Vertical Calendar. vs MSG View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vertical Calendar.
This app offers a unique monthly calendar view for iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing users to see all their calendars together in one overview. Customize backgrounds, icons, and font sizes for a personalized experience.
- At-a-glance monthly calendar view
- Syncs with multiple calendar services
- Customizable background and icon colors
- Task management integration
- Personalized calendar wallpapers
- Supports holidays worldwide
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[Important] Sales and support of this app will end on March 31, 2027. Please use our new app "Vertical Planner". Vertical Calendar is a unique at a glance monthly calendar application for your iPhone or iPod touch . It is the top calendar app on the Japanese App Store . ------Customer Review---------------------- "A unique month at a glance calendar that allows you see all your calendars put together in one nice overview. No little dots or cut-off words. Flick for next month. I like it!" -iron bridge, customer ------------------------------------------- You can customize the background color and icon for each day. ●Main Features ・Works with all iPhone supported calendars (Google calendar, Outlook, Mobile Me, Exchange, CalDAV, etc.) ・Supports calendar syncing ・Zoom in by pinching or double tapping ・Task management ・Create personalized calendar wallpapers. ・Input history logging. ・Supports holidays in every country ・Customizable font size for both monthly or daily display views ・Display the day's date budge on icons ・Customizable calendar colors ・Customizable background and icon colors for every day ・Link maps to event locations
MSG View
Easily view Microsoft Outlook .msg files and their attachments directly on your iOS device. This app allows you to open saved emails from other applications, share attachments, or print them. You can also compose new emails using the content of your MSG files.
- Open .msg email files
- View email attachments
- Share attachments with other apps
- Print attachments
- Compose new emails from MSG content
- Open sample MSG files
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View Microsoft Outlook .MSG files on your iOS device, including attachments within them. These are usually emails saved in the Microsoft MSG format. Tap on an MSG file in another app, "Open In..." and select MSG View to view your saved email. You may tap "open a sample MSG" to see an example email open up. Attachments may be shared with other apps or printed. Tap the compose icon to open your MSG as a new Mail message
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vertical Calendar. at 60% against MSG View's 0%. Vertical Calendar. also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Vertical Calendar. costs $1.99 and MSG View $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vertical Calendar. | MSG View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unitac | Matrix Logic Corporation |
Customer experience
Vertical Calendar.
MSG View
Bugs and requests
Vertical Calendar.
Reported bugs
17 issues- Default text color is gray and cannot be changed to black
- Lost all events after phone/OS update
- Checkmarks disappear
- Cannot edit event times, reverts to previous time
- Event text color reverts to black
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- App crashes after OS updates (iOS 14, iOS 9)
- Cannot add new entries after OS update
- Calendar colors revert to black when traveling
- Lost one calendar out of ten without reason
- Restore button not working
- Help menus in another language
- Schedule time input bug: arbitrarily jumps to nearest time
- Cannot save anything
- Options are blank and app shuts down
- Syncing Google calendars is a nightmare
- Automatic alarm appears even if not set
- Prior days shown at top of screen
Requested features
20 requests- Android release requested
- iPad HD version needed
- Add photo to event
- Yearly view option
- Rotation for iPad
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- Display iPhone reminders
- Improved icon/stamp functionality
- Sync with Google Calendar
- Calendar week display
- Task list completion not shown on calendar
- Personalize alerts
- Template feature
- Second alarm setting
- Icons per appointment
- Dark mode option
- Easier month navigation
- Shortcut to current month
- Delegated/linked calendar display
- Share event via email
- French version
MSG View
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vertical Calendar.
No in-app purchases
MSG View
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Vertical Calendar. free?
Is MSG View free?
Do Vertical Calendar. or MSG View have ads?
Which is updated more often, Vertical Calendar. or MSG View?
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