CalReader vs Friday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Friday
This AI-powered tool assists users in generating high-quality essays quickly and efficiently. Simply input your topic and essay type, and the app will produce a tailored, comprehensive piece of writing. It includes features like grammar checking and plagiarism detection for polished results.
- AI essay generation
- Topic and essay type input
- Grammar checker
- Plagiarism detector
- User-friendly interface
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Introducing our innovative essay writing AI tool for students, professionals, and anyone in need of high-quality, well-written essays. This app is designed to make the essay writing process easier, faster, and more efficient than ever before. The process is simple: all you have to do is input your topic, select the type of essay you need, and let our app to do the rest. Our AI algorithms will analyze your topic and generate a comprehensive essay that is tailored to your specific needs. Whether you're working on a research paper, a college application essay, or a business proposal, our AI-powered app can help you produce a polished and professional piece of writing. With features such as a built-in grammar checker and plagiarism detector, our app makes it easy to ensure that your essay is error-free and properly cited. Plus, with our user-friendly interface and intuitive design, the app is easy to use for both novice and experienced writers. So why struggle with essay writing when you can have our app do the heavy lifting for you? Download our essay writing AI app today and experience the ease and convenience of AI-powered writing! Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Friday-AI-Essay-Writing-Privacy-Policy-07-19 Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Terms--Conditions-07-19
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Friday at Free against CalReader's $6.99. Friday also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (639 vs 3). CalReader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On review sentiment, ads, 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
Friday is free to download; CalReader costs $6.99 up front. Friday sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. CalReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Friday holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Friday has 639 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 40% and 41% positive.
CalReader ships an update every 3 months, Friday weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalReader | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (639 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 639 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imaja | Sekterra GmbH |
Customer experience
CalReader
Friday
Bugs and requests
CalReader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Friday
Reported bugs
2 issues- Purchasing issues
- Unreliable performance
Requested features
3 requests- Improve reference and citation accuracy
- Provide more transparency on pricing and subscription model
- Ensure compatibility with plagiarism detection tools
In-app purchases
CalReader
No in-app purchases
Friday
- Essay PRO3 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
- 5 Essays Bundle$24.99









