Comparison

Calendar.online vs Basic Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Calendar.online

This free online calendar facilitates team collaboration with shareable access links. Manage permissions, set passwords, and customize views for seamless group scheduling. Access your calendar from any device with a simple bookmark.

Highlights
  • Shareable access links
  • Role-based permissions (admin, editor, reader)
  • Password protection for links
  • Customizable access link views
  • Dashboard for managing calendars
  • Device bookmarking
Features
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Our product is a free online calendar for teams and groups with easy access via access links without login. An access link is structured according to the following scheme: https://calendar.online/68dbf6166ace2865ccd7 Each access link has a specific permission. E.g. administrator, editor or reader. Use the admin link to manage your calendar. You can save this link as a bookmark on all your devices, for example. You could forward the editor or reader link to your teammates. Additional settings can be made for each access link. For example: - Permissions for specific sub-calendars - Password protection for extra security - Default access link view (for example 'day', 'week' and so on) - Custom access links. For example: https://calendar.online/sports In the dashboard view of the app you can add existing access links or register a new calendar. In this case, the admin link will be added automatically on the dashboard. You can access the dashboard from the calendar at any time using the button in the top left corner. To open the settings of a calendar, please open the calendar via the administrator link and then click on the gear symbol at the top right corner.

About

Basic Calendar

Organize your schedule with a clear month view and daily event list. Customize your calendar with color themes and display events on your Home Screen with widgets. Supports lunar dates for Korean and Chinese calendars.

Highlights
  • Month view and daily event list
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable color themes
  • Support for Korean/Chinese lunar dates
  • Selectable calendar display
Features
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Your plans, with a personal touch. Basic Calendar keeps your month, week, and daily schedule clearly in view. Circle a special day, add emoji and stickers, and make everyday plans feel like your own. • Make important days stand out Use the free basic circle and emoji, add several stickers to one date, and choose highlight colors. Decorations appear in month and week views. • Explore more ways to decorate The Hand-drawn Set adds 9 styles, including underlines, stars, double circles, and more. Choose from seven sticker packs with 30 illustrations each: Warm Everyday, Simple Daily, Pastel Days, Animal Friends, Vegetable Garden, School Days and Workday. Each pack is available as a separate one-time purchase. The Highlighter Set unlocks six additional colors; red remains free. Combine highlighters with hand-drawn styles and stickers. All Access is a one-time purchase that unlocks all current and future decoration sets. Verified previous supporters receive the same access at no additional charge. • Keep your decorations together Optionally sync date decorations through iCloud across your devices signed in to the same Apple Account. • Plan your month and week Switch between month and week views, check a day's events, and add or edit plans. Choose which device calendars appear. • Check your schedule from the Home Screen Small, medium, and large widgets keep your calendar and events close at hand. • Choose your colors and lunar calendar Personalize the app with color themes. Show Korean or Chinese lunar dates. Korean lunar dates support Gregorian dates from January 1, 1900 through December 31, 2050. Basic Calendar is free to use, with optional in-app purchases. Calendar access is required for events. Event account syncing depends on your device settings and calendar service. Decoration syncing requires iCloud and can be turned on in Settings.

Screenshots

Calendar.online4 screens
Basic Calendar3 screens

Verdict

The call

Calendar.online and Basic Calendar both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Calendar.online's written reviews are positive against 0% of Basic Calendar's. Calendar.online also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). Basic Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Basic Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Calendar.online asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calendar.online against 4.8 for Basic Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar.online has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Calendar.online's written reviews are positive against 0% of Basic Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar.online ships an update every 2 months, Basic Calendar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calendar.online versus Basic Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar.onlineBasic Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (40 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKalender.digitaldotori king

Customer experience

Calendar.online

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%

Basic Calendar

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calendar.online

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Basic Calendar

One-time2
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Calendar.online free?
Calendar.online is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Calendar free?
Basic Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar.online or Basic Calendar?
Basic Calendar is rated higher. Calendar.online averages 4.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Basic Calendar averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Calendar.online or Basic Calendar have ads?
Neither Calendar.online nor Basic Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar.online or Basic Calendar?
Calendar.online ships an update every 2 months, and Basic Calendar every 2 weeks. Most recently, Calendar.online was updated on November 3, 2026 and Basic Calendar on November 7, 2026.

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