Comparison

Calendar+ vs SumNote

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

SumNote

This app simplifies expense tracking by automatically calculating totals as you type, eliminating the need for spreadsheets. It's ideal for managing budgets, projects, or any list with associated costs, offering a distraction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Built-in calculator for automatic totaling
  • Familiar note-taking interface
  • Ideal for budgets and project costs
  • Distraction-free design
  • Lightweight and easy to use
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SumNote makes it easy to keep track of life’s running costs, without wrangling spreadsheets or switching between apps. Christmas shopping? Kitchen makeover? Holiday planning? If it has a price tag, drop it into a SumNote and watch the total update as you type. Why you’ll love SumNote: • Feels just like your regular notes app, because it basically is • Built-in calculator does the adding for you • Great for budgets, projects, lists, and anything with a cost • Free, lightweight, and pleasantly distraction-free From festive spending to everyday “how did that add up so fast?” moments, SumNote keeps everything clear, calm, and neatly summed.

Screenshots

Calendar+4 screens
SumNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SumNote at 100% against Calendar+'s 54%. SumNote also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). Calendar+'s advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 9). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SumNote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar+ has 61 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Calendar+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of SumNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar+ ships an update every 2 weeks, SumNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Calendar+ versus SumNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar+SumNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (61 ratings)4.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlien Toes ABMax Brooks

Customer experience

Calendar+

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

SumNote

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

SumNote

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

SumNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar+ free?
Calendar+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SumNote free?
SumNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calendar+ or SumNote?
SumNote is rated higher. Calendar+ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while SumNote averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Calendar+ or SumNote have ads?
Neither Calendar+ nor SumNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar+ or SumNote?
Calendar+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and SumNote every 4 days. Most recently, Calendar+ was updated on November 1, 2026 and SumNote on November 9, 2026.

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