Comparison

Tiny Calendar vs May 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

May Calendar

This app offers a comprehensive view of your schedule, displaying all events on a monthly calendar with customizable time and location details. Manage multiple calendars, use templates for quick event registration, and personalize your view with custom colors and fonts.

Highlights
  • Display all schedules on monthly view
  • Manage multiple calendar sets
  • Register schedules with templates
  • 20 types of customizable widgets
  • Filter events by keywords
  • Set event background colors and patterns
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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Read long event titles right in month view. May Calendar wraps event titles across multiple lines, so you can read your plans directly on the calendar. Show event times and locations, choose a comfortable text size, and switch between work and personal calendars with a tap. MAKE YOUR CALENDAR EASIER TO READ Customize fonts and text sizes to suit you. Give your calendar a personal touch with theme colors, event background colors, and patterns. ADD FREQUENT EVENTS FASTER Save templates for events you often create, such as meetings, workouts, and appointments. Double-tap a date to open your templates, then tap one to add the event. SWITCH BETWEEN WORK AND PERSONAL Save different combinations of calendars and switch between them with one tap. Choose which calendars to show for work, personal plans, or any other part of your day. CHOOSE FROM 20 WIDGETS Find a widget that suits your needs, with additional options available exclusively on iPad. FOCUS ON THE EVENTS YOU NEED Filter your calendar to show only events that match the text you enter. Set rules to apply background colors and patterns to matching events. SET ALERTS BEFORE EVENTS START OR END Set alerts before an event’s start time or end time. Notifications are delivered by Apple’s Calendar app. MORE WAYS TO CUSTOMIZE • Time zone settings • Choice of first day of the week • Reminder display • Holiday display • Week numbers • Lunar calendar display

Screenshots

Tiny Calendar4 screens
May Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: May Calendar at free with in-app purchases against Tiny Calendar's subscription. May Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Tiny Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 40) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, 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

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 May Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Tiny Calendar's written reviews are positive against 57% of May Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, May Calendar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tiny Calendar versus May Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CalendarMay Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better4.3 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews — better56.8% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better40
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTinyWork AppsMotoki Takahashi

Customer experience

Tiny Calendar

All ratings20,601 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews667 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative16.0%

May Calendar

All ratings40 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative32.4%

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

May Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

May Calendar

One-time1
  • Remove ads$7.99

Questions

Is Tiny Calendar free?
Tiny Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is May Calendar free?
May Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar or May Calendar?
Tiny Calendar is rated higher. Tiny Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while May Calendar averages 4.3 from 40 ratings.
Do Tiny Calendar or May Calendar have ads?
Both Tiny Calendar and May Calendar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar or May Calendar?
Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and May Calendar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Calendar was updated on September 25, 2026 and May Calendar on September 26, 2026.

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