Comparison

Matrix Calendar vs Paws Almanac

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

Head to head
About

Matrix Calendar

This app offers a comprehensive personal organizer for tracking events, notes, moods, and health metrics. It provides reminders, to-do lists, and integrates contact information and special dates. A pro version unlocks additional customization and features.

Highlights
  • Event reminders
  • Notes and to-do lists
  • Mood and weight tracking
  • Contact and birthday management
  • Name days and moon phases
  • Customizable skins
Features
Read full description

The Matrix Calendar is a unique way to track and plan everyday things all in one place. User interface languages: English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Português, Magyar, Polski, Svenska, Русский, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어 Features: Events reminders Notes Moods Weight tracking Contacts and Birthdays Birthdays notifications Name days Moon phases To-do list Upcoming events (landscape mode) Skins Pro version: More Moods (24) Skins (10) No ads Name days notifications Application developers are not responsible for any direct or indirect losses which have arisen or may arise related to using this application. General technical data such as phone model, etc., are transferred to www.matrixcalendar.com solely for testing purposes and for statistics. contacts: matrixcalendar@matrixcalendar.com www.matrixcalendar.com © 2015

About

Paws Almanac

This app provides detailed calendar information, including name days, holidays, flag days, and moon phases. It offers customizable widgets for your home and lock screens, and syncs with Apple Watch for on-the-go access to important dates and celestial events.

Highlights
  • Name days, holidays, and flag days
  • Moon phases and sun times
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets for iOS 16
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Multiple country almanac support
Features
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Paws Almanac is an app for iPhone and Apple Watch showing calendar related information, for instance name days, holidays, flag days and moon phases. Just like an almanac. The iPhone app content is arranged into five tabs: Day, List, Calendar, World, and Settings. Day • Calendar information, e.g. name day, flag day, moon phase and week number, for the selected day. Default is current date. • Sunrise, sunset and sun hours for your current location [Plus] • Birthday of contacts [Plus] • Events from calendar [Plus] List • List of dates in current, or selected, year in a list, with basic calendar information such as name day and calendar observances. • Birthday of contacts [Plus] • Events from calendar [Plus] Calendar • Almanac of current, or selected, year in a month/week calendar layout. • Official flag days • Moon phases World • Additional, selected almanacs [Plus] Settings • Select main country/region for almanac to show in Day View, List View, in the widget and on Apple Watch in the app and complication. • Options to show sunrise and sunset, contacts' birthdays and calendar events in Day and List views [Plus] • Option to force use of ISO calendar [Plus] Widgets [Plus] Widgets make it possible to show information right on your home screen. The almanac widget displays information about date and week number, as well as public holidays, flag and name days. Information about birthdays, sunrise and sunset is also shown on this widget, if the feature is turned on in the app settings. Another widget type displays a monthly calendar. A third widget type contains information about moonrise/moonset as well as dates for future moon phases. Lock Screen Widgets [Plus] With lock screen widgets, on iOS 16, chosen calendar information is visible on the screen even without unlocking your phone. There are a few variants to choose from: calendar information, date and/or week number, a three-week mini-calendar, as well as various info widgets for sun and moon. Apple Watch [Plus] In the Apple Watch app, name days and other information are presented. Complications come with different sets of information: 'Calendar' (standard), 'Week', 'Date and Week', 'Sunrise and Sunset', 'Moon Phase', and 'Moonrise and Moonset'. Availability depends on the chosen watch face and complication type. Additional pages show the monthly calendar, sunrise/sunset, as well as moonrise/moonset/moon phases. As of watchOS 10 a couple of widgets are also selectable on Apple Watch. Supported Almanacs Paws Almanac supports name days (where available), holidays and observances for Argentina, Australia (*), Austria (*), Belgium, Brazil, Canada (*), Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark (*), Estonia, Finland (*), France (*), Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy (*), Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain (*), Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom (*), and United States (*). Some countries (marked with * above) regional and state holidays can also be presented by selecting a sub-region of the country as the almanac in Settings. Paws Almanac Plus Some features require a Plus subscription which can be purchased in the app or in AppStore. --- Privacy policy: https://greypaws.net/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Matrix Calendar4 screens
Paws Almanac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Matrix Calendar at 62% against Paws Almanac's 17%. Matrix Calendar also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). Paws Almanac's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Matrix Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paws Almanac sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paws Almanac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Matrix Calendar's written reviews are positive against 17% of Paws Almanac's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matrix Calendar ships an update every 10 months, Paws Almanac monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Matrix Calendar versus Paws Almanac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatrix CalendarPaws Almanac
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPro Active AppGrey Paws AB

Customer experience

Matrix Calendar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative33.3%

Paws Almanac

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Matrix Calendar

One-time1
  • Matrix Calendar Pro$0.99
2 purchases

Paws Almanac

Subscriptions2
  • Almanac Plus, 3 month7 Days trial$0.493 Months
  • Almanac Plus, 12 months14 Days trial$1.491 Year

Questions

Is Matrix Calendar free?
Matrix Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paws Almanac free?
Paws Almanac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Matrix Calendar or Paws Almanac?
Paws Almanac is rated higher. Matrix Calendar averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Paws Almanac averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Matrix Calendar or Paws Almanac have ads?
Matrix Calendar shows ads; Paws Almanac does not.
Which is updated more often, Matrix Calendar or Paws Almanac?
Matrix Calendar ships an update every 10 months, and Paws Almanac monthly. Most recently, Matrix Calendar was updated on November 6, 2026 and Paws Almanac on November 2, 2026.

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