# Easy Calendar vs iCalendar

The clearest difference is update cadence: Easy Calendar at every 4 days against iCalendar's every 3 months. Easy Calendar also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 71%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). iCalendar's advantage is chart position (#42 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Easy Calendar costs $1.99 and iCalendar $2.99 up front. Easy Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and iCalendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Easy Calendar against 4.7 for iCalendar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 5.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Easy Calendar's written reviews are positive against 71% of iCalendar's.

Easy Calendar ships an update every 4 days, iCalendar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Easy Calendar | iCalendar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$1.99** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[4.7 (2.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-calendar/id421724209/reviews)** | [4.7 (5.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icalendar/id492076105/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K | **5.5K** |
| Positive reviews | **92.2% of reviews** | 71.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#42** |
| Size | 47 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tom van Zummeren](https://appshunter.io/developer/421359413) | [Symfonies, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/866948270) |

## What reviewers say

### Easy Calendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-calendar/id421724209)

This app offers a user-friendly weekly calendar experience, allowing for quick event creation and editing. It seamlessly syncs with your existing calendars and provides various views for planning and navigation. Enjoy customization options and helpful features like night mode.

**Highlights:** Weekly calendar overview, Seamless native calendar integration, Syncs with iCloud, Outlook, Google Calendar, One week and three weeks view, Month view for long-term planning, Unique search function, Innovative move/copy function, Night mode

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calendar Store | $1.99 | per year |
| Easy Calendar Premium | $6.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great week view
- 💡 Customizable colors and themes
- 🚀 Efficient and fast
- 👍 Syncs with other calendars

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Widget issues
- 🐛 Subscription and integration problems
- 👎 Lack of sharing and collaboration features
- 👎 Removal of certain functionality (e.g., inviting participants)

**Reported bugs**

- Calendar appointments disappearing or not syncing correctly
- Alerts and reminders not working as expected
- Crashes and freezes when navigating the app

**Requested features**

- Add reminders within the calendar app
- Ability to manually strike through completed events
- Option to display the date and day of the week on the app icon
- Improved color coding and visual indicators for events


### iCalendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icalendar/id492076105)

**Currently charting:** #42 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

This app helps you manage your busy schedule with a user-friendly interface. Easily track daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views, and color-code your events for better organization. It syncs with popular accounts and offers productivity tools for efficient event management.

**Highlights:** Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly views, Customizable event color-coding, Syncs with iCloud, Google, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo!, Task manager with iOS Reminders sync, Drag and drop event rescheduling, Custom repeating events, Time zone support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calendar Store | $1.99 | per year |
| Religious holidays | $0.99 | one-time |
| Week Numbers | $0.99 | one-time |
| Moon Phases calendar | $0.99 | one-time |
| Holidays United States | $0.99 | one-time |
| Calendars - Pro Football USA 2014-2015 edition | $0.99 | one-time |
| Calendars - Pro Baseball USA 2015 edition | $0.99 | one-time |
| iOS Reminders | $0.99 | one-time |
| Calendars - Pro American Football Men United States 2015-2016 edition | $0.99 | one-time |
| Weather calendars | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💻 Excellent calendar app
- 🎨 Customizable color coding
- 📅 Comprehensive monthly view
- 🗓️ Seamless syncing across devices
- 🔍 Detailed event information

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional data loss or sync issues
- 🔍 Difficulty editing recurring events
- 🔒 Concerns about security and privacy
- 💰 Paid features that should be free
- 🕰️ Inconsistent event time display

**Reported bugs**

- Events disappearing or not syncing properly
- Inability to edit or update recurring events
- Incorrect time and location information
- Crashes or freezes when performing certain actions

**Requested features**

- Add ability to attach files to events
- Improve widget functionality and visibility
- Introduce family/group calendar sharing
- Expand color palette and theming options
- Add yearly view and better month-to-month navigation


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Easy Calendar free?

Easy Calendar costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is iCalendar free?

iCalendar costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Easy Calendar or iCalendar?

Easy Calendar is rated higher. Easy Calendar averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while iCalendar averages 4.7 from 5.5K ratings.

### Do Easy Calendar or iCalendar have ads?

Neither Easy Calendar nor iCalendar shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Easy Calendar or iCalendar?

Easy Calendar ships an update every 4 days, and iCalendar every 3 months. Most recently, Easy Calendar was updated on October 28, 2026 and iCalendar on October 29, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*