BoardEffect vs WideLoad Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoardEffect
This app provides a secure, paperless boardroom experience for volunteer leaders. Access meeting packets, annotate documents offline, and view contact information. It syncs with a web-based portal for comprehensive board management.
- Paperless boardroom
- Download meeting packets
- Offline annotation
- Contact directory
- Resource library access (iPad)
- Board handbook management
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The Leading Board Portal for Volunteer Leadership Worldwide. Make your boardroom truly paperless. BoardEffect’s iOS App connects to your BoardEffect board portal. The App allows your board members to: - Download meeting packets - Fully annotate meeting materials including “sticky notes,” drawing, highlighting, underlining, and strike-through - Read and annotate meeting packets both online and offline - Print or email their meeting packets from the App (optional) - View the full contact directory including members’ head shots, biographies, and contact details - View files from your BoardEffect portal’s Resource Library (iPad only) - Download and annotate your Board Handbook, including bylaws, policies, and other documents The BoardEffect iOS App is free and works in conjunction with your secure BoardEffect web-based portal. For more information about BoardEffect, contact us at (866) 672-2666.
WideLoad Calendar
A straightforward calendar application designed for landscape viewing. Navigate between months with simple swipes and return to the current month with a home button. Tap on any day to view a detailed list of scheduled events.
- Landscape orientation only
- Swipe to change months
- Home button for current month
- Tap day for event list
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There are only a few features. swipe left and right to change the month. When you are not on the current month, press the home button to go back to the current month. Tap on a day to see the full list of events pop up. Please provide feedback :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BoardEffect at Free against WideLoad Calendar's $0.99. BoardEffect also leads on ratings volume (48 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). WideLoad Calendar's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 58%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
BoardEffect is free to download; WideLoad Calendar costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WideLoad Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoardEffect has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of BoardEffect's written reviews are positive against 100% of WideLoad Calendar's.
BoardEffect ships an update every 2 months, WideLoad Calendar monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoardEffect | WideLoad Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diligent Corporation | Matthew Grab |
Customer experience
BoardEffect
WideLoad Calendar
In-app purchases
BoardEffect
No in-app purchases
WideLoad Calendar
No in-app purchases
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