Comparison

Calendar Widget & Planner vs Calendar Widget

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

This app offers a free, user-friendly calendar experience with extensive customization options. It includes widgets for your home screen and allows for detailed event management, including recurring events and notifications. Enjoy a personalized schedule without any registration or syncing requirements.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • No registration required
  • Customizable event details
  • Recurring event support
  • Daily event notifications
  • Unlimited calendars
  • Dark mode
Features
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It's a simple and easy-to-use calendar app. Widgets are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - No registration required, no sync with iPhone calendar - Calendar horizontal / vertical scroll - Select calendar start / end year - 24 hour notation - Select calendar start day - Any holiday selection - Getting holidays - Holiday, days off color - Rokuyo support - Event label color - Color selection for event label font only - Event label font size, thickness - Time display on event label - Event time interval selection - Select event length - Default all-day selection - Daily event notification - Daily event number badge display - Select update time for daily notifications - Unlimited number of calendars - Calendar color - Pin the calendar - Notification for each calendar, badge availability selection - Highlight the date of the day on the calendar - Button to return to this month - Any date selection - Tap a date to add an event on that day - Select multiple dates and add events at once - Background color for calendar dates - Batch addition of background color - Event title, memo, color - Event time, all day selection - Event start time / end time - Repeat event (weekly / monthly / yearly) - Automatic save of event addition history, bookmark save - Add an event with one tap from history and bookmarks - Event list display by date - Batch event deletion, color change, sharing, - Move and duplicate events between calendars - Home screen widget support (calendar selection, this month / next month / last month selectable) - Icon badge display (number of events on the day) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: calendarwidget://

Screenshots

Calendar Widget & Planner4 screens
Calendar Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calendar Widget at none against Calendar Widget & Planner's 6. Calendar Widget & Planner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 58%). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Calendar Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Calendar Widget & Planner against 4.5 for Calendar Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Widget & Planner has 1.2K ratings behind it against 239, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Calendar Widget & Planner's written reviews are positive against 58% of Calendar Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Widget & Planner ships an update monthly, Calendar Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calendar Widget & Planner versus Calendar Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Widget & PlannerCalendar Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better4.5 (239 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better239
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjohnhair.comFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Calendar Widget & Planner

All ratings1,225 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative23.3%

Calendar Widget

All ratings234 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative16.7%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Calendar Widget & Planner

One-time6
  • Extras pack$0.99
  • Additional Calendars pack$0.99
  • Enhanced Views Pack$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Tasks, To-Do Lists & Reminders$0.99
  • Calendar Widgets$1.99
  • PRO Pack$3.99
None

Calendar Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar Widget & Planner free?
Calendar Widget & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar Widget free?
Calendar Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Widget & Planner or Calendar Widget?
Calendar Widget & Planner is rated higher. Calendar Widget & Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Calendar Widget averages 4.5 from 239 ratings.
Do Calendar Widget & Planner or Calendar Widget have ads?
Both Calendar Widget & Planner and Calendar Widget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Widget & Planner or Calendar Widget?
Calendar Widget & Planner ships an update monthly, and Calendar Widget every 2 months. Most recently, Calendar Widget & Planner was updated on November 6, 2026 and Calendar Widget on November 3, 2026.

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