Calendar+ vs POUCHES
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
POUCHES
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POUCHES lets you place numbers as round pouches on a canvas, group them, and calculate as you rearrange them. Lighter than a spreadsheet, richer than a calculator - ideal for estimates, event budgets, and quick bill splits. POUCHES Pro (auto-renewable subscription): Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.tomippe.jp/pouches/policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: POUCHES at every 4 days against Calendar+'s every 2 weeks. POUCHES also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Calendar+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and POUCHES sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calendar+ ships an update every 2 weeks, POUCHES every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendar+ | POUCHES |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alien Toes AB | TOMIHIDE OTA |
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
POUCHES
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calendar+
- Pro$0.997 Days
- Pro$2.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Moon phases$0.99
- Small$0.99
- Medium$1.99
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- Large$2.99
- Huge$4.99
- Massive$7.99
POUCHES
- POUCHES Pro$1.991 Month









