Comparison

CalendarLife vs Plan Calendar

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

Head to head
About

CalendarLife

Enhance your iPhone's calendar with a classic style interface and numerous customization options. This app syncs automatically with your device's native database, offering a user-friendly experience with multiple views and personalized display settings.

Highlights
  • Classic style interface
  • Customizable display (fonts, colors, pictures)
  • List, Day, Month, Week, Agenda views
  • Automatic syncing with native database
  • Apple Watch and Notification Center Widget support
  • Quick swipe delete and date select
  • Event coloring and descriptions
Features
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CalendarLife is a vastly improved user experience for your iPhone's calendar. CalendarLife has a simple layout based around the classic original style built in Calendar app, but with many added features, improvements and customisation possibilities. CalendarLife uses your device's native database to display your events in a fully customisable and much more user friendly way. This means your events sync automatically. Simply download the app and all your calendars will automatically be there ready for you. No further set up is required. You will also be able to switch between the native Calendar app and CalendarLife and your events will always be in sync. List, Day, Month, Week and Agenda views. Optional Coloured bars for events (so no more black dots on your month view). Choose your font, colours and add pictures to personalise your display. Swipe motion quick delete and date select. This will quickly become one of your indispensable and most used apps. FEATURES: * Apple Watch * Notification Center Widget * List, Day, Month, Week and Agenda Views. * iPhone, iPad Pro, iPad, iPad mini. * iCloud, Google, Outlook, etc. * Pictures for calendar Month View. * Import your own pictures. * Month View event colours and descriptions (no more black dot). * Choose your font. * Choose your colours. * Choose your start of week. * Quickly go to any date. * View all your calendars. * Swipe motion to change between days, weeks and months. * Quick swipe delete. ( horizontal swipe on event description and select 'Delete' ) * Customise display colour for individual events. ( horizontal swipe on event description and select 'Edit Display') _______________________________________ - THIS IS NOT A FREE APP. DOWNLOAD THE LITE VERSION FOR FREE TO SEE IF YOU LIKE IT BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE. THE LITE VERSION IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT THAT IT CONTAINS ADVERTS AND RESTRICTS THE NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT CAN BE CREATED AND ADDED TO YOUR CALENDARS. A SMALL IN-APP UPGRADE CAN BE PURCHASED TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS AND ADVERTS. THE COMPLETE CURRENT AND NEXT YEAR'S CALENDARS ARE THEN INCLUDED WITH THE INITIAL FULL VERSION UPGRADE PURCHASE. SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEARS ARE AVAILABLE AS A SMALL IN-APP PURCHASE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE DISPLAYED THE COST IN YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY, BEFORE BEING ASKED TO CONFIRM ANY IN-APP PURCHASE. To allow our users to further customise their app to meet their specific needs and interests, there is also a separate Add-on available called the ‘Calendar Store’ provided by SchedJoules. It contains a large selection of great holiday, sport fixtures, weather & lifestyle calendars. These calendars can be set up so they are displayed alongside your other personal calendar events. You can purchase access to the ’Calendar Store’ Add-on for 1 year with a yearly auto-renewable subscription. You get full and ongoing access to the ‘Calendar Store’, including live updates. The 1 year subscription to the ‘Calendar Store’ Add-on starts at $1.99 (Prices may vary by location) and begins with a one-month free trial, so you can try before you buy. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase after the 1 month free trial. Subscriptions to the Add-on automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. You can manage your subscription and turn off the auto-renew for the 'Calendar Store' Add-on at any time from your iTunes Account Settings. Full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy are available at www.ovalkey.com/terms-of-service and www.ovalkey.com/privacy-policy respectively.

About

Plan Calendar

Organize your life with a powerful monthly calendar app. Features include one-tap event creation, unlimited color-coded tabs for categories, event search, and secure backup/restore. Enjoy offline access and biometric authentication for privacy.

