iCalendar vs Timecraft MindScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCalendar
This app helps you manage your busy schedule with a user-friendly interface. Easily track daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views, and color-code your events for better organization. It syncs with popular accounts and offers productivity tools for efficient event management.
- Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly views
- Customizable event color-coding
- Syncs with iCloud, Google, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo!
- Task manager with iOS Reminders sync
- Drag and drop event rescheduling
- Custom repeating events
- Time zone support
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** A MUST-HAVE CALENDAR APP FOR EVERY IPHONE, IPAD, AND IPOD ** iCalendar is the ultimate calendar for your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch focusing on your productivity. It’s seamless, highly usable interface allows you to enter events quickly and helps you keep track of your busy schedule. It integrates with your iCloud, Google, Exchange, Outlook, or Yahoo! account to provide you with the most convenient calendaring experience. EASILY TRACK YOUR SCHEDULE - View your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedule. - Custom color-code your events. Use predefined colors, or make up your own colors. - iCalendar implements quickest way on the market to navigate between dates - Fast and powerful search: Search events by title, location, and notes. NEW IN VERSION 4.0 - Task Manager: Manage your tasks within your calendar in a fun and easy manner and sync with iOS Reminders. Available as in-app purchase for USD 0.99. FULL OF PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS - Drag and drop an event to update its timing. - Copy and paste events. - Create custom repeating events (e.g. repeat on the third Friday every month, and many more). - Add custom alerts/reminders for events and snooze alerts - Access your event details quickly by tapping on the event. - Customize the visible time period (e.g. from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) to help you focus on most important events. EVEN MORE - Time Zone Support: View and create your events in your preferred time zone and never get confused when you travel. - Complete print functionality. Print daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views. - Export any view (day, week, month, year) as a PDF file. - Use built-in maps to set the location of your events. - Dial into a conference call with one touch right from iCalendar. Add phone numbers from your contacts to events with the ability to use pause and wait, which is ideal for conference calls. - Set location of an event as the address or phone number of one of your contacts. - Access all your events directly from the Month view - no need to go to each individual day to review full list of events. - Use the app icon badge to indicate either the number of upcoming events or the day of the month. - Google Calendar sync: sync all of your calendars, create and edit Google Calendar events, and use Google Calendar custom reminders (SMS, email and/or alert). - Add, edit and delete calendars right from iCalendar. - Support of portrait and landscape to match your orientation preference. - iCalendar is a universal app. Download once and use across all your devices. - For more details: http://www.symfonies.com/icalendar/ iCalendar offers access to interesting calendars from Calendar Store as an optional in-app purchase. You may subscribe to your holidays calendar (national/religious) or subscribe to interesting calendars (e.g. local/global sports events, stocks, weather, and many others). With an optional in-app purchase yearly subscription, you get full and ongoing access to the Calendar Store including (live) updates in your calendar. A subscription always starts with a one-month free trial, so you can try before you buy. One year subscriptions for the Calendar Store costs $1.99. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and after the 1 month free trial. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current 1 year period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Our terms of service and privacy policy are found at http://www.symfonies.com/terms-of-service/ and http://www.symfonies.com/privacy-policy/ respectively. If you have a question, need help or would like to request a feature, please do not hesitate to contact us. We respond to EVERY email we receive: support@symfonies.com
Timecraft MindScribe
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Achieve a new level of productivity and security with Timecraft MindScribe—the comprehensive app that helps you manage your time, schedule meetings, organize voice tasks, and keep your photos secure. Whether you’re tracking work hours, planning your day, or protecting private images, this app has all the tools you need to stay on top of everything. Time Tracker – Easily track your time with timers, manual logs, and insightful analytics. Organize tasks using start & end times, tags, and dates for better efficiency. Modify or delete entries as you go to keep your schedule accurate and up to date. Meeting Schedule – Manage both online & offline meetings effortlessly with a clear calendar view. Set reminders, handle time zones, and add locations or custom links to your meetings, ensuring everything runs smoothly. Voice Task Manager – Capture your thoughts on the go by recording voice tasks. Use the microphone to create quick voice notes, set reminders, and categorize them by tags & dates for easy access and organization. Photo Vault – Keep your personal photos safe with Face ID protection. Create folders, import images from your camera, gallery, or files, and securely organize your content for maximum privacy. Free Features Track up to 5 cycles for free and stay on top of your time management. Schedule up to 3 meetings with ease, whether online or offline, in the free version. Create and organize 5 tasks with voice reminders, all included in the free version. For unlimited access to all features, simply upgrade to premium! Stay Updated with Timecraft MindScribe Stay ahead with Timecraft MindScribe by subscribing for the latest updates and features. Your subscription ensures you always have access to the newest tools, with automatic renewal unless canceled 24 hours before the renewal date. Easily manage your subscription and renewal preferences through your Account Settings. By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Continued use of Timecraft MindScribe implies your acceptance of these terms. For more information, refer to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use pages via the provided https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KaSUABUUswWV4b1Wu4_lvoyamn7v_NLZ-LhNHbRnaqg/edit?usp=sharing link. With Timecraft MindScribe, keep your time, tasks, and meetings under control, and boost your productivity every day! Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KaSUABUUswWV4b1Wu4_lvoyamn7v_NLZ-LhNHbRnaqg/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KaSUABUUswWV4b1Wu4_lvoyamn7v_NLZ-LhNHbRnaqg/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Timecraft MindScribe at Free against iCalendar's $2.99. Timecraft MindScribe also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). iCalendar's advantage is chart position (#34 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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
Timecraft MindScribe is free to download; iCalendar costs $2.99 up front. iCalendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Timecraft MindScribe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iCalendar ships an update every 3 months, Timecraft MindScribe every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCalendar | Timecraft MindScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Symfonies, Inc. | Ion Hasan |
Bugs and requests
iCalendar
Reported bugs
4 issues- Events disappearing or not syncing properly
- Inability to edit or update recurring events
- Incorrect time and location information
- Crashes or freezes when performing certain actions
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to attach files to events
- Improve widget functionality and visibility
- Introduce family/group calendar sharing
- Expand color palette and theming options
- Add yearly view and better month-to-month navigation
Timecraft MindScribe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iCalendar
- Calendar Store1 Month trial$1.991 Year
- Religious holidays$0.99
- Week Numbers$0.99
- Moon Phases calendar$0.99
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- Holidays United States$0.99
- Calendars - Pro Football USA 2014-2015 edition$0.99
- Calendars - Pro Baseball USA 2015 edition$0.99
- iOS Reminders$0.99
- Calendars - Pro American Football Men United States 2015-2016 edition$0.99
- Weather calendars$1.99
Timecraft MindScribe
- Weekly$2.997 Days
Questions
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