Comparison

Tiny Calendar vs Just Calendar

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

Just Calendar

This app provides a straightforward calendar experience for your Apple Watch, offering enhanced viewing options for past and future events. It allows you to check dates, view schedules by week, month, or year, and quickly access event details directly from your watch face.

Highlights
  • View past and future event timelines
  • Calendar views: week, month, year
  • Date complication on watch face
  • Event complication on watch face
  • Customizable highlight color and layout
Features
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See your date, schedule, and events at a glance — right on your Apple Watch face. Just Calendar brings week, month, and year views to your wrist, with complications for every watch face. THE CALENDAR APPLE WATCH SHOULD HAVE COME WITH. ◆ Events at a glance See your full timeline of upcoming and past events, and tap any event for details. ◆ Week, month & year views A clean, fast interface to scan your whole week, month, or year in seconds. ◆ Date complication Keep today's date on your watch face. Works with every face — no compatibility worries. ◆ Event complication See today's events right on your watch face. Works with every face too. ◆ Make it yours Change or invert the highlight color of the Date complication, and switch the app layout: Default or Paging. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tiny Calendar4 screens
Just Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Calendar at 76% against Just Calendar's 37%. Tiny Calendar also leads on ratings volume (21K vs 294) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Just Calendar's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

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 Just Calendar sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Calendar has 21K ratings behind it against 294, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Tiny Calendar's written reviews are positive against 37% of Just Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Just Calendar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tiny Calendar versus Just Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CalendarJust Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better4.3 (294 ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better36.6% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better294
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinyWork AppsTu Hoang

Customer experience

Tiny Calendar

All ratings20,601 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews677 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative16.4%

Just Calendar

All ratings294 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive36.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative56.3%

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

Just Calendar

From 294 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🗓️ Full month view
  • 🔄 Syncs with Apple Calendar
  • 🎨 Color-coded events
  • 🌟 Better than Apple's calendar
  • 📆 Year-round scrolling

Room to improve

  • 💸 Requires payment for full features
  • ❌ Complications not working
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🚫 Sync issues
  • 💰 Bait and switch tactics

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

Just Calendar

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Complication not updating/showing random events
  • App crashes on opening
  • Syncing issues
  • Payment not recognized
  • App not opening after purchase
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  • Date recognition errors
  • Complication displays app name instead of date
  • Graphical glitches in complications
  • Missing events in between scheduled times
  • App not covering current year (2021)
  • Incorrect grammatical errors in event count
  • Repeats months in three-month view
  • Complication is black/empty
  • Settings crash on iPhone app
  • Schedule complication never updates
  • App not syncing to watch after unlocking features
  • Date compilation not working on watch face
  • App not displaying on Watch
  • Event Timelock not reflecting on Apple Watch
  • Stopped syncing
  • First appointment of the day displayed all day on watch face
  • Never syncs properly to watch
  • Crashing on each attempt to open
  • Crash crash crash
  • Complication issue (JUST CA...)
  • Corner complications misfit and off center
  • App not showing events in August-September
  • App not showing Google calendar events

Requested features

7 requests
  • More complication options
  • Calendar display in complications
  • Ability to delete completed tasks directly
  • Option to show tomorrow's events in complication when no current events
  • 24-hour time format option
Show 2 more
  • Calendar week display
  • Sunday as the first day of the week setting

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tiny Calendar

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription$1.497 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Special Offer$6.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Recurring Events$1.99
  • Invites & Attendees$1.99
  • Multiple Google Accounts$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Upgrade to Premium$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium Special Offer$14.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
12 purchases

Just Calendar

Subscriptions3
  • Three Months Premium7 Days trial$1.493 Months
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • One Year Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time9
  • 7-day Trial PremiumFree
  • Feature: Date Complication$0.99
  • Feature: Event Timeline$0.99
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  • FULL VERSION$1.99
  • Feature: Date Complication$1.99
  • Feature: Paging Layout$1.99
  • Feature: Event Timeline$1.99
  • 33% OFF Premium$2.99
  • FULL VERSION$9.99

Questions

Is Tiny Calendar free?
Tiny Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just Calendar free?
Just Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar or Just Calendar?
Tiny Calendar is rated higher. Tiny Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Just Calendar averages 4.3 from 294 ratings.
Do Tiny Calendar or Just Calendar have ads?
Tiny Calendar shows ads; Just Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar or Just Calendar?
Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Just Calendar every 5 days. Most recently, Tiny Calendar was updated on October 28, 2026 and Just Calendar on October 27, 2026.

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