Comparison

Auer Notes vs Await Cal Events

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

Head to head
About

Auer Notes

This is a straightforward note-taking application focused on speed, ease of use, and privacy. It prioritizes a minimalist interface and local data storage, ensuring offline access and preventing other apps from accessing your notes.

Highlights
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Local data storage
  • Offline access
  • Plain text notes
  • Private and secure
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Auer Notes is a note-taking application designed to be fast, easy to use, and stay out of the way until you need it. Simple and clear, Auer Notes is intentional, focusing on less, instead of more. It does one thing, the simplest possible way. Local Data: Your data is stored locally and it's always available, even when you are offline. The app doesn't use iCloud. There is no cloud or vendor preventing you from accessing your data. Also, no other apps have access to your notes. Minimal: Auer Notes has a modern and minimalist user interface designed to be simple. It is aggressively mute on purpose. The application was built to be lightweight, and to utilize less device resources. Auer Notes: A plain text and private notes app.

About

Await Cal Events

Create custom countdown timer widgets for your important events pulled directly from your calendar. Syncs seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac using iCloud. Receive timely notifications for upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Create event groups
  • Sync events from calendar
  • Display countdown timers in widgets
  • Set event notifications
  • iCloud data sync
  • Filter events with Regex
  • Search event titles and locations
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Create count down timer widgets for your favourite events from your calendar (on iPhone / iPad / Mac). - The app allows you to create event groups. - Each group can syncs data from the calendar to populate events. - The groups can be added as widgets showing the count down timer (time / days / months) for the events. - Turn on notifications for the group to receive notification when an event occurs. - Syncs data using iCloud across your devices (iPhone / iPad / Mac). Note: The app doesn't modify the calendar, the calendar is used only to keep events in sync (calendar to app - one way) when the app is open. Features: - Widgets can be added to your Home Screen, Today View and Lock Screen (iPhone). - Events can be pulled from your calendar or added manually. - Syncs events from the calendar (calendar to app) when the app is open. - Notifications can be set for each group, all events in the group would be notified. - Filter events from the calendar based on matching text and Regex. - Search event titles and locations. - Find and replace multiple event titles at once using matching text and Regex. - Uses iCloud to sync data across your devices. - Supports iPhone, iPad and Mac. Widget Sizes: - Small, Medium, Large, Rectangular accessory (iPhone Lock Screen). How to create a widget: 1. Open the app and create a group by clicking on the + button. 2. The group can either sync from a calendar or you can add events manually to the group. 3. Go to your Home Screen and long press till app icons wiggle. 4. Press the + button on the top left corner of the home screen. 5. Select Await Cal Events. 6. Choose the widget size. 7. Tap outside. How to configure a widget: 1. Long press on Await Cal Events widget. 2. Tap on Edit Widget. 3. Tap on the group name highlighted in green (accent color). 4. Select one of the group names (default is All). 5. Tap outside to save the configuration. Tips: - For your favourite sporting events you could add / subscribe to a calendar using the default iOS Calendar app. - When Await Cal Events is granted access to your calendar, the app would be able to pull events from that calendar. - That way you could have count down timer widgets for your favourite sporting events. Note: The app doesn't modify the calendar, the calendar is used only to keep events in sync (calendar to app - one way) when the app is open.

Screenshots

Auer Notes3 screens
Await Cal Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Await Cal Events at 89% against Auer Notes's 0%. Await Cal Events also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). Auer Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Await Cal Events holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Auer Notes's written reviews are positive against 89% of Await Cal Events's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, Await Cal Events every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Auer Notes versus Await Cal Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuer NotesAwait Cal Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri FridmanMuthuveerappan Alagappan

Customer experience

Auer Notes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Await Cal Events

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Auer Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Await Cal Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auer Notes free?
Auer Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Await Cal Events free?
Await Cal Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auer Notes or Await Cal Events?
Await Cal Events is rated higher. Auer Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Await Cal Events averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Auer Notes or Await Cal Events have ads?
Neither Auer Notes nor Await Cal Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auer Notes or Await Cal Events?
Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Await Cal Events every 2 weeks. Most recently, Auer Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Await Cal Events on November 3, 2026.

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