Comparison

Calendar+ vs Animation Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Calendar+

This app offers a fluid and intuitive way to manage your schedule with enhanced views and quick editing. It syncs with existing calendars and provides customizable options for a personalized experience. Pro features include advanced personalization and useful countdowns.

Highlights
  • Seamless scrolling through days, weeks, and months
  • Quick event adding, editing, and deleting
  • Syncs with existing calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook, etc.)
  • Customizable calendar colors and fonts (Pro)
  • Built-in holidays, flag days, and name days
  • Intuitive gestures for navigation and event creation
  • Widget support
Features
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Scroll through your schedule like it’s a timeline — fast, fluid, and always in context. Calendar+ is built for people who want a clean overview, quick edits, and better-looking calendars without fighting the default app. Why Calendar+? • Seamless scrolling through days, weeks, and months • Day / Week / Month views with great overview • Add, edit, and delete events quickly • Syncs with your existing calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook/Exchange, CalDAV, ICS subscriptions, and more) • Jump to any date instantly • Week numbers • Built-in holidays and flag days for 2021–2032: Australia (all states and territories), Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States • Built-in name days: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and United States • Calendar selection & filtering – show only what you want • Dedicated “Scroll to Today” button • Portrait + landscape support Personalize Everything (Pro) • Calendar groups – put your calendars in groups like Work or Family and switch focus with one tap • Custom views – build your own views with their own layout, theme and calendar group, then reorder or hide views to suit you • Make calendars stand out with unique colors and fonts across all views • App theme colors • All widgets • Moon phases for the full year • Birthday + name day countdowns • Support an indie developer (me) Settings You’ll Actually Use • Text size control (month/week independently) • Toggle holidays + name days on/off • App icon badge options (day in month, day in year, or week number) • Default event settings (reminders, calendar, etc.) • Fine-grained event display options (dots, times, titles, weekend shading, contrast, truncation behavior) Gestures • Swipe left/right to switch views • Pinch to zoom between month and week • Tap & hold on a day to create an event • Swipe to delete in day view Support & Feedback I’d genuinely love to hear from you. • In Calendar+ → Ideas (submit and vote) • In Calendar+ → Support/Feedback • Email: support@alientoes.se • Website: https://www.alientoes.se/en/support Terms: https://www.alientoes.se/en/terms Privacy: https://www.alientoes.se/en/privacy-policy

About

Animation Pocket

Create animations easily with a minimalist, gesture-driven interface. Focus on drawing and timing with a simple toolset, perfect for animatics and movies on the go. Features include auto-save, iCloud sync, and export options.

Highlights
  • Minimalist gesture-driven UI
  • Single brush and eraser tool
  • Continuous auto-save
  • iCloud Sync between iOS devices
  • Export as MP4 and GIF
  • Unlimited Undo/Redo
  • Hand-animated sequence examples
Features
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It’s a animation studio in the palm of your hand. Work on the couch, at the beach, on the train, or while waiting in line for coffee. Minimal UI ,gesture driven workflow and simple feature set lets you create line tests, animatics and movies with ease and speed. Made by an animator, for animators with a focus on pure drawing and timing. The toolset features a single brush and eraser , only in black and white for animation lovers. No complicated menus, layers or hard workflows...simply add frames and animate! Now with all the features you love from Animation Sketch for iPad, Animation Pocket includes: - All-new interface designed exclusively for iPhone - Continuous auto-save - never lose work again - Icloud Sync -seamlessly sync between iOS devices - Export as .MP4 and .GIF - Unlimited Undo/Redo - Dozens of hand animated sequences for you to learn from, including walks, runs, fights and more.

Screenshots

Calendar+4 screens
Animation Pocket3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calendar+ at 4.0 against Animation Pocket's 2.8. Calendar+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 30 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 25%). Animation Pocket's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Calendar+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Animation Pocket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendar+ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Calendar+'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Animation Pocket's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Animation Pocket every 30 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calendar+ versus Animation Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar+Animation Pocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (61 ratings) — better2.8 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB184 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlien Toes ABArjun Gupte

Customer experience

Calendar+

All ratings61 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative21.3%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative36.5%

Animation Pocket

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Calendar+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect date display
  • Repeating events not working as expected
  • Inability to delete future events
  • Syncing issues with other calendars

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add color coding for events
  • Improve month and day views
  • Allow customization of repeat events
  • Integrate with more calendars/services
  • Add note-taking and to-do list functionality

Animation Pocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Calendar+

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$0.997 Days
  • Pro$2.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time6
  • Moon phases$0.99
  • Small$0.99
  • Medium$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Large$2.99
  • Huge$4.99
  • Massive$7.99
1 purchases

Animation Pocket

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Calendar+ free?
Calendar+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animation Pocket free?
Animation Pocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar+ or Animation Pocket?
Calendar+ is rated higher. Calendar+ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Animation Pocket averages 2.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Calendar+ or Animation Pocket have ads?
Neither Calendar+ nor Animation Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar+ or Animation Pocket?
Calendar+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Animation Pocket every 30 months. Most recently, Calendar+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Animation Pocket on October 24, 2026.

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