Comparison

Tiny Calendar vs 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

Calendar

Organize your day, week, and year with this comprehensive planner. It offers a daily planner, task management with subtasks, and note-taking capabilities. Syncs with popular calendar services and provides interactive widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly views
  • Task breakdown into subtasks
  • Voice and text note-taking
  • Syncs with Google, iCloud, Outlook
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • App lock for privacy
Features
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CALENDAR, TASKS, AND NOTES Calendar at the center. Tasks and notes right beside it. This is a simple, easy-to-use calendar that helps you stay in control of your day. Tasks and notes are built in, so you can plan everything in one place. No clutter. Just what you really need every day. Plan faster and more clearly • Create events in seconds • Day, week, month, and year views in one place • Easily adjust event times with drag and drop • Clear visual overview of your schedule • Works online and offline • Full sync with iCloud, Google, Outlook, Office365, and other calendars Flexibility that makes planning easier • Customizable bottom navigation — keep only the features you use most • Two week layouts: classic and agenda style • Flexible multi-day view (2 to 14 days) and three month view formats • Widgets, themes, and interface personalization • Clear structure without feeling overloaded Everything in one place • Tasks — simple lists and clear structure • Subtasks and category-based organization • Notes — list view or board view • Quick creation and editing • Seamless connection between events, tasks, and notes Free features • Core calendar features • Sync with Reminders • Widgets and interface customization • Recurring events and tasks • Custom week formats • Backup • Unlimited notes PRO features • Voice input for events, tasks, and notes • File attachments • Convert between events, tasks, and notes • Sharing and forwarding • Unlimited data and advanced features • App lock For everyday planning This calendar helps you organize events, tasks, and notes without extra complexity or unnecessary steps. Support planner@plantech.app Terms of Use https://mccalendar.app/terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy https://mccalendar.app/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Tiny Calendar4 screens
Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Calendar at freemium against Tiny Calendar's subscription. Calendar also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tiny Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 35). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 4.5 for Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Calendar has 21K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Tiny Calendar's written reviews are positive against 75% of Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Calendar every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Calendar versus Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CalendarCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better4.5 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better35
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinyWork AppsPlanning Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Tiny Calendar

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

Calendar

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

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
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
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  • Upgrade to Premium$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium Special Offer$14.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
3 purchases

Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access for a Month$1.991 Month
  • Full Access for a Year7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access Forever$29.99

Questions

Is Tiny Calendar free?
Tiny Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar free?
Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar or Calendar?
Tiny Calendar is rated higher. Tiny Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Calendar averages 4.5 from 35 ratings.
Do Tiny Calendar or Calendar have ads?
Tiny Calendar shows ads; Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar or Calendar?
Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Calendar every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Calendar was updated on September 28, 2026 and Calendar on September 21, 2026.

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