Comparison

Calendar Widget & Planner vs DupliCal Calendar

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

DupliCal Calendar

Manage your daily schedule with this straightforward calendar app. It offers day, week, and month views, supports syncing with popular services, and allows for customizable recurring events. An optional Plus package unlocks advanced features like unlimited calendar sets and batch event actions.

Highlights
  • Day, week, and month views
  • Sync with iCloud, Google, Outlook
  • Customizable recurring events
  • Event search functionality
  • Unlimited calendar sets (Plus)
  • Batch event actions (Plus)
Features
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DupliCal is a daily use calendar application. The application is simple and immediately ready to use. It is based on day and week view. The month view shows the number of events on the day. You can easily change the content of the calendar by switching between sets of calendars. You don't need to create an account to use it. The basic version will allow you to easily manage your daily schedule. Basic Features: • Sync calendars from iCloud, Google or Outlook etc. • Day, week and month wiew • Week numbers • Add contacts, notes, URL, and locations • Customisable recurring events • Quick edit function (reschedule, copy, add alert, add note…etc) • Event search (by title, notes, invitees and location) • Calendar sets (Base + 1) • Zoom in on a day in week view • Notifications • 42 alert sounds to choose from • Dark View • Settings sync in iCloud • Change the application icon • No Ads Extended functions (DupliCal Plus package) • Calendar sets (any quantity) • Actions on multiple events  - Reschedule - Copy - Delete - Delete duplicated events - Change calendar • Customised notification sounds (each calendar can have a different notification sound) • Templates • Pre-set Events • Alarms (up to 5 alerts for an event) • Pre-set Events DupliCal Plus is available with a one-time purchase: • Duplical Plus Lifetime -$19.99 (best price) or through automatically renewable subscriptions: 1. DupliCal Week - duration: 1 week - Price: $0.99 - introductory offer: 3 days free trial 2. DupliCal Month - duration: 1 month - Price: $1.99 - introductory offer: 1 week free trial 3.DupliCal Year - duration: 1 year - Price: $14.99 - introductory offer: 1 week free trial • Prices are in US dollars, may vary in countries other than the US, and are subject to change without notice. • If you choose to purchase DupliCal Plus, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Privacy Policy: https://www.apps4delivery.pl/duplical-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have any feedback, coments or issues? Please contact: dupli.cal@icloud.com

Screenshots

Calendar Widget & Planner4 screens
DupliCal Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calendar Widget & Planner at 70% against DupliCal Calendar's 20%. Calendar Widget & Planner also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 5). DupliCal Calendar's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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 and DupliCal Calendar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Widget & Planner has 1.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Calendar Widget & Planner's written reviews are positive against 20% of DupliCal Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Widget & Planner ships an update monthly, DupliCal Calendar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calendar Widget & Planner versus DupliCal Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Widget & PlannerDupliCal Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better1.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjohnhair.comTomasz Kasperczak

Customer experience

Calendar Widget & Planner

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

DupliCal Calendar

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

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

DupliCal Calendar

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
7 purchases

DupliCal Calendar

Subscriptions6
  • DupliCal Plus Week Start3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • DupliCal Plus Week$0.997 Days
  • DupliCal Plus Month Start7 Days trial$1.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • DupliCal Plus Month$1.991 Month
  • DupliCal Plus Year Start7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • DupliCal Plus Year$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • DupliCal Plus Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Calendar Widget & Planner free?
Calendar Widget & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DupliCal Calendar free?
DupliCal Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Widget & Planner or DupliCal Calendar?
Calendar Widget & Planner is rated higher. Calendar Widget & Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while DupliCal Calendar averages 1.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Calendar Widget & Planner or DupliCal Calendar have ads?
Calendar Widget & Planner shows ads; DupliCal Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Widget & Planner or DupliCal Calendar?
Calendar Widget & Planner ships an update monthly, and DupliCal Calendar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Calendar Widget & Planner was updated on November 6, 2026 and DupliCal Calendar on November 1, 2026.

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