Comparison

Shared Calendar vs BusyBee

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

BusyBee

Effortlessly coordinate schedules with friends, family, or colleagues. This app connects your Apple and Google calendars to quickly show shared availability, simplifying event planning and group projects. Spend less time organizing and more time doing.

Highlights
  • Connect Apple and Google Calendars
  • Instantly see shared availability
  • Shared scheduling views
  • Add and manage events in-app
  • Flexible sharing controls
  • Clean, simple design
Features
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BusyBee makes planning with people effortless. Stop chasing replies and start locking in plans. BusyBee connects your Apple and Google Calendars, shows shared availability fast, and helps you coordinate classes, work shifts, events, and group projects without endless back-and-forth. Whether it’s your partner, friends, roommates, or teammates, BusyBee keeps everyone aligned with less effort and fewer messages. • Connect Apple + Google Calendars: Bring your calendars together in one place. • Find Time Faster: Instantly see when you and your connections are free. • Shared Scheduling Views: Compare schedules clearly and plan with confidence. • Add and Manage Events: Create, edit, and organize events directly in-app. • Flexible Sharing Controls: Choose what calendars to share and update anytime. • Clean, Simple Design: Built for fast decisions, not clutter. BusyBee Premium unlocks even more connectivity: • Advanced Views: Access richer calendar views for deeper schedule planning. • Connection-Based Notifications: Get free/busy alerts so you never miss a planning window. • Higher Connection Limits: Expand from the free limit to up to 20 connections. • Premium Extras: Access additional premium settings like app icon customization. BusyBee helps you spend less time coordinating and more time actually doing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shared Calendar4 screens
BusyBee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BusyBee at none against Shared Calendar's shown. BusyBee also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Shared Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Shared Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and BusyBee sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BusyBee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shared Calendar has 124 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, BusyBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shared Calendar versus BusyBee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared CalendarBusyBee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (124 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDorada App Software LtdShaurya Verma

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shared Calendar

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

BusyBee

Subscriptions1
  • Busy Bee Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Shared Calendar free?
Shared Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BusyBee free?
BusyBee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shared Calendar or BusyBee?
BusyBee is rated higher. Shared Calendar averages 4.7 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while BusyBee averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shared Calendar or BusyBee have ads?
Shared Calendar shows ads; BusyBee does not.
Which is updated more often, Shared Calendar or BusyBee?
Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, and BusyBee every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shared Calendar was updated on October 20, 2026 and BusyBee on October 28, 2026.

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