Comparison

Calendars vs GEESI

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

GEESI

Instantly translate text from signs, documents, and menus into English. Get plain-English explanations and identify key details from scanned pages. Supports 40 languages with on-device processing for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Live camera translation
  • Document scanning and translation
  • Plain-English explanations
  • Key detail extraction
  • Ask questions about scanned text
  • Supports 40 languages
  • On-device text recognition
Features
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See something you can’t read? See it in English. GEESI helps you understand the letters, forms, school notices, menus, signs and other written things you meet every day. Point your iPhone camera at text to see it in English, or scan an entire page for a translation, a plain-English explanation and the key details you may need to act on. LIVE CAMERA TRANSLATION Hold your iPhone over a sign, menu, label or notice and see English appear over the written text. Switch between English, Original and Both views whenever you want to compare what you’re reading. Live camera translation is included with GEESI Free. DOCUMENT MODE Scan a letter, bill, form, school notice or other document. You can also import supported photos, screenshots and PDFs. GEESI translates the page so you can read it calmly and at your own pace. Choose Natural English for easier reading or Literal English when you want wording that stays closer to the original. EXPLAIN — WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Translation tells you what the words say. Explain helps you understand what they mean. Get a short, plain-English explanation of the page and what it may be asking you to do. Especially useful for school notices, appointment letters, workplace documents and official correspondence. KEY DETAILS YOU CAN CHECK GEESI can identify useful details already written on the page, including dates, deadlines, amounts and actions. Each detail links back to the passage it came from, so you can check the source yourself. If the answer isn’t on the page, GEESI tells you: “This page doesn’t say.” No guessing. ASK THIS PAGE Ask questions about what you scanned: “When is this due?” “What do I need to bring?” “Does this mention a fee?” “What am I being asked to do?” Answers are grounded in what the page actually says. 40 LANGUAGES → ENGLISH GEESI translates text from 40 supported languages into English, including Spanish, French, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Swahili, Amharic and many more. GEESI can automatically detect the source language, so you usually don’t have to choose one first. BUILT WITH PRIVACY IN MIND GEESI is designed to minimize what leaves your device. Camera video remains on your iPhone. Where supported, text recognition is performed on-device. Extracted text may be securely processed by GEESI’s translation services to provide the English translation and requested understanding features. Saved translations remain on your device and can be opened without an internet connection. Use Private Scan when you don’t want a translation added to your history. MORE HELPFUL TOOLS • Hear the English translation read aloud • Compare Original and English side by side • Correct text that wasn’t read clearly • Save translations you may need again • Share a clean English version • Export supported translations as PDF A NOTE ON ACCURACY Machine-generated translations and explanations can contain errors. For important legal, medical, financial or official decisions, verify critical information against the original document and, when appropriate, with the sender or a qualified professional. GEESI FREE + PRO GEESI Free includes live camera translation, document scans and a monthly allowance for advanced understanding features. GEESI Pro unlocks multi-page documents and expanded access to document scans, Explain, Key Details, Ask This Page and other premium tools. Monthly and annual subscription options are available. Eligible new subscribers to the annual plan may receive a 7-day free trial where offered. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription from your App Store account settings. See something you can’t read? GEESI. See it in English. Support: https://geesi.app/support Terms of Use: https://geesi.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://geesi.app/privacy

Screenshots

Calendars4 screens
GEESI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Calendars at 123K against GEESI's 2. Calendars also leads on chart position (#110 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). GEESI's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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 GEESI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GEESI 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendars ships an update weekly, GEESI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Calendars versus GEESI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarsGEESI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (123K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings123K — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedAkintade Akinsunmoye

Customer experience

Calendars

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

GEESI

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

GEESI

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
Show 6 more
  • 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

GEESI

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendars free?
Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GEESI free?
GEESI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendars or GEESI?
GEESI is rated higher. Calendars averages 4.7 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while GEESI averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Calendars or GEESI have ads?
Neither Calendars nor GEESI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendars or GEESI?
Calendars ships an update weekly, and GEESI every 3 days. Most recently, Calendars was updated on November 3, 2026 and GEESI on