Comparison

Shared Calendar vs Blended

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

Blended

Simplify co-parenting with a shared calendar that instantly generates custody schedules, shares real-time updates, and reduces miscommunication. This free app helps families coordinate activities and handovers effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Instant custody schedule generation
  • Real-time shared calendar updates
  • Color-coded visual schedule
  • Handover tracking and reminders
  • Calendar event import
  • Support for multiple children
  • Notes system for daily instructions
Features
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The fastest way to share a custody calendar. Blended turns your custody agreement into a clear, color-coded calendar that you and your co-parent both see in real time. Free. No ads. No subscriptions. Your data is never sold or shared. NEW in 2.0: A fresh, glass-inspired design for iOS 27, a simpler Create Schedules tool, and smarter AI. Paste the custody section of your parenting plan and Blended builds the year for you. No more dragging dates around or entering 2-2-3 patterns by hand. Built for the way custody actually works: • Every common schedule built in: week-on/week-off, 2-2-3, 5-2-2-5, 3-4-4-3, 3-week rotation, every other weekend, weekends only, weekdays only, or paste your own • Handover days are shown as a fade between parents, not a hard cut at midnight • Add a note to any day: "Soccer practice 5pm," "Field trip, pack lunch," "Forgot inhaler at Mom's" • Get notified when your co-parent changes the schedule, with an Updates tab that shows exactly what changed • Sync your iPhone calendar to see school events, appointments, and activities right alongside the custody schedule Truly free, truly private No subscription wall, no premium tier, no ads. Your family's schedule belongs to your family. We don't sell or share your data. When you use the AI parser, the text you paste is sent for parsing only and is not stored. Designed to fit your family • Choose your week start day (Sunday, Monday, or Saturday) • Customize parent and co-parent names • Support for blended families with two households • Larger text and accessibility sizes fully supported • Light, fast, and works smoothly on older devices Real-time sync that actually works Make a change on your phone and your co-parent sees it instantly on theirs. No "did you get my text?" The calendar is the source of truth. Built by a co-parent who got tired of paying $100+/year for what should be a simple shared calendar. Questions or feedback? Reach out. Every email is read by a real person.

Screenshots

Shared Calendar4 screens
Blended4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shared Calendar at 4.7 against Blended's 3.3. Shared Calendar also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Blended's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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. Blended asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shared Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shared Calendar has 125 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Shared Calendar's written reviews are positive against 33% of Blended's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, Blended every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Shared Calendar versus Blended: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared CalendarBlended
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (125 ratings) — better3.3 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDorada App Software LtdMatthew Mueller

Customer experience

Shared Calendar

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

Blended

All ratings23 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shared Calendar

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

Blended

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shared Calendar free?
Shared Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blended free?
Blended is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shared Calendar or Blended?
Shared Calendar is rated higher. Shared Calendar averages 4.7 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Blended averages 3.3 from 23 ratings.
Do Shared Calendar or Blended have ads?
Shared Calendar shows ads; Blended does not.
Which is updated more often, Shared Calendar or Blended?
Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, and Blended every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shared Calendar was updated on November 1, 2026 and Blended on October 30, 2026.

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