Comparison

Shared Calendar vs Spectrum Studios

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

Head to head
About

Shared Calendar

Easily share daily repeating patterns with others. Ideal for managing work shifts, custody schedules, or any recurring events. Invitees can view or edit based on set permissions, with notifications for changes and a full audit trail.

Highlights
  • Daily repeating patterns
  • Share with multiple users
  • Customizable permissions
  • Push notifications
  • Full audit trail
  • Web interface
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Shared Calendar (formally Custody Calendar) is a simple one entry per day shared calendar application. You can store a daily pattern against each Shared Calendar to store your work shifts, child custody days or any other repeating pattern. Once added a calendar can be shared with as many people as you like. You can email or SMS invites to others who can view the calendar on the web or iPhone App. You can set permissions for people you invite to read only, read-write or read-write and invite others. Shared Calendar can be used by anyone who needs to share a calendar ( but is especially useful for managing a childs schedule when the parents are no longer together). • background app refresh keeps always up to date • push notifications when entries are changed • annotate each day with a repeating schedule (child with mum / dad, working days, nights etc...) • full audit trail, see who changed what, no more misunderstandings! • web interface, use the shared calendar even without an iPhone • search your calendars • optimised for all iPhone screen sizes

About

Spectrum Studios

Features
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The Spectrum Studios mobile app is for clients of tenant businesses to book appointments, communicate, confirm and pay for hair, nail, and massage services provided by the business owners that reside in a location.

Screenshots

Shared Calendar4 screens
Spectrum Studios4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spectrum Studios at none against Shared Calendar's 2. Spectrum Studios also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Shared Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 55 months). On price and ads 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. Shared Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Spectrum Studios asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, Spectrum Studios every 55 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shared Calendar versus Spectrum Studios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared CalendarSpectrum Studios
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 55 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDorada App Software LtdWG FULL SERVICE SALON SUITES LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shared Calendar

One-time2
  • 1 Year Ad Free Shared Calendar$1.99
  • Single Calendar$4.99
None

Spectrum Studios

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shared Calendar free?
Shared Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spectrum Studios free?
Spectrum Studios is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shared Calendar or Spectrum Studios have ads?
Both Shared Calendar and Spectrum Studios show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Calendar or Spectrum Studios?
Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, and Spectrum Studios every 55 months. Most recently, Shared Calendar was updated on October 12, 2026 and Spectrum Studios on September 25, 2026.

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