Highlights
  • One-tap event creation
  • Unlimited color-coded tabs
  • Event search functionality
  • Backup and restore data
  • Dark mode support
  • Offline access
  • Biometric authentication
Features
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Create your plans on a monthly calendar and check your schedule anytime! Packed with powerful features including one-tap event creation, unlimited tabs, color-coded events, event search, backup & restore, dark mode support, and much more. ◆ One-Tap Event Creation Just tap a date on the monthly calendar to instantly add an event! ◆ Unlimited Tabs Split and manage your calendars by category with tabs! Create separate calendars for work, personal life, hobbies, and more! ◆ Color-Coded Events Color-code your events from a rich palette of colors! Recognize their importance and type at a glance! ◆ Swipe to Change Months No more tedious tapping to switch months. Just swipe to move between months intuitively. ◆ Event Search Search and find all your events in an instant! Pinpoint the schedule you need from even the largest amount of data in a flash! ◆ Backup and Restore Switch devices with peace of mind! Your data is backed up automatically and restored instantly on a new device! ◆ Light and Dark Mode Support A beautiful dark mode that's easy on the eyes! ◆ Offline Support No internet connection required! Access it anytime, anywhere! ◆ Notifications Get notified with your own custom message at the time you set! Never miss an important plan! ◆ Biometric Authentication Protect the app with Face ID or fingerprint authentication. Safeguard your privacy so only you can see your data. ◆ CSV Export Easily export all your data as a CSV file! Perfect for backups or analysis with AI. ◆ Tab Notes Add notes freely to each tab! Check important information for every category anytime! ◆ No Login Required No annoying sign-up process needed! Get started right after downloading! ◆ Robust Security Your data is completely private! Nothing is ever sent externally! It's stored safely on your device only! ◆ Support If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the in-app inquiry form or at the email address below. info@naokiotsu.com Privacy Policy: https://naokiotsu.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

CalendarLife4 screens
Plan Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plan Calendar at every 6 days against CalendarLife's every 6 weeks. Plan Calendar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). CalendarLife's advantage is ratings volume (548 vs 22). 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. CalendarLife sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Plan Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plan Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalendarLife has 548 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CalendarLife's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plan Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalendarLife ships an update every 6 weeks, Plan Calendar every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CalendarLife versus Plan Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarLifePlan Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (548 ratings)5.0 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings548 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOvalKey Ltd.naoki otsu

Customer experience

CalendarLife

All ratings548 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews346 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.6%

Plan Calendar

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CalendarLife

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Calendar dates not updating correctly
  • Reminders/alerts not working as expected
  • Color settings not persisting after updates
  • Inability to restore previous year's events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to schedule recurring events (e.g., first Monday of every month)
  • Option to add notes/comments to events
  • Integration with maps for event locations
  • Contrast-reducing filter for uploaded images
  • Ability to delete unwanted holidays/events

Plan Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CalendarLife

Subscriptions2
  • Calendar Store Add-On1 Month trial$1.991 Year
  • Premium Unlimited Access1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Holidays United States$0.99
  • CalendarLife Upgrade$4.99
  • CalendarLife 2021 Calendar$4.99
Show 5 more
  • CalendarLife 2022 Calendar$4.99
  • CalendarLife 2023 Calendar$4.99
  • CalendarLife 2024 Calendar$4.99
  • CalendarLife 2025 Calendar$4.99
  • CalendarLife 2027 Calendar$6.99
3 purchases

Plan Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$1.991 Month
  • Premium$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Pay Once)$4.99

Questions

Is CalendarLife free?
CalendarLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan Calendar free?
Plan Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalendarLife or Plan Calendar?
Plan Calendar is rated higher. CalendarLife averages 4.7 out of 5 from 548 ratings, while Plan Calendar averages 5.0 from 22 ratings.
Do CalendarLife or Plan Calendar have ads?
Both CalendarLife and Plan Calendar show ads.
Which is updated more often, CalendarLife or Plan Calendar?
CalendarLife ships an update every 6 weeks, and Plan Calendar every 6 days. Most recently, CalendarLife was updated on November 1, 2026 and Plan Calendar on November 3, 2026.

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