Comparison

Calendars vs Calendar Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Calendar Scanner

Effortlessly add calendar events from photos or live camera feeds. Extract dates, times, and locations from posters, flyers, or screenshots and save them directly to your preferred calendar app. Ideal for quickly organizing events without manual data entry.

Highlights
  • Scan posters and screenshots
  • Extract date, time, and location
  • Review and edit event details
  • Save to multiple calendar types
  • Supports recurring events
  • Works with live camera or photos
Features
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Turn posters and screenshots into calendar events. Fast. Point the camera at a flyer, timetable or invite. Calendar Scanner reads the date, time and place, then lets you review and save to the calendar you choose. It’s the quickest way to get “that thing next week at 7” into your calendar. How it works - Scan a poster with the camera, or pick a photo/screenshot. - Review the suggestions. Title, dates, times, location, and recurrence. - Save one or many events to your chosen calendar. Why people use it - Faster than typing: no more pecking dates into tiny fields. - Finds multiple dates: perfect for concert tours, classes and game schedules. - Clean review step: tweak titles, times, location and notes before saving. - Choose your calendar: add to iCloud, Google, Outlook and more via the system Calendar app. - All-day or timed: supports ranges, end times and repeats (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly). - Camera or Photos: works with live posters and screenshots. Great for Concerts, meetups, lectures, sports fixtures, parent letters, office notices, gym classes. Anything with a date on it. Permissions - Camera: to scan posters. - Calendar: to save events where you want them. Terms: https://perkodar.se/terms

Screenshots

Calendars4 screens
Calendar Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Calendars at 123K against Calendar Scanner's 1. Calendars also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#137 vs unranked). Calendar Scanner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, 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. Calendars sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Calendar Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendar Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 123K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendars ships an update weekly, Calendar Scanner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Calendars versus Calendar Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarsCalendar Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (123K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings123K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#137 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedPerkodar AB

Customer experience

Calendars

All ratings122,497 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,290 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative35.6%

Calendar Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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 Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Calendars

Subscriptions9
  • 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
Show 6 more
  • 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
One-time9
  • 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
2 purchases

Calendar Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Calendar Scanner Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Calendar Scanner Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendars free?
Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar Scanner free?
Calendar Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendars or Calendar Scanner?
Calendar Scanner is rated higher. Calendars averages 4.7 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while Calendar Scanner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calendars or Calendar Scanner have ads?
Neither Calendars nor Calendar Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendars or Calendar Scanner?
Calendars ships an update weekly, and Calendar Scanner every 5 weeks. Most recently, Calendars was updated on November 1, 2026 and Calendar Scanner on October 22, 2026.

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