Shared Calendar vs Busy Bees Babysitting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Busy Bees Babysitting
Connect with a network of over 1,500 vetted and qualified babysitters to find reliable childcare. The app allows parents to easily find and book trusted caregivers, offering flexibility for work, social life, and personal time.
- Vetted babysitter network
- Qualified and engaging caregivers
- Easy booking and connection
- Reliable childcare solutions
- Parental flexibility
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At Busy Bees, we know that you want to be an awesome parent with the flexibility to be spontaneous. In order to do that, you need help with the busyness of life. No parent can do it all without help. We believe you should be able to say, “Yes!” to your work, your loved ones, and yourself. It is easier to say, “Yes!” knowing that your kids are being loved and cared for well while you are away. We know you want the BEST when it comes to childcare for your kids. That is why we cultivated a network of over 1,500 vetted, qualified, and engaging babysitters - the “Bees!” Once part of the network, this support is literally right in the palm of your hand via our Busy Bees Babysitting app! You can feel confident knowing we have connected over 6,000 families with our trusted Bees. You deserve to say, “Yes!” to it all! Busy Bees Babysitting is here to sweeten the babysitting experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Busy Bees Babysitting at none against Shared Calendar's 2. Busy Bees Babysitting also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 61%). Shared Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Shared Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Busy Bees Babysitting asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shared Calendar against 4.5 for Busy Bees Babysitting. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 539 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Shared Calendar's written reviews are positive against 88% of Busy Bees Babysitting's.
Shared Calendar ships an update every 9 days, Busy Bees Babysitting every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shared Calendar | Busy Bees Babysitting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (124 ratings) — better | 4.5 (539 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | 88.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 539 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dorada App Software Ltd | Busy Bees, LLC |
Customer experience
Shared Calendar
Busy Bees Babysitting
Bugs and requests
Shared Calendar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Busy Bees Babysitting
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and loading issues
- Unreliable notifications and messaging
- Billing and payment problems
Requested features
4 requests- Allow parents to view sitter profiles and reviews before booking
- Improve in-app messaging and notifications
- Add calendar integration for booked jobs
- Provide more transparency on company policies and fees
In-app purchases
Shared Calendar
- 1 Year Ad Free Shared Calendar$1.99
- Single Calendar$4.99
Busy Bees Babysitting
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shared Calendar free?
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