Comparison

Ahead vs Shared Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Ahead

Easily track important life events with this user-friendly calendar countdown application. View upcoming events as home screen widgets, receive timely notifications, and share your countdowns with others. Sync events across devices and enjoy a dark mode option.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Event notifications
  • Cross-device sync
  • Event sharing
  • Dark mode
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Ahead is a free, easy to use calendar countdown app that you can use to track important events in your life. Features: • View events as Widgets on your Home Screen • Use on iPhone and iPad. Premium users get Apple Watch and Mac versions! • Share your events with friends and family • Receiving a notification when it is time for your event • Create as many events as you'd like • Sync your events across your devices (via iCloud) • Dark Mode Questions or Feedback? ———————————— We'd love to hear from you! Free free to email suggestions or issues to alexmariposa@outlook.com Terms of Use ——————— https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shared Calendar

Features
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Stop retyping your schedule everywhere. Loop is the shared calendar that actually keeps up with your life. Coaches email schedules. Schools send PDFs. Your boss texts you shift changes. Instead of manually entering everything into your calendar, just paste it into Loop — the AI reads it and creates the events for you. PASTE ANY SCHEDULE, INSTANTLY Copy a schedule from an email, a text, or a group chat and paste it into Loop. Or snap a photo of a printed schedule. Loop's AI turns it into calendar events in seconds — no manual typing required. SHARE WITH EVERYONE WHO NEEDS TO KNOW Create a group and invite family members, teammates, or coworkers with a single shareable link. Everyone sees the same calendar. No more "wait, when is that again?" texts. COORDINATE AS A GROUP Propose events to your group and let everyone accept or decline. Flag events that need attention. Everyone stays in the loop without the group chat chaos. WORKS FOR EVERYONE Sports parents juggling practice schedules. Couples coordinating busy weeks. Friend groups planning events. Families keeping everyone on the same page. Free to get started. Loop Pro unlocks the AI schedule parser, unlimited groups, proposed events, event flagging, and all 10 themes — $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Try Pro free for 7 days.

Screenshots

Ahead4 screens
Shared Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shared Calendar at none against Ahead's shown. Shared Calendar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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. Ahead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Shared Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ahead ships an update every 3 weeks, Shared Calendar weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ahead versus Shared Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAheadShared Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex MalekAustin Leitmann

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ahead

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$12.99
2 purchases

Shared Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Loop Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Loop Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Ahead free?
Ahead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shared Calendar free?
Shared Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ahead or Shared Calendar have ads?
Ahead shows ads; Shared Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Ahead or Shared Calendar?
Ahead ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shared Calendar weekly. Most recently, Ahead was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shared Calendar on October 31, 2026.

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