Comparison

GCalendar Lite vs MonCalite

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GCalendar Lite

This productivity app displays Japanese holidays, lunar calendar dates, and moon phases. It offers local event notifications, event management, and address display. Users can add, edit, and delete events with visual icons.

Highlights
  • Japanese holiday display
  • Lunar calendar and moon phases
  • Local event notifications
  • Event creation, editing, and deletion
  • Display event counts with icons
  • Local address display
Features
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Plan your month with a calendar that feels like paper. GCalendar Lite brings appointments, holidays and local calendar information into one clear monthly view. YOUR MONTH, AT A GLANCE • See your selected day, the rest of its week and the rest of the month in one agenda. • Search event titles, locations and notes directly on the home screen. • Add and edit events, copy an appointment or reuse a saved event template. • Switch between saved calendar groups for work and personal plans. A CALENDAR FOR YOUR REGION Choose holiday calendars for Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil and Russia. Country and interface language can be changed separately. Choose a supported state or region where available, and set the first day of the week to suit you. PAPER, COLOR AND A LITTLE MOVEMENT Enjoy a different background each month, artwork inspired by each region, color-coded date cells and a deep navy dark mode. Tap a date for a compact detail popup, or swipe to turn the page like a book. An expanded display can show two months side by side. Holiday data is bundled through 2037 and can be viewed offline. Unconfirmed dates are labeled as estimates. Lunar festivals, observed holidays and annual workday changes may depend on later official announcements. India uses a central baseline, not every state's leave schedule. Event features require calendar permission. Available events depend on the calendars selected and synced on your iPhone. Lite includes advertising. An optional monthly auto-renewable subscription removes ads; see the current price and billing period in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your account's subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.imobsoft.com/calendar.txt

About

MonCalite

This app provides a monthly calendar view designed to mimic paper schedule notes. It allows users to see their entire month at a glance, with detailed event popups and synchronization with the iPhone's standard calendar app. Customize fonts, colors, and event display for a personalized scheduling experience.

Highlights
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Detailed event view with map/browser links
  • Sync with standard calendar app
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Event repeat options
  • Alarm functionality
  • Icon badge
Features
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Thanks for visiting MonCalite. MonCalite is a software dedicated to monitor your schedule on and only on a monthly basis. It was developed to mimic the actual usage of schedule paper notes, with a view of your monthly schedule at a glance. This software is suitable for those: Who writes the plan to manage desk calendar or diary of the month view. Who tried many scheduler but ended up using monthly view only. Registered schedules will be synchronized with your iPhone via standard calendar app. If other calendar apps such as iCloud Calendar and MS Exchange are set to sync with the standard calendar app., they will be reflected as well. The fonts used are relatively small but with the Retina display, you will be able to view both the time and place without a stress. In addition, you can choose the fonts from 7 different size variations for a better view. Your daily schedule will be displayed in a popup by tapping the date. Please try! ! Functions: + Monthly calendar view + Detailed Event view + Launching the maps from a location text + Launching the browser from a URL in notes + Sync with the standard calendar app. + Create a event from input histories. + Color selection per calendar (Text color also available in black and white) + Adding or deleting calendar in iCloud or Local + Event repeat (Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Daily and Custom setting) + Alarm + Beginning of the week + Fonts ( 4 types, 7 size variations) And bold + Layout of an event display ( 3 types ) + Icon badge + Event copy + Landscape mode + And other Customizing... + Supports for URL Scheme ('com.gggatelier.moncalite://') + Supports iOS 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 26 / 27 + Supports multitasking(Slide Over & Split View) -------------------------- Feedback, requests are X(Twitter): @gggatelier mail: gggatelier.apps@gmail.com

Screenshots

GCalendar Lite2 screens
MonCalite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MonCalite at 71% against GCalendar Lite's 10%. MonCalite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (294 vs 1). GCalendar Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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. GCalendar Lite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. MonCalite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GCalendar Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MonCalite has 294 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of GCalendar Lite's written reviews are positive against 71% of MonCalite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GCalendar Lite ships an update every 4 months, MonCalite every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GCalendar Lite versus MonCalite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGCalendar LiteMonCalite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (294 ratings)
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews70.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1294 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEJinggggatelier

Customer experience

GCalendar Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative70.0%

MonCalite

All ratings293 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral12.8%
Negative16.3%

Bugs and requests

GCalendar Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MonCalite

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Reminders showing up a day late
  • Reminders no longer work
  • Past events deleted after update
  • Widgets date and day of the week are pure white
  • Date does not change from previous day
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  • Repeating event setting does not reflect
  • Notifications are not received
  • Number of schedules displayed is limited
  • Today's date highlight is off
  • Widget text is cut off and font is too small/thin
  • Time zone change causes appointments to shift earlier
  • Repeating event setting has a bug
  • Time setting is incorrect
  • Event time changes after saving
  • Pop-ups for 'no available app', 'password', 'no calendar to display'
  • Events cannot be saved
  • Inappropriate ads appear
  • Cannot delete events
  • When changing color of a repeating event, all events change color
  • Colored events disappear after a while
  • Schedule becomes red and cannot be edited or deleted
  • Cannot delete events after update
  • Time setting is shifted by 9 hours
  • Event time changes after registration
  • Weekly scheduled parts change color for only one day, but all weekly parts change
  • Weekday background color for a fixed part of the next month changes automatically
  • All events and appointments disappear
  • Deleted events reappear
  • Duplicates on Holidays
  • Holidays that are deleted reappear

Requested features

22 requests
  • Widget compatibility with iOS26 Liquid Glass
  • Support for iPad and Android
  • Todo function
  • Schedule sharing function
  • Ability to pinch out annual view
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  • Option to display more than 3 schedules
  • App icon displays today's date
  • More repeat patterns (e.g., every 3 or 6 months)
  • Integration with reminder apps
  • Option to copy instead of move events
  • Ability to add photos to daily events
  • Daily view
  • Add notes/memos without events
  • Agenda view
  • More color themes
  • Log in feature for new phone transfer
  • Ability to share calendar via text/email
  • Print option
  • Option to not show certain holidays
  • Center alignment for events
  • Start week on Sunday option
  • Ability to set recurring events annually (birthdays, anniversaries)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GCalendar Lite

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month
None

MonCalite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GCalendar Lite free?
GCalendar Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MonCalite free?
MonCalite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GCalendar Lite or MonCalite?
GCalendar Lite is rated higher. GCalendar Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MonCalite averages 4.6 from 294 ratings.
Do GCalendar Lite or MonCalite have ads?
MonCalite shows ads; GCalendar Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, GCalendar Lite or MonCalite?
GCalendar Lite ships an update every 4 months, and MonCalite every 2 months. Most recently, GCalendar Lite was updated on October 29, 2026 and MonCalite on October 29, 2026.

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