# Gong Timer vs Fantastical Calendar

The clearest difference is price: Fantastical Calendar at Free against Gong Timer's $1.99. Fantastical Calendar also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Gong Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Fantastical Calendar is free to download; Gong Timer costs $1.99 up front. Fantastical Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Gong Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Fantastical Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fantastical Calendar has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Gong Timer's written reviews are positive against 47% of Fantastical Calendar's.

Gong Timer ships an update every 10 months, Fantastical Calendar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Gong Timer | Fantastical Calendar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gong-timer/id308471655/reviews) | **[4.2 (25K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **25K** |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | **47.4% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Freemium** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#146** |
| Size | 2 MB | 186 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16** | 17.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [bbcddc](https://appshunter.io/developer/308471658) | [Flexibits Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/435003924) |

## What reviewers say

### Gong Timer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gong-timer/id308471655)

This app allows you to set custom interval timers with multiple repetitions, ideal for activities like boxing rounds. You can configure the number of rounds, sound on/off, and choose from five different sound options. Settings can be saved for easy access.

**Highlights:** Max 99 rounds, Sound on/off, Interval on/off, Five sound selections, Save settings

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Fantastical Calendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190)

**Currently charting:** #146 Top Grossing · Productivity (US App Store)

This powerful calendar and task management app offers intuitive natural language input for event creation, multiple calendar views, and robust task integration. It provides weather forecasts and advanced features like meeting polls and video conferencing integration for premium users.

**Highlights:** Natural language event and task creation, Multiple calendar views (day, week, month, year), Integrated task management (Todoist, Google Tasks), Weather forecasts, Meeting scheduling and polls, Video conferencing integration

**Features:** Apple Watch app, iMessage stickers

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $6.99 | per month |
| Flexibits Premium | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium for Families | $10.49 | per month |
| Premium Family (2020 Upgrade) | $10.49 | per month |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $56.99 | per year |
| Flexibits Premium | $56.99 | per year |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $56.99 | per year |
| Premium for Families | $89.99 | per year |
| Premium Family (2020 Upgrade) | $89.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Excellent natural language input
- 💡 Helpful calendar integration features
- 🚀 Smooth syncing across devices
- 👍 Beautiful and clean UI design

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior with reminders and event management
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🤖 Overly aggressive upselling of premium features
- 🤔 Concerns about forced account creation
- 🐛 Sync issues between iOS and Mac versions

**Reported bugs**

- Apple Watch sync problems
- Events disappearing or changing unexpectedly
- Freezing and crashing on certain user actions

**Requested features**

- Option to disable predictive input features
- Improved calendar set management
- Enhanced integration with third-party apps and services
- Ability to customize app icons and themes


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Gong Timer free?

Gong Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Fantastical Calendar free?

Fantastical Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Gong Timer or Fantastical Calendar?

Fantastical Calendar is rated higher. Gong Timer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 from 25K ratings.

### Do Gong Timer or Fantastical Calendar have ads?

Neither Gong Timer nor Fantastical Calendar shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Gong Timer or Fantastical Calendar?

Gong Timer ships an update every 10 months, and Fantastical Calendar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gong Timer was updated on October 29, 2026 and Fantastical Calendar on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*