Comparison

Tiny Calendar vs SimpleCal

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Calendar

This intuitive calendar app syncs with your existing calendars, offering powerful event creation and management tools. Access your schedule offline, set advanced reminders, and view your events in multiple formats on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Natural language input for event creation
  • Drag and drop event editing
  • Syncs with Google Calendar and iOS local calendars
  • Supports 9 different calendar views
  • Offline event management
  • Advanced reminder system (push notifications, email)
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Tiny Calendar is an intuitive smart calendar works with all your calendars. It inherits the simple and clean look of calendars but makes it more accessible, powerful and reliable on your iPhone and iPad. With Tiny Calendar, you can access and manipulate your google calendar events and tasks more easily, anyway you want. SMART ENOUGH TO CREATE Tiny Calendar has features like nature language input, drag and drop, gestures and other smart methods to predict your intention and help you create and edit your events more easily. SYNC & MANAGE GOOGLE TASKS You don’t need to download another app to manage Google tasks. MULTIPLE WAYS TO VIEW Tiny Calendar supports 9 standard views - Forecast, day, week, month, 4-days, year, mini-month, week agenda and agenda. You can instantly switch views to discover events or find a time you're looking for. REAL-TIME SYNC Tiny Calendar syncs directly with all your Google calendars and also works with iOS local calendar to support events on iCloud, Exchange and other calendars. WORKS OFFLINE You can still create, edit and delete events when you don't have an Internet connection. Tiny Calendar will cache your changes and sync back to your calendar account next time you're online. ADVANCED REMINDER SYSTEM Never forget about a meeting! Tiny Calendar allows you to set reminders via push notification, or email for all events. ACCESS FROM EVERYWHERE Tiny Calendar works with your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. You don't need to pay extra money to download multiple copies. Subscription Information: - Tiny Calendar offers a subscription which is $1.49/week & $2.99/month. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms of Use: https://apps.fengge.io/TinyCalendar/TermsConditions.html Privacy Policy: https://apps.fengge.io/TinyCalendar/PrivacyPolicy.html

About

SimpleCal

This app offers a straightforward way to manage your schedule, sync events across devices using iCloud or Google Calendar, and stay organized with reminders and weather forecasts. Its customizable interface and simple design make adding and editing events quick and intuitive.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform sync (iCloud/Google)
  • Event reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Weather forecast integration
  • Customizable event and color themes
  • Simple event adding and editing
  • Widget for quick event overview
  • Dark mode support
Features
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SimpleCal is the easiest calendar app on the App Store. Sync your schedule across platforms and devices through iCloud or Google calendar. - Sync All the events on your current calendar are transferable from another calendars via iCloud or Google calendar. (The connection uses the calendar account registered in the Settings app) - Widget Your recent events can be displayed on a widget to grasp what to do quickly. - Weather The weather forecast for the specified area is displayed on the calendar(up to one week ahead) - Reminders You won't miss your important events via SimpleCal's reminder. The reminders can be repeated daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. - Customizable interface Each event and calendar can have different colors, which makes you easily recognize your schedule. The color theme is also customizable. You can find your favorite theme for sure. - Simple design You can add or edit an event only with a few steps. Do you have some routine in your life? Then, try SimpleCal! You can create a new event just by dragging a past event. - Dark Mode Supports dark mode. - Data Backup Saves event data to an external server such as iCloud Calendar or Google Calendar. (The app does not have its own calendar and does not save to the device's local area.) In the unlikely event that your iPhone is damaged, you can simply log in to your original calendar account to load your previous event data.

Screenshots

Tiny Calendar4 screens
SimpleCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: SimpleCal at free with in-app purchases against Tiny Calendar's subscription. SimpleCal also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 76%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tiny Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days and SimpleCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tiny Calendar against 4.7 for SimpleCal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21K and 18K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Tiny Calendar's written reviews are positive against 85% of SimpleCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, SimpleCal fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Calendar versus SimpleCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CalendarSimpleCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings)4.7 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews84.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21K — better18K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinyWork AppsYohei Fujikawa

Customer experience

Tiny Calendar

All ratings20,601 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews676 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative16.4%

SimpleCal

All ratings17,608 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,243 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.9%

User reviews

Tiny Calendar

From 21K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Excellent calendar app
  • 📆 Helpful for organizing schedules
  • 🔗 Syncs well with Google Calendar
  • 🗓 Useful month/week/day views
  • 🎨 Customizable color-coding

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues with Google Calendar
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding past events
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
  • 🕰 Time zone issues with event times

SimpleCal

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😍 Awesome!!
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Well-organized
  • 🎨 Helpful color-coding
  • ⏰ Useful reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Deleted events/data loss
  • 🔒 Requires full access to Apple Calendar
  • 🗓️ Can't edit read-only events
  • 🎨 Limited color options
  • 🗓️ Can't add events on days with existing events

Bugs and requests

Tiny Calendar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Events disappearing from calendar
  • Crashes when changing calendar settings
  • Duplicate events created unexpectedly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add to-do list functionality
  • Improve Apple Watch integration
  • Allow more customization options
  • Provide better customer support

SimpleCal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar stuck on one date
  • Home screen widget not working
  • Issues with setting recurring events

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more color options
  • Ability to gray out past days
  • Custom reminder times
  • Separate work and personal calendars
  • Printable calendar view
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  • Sync colors across devices
  • Add subtasks for events
  • Ability to delete specific holidays

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tiny Calendar

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription$1.497 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Special Offer$6.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Recurring Events$1.99
  • Invites & Attendees$1.99
  • Multiple Google Accounts$2.99
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  • Upgrade to Premium$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium Special Offer$14.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
2 purchases

SimpleCal

Subscriptions1
  • Ads removal$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$49.99

Questions

Is Tiny Calendar free?
Tiny Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleCal free?
SimpleCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar or SimpleCal?
SimpleCal is rated higher. Tiny Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while SimpleCal averages 4.7 from 18K ratings.
Do Tiny Calendar or SimpleCal have ads?
Both Tiny Calendar and SimpleCal show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar or SimpleCal?
Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and SimpleCal fortnightly. Most recently, Tiny Calendar was updated on October 25, 2026 and SimpleCal on October 25, 2026.

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