Comparison

CalReader vs Spreadsheet

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

Spreadsheet

This app simplifies data management on mobile devices. Scan receipts, convert images to text, and perform calculations with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Create charts, reports, and budgets efficiently without complex formulas.

Highlights
  • Data scanning (text, numbers, receipts)
  • Drag-and-drop calculations
  • Interactive data visualization (charts)
  • Export to Excel, PDF, JPG
  • Budgeting and expense tracking
  • Analytical reports
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Sheetlet has all you need for a Spreadsheet. Its data capturing and calculation technology saves you a lot of time and difficulties. It has the ease of touch with no setup time for data scanning, calculation, visualizing data in charts, and exporting reports into different formats. On an iPhone, you can scan data, text and numbers, and perform calculations directly on the data. There is no need to type symbols and formulas into small cells. You can simply drag and drop what is needed to calculate values. USERS USE SHEETLET TO: • Scan receipts to spreadsheets • Convert images to texts • Scan numbers to calculate • Make budgets • Track expenses • Add charts for data • Make analytical reports incl. sales analysis, scientific modelling • Make weekly to-do lists • Make work calendars • Add memos and notes • Perform math calculation • Do almost everything UNIQUE FEATURES: • Scan all kind of data to the spreadsheet • Easy drag and drop features for calculations, charts and text • Interactive Visual Analyses through many graph types • Intuitive & smooth User Interface • Fast recalculations • Duplicate tables • Undo/Redo • Exports to Excel • Exports to PDF • Exports to JPG • Share on social media • No registration is required! WHY SHOULD YOU USE SHEETLET? Sheetlet is easy to use. There is no need to write formulas and to select tiny cells on the mobile device anymore. Your workflow, no matter it is sales, logic, memos, products, supplies, BI, or anything else that you want to work on an iPhone can never be so efficient. In Sheetlet you can make budgets, split costs, manage your travel expenses, do "what if" scenarios by simple drag and drop. It has never been more easy and secure to enter data into a spreadsheet app and more easy to make calculations. It is your perfect expense tracker & calculator. Sheetlet is a feature-rich app specially designed for iPhone and iPad users. By downloading this app, you agree to the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CalReader4 screens
Spreadsheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spreadsheet at Free against CalReader's $6.99. Spreadsheet also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (61% vs 33%). CalReader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spreadsheet is free to download; CalReader costs $6.99 up front. Spreadsheet sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. CalReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for CalReader against 4.4 for Spreadsheet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spreadsheet has 165 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of CalReader's written reviews are positive against 61% of Spreadsheet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalReader ships an update every 4 months, Spreadsheet every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CalReader versus Spreadsheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalReaderSpreadsheet
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.4 (165 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews60.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3165 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImajaemplicore ApS

Customer experience

CalReader

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Spreadsheet

All ratings157 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

In-app purchases

None

CalReader

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Spreadsheet

Subscriptions1
  • Sheetlet Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Month
One-time4
  • Small$0.99
  • Medium$2.99
  • Full Version Unlock$2.99
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  • Large$5.99

Questions

Is CalReader free?
CalReader costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spreadsheet free?
Spreadsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalReader or Spreadsheet?
Spreadsheet is rated higher. CalReader averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Spreadsheet averages 4.4 from 165 ratings.
Do CalReader or Spreadsheet have ads?
Neither CalReader nor Spreadsheet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CalReader or Spreadsheet?
CalReader ships an update every 4 months, and Spreadsheet every 9 days. Most recently, CalReader was updated on August 29, 2026 and Spreadsheet on July 21, 2026.

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