Calendars vs Calendar Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calendars
This app combines calendar, task management, and habit tracking to boost productivity and organization. It offers seamless syncing across Apple devices and integrates with popular services like Google Calendar. Plan your day, manage tasks, and build routines with customizable views and features.
- Calendar and task management
- Habit tracking and routine building
- Cross-device syncing
- Natural language event creation
- Integration with Google Calendar and Zoom
- Customizable views and widgets
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Calendars by Readdle is the all-in-one calendar, task manager, daily planner, and habit tracker — seamlessly working across all your Apple devices: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Plan your day, build better habits, boost productivity, and stay organized with powerful features and smooth sync between all your devices. What you can do with Calendars: • View and manage your calendar with daily, weekly, and monthly views • Create events, set reminders, and never miss important dates • Use the built-in agenda planner to focus on what matters most • Organize your to-do list and manage your tasks with ease • Quickly add events or to-do items using natural language • Build routines and track your habits to stay consistent • Take a guided productivity course to improve time management and focus • Sync across devices with Google Calendar, iCloud, and more • Customize your planner calendar with color coding and widgets • Join Zoom, Google Meet, or GoToMeeting directly from your calendar • Stay in control of your time, wherever you are Whether you're planning a busy workday, building new habits, or working on personal growth, Calendars brings everything together to help you own your time — across all your Apple devices. Privacy Policy: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/terms Have questions, comments, or issues? Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at http://readdle.com/contact
Calendar Widget
This app offers a free, user-friendly calendar experience with extensive customization options. It includes widgets for your home screen and allows for detailed event management, including recurring events and notifications. Enjoy a personalized schedule without any registration or syncing requirements.
- Home screen widgets
- No registration required
- Customizable event details
- Recurring event support
- Daily event notifications
- Unlimited calendars
- Dark mode
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It's a simple and easy-to-use calendar app. Widgets are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - No registration required, no sync with iPhone calendar - Calendar horizontal / vertical scroll - Select calendar start / end year - 24 hour notation - Select calendar start day - Any holiday selection - Getting holidays - Holiday, days off color - Rokuyo support - Event label color - Color selection for event label font only - Event label font size, thickness - Time display on event label - Event time interval selection - Select event length - Default all-day selection - Daily event notification - Daily event number badge display - Select update time for daily notifications - Unlimited number of calendars - Calendar color - Pin the calendar - Notification for each calendar, badge availability selection - Highlight the date of the day on the calendar - Button to return to this month - Any date selection - Tap a date to add an event on that day - Select multiple dates and add events at once - Background color for calendar dates - Batch addition of background color - Event title, memo, color - Event time, all day selection - Event start time / end time - Repeat event (weekly / monthly / yearly) - Automatic save of event addition history, bookmark save - Add an event with one tap from history and bookmarks - Event list display by date - Batch event deletion, color change, sharing, - Move and duplicate events between calendars - Home screen widget support (calendar selection, this month / next month / last month selectable) - Icon badge display (number of events on the day) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: calendarwidget://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calendar Widget at none against Calendars's 20. Calendars's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Calendars sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Calendar Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Calendars holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 123K ratings behind it against 238, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Calendars's written reviews are positive against 58% of Calendar Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Calendars ships an update weekly, Calendar Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendars | Calendar Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (123K ratings) — better | 4.5 (238 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 123K — better | 238 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #150 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 413 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Readdle Technologies Limited | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Calendars
Calendar Widget
Bugs and requests
Calendars
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing events and appointments
- Upgrade process causing data loss
- Freezing and crashing on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Recurring events for free users
- Customizable widgets and app icons
- Ability to archive/restore past events
- Improved Apple Watch integration
- Shared calendars and family management
Calendar Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calendars
- Calendars PRO 1 Month$3.991 Month
- Calendars by Readdle: Interesting Calendars1 Month trial$3.991 Year
- Calendars PRO 1 Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- Calendars PRO 1 Year3 Months trial$19.991 Year
- Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
- Calendars PRO 1 Year1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Calendars PRO 1 Year14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$21.991 Year
- Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Calendars PRO LifetimeFree
- Invites & Attendees Upgrade$1.99
- Smart Input Upgrade$1.99
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- Full Upgrade$4.99
- Interesting Calendars$5.99
- My schedule planner, Organizer$6.99
- Full Pack$12.99
- Reminders & Calendars$19.99
- Recurring Events$31.99
Calendar Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calendars free?
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