Comparison

Shared Calendar vs Outside

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

Outside

Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.

Highlights
  • Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
  • Trip planning with group coordination
  • Yearly memory archive and profile
  • Live widgets for home and lock screens
  • Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
  • Offline functionality
  • Photo sharing for Lock Screen
Features
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support

Screenshots

Shared Calendar4 screens
Outside1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Outside at none against Shared Calendar's shown. Outside also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 124). Shared Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shared Calendar against 4.7 for Outside. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outside has 2.8K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Shared Calendar's written reviews are positive against 54% of Outside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, Outside every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shared Calendar versus Outside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared CalendarOutside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (124 ratings)4.7 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews — better53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1242.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDorada App Software LtdOutside HQ LTD

Customer experience

Shared Calendar

All ratings124 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral9.7%
Negative29.0%

Outside

All ratings2,754 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral8.0%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Shared Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Outside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working after iOS updates
  • Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to delete or edit events
  • Improved Android support
  • Memories/map feature to track past events

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shared Calendar

One-time2
  • 1 Year Ad Free Shared Calendar$1.99
  • Single Calendar$4.99
17 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
  • Ad supported tier$4.99
  • All Time Deal$5.49
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  • All Time Deal$7.49
  • All Time Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime access$44.49

Questions

Is Shared Calendar free?
Shared Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shared Calendar or Outside?
Shared Calendar and Outside are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 124 and 2.8K ratings respectively.
Do Shared Calendar or Outside have ads?
Shared Calendar shows ads; Outside does not.
Which is updated more often, Shared Calendar or Outside?
Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, and Outside every 6 days. Most recently, Shared Calendar was updated on September 22, 2026 and Outside on September 23, 2026.

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