Comparison

DaySmart Appointments vs Calendars

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DaySmart Appointments

Manage your business appointments and customer information on the go. Create, update, and cancel appointments, add new clients, and send reminders. Ideal for service-based businesses needing flexible scheduling.

Highlights
  • Manage appointments and reserve times
  • Create, view, update, and delete customers
  • Add new customers during appointment booking
  • Send appointment reminder emails
  • Manage staff and room schedules (for administrators)
  • View customer appointment history
  • Support for pets and children sub-categories
Features
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Easily manage your DaySmart Appointments business scheduling account from your iPhone or iPad with the DaySmart Appointments app. DaySmart Appointments lets you take your business schedule with you, wherever you work. Manage appointments for yourself or your entire staff. Create, update and cancel appointments on the fly. You can meet a potential client while you’re out, enter their information, and set them up with their first appointment, all from one intuitive interface. BENEFITS • Create, view, update and cancel appointments and reserve times • Create, view, update and delete customers • Create new customers while setting up their first appointment • View customer details while viewing their appointment details • Easily link out to a map of your customer’s location • Link to the customer phone number to call and confirm appointments • Send appointment reminder emails to your customers • If you’re an administrator, manage appointments and customers for your locations, staff, and rooms • Manage appointments made by your customers on your DaySmart Appointments customer-facing website • View customer appointment history, either from the customer record, or from the customer detail view, inside an appointment detail view FEATURES • Supports multiple appointments per timeslot • Supports pets and children sub-categories • Add pets or children to an existing customer • View, update or remove pets or children • Package balance and expiration are displayed (if applicable), when choosing a package, while creating or updating an appointment ABOUT DaySmart Appointments provides online scheduling software for many industries, including health services, personal and professional services, education, events and many others. DaySmart Appointments scales to any size from small businesses to large enterprises.

About

Calendars

This app combines a calendar, task manager, daily planner, and habit tracker. It helps users plan their day, build habits, boost productivity, and stay organized with seamless syncing across all Apple devices. Features include event creation, to-do list management, natural language input, and integration with popular meeting platforms.

Highlights
  • Calendar, task, and habit management
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly views
  • Natural language event creation
  • To-do list organization
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Meeting platform integration
Features
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Calendars by Readdle is the all-in-one calendar, task manager, daily planner, and habit tracker — seamlessly working across all your Apple devices: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Plan your day, build better habits, boost productivity, and stay organized with powerful features and smooth sync between all your devices. What you can do with Calendars: • View and manage your calendar with daily, weekly, and monthly views • Create events, set reminders, and never miss important dates • Use the built-in agenda planner to focus on what matters most • Organize your to-do list and manage your tasks with ease • Quickly add events or to-do items using natural language • Build routines and track your habits to stay consistent • Take a guided productivity course to improve time management and focus • Sync across devices with Google Calendar, iCloud, and more • Customize your planner calendar with color coding and widgets • Join Zoom, Google Meet, or GoToMeeting directly from your calendar • Stay in control of your time, wherever you are Whether you're planning a busy workday, building new habits, or working on personal growth, Calendars brings everything together to help you own your time — across all your Apple devices. Privacy Policy: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/terms Have questions, comments, or issues? Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at http://readdle.com/contact

Screenshots

DaySmart Appointments4 screens
Calendars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calendars at 4.7 against DaySmart Appointments's 2.9. Calendars also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 23%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). DaySmart Appointments's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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. Calendars sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. DaySmart Appointments asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendars holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 122K ratings behind it against 321, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of DaySmart Appointments's written reviews are positive against 56% of Calendars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaySmart Appointments ships an update every 2 months, Calendars weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
DaySmart Appointments versus Calendars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaySmart AppointmentsCalendars
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (321 ratings)4.7 (122K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews55.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321122K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#115 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB413 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppointment-PlusReaddle Technologies Limited

Customer experience

DaySmart Appointments

All ratings321 ratings
Positive43.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative44.5%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative63.5%

Calendars

All ratings122,467 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,286 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative35.6%

User reviews

DaySmart Appointments

From 321 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Lightning-fast scheduling
  • 👍 Simple and user-friendly
  • 💡 Customizable to business needs
  • 🔒 Secure platform

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow performance and long load times
  • 📆 Inability to manage appointments efficiently
  • 🤖 Poor customer support

Calendars

From 122K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent calendar app
  • 👍 Easy to use and organize
  • 🎨 Helpful color-coding
  • 📆 Seamless integration with other calendars
  • 🗓️ Detailed monthly/weekly views

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and data loss
  • 💰 Concerns over subscription model
  • 🕰️ Cumbersome date/time selection process
  • 🔍 Limited location search functionality
  • 🔄 Sync issues between devices

Bugs and requests

DaySmart Appointments

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to change credentials
  • Appointment scheduling and management problems
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable syncing between mobile and web versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved calendar view and navigation
  • Recurring appointment scheduling
  • Automated appointment reminders
  • Integration with other business tools

Calendars

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing events and appointments
  • Upgrade process causing data loss
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring events for free users
  • Customizable widgets and app icons
  • Ability to archive/restore past events
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Shared calendars and family management

In-app purchases

None

DaySmart Appointments

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Calendars

Subscriptions9
  • Calendars PRO 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Calendars by Readdle: Interesting Calendars1 Month trial$3.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Calendars PRO 1 Year3 Months trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time9
  • Calendars PRO LifetimeFree
  • Invites & Attendees Upgrade$1.99
  • Smart Input Upgrade$1.99
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  • Full Upgrade$4.99
  • Interesting Calendars$5.99
  • My schedule planner, Organizer$6.99
  • Full Pack$12.99
  • Reminders & Calendars$19.99
  • Recurring Events$31.99

Questions

Is DaySmart Appointments free?
DaySmart Appointments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calendars free?
Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DaySmart Appointments or Calendars?
Calendars is rated higher. DaySmart Appointments averages 2.9 out of 5 from 321 ratings, while Calendars averages 4.7 from 122K ratings.
Do DaySmart Appointments or Calendars have ads?
Neither DaySmart Appointments nor Calendars shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DaySmart Appointments or Calendars?
DaySmart Appointments ships an update every 2 months, and Calendars weekly. Most recently, DaySmart Appointments was updated on October 24, 2026 and Calendars on October 29, 2026.

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