Comparison

Calendar vs ChoreStar

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

Head to head
About

Calendar

Organize your day, week, and year with this comprehensive planner. It offers a daily planner, task management with subtasks, and note-taking capabilities. Syncs with popular calendar services and provides interactive widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly views
  • Task breakdown into subtasks
  • Voice and text note-taking
  • Syncs with Google, iCloud, Outlook
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • App lock for privacy
Features
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CALENDAR, TASKS, AND NOTES Calendar at the center. Tasks and notes right beside it. This is a simple, easy-to-use calendar that helps you stay in control of your day. Tasks and notes are built in, so you can plan everything in one place. No clutter. Just what you really need every day. Plan faster and more clearly • Create events in seconds • Day, week, month, and year views in one place • Easily adjust event times with drag and drop • Clear visual overview of your schedule • Works online and offline • Full sync with iCloud, Google, Outlook, Office365, and other calendars Flexibility that makes planning easier • Customizable bottom navigation — keep only the features you use most • Two week layouts: classic and agenda style • Flexible multi-day view (2 to 14 days) and three month view formats • Widgets, themes, and interface personalization • Clear structure without feeling overloaded Everything in one place • Tasks — simple lists and clear structure • Subtasks and category-based organization • Notes — list view or board view • Quick creation and editing • Seamless connection between events, tasks, and notes Free features • Core calendar features • Sync with Reminders • Widgets and interface customization • Recurring events and tasks • Custom week formats • Backup • Unlimited notes PRO features • Voice input for events, tasks, and notes • File attachments • Convert between events, tasks, and notes • Sharing and forwarding • Unlimited data and advanced features • App lock For everyday planning This calendar helps you organize events, tasks, and notes without extra complexity or unnecessary steps. Support planner@plantech.app Terms of Use https://mccalendar.app/terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy https://mccalendar.app/privacy_policy.html

About

ChoreStar

Organize household tasks and manage rewards for completed chores. Assign tasks, set point values, and approve work to track earnings and manage a reward system for family members. Offers a premium option for an ad-free experience and expanded features.

Highlights
  • Assign tasks (daily, weekly, monthly, one-off)
  • Set point values for tasks
  • Approve or decline completed tasks
  • Define and manage reward list
  • Co-parent management
  • Exportable chore and point history
  • Ad-free premium option
Features
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ChoreStar is a household organiser for the jobs that need doing and the rewards they earn. You set the tasks, decide what each is worth, and approve work when it's marked finished — so the running total lives in the app instead of in your head. MANAGE THE HOUSEHOLD FROM ONE DASHBOARD - Assign tasks daily, weekly, monthly or one-off, to one person or everyone - Set point values, with optional reminder days - One review queue for everything waiting on you - Approve or decline in a tap; balances update instantly REWARDS YOU DEFINE - Build the reward list and price each one in points - Redemption requests come to you for approval, not spent automatically - Full history of every point earned and spent, filterable and exportable as a spreadsheet NO EXTRA ACCOUNTS TO MANAGE Household members join by scanning a code you generate. No additional email addresses, no passwords for you to reset. SHARE THE LOAD Invite a co-parent to manage the household with you. Both of you can assign, approve and adjust, and everyone stays in sync. ADS THAT STAY OUT OF THE WAY The free version shows one small banner on the dashboard. No pop-ups, no full-screen takeovers, nothing between screens, and no advertising on the household member's own view. Every ad is non-personalized and capped at a "G" content rating. CHORESTAR PREMIUM A one-time purchase, not a subscription. Removes advertising for everyone in the family and lifts the free limits on tasks, rewards and members. Bought once, applies to the whole household, nothing to renew or cancel. PRIVACY No behavioural profiling and nothing sold to advertisers. Delete your account and all of its data from inside the app at any time. Free version: 2 members, 8 tasks, 5 rewards. Terms: https://chorestar.cloudmigrationconsulting.net/terms/

Screenshots

Calendar4 screens
ChoreStar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ChoreStar at 5.0 against Calendar's 4.6. ChoreStar also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ChoreStar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChoreStar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar ships an update every 5 weeks, ChoreStar every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calendar versus ChoreStar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarChoreStar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (35 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanning Technologies LLCCloud Migration Consulting LLC

Customer experience

Calendar

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

ChoreStar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access for a Month$1.991 Month
  • Full Access for a Year7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access Forever$29.99
1 purchases

ChoreStar

One-time1
  • ChoreStar Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Calendar free?
Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChoreStar free?
ChoreStar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar or ChoreStar?
ChoreStar is rated higher. Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while ChoreStar averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Calendar or ChoreStar have ads?
Neither Calendar nor ChoreStar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar or ChoreStar?
Calendar ships an update every 5 weeks, and ChoreStar every 10 days. Most recently, Calendar was updated on October 24, 2026 and ChoreStar on October 24, 2026.

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