Comparison

MyMayan vs Bon Calendar

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

Head to head
About

MyMayan

Explore the Mayan calendar with this vibrant app. View current and past dates, track significant Mayan time cycles, and share personalized glyph towers on social media. Navigate the calendar with intuitive swipe gestures.

Highlights
  • Mayan calendar display
  • Time wheel visualization
  • Date selection and navigation
  • Baktun rollover tracking
  • Personalized glyph tower sharing
  • Animated calendar view
Features
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This colorful and unique personal Mayan calendar brings all the time wheels to your fingertips. You can see the current Mayan date and count off the days to the big rollover to the new Baktun (on December 21, 2012). And share on Facebook your special dates by uploading your personal glyph tower with your own message. The calendar round view has dynamic animated movement with finger tip swipe (up or down). Also, new dates can be selected from the "set date" page for a particular month, day and year. The other pages stay in sync automatically! Get your own copy and never wonder again what today (or any day's) Mayan calendar date is.

About

Bon Calendar

Access the Tibetan Bön calendar with daily lunar dates, observances, and element combinations. View Tibetan dates for any year between 1901 and 2100, and access Bön prayer books in multiple languages. This app works fully offline.

Highlights
  • Tibetan lunar date and Bönpo year
  • Daily practice and observance
  • Month view with special days marked
  • Tibetan dates for 1901-2100
  • Bön prayer books in multiple languages
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bon Calendar brings the Yungdrung Bön calendar to your iPhone and iPad, in Tibetan and English, from the Gyalshen Institute. • Each day’s Tibetan lunar date, month and Bönpo year beside the Western date • The day’s practice, special observance and element combination • A month view with full moon, new moon, double days and skipped days marked • Tibetan dates for any year from 1901 to 2100 • Bön prayer books in Tibetan, English, Chinese and Polish Works fully offline. No account, no ads, no data collected.

Screenshots

MyMayan1 screens
Bon Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyMayan at 100% against Bon Calendar's 33%. MyMayan also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyMayan ships an update every 6 weeks, Bon Calendar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyMayan versus Bon Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyMayanBon Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CarusoGYALSHEN INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF ZHANG ZHUNG AND TIBETAN CULTURE INC

Customer experience

MyMayan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bon Calendar

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

MyMayan

No in-app purchases

None

Bon Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyMayan free?
MyMayan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bon Calendar free?
Bon Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyMayan or Bon Calendar have ads?
Neither MyMayan nor Bon Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyMayan or Bon Calendar?
MyMayan ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bon Calendar every 4 months. Most recently, MyMayan was updated on October 23, 2026 and Bon Calendar on November 3, 2026.

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