Comparison

Tiny Calendar vs Calendar Widget & Planner

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 Widget & Planner

Organize your schedule with a comprehensive planner and diary. View your agenda on your home screen with customizable widgets, sync across multiple cloud services, and easily share events. Supports dark mode and AirPrint for convenient planning.

Highlights
  • Calendar widgets for home screen
  • Day, week, month, year planners
  • Share calendars and events
  • Sync with iCloud, Google, Yahoo, Exchange
  • Dark mode support
  • AirPrint functionality
Features
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Easily manage your calendars, planners, agenda and diary. Everything you need to take notes, save appointments, and share them with friends, family or colleagues. FEATURES: • NEW: Calendar Widgets! See your schedule on your Home Screen: Now, next and more! • AirPrint the day, week, month or year planners • Share calendars or events with friends, family or colleagues • Split screen support on iPad • Sync with iCloud, Google, Yahoo, Exchange and other cloud based calendars • Dark mode! • Quick support, we try to reply to questions within 24 hours. Just tap the Info icon in the toolbar, then tap Contact Support

Screenshots

Tiny Calendar4 screens
Calendar Widget & Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Calendar Widget & Planner at free with in-app purchases against Tiny Calendar's subscription. Calendar Widget & Planner also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.0). Tiny Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 1.2K). 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 Widget & Planner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.6 for Calendar Widget & Planner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Calendar has 21K ratings behind it against 1.2K, 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 70% of Calendar Widget & Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Calendar Widget & Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Calendar versus Calendar Widget & Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CalendarCalendar Widget & Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews — better69.8% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinyWork Appsjohnhair.com

Customer experience

Tiny Calendar

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

Calendar Widget & Planner

All ratings1,221 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative23.1%

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

Calendar Widget & Planner

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Customizable colors
  • 📆 Comprehensive calendar view
  • 🔍 Helpful for organizing events
  • 🤝 Great customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited free features
  • 🕰️ Slow performance after updates
  • 🔄 Repeating events issues
  • 💾 Calendar history disappearing

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 Widget & Planner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Events disappearing after updates
  • Inability to change week start day
  • Syncing issues with other calendars
  • Crashes and freezes on launch
  • Color settings not saving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to share calendar with family
  • Add widgets for quick access
  • Expand customization options
  • Improve repeating event functionality
  • Preserve calendar history

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
6 purchases

Calendar Widget & Planner

One-time6
  • Extras pack$0.99
  • Additional Calendars pack$0.99
  • Enhanced Views Pack$0.99
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  • Tasks, To-Do Lists & Reminders$0.99
  • Calendar Widgets$1.99
  • PRO Pack$3.99

Questions

Is Tiny Calendar free?
Tiny Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar Widget & Planner free?
Calendar Widget & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar or Calendar Widget & Planner?
Tiny Calendar and Calendar Widget & Planner are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21K and 1.2K ratings respectively.
Do Tiny Calendar or Calendar Widget & Planner have ads?
Both Tiny Calendar and Calendar Widget & Planner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar or Calendar Widget & Planner?
Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Calendar Widget & Planner monthly. Most recently, Tiny Calendar was updated on September 26, 2026 and Calendar Widget & Planner on September 25, 2026.

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