Comparison

Calendar Widget & Planner vs Calendar Widget for iPhone

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

Head to head
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

About

Calendar Widget for iPhone

Personalize your home screen with stylish calendar widgets. Customize backgrounds, text colors, and fonts to create a unique look. Supports multiple widgets and sizes for full control over your display.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget backgrounds
  • Adjustable text colors and fonts
  • Upload personal photos for backgrounds
  • Support for multiple widgets
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Simple and clean design
Features
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Add stylish calendar widgets directly onto your phone home screen. Fully customize calendar widgets on your home screen with your own choice of backgrounds, text colors and fonts. With simple and clean design, we makes Calendar Widget app as easy for you to customize as possible. Personalized your home screen with an unique calendar widget with just a few steps. Customizing and Styling Widget On Home Screen. Many calendar styles to display calendar on your home screens Easily design your own widget with Calendar Widget for iPhone: – Fully customized widget background, text color and fonts. – Upload our photo for widget background with customizable text color and fonts. – Able to activate many widgets at the same time on home screen. – Support all three widget sizes to lets you take full advantage control the whole space of your home screen. • User can subscribe one week (USD 2.99$) or one month (USD 4.99$), one year (USD 12.99$) auto-renewing subscription. • Subscribed user has unlimited access to the app features & content. • Unsubscribed user can only use free services with limited quota per day • 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. • The 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 Setting > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > manage subscription after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. * This app does not access to your calendar data on your device. Terms of Use: http://vulcanlabs.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://vulcanlabs.co/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@vulcanlabs.co

Screenshots

Calendar Widget & Planner4 screens
Calendar Widget for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calendar Widget & Planner at 4.6 against Calendar Widget for iPhone's 4.1. Calendar Widget & Planner also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.0). Calendar Widget for iPhone's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Calendar Widget & Planner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Calendar Widget for iPhone sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendar Widget & Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 889 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Calendar Widget & Planner's written reviews are positive against 38% of Calendar Widget for iPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Widget & Planner ships an update monthly, Calendar Widget for iPhone every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Calendar Widget & Planner versus Calendar Widget for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Widget & PlannerCalendar Widget for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better4.1 (889 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better37.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better889
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjohnhair.comSMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Calendar Widget & Planner

All ratings1,224 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative23.3%

Calendar Widget for iPhone

All ratings875 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive37.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative51.5%

User reviews

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

Calendar Widget for iPhone

From 889 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable calendar
  • 👍 Colorful designs
  • 🌟 Good app overall

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🚫 Limited free features
  • 📆 Monday start of week issue
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Confusing to use

Bugs and requests

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

Calendar Widget for iPhone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget changes to ad after use
  • Customization settings not working
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Spanish language support
  • Allow Sunday as start of week
  • Improve free widget options
  • Provide better instructions and guidance

In-app purchases

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
6 purchases

Calendar Widget for iPhone

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Trial3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$16.99

Questions

Is Calendar Widget & Planner free?
Calendar Widget & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar Widget for iPhone free?
Calendar Widget for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Widget & Planner or Calendar Widget for iPhone?
Calendar Widget & Planner is rated higher. Calendar Widget & Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Calendar Widget for iPhone averages 4.1 from 889 ratings.
Do Calendar Widget & Planner or Calendar Widget for iPhone have ads?
Both Calendar Widget & Planner and Calendar Widget for iPhone show ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Widget & Planner or Calendar Widget for iPhone?
Calendar Widget & Planner ships an update monthly, and Calendar Widget for iPhone every 5 days. Most recently, Calendar Widget & Planner was updated on November 1, 2026 and Calendar Widget for iPhone on October 29, 2026.

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