Comparison

Calendar Widget vs 拾光 · Afterglow

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Widget

This app offers a free, user-friendly calendar experience with extensive customization options. It includes widgets for your home screen and allows for detailed event management, including recurring events and notifications. Enjoy a personalized schedule without any registration or syncing requirements.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • No registration required
  • Customizable event details
  • Recurring event support
  • Daily event notifications
  • Unlimited calendars
  • Dark mode
Features
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It's a simple and easy-to-use calendar app. Widgets are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - No registration required, no sync with iPhone calendar - Calendar horizontal / vertical scroll - Select calendar start / end year - 24 hour notation - Select calendar start day - Any holiday selection - Getting holidays - Holiday, days off color - Rokuyo support - Event label color - Color selection for event label font only - Event label font size, thickness - Time display on event label - Event time interval selection - Select event length - Default all-day selection - Daily event notification - Daily event number badge display - Select update time for daily notifications - Unlimited number of calendars - Calendar color - Pin the calendar - Notification for each calendar, badge availability selection - Highlight the date of the day on the calendar - Button to return to this month - Any date selection - Tap a date to add an event on that day - Select multiple dates and add events at once - Background color for calendar dates - Batch addition of background color - Event title, memo, color - Event time, all day selection - Event start time / end time - Repeat event (weekly / monthly / yearly) - Automatic save of event addition history, bookmark save - Add an event with one tap from history and bookmarks - Event list display by date - Batch event deletion, color change, sharing, - Move and duplicate events between calendars - Home screen widget support (calendar selection, this month / next month / last month selectable) - Icon badge display (number of events on the day) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: calendarwidget://

About

拾光 · Afterglow

Features
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拾光,不是又一个待办清单。 是写给自己的生活备忘录。 你写下今天要做的事、突然冒出的念头、一句想留下的话、家人的生日、最近想买的东西。 打开 app 是「晨曦」—— 一天从一句话开始; 切到「星辉」—— 八个去处各自归位,灵感是灵感,纪念是纪念,工作不会污染生活; 完成的事都会沉到「余晖」—— 灵感、阅读、纪念读起来最亮,日常琐事也留下淡淡的影子,过一段日子回来翻,会想起那段日子是怎么过的; 「守光」是你自己的一隅,调主题、配 AI、看见你写下了多少。 —— 关于 AI —— 拾光本身不带 AI 服务。如果你愿意,你可以在「守光 → AI 配置」里填上你自己的 AI 服务接口和 key,AI 会: · 在晨曦写一句卷首语 · 帮你把"明天下午三点约小李"自动整理成有日期、有时间、归到日常的事项 · 看到你写下的内容,慢慢理解你的语境 所有跟 AI 的对话直接走你配置的那个 URL,我们没有任何服务器在中间。你不想用 AI,不填 key 就好,一切照常。 —— 关于隐私 —— · 所有内容只存在你的设备上 · API key 存在 iOS 钥匙串,加密保存 · 没有分析、没有埋点、没有广告、没有第三方 SDK · 应用锁(Face ID)随时可开 —— 你会得到 —— · 八个去处: 灵感 / 日常 / 纪念 / 购物 / 阅读 / 健康 / 未分类 / 工作 · 余晖: 让完成的好东西沉下来,还留着温度 · 农历支持: 妈妈生日"农历七月初九",自动算下次发生 · 通知提醒: 设了时间的事到点会来找你 · 分享到拾光: Safari / 微信 / 任何 app 里看到的句子,直接收进去 · 浅色 / 深色 / 跟随系统 如果你也想要一个安静的地方放下今天的事,试试。

Screenshots

Calendar Widget4 screens
拾光 · Afterglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 拾光 · Afterglow at none against Calendar Widget's shown. 拾光 · Afterglow also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Calendar Widget versus 拾光 · Afterglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Widget拾光 · Afterglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (238 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings238 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.厚磊 彭

In-app purchases

None

Calendar Widget

No in-app purchases

None

拾光 · Afterglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar Widget free?
Calendar Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 拾光 · Afterglow free?
拾光 · Afterglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calendar Widget or 拾光 · Afterglow have ads?
Calendar Widget shows ads; 拾光 · Afterglow does not.

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