Comparison

Tiny Calendar vs Year View 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

Year View Planner

Visualize your entire year with three distinct calendar layouts: a classic grid, a scrollable continuous view, and a vertical list. Easily scan and manage your annual schedule across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Three distinct year view layouts
  • Intuitive grid arrangement
  • Scrollable continuous year view
  • Vertical list for mobile scanning
  • Supports Mac, iPhone, and iPad
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Three Views. One Year. Grid: The classic layout. Four rows, three columns, twelve months. Your entire year in the most intuitive arrangement. Continuous: Inspired by traditional wall planners, year views and annual calendars. Scroll horizontally through your year like flipping through pages of time. List: Months stacked vertically. Perfect for scanning through the year on your phone.

Screenshots

Tiny Calendar4 screens
Year View Planner2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Calendar at 4.6 against Year View Planner's 2.0. Tiny Calendar also leads on ratings volume (21K vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Year View Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Year View Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Calendar has 21K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Year View Planner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tiny Calendar versus Year View Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CalendarYear View Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings21K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinyWork AppsPeter Thomson

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

Year View Planner

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
None

Year View Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Calendar free?
Tiny Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Year View Planner free?
Year View Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar or Year View Planner?
Tiny Calendar is rated higher. Tiny Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Year View Planner averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tiny Calendar or Year View Planner have ads?
Tiny Calendar shows ads; Year View Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar or Year View Planner?
Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Year View Planner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Calendar was updated on October 16, 2026 and Year View Planner on October 2, 2026.

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