x vs Material Colors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
x
This app provides a comprehensive overview of public holidays, regional holidays, and school vacations for various countries. It synchronizes with your personal calendar and offers a home screen widget for quick access to upcoming events and holidays.
- Public and regional holiday tracking
- School vacation information
- Personal calendar synchronization
- Home screen widget
- Quick calendar entry creation
- Multi-country support
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Are you looking for the best calendar app? You found it! The x-Calendar gives you an overview of public and even regional holidays and school vacations for your area AND it also can be synchronized with your personal calendar. All of your important events at a glance! ----- Public & regional holidays ----- for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Poland, Luxembourg, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium and Liechtenstein Country, state and your calendars can be changed anytime. Get information that really matters! ----- School holidays ----- for Germany, Austria, Switzerland*, Poland and Belgium. Country, state and your calendars can be changed anytime. Get information that really matters! !!! From 2026, we will no longer offer vacation data for Liechtenstein. !!! From 2026, we will no longer offer vacation data for Luxemburg. * !!! From 2026, we will no longer offer vacation data for the cantons of Geneva, Graubünden, Jura and Uri in Switzerland. ----- Not without my widget ----- A widget shows you the next date, holiday, and the next vacation! Don't miss the app badge. Get the day of the year, day of the month, the current calendar week or the time until the next holiday directly on the home screen! ----- New calendar entries - quick & easy ----- You can create new calendar entries for your x-Calendar without any detours using the new Quick Actions - or type them directly in the calendar, just as you like. ----- Test it for free! ----- The first three months are free of charge and completely non-binding. Did our x-Calendar convince you? Then get an extension with access to ALL holidays and public holidays for 365 days - for only 0,99€. ----- Let the planning begin! -----
Material Colors
Access a comprehensive color palette inspired by Material Design principles. Explore and select colors for your projects with ease. This app provides a complete library for designers and developers.
- Complete Material Design color library
- Color selection tool
- Designed for developers
- Designed for designers
- Easy to use interface
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Material Colors is a complete Material Design color library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Material Colors at 5.0 against x's 4.3. Material Colors also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. x sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Material Colors asks for nothing beyond the download.
Material Colors holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of x's written reviews are positive against 100% of Material Colors's.
| Parameter | x | Material Colors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | x-root Software GmbH | CosmicMind Inc. |
Customer experience
x
Material Colors
In-app purchases
x
- All holiday and school holidays access for 365 days$0.99
Material Colors
No in-app purchases
