Comparison

Calendar.online vs Essential Employee

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

Essential Employee

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The Essential app allows employees to clock in using a mobile device at the workplace. Key Features: Attendance tracking View and submit vacation requests Submit justification requests Ideal for companies seeking a straightforward solution to automate HR processes and ensure compliance with legal requirements.

Screenshots

Calendar.online4 screens
Essential Employee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Essential Employee at 13.0 against Calendar.online's 15.0. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Calendar.online versus Essential Employee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar.onlineEssential Employee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKalender.digitalActuasys, Lda

In-app purchases

None

Calendar.online

No in-app purchases

None

Essential Employee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar.online free?
Calendar.online is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Essential Employee free?
Essential Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calendar.online or Essential Employee have ads?
Neither Calendar.online nor Essential Employee shows ads.

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