Calendar Chotto vs Author
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calendar Chotto
This app simplifies adding events to your calendar with natural language input. It minimizes taps, allowing you to schedule appointments with simple phrases like 'meeting tomorrow morning'. Enjoy a faster, more intuitive way to manage your schedule.
- Natural language event input
- Minimal taps for scheduling
- Supports phrases like 'meeting tomorrow'
- Intuitive calendar integration
- Quick event entry
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Calendar Chotto is a quick and easy way to add events to your calendar. If you’ve ever felt that adding a calendar event takes too many taps, Calendar Chotto is here to help. Simply enter a natural phrase such as “meeting tomorrow morning” or “day off on Wednesday.” You can add an event in as few as two taps. “Chotto” means “a little” or “a bit” in Japanese. We chose this name because the app lets you add calendar events with very little effort. Enjoy!
Author
This app serves as a companion to its macOS counterpart, offering a minimalist and powerful writing experience on iOS devices. It allows users to create and manage their written content seamlessly across platforms.
- Minimalist writing interface
- Powerful writing tools
- iOS companion app
- Syncs with macOS version
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The iOS companion to Author macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calendar Chotto at $0.99 against Author's $19.99. Calendar Chotto also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (92% vs 72%). Author's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, 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
Calendar Chotto costs $0.99 and Author $19.99 up front. Author sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calendar Chotto asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Calendar Chotto against 3.0 for Author. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Author has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Calendar Chotto's written reviews are positive against 72% of Author's.
Calendar Chotto ships an update every 3 months, Author every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendar Chotto | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.2% of reviews — better | 71.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | takaaki024 | The Augmented Text Company LTD |
Customer experience
Calendar Chotto
Author
Bugs and requests
Calendar Chotto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Author
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes frequently, causing data loss
- iOS app shows blank screen and won't open documents
- iPad app completely non-functional
- Text disappears or becomes greyed out during iCloud saves
- Vision OS app lacks cursor for text input
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- Ask AI feature shows infinite loading spinner
- Unexpected Russian pricing text displayed to US users
- App doesn't launch or open on some systems
- Files not detected in Downloads folder
- Cannot open documents created in desktop version on iOS
- Automatic file conversion to Liquid format breaks iOS compatibility
- Text rendering issues (white text on white background)
- Table function broken - cannot write in cells
- App lags and deletes lines when typing quickly
- Highlight feature not working
- Citations not resolving automatically
- Markdown export only exports preamble
- Copy-paste functionality issues
- French localization not working despite being advertised
- App not compatible with iOS 18 and latest macOS versions
Requested features
20 requests- iPad and iOS app that actually works
- Typewriter scrolling mode
- Variable screen width for large displays
- Complete LaTeX export with full file support
- Markdown support
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- Better image handling and integration
- Find and replace functionality
- Dark mode for older macOS versions
- Inline predictive text support
- Nested list creation and editing
- Paragraph indentation options
- Photo support on macOS version
- Keyboard shortcut reference guide
- Table editing improvements
- Integration with reference management software (Zotero, EndNote)
- Local AI endpoints or BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) for privacy
- Better onboarding and UI guidance for new users
- Typeface options (Courier, American Typewriter, serif fonts)
- Line spacing options (1.5, double spacing)
- Color themes and dark mode options
In-app purchases
Calendar Chotto
No in-app purchases
Author
- Export & AIFree
