Comparison

Week Calendar vs WidgetCal

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

Head to head
About

Week Calendar

This app offers a highly customizable calendar experience with multiple view options and automation tools. It allows for easy event management, integration with popular calendar services, and includes features like weather forecasts and calendar insights. An optional Pro version unlocks additional widgets and features.

Highlights
  • Customizable calendar views (Day, Agenda, Month, Year)
  • Event automation and templates
  • Drag-and-drop event rescheduling
  • Weather forecasts integrated into calendar
  • Calendar insights and time tracking
  • Subscription to popular calendars
  • Syncs with iCloud, Google, Outlook, and more
Features
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CUSTOM CALENDAR VIEWS WeekCal provides clear & detailed views of your events, displayed the way you want! Choose from Day, Agenda, Mini Month, Month & Year views. WeekCal exceeds limitations of basic calendar apps by bringing simplicity & functionality to streamline your busy life. AUTOMATE YOUR CALENDAR Easy-to-use automations & templates allow you to create a calendar that works for you. ● Move events by simply dragging, copying & pasting ● Assign colors to categorize different kinds of events ● Customize repeating event options SAVE TIME Adding, repeating, and moving events is easy with WeekCal. Plus the intuitive interface, powerful functionality, and personalization options make WeekCal fun to use for everyone. GET MORE WITH WEEKCAL PRO Enjoy the full range of WeekCal features, including: ● Add Lock & Home Screen widgets to view upcoming events at-a-glance on your device ● Access to all Views, including Day, Agenda, Mini Month, Month & Year ● Full access to Popular Calendars ● Create & manage Reminders in a dedicated view ● One-tap access to virtual meetings with ‘Join Meeting’ button WEATHER FORECASTS See upcoming Weather Forecasts on your calendar, right where you need them. Unlike other weather services, Weather Forecasts for WeekCal is built right into your calendar to give you accurate & convenient weather information. CALENDAR INSIGHTS View a summary of your schedule and how you spend your time. SUBSCRIBE TO POPULAR CALENDARS Discover personalized Popular Calendar recommendations to add curated & auto-updating calendars focused on current events. Top categories include Sports, Holidays, Nature & more. MOST-LOVED FEATURES ● Customize the look of your calendar, including Dark Mode & other custom color schemes ● Create event templates & rules for recurring events ● Select a custom WeekCal app icon, available in over 10 colors ● Use WeekCal on Apple Watch ● Sync to major calendar services including iCloud, iCal, Google, Exchange, Outlook, CalDAV, Birthdays & Subscriptions ● Easily reschedule events by dragging & dropping ● Add events easily at the right time using tap-and-hold ● Customize your Tools menu to quickly change events ● Invite participants and/or share events via email, Messages & WhatsApp ● Navigate with multiple services including Apple Maps, Google Maps, Citymapper, Garmin, Here, iGo, Maps.me, Moovit, MotionX, Sygic, TransitApp, Waze, Yandex, 高德地图 ● Choose alternate Calendars including Chinese, Hebrew, Indian, Islamic & Persian ● Get support in your own time zone Please Note: Recurring subscriptions are billed annually. Account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period at the regular non-discounted price of the current subscription, unless canceled earlier. The subscription fee is charged to your iCloud account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ Questions or feedback? Email us at support@weekcal.com, or find FAQs at www.weekcal.com/

About

WidgetCal

View your weekly or monthly schedule directly on your Lock Screen without unlocking your device. This app displays events and reminders with customizable layouts, offering quick access to your personal occasions. It also integrates with other powerful calendar applications.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widget support
  • Weekly and monthly schedule views
  • Event and reminder display
  • Integration with AwesomeCalendar
  • Customizable font and size
  • ToDo carry over
  • Lunar calendar support
Features
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Full support iOS 14 widget! Do you still unlock your iPhone/iPad to check your schedule? Want to see weekly or monthly schedule in LockScreen? Here is the WidgetCal. This app shows weekly or monthly view for your events and reminders with a beautiful layout in Notification Center. Quick as a wink, you can access your personal occasions without hassle. Moreover, this widget seamlessly works with AwesomeCalendar, which is the most powerful calendar application in AppStore. It's for FREE. Just give it a try. +Display events and reminders in the Notification Center. +Week/Month view. +Navigate prev/next month. Tap 1st day of next month or last day of prev month. +Integrated with AwesomeCalendar. +Automatic and real-time update events and reminders. +Sunday/Monday start option. +Custom font and size. +ToDo carry over. +Visible calendars control. +Fade out past events. +Lunar calendar for Chinese and Korean. +Cute stickers on view. Some features listed above are available for a premium subscription. WidgetCal Premium is $3.99 USD per year (price may vary by location). The subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and will be charged through your iTunes account within 24 hours of the end of the term. We offer 3 months free for WidgetCal Premium. Whenever you don’t want to pay or stop using Premium, you can manage your subscription in iTunes. Terms of use: http://wp.me/P1YDeW-rI Private policy: http://wp.me/P1YDeW-q3

