# Tiny Calendar vs Custom Alerts

The clearest difference is price: Tiny Calendar at Free against Custom Alerts's $0.99. Tiny Calendar also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Custom Alerts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Tiny Calendar is free to download; Custom Alerts costs $0.99 up front. Tiny Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Custom Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Tiny Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Calendar has 21K ratings behind it against 4, 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 50% of Custom Alerts's.

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Custom Alerts every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tiny Calendar | Custom Alerts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (21K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-calendar-planner-and-tasks/id514917848/reviews)** | [3.8 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/custom-alerts/id682227805/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **21K** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **75.8% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 months** | Every 13 months |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Paid** |
| Size | 45 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [TinyWork Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1289515980) | [Calm Seas Software, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527599491) |

## What reviewers say

### Tiny Calendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-calendar-planner-and-tasks/id514917848)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Subscription | $1.49 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Subscription | $2.99 | per month |
| Yearly Special Offer | $6.99 | per year |
| Yearly Subscription | $9.99 | per year |
| Recurring Events | $1.99 | one-time |
| Invites & Attendees | $1.99 | one-time |
| Multiple Google Accounts | $2.99 | one-time |
| Upgrade to Premium | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Premium Special Offer | $14.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Premium | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💻 Excellent calendar app
- 📆 Helpful for organizing schedules
- 🔗 Syncs well with Google Calendar
- 🗓 Useful month/week/day views
- 🎨 Customizable color-coding

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Syncing issues with Google Calendar
- 🔍 Difficulty finding past events
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
- 🕰 Time zone issues with event times

**Reported bugs**

- Events disappearing from calendar
- Crashes when changing calendar settings
- Duplicate events created unexpectedly

**Requested features**

- Add to-do list functionality
- Improve Apple Watch integration
- Allow more customization options
- Provide better customer support


### Custom Alerts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/custom-alerts/id682227805)

This app allows users to set highly customizable alerts for calendar events, ranging from minutes to weeks in advance. It supports multiple calendars and enables event creation and editing directly within the application, syncing seamlessly with the native iOS calendar.

**Highlights:** Set alerts from 0 minutes to 99 weeks ahead, Supports multiple calendars, Create and edit calendar events, Syncs with iOS calendar, Customizable alert timing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tiny Calendar free?

Tiny Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Custom Alerts free?

Custom Alerts costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar or Custom Alerts?

Tiny Calendar is rated higher. Tiny Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Custom Alerts averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.

### Do Tiny Calendar or Custom Alerts have ads?

Tiny Calendar shows ads; Custom Alerts does not.

### Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar or Custom Alerts?

Tiny Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Custom Alerts every 13 months. Most recently, Tiny Calendar was updated on November 10, 2026 and Custom Alerts on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*