bundle$99.001 Year
  • Plus$149.001 Year
One-time3
  • Basic Productivity Bundle$59.00
  • Lifetime Access$149.99
  • Believer Plan$199.00

Questions

Is Notion Calendar free?
Notion Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is xTiles free?
xTiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notion Calendar or xTiles?
Notion Calendar is rated higher. Notion Calendar averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while xTiles averages 3.5 from 125 ratings.
Do Notion Calendar or xTiles have ads?
Neither Notion Calendar nor xTiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notion Calendar or xTiles?
Notion Calendar ships an update every 11 days, and xTiles every 10 days. Most recently, Notion Calendar was updated on November 6, 2026 and xTiles on November 3, 2026.

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