Screenshots

Week Calendar4 screens
WidgetCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Week Calendar at 4.4 against WidgetCal's 3.6. Week Calendar also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 48%) and ratings volume (10K vs 1.5K). On price, update cadence, 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. Week Calendar sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and WidgetCal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Week Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Week Calendar has 10K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Week Calendar's written reviews are positive against 48% of WidgetCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Week Calendar ships an update every 10 days, WidgetCal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Week Calendar versus WidgetCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeek CalendarWidgetCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10K ratings) — better3.6 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews — better47.6% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.YunaSoft Inc.

Customer experience

Week Calendar

All ratings10,317 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews768 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative33.1%

WidgetCal

All ratings1,456 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews1,062 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative38.8%

User reviews

Week Calendar

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent calendar app
  • 🚀 Highly customizable
  • 💡 Useful features like color-coding, templates, and rolling events
  • 👍 Easy to use and organize schedule
  • 👍 Seamless integration with native iOS calendar

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Aggressive push for subscription upgrade
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data collection
  • 🔄 Removal of previously available free features

WidgetCal

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📅 Great calendar app
  • 🔍 Detailed monthly view
  • 🎨 Customizable colors and fonts
  • 🔒 Syncs with Google Calendar
  • 🔧 Helpful stickers and emojis

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Ads disrupt user experience
  • 🔍 Limited color and theme options
  • 🐛 Glitches after iOS updates
  • 🗓️ Inability to scroll through months in widget
  • 🗓️ Disappearing/deleted calendar events

Bugs and requests

Week Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Repeating events not working as expected
  • Calendar views not displaying correctly after updates
  • Notifications and alerts not functioning properly
  • Inability to search past events beyond a certain time frame

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to attach files or photos to calendar events
  • Improved syncing and sharing across devices
  • More customization options for views and layouts
  • Better handling of time zones and daylight saving time changes

WidgetCal

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calendar events disappearing after updates
  • Widget not showing correct month or events
  • Inability to add or edit events in the app
  • Syncing issues with Google Calendar
  • Crashes and freezes after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more calendar customization options
  • Improve widget functionality and appearance
  • Provide an ad-free paid version
  • Enhance syncing with other calendar apps
  • Add a daily/weekly view in the widget

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Week Calendar

Subscriptions13
  • WeekCal Pro + Weather Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Smart Calendars 1 Year14 Days trial$2.991 Year
  • WeekCal Weather - Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Annual Pro Subscription14 Days trial$7.491 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • WeekCal Pro Annual1 Year trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • WeekCal Weather - Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • WeekCal Pro Annual1 Year trial$24.991 Year
  • WeekCal Pro + Weather Annual7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • WeekCal Pro + Weather Annual1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • WeekCal Pro Tier7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
10 purchases

WidgetCal

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription3 Months trial$9.991 Year
One-time9
  • Religious holidays$0.99
  • Week Numbers$0.99
  • Moon Phases calendar$0.99
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  • Holidays United States$0.99
  • Calendars - Pro Football USA 2014-2015 edition$0.99
  • Calendars - Pro Baseball USA 2015 edition$0.99
  • Calendars - US Pro Basketball 2014-2015 edition$0.99
  • Weather calendars$1.99
  • Remove Advertisement$9.99

Questions

Is Week Calendar free?
Week Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WidgetCal free?
WidgetCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Week Calendar or WidgetCal?
Week Calendar is rated higher. Week Calendar averages 4.4 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while WidgetCal averages 3.6 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Week Calendar or WidgetCal have ads?
Both Week Calendar and WidgetCal show ads.
Which is updated more often, Week Calendar or WidgetCal?
Week Calendar ships an update every 10 days, and WidgetCal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Week Calendar was updated on September 26, 2026 and WidgetCal on September 27, 2026.

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