Comparison

CalReader vs EWN Mobile

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

Head to head
About

CalReader

Enhance your calendar's readability with customizable fonts and sizes. Easily filter events by date, calendar, or search terms, and export your data and time calculations in various formats like TEXT, CSV, or TSV. This tool is ideal for logging work or personal events and generating invoices.

Highlights
  • Customizable font and size
  • Event filtering by date, calendar, and text
  • TEXT, CSV, TSV export
  • Time calculation for billing
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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CalReader provides calendar readability, TEXT/CSV/TSV export, and time calculations. Choose a favorite font and size for maximum readability. Filter event listings by date range, calendar, and search text, and export listings and time calculations at TEXT, CSV, or TSV files. CalReader features time analysis and can calculate an invoice billing amount and time log for a given filter setup, total hours and rate per hour. Use Siri Shortcuts and Home Screen Quick Actions to quickly perform common actions in CalReader. CalReader can be used to log events on work/home projects. CalReader integrates iOS, macOS and CalDAV calendars including macOS Server, Google and Yahoo calendars, and provides a unique tool for journals, diaries and event logs. CalReader's unique flexibility makes for easy browsing/reading of one's history or future. The events listing view optionally displays ALL of the text of an event in an easy to read format. Calendar Filtering • Choose a date range to filter the visible events and to calculate hours and produce time logs. • Easily choose a single calendar, multiple calendars or all calendars for viewing. • Search selected calendars for text, keywords or phrases. • The search function can be used to search for times or dates. For example, find all events in the date range that start at "9:00 AM", or events on the date "11/4/26". Export Listings and Calculations • The export text generated by the Copy Text With Calculations command includes a header with the current calendar names, date range and optional search text. • Copy the filtered calendar text, with or without calculations, and then paste the text to other types of applications, or tap E-Mail Text to deliver the calendar text via e-mail. • E-mail CSV (Comma-Separated Values) or TSV (Tab-Separated Values) event listing files as attachments. • The Calculations view displays the total hours for the filtered event set and calculates the total amount using rate per hour, useful for invoices / billing. Calculations also displays the event count, average, minimum and maximum duration for the current set of events. Display Customization • Dark Mode support, and app-based dark and light styles with various color effects and calendar color indications. • Customize the font and size of the calendar text for best readability: large text is easy on the eyes, or small text for high density information. • Use pinch touch gestures to instantly change the size of the text. • Choose from various view styles using calendar colors, or no colors. • Choose to view all text of each item, or limit the number of lines (1-5) for a quick overview. Usability • Week and Month select: Previous, This, Next buttons provide fast one-tap date range selections. Use Previous and Next buttons repeatedly to move the date range window through time. • Go To Today and Go To Date actions provide quick navigation. • Speak Events uses the device’s text-to-speech capabilities to speak the currently visible events. • The Filter settings, Actions, Display, Calculations and Extras sections are neatly accessible without scrolling and searching for functions. • Tap the Done button for direct return to the main CalReader view after performing functions or settings changes. • Event listings include the duration for each event. • Events close to the current time are highlighted in the listing view with a gradient of orange displayed along the right edge, most intense for events close to the current time, fading off for events within 24 hours before and after the current time. • The filter settings of CalReader help produce complete listings of events that match a date range, calendar set, and a text phrase, and readability all of the text in the filtered set of events. • Choose to see all of the event text for all displayed events in the list, or truncated text and more items per screen. • Update Notification sound indicates a calendar update.

About

EWN Mobile

Manage compliance and workforce development on the go. Perform performance evaluations offline in the field and automatically sync them later. Access digital eCARDS for real-time verification of qualifications and certifications.

Highlights
  • Offline performance evaluations
  • Auto-synchronization of data
  • Digital eCARD access
  • Integrated QR scanner
  • Real-time verification of qualifications
Features
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EWN Mobile brings Compliance Management and Workforce Development to your mobile device. Take the E3 system to the field on your phone or tablet with features such as: MOBILE EVALUATOR TOOL Allows performance evaluations to be performed online and for the first time in the industry – OFFLINE. Download performance evaluations to complete later, offline in the field (without connectivity). AUTO SYNCHRONIZATION Upon completion of Performance Evaluations, EWN Mobile will automatically synchronize all completed offline evaluations to the E3 system as soon as a connection is available. DIGITAL eCARD Access all successfully completed qualifications and certifications for real-time verification. INTEGRATED QR SCANNER Scan eCARDs while in the office or in the field with the EWN Mobile integrated QR scanner (or any industry accepted QR scanner) to view/access all successfully completed qualifications. Your system should be as mobile as you are, which is why EWN is committed to being the “First in the Field” to bring you the best in safety, technology, and efficiency. Visit us: http://www.energyworldnet.com Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/energyworldnetinc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ENERGYworldnet Link up with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-worldnet-inc.

Screenshots

CalReader4 screens
EWN Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EWN Mobile at Free against CalReader's $6.99. EWN Mobile also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 40%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

EWN Mobile is free to download; CalReader costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EWN Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of CalReader's written reviews are positive against 67% of EWN Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalReader ships an update every 3 months, EWN Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CalReader versus EWN Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalReaderEWN Mobile
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings312 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImajaENERGY worldnet, Inc.

Customer experience

CalReader

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

EWN Mobile

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

CalReader

No in-app purchases

None

EWN Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CalReader free?
CalReader costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EWN Mobile free?
EWN Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CalReader or EWN Mobile?
EWN Mobile is rated higher. CalReader averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while EWN Mobile averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do CalReader or EWN Mobile have ads?
Neither CalReader nor EWN Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CalReader or EWN Mobile?
CalReader ships an update every 3 months, and EWN Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, CalReader was updated on November 1, 2026 and EWN Mobile on November 6, 2026.

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