Comparison

Calendar+ vs Moleculist

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 for many countries • Built-in flag days for selected countries • Built-in name days for many countries • 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

Moleculist

Organize your life by transforming interests into a cosmic, animated universe. Track books, movies, plants, food, games, people, and more with visually stunning displays and effortless data entry. Seamlessly integrate with other apps to capture discoveries and memories.

Highlights
  • Molecular home screen with animated universe
  • One-tap adding for various life elements
  • Automatic data extraction from websites
  • Detailed tracking with notes and tags
  • Seamless iPad experience
  • Smart sharing via Share Sheet
  • Export and backup functionality
Features
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Moleculist Transform your life into a beautiful molecular universe. Moleculist turns personal organization into an inspiring, cosmic experience—where every part of your life becomes a shimmering “molecule” in your own animated universe. Your Life, Beautifully Mapped Every book you read, movie you watch, restaurant you discover, plant you nurture, recipe you cook, game you play, and person you celebrate becomes a living part of your personal cosmos. Watch your interests orbit, connect, and evolve in stunning animated displays. Features That Spark Joy • Molecular home screen with animated orbital rings and smooth motion • One-tap adding for books, movies, plants, food (recipes), games, restaurants, and people • Seamless iPad experience with visuals that shine on the big screen • Smart sharing from Safari or any app via the Share Sheet • Automatic extraction of images, titles, and details from websites—no typing needed • Detailed tracking with status updates, notes, and tags • Export and backup to keep your universe safe Your Molecules Books – Track reading progress, save quotes, and build your literary galaxy. Movies and Shows – Organize your watchlist, rate favorites, and log recommendations. Plants – Track growth stages, care routines, and health in your digital garden. Food and Recipes – Save recipes, track cooking history, and perfect your culinary molecule. Restaurants – Log visits, rate dishes, and map your food adventures. Games – Track your gaming backlog, progress, and completed adventures. People – Remember birthdays, anniversaries, and gift ideas; keep profiles with photos, relationship types, and special notes. Moments – Capture memories, log your mood, and connect them to the moments that made them. Finds - Track your digital discoveries Design Philosophy Moleculist makes tracking feel magical—combining smooth animations, a cosmic theme, and elegant visuals so organizing your life is both fun and inspiring. No ads. No subscriptions. Free updates for life. One-time purchase for your personal life universe.

Screenshots

Calendar+4 screens
Moleculist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Moleculist at 4.6 against Calendar+'s 4.0. Moleculist also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (78% vs 54%). Calendar+'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (60 vs 17). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calendar+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Moleculist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moleculist holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Calendar+'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Moleculist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar+ ships an update every 5 days, Moleculist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calendar+ versus Moleculist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar+Moleculist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (60 ratings)4.6 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlien Toes ABBijjol Rambhia Kiran

Customer experience

Calendar+

All ratings60 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative36.5%

Moleculist

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

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

Moleculist

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
None

Moleculist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar+ free?
Calendar+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moleculist free?
Moleculist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calendar+ or Moleculist?
Moleculist is rated higher. Calendar+ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Moleculist averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Calendar+ or Moleculist have ads?
Neither Calendar+ nor Moleculist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar+ or Moleculist?
Calendar+ ships an update every 5 days, and Moleculist every 2 weeks. Most recently, Calendar+ was updated on October 17, 2026 and Moleculist on October 12, 2026.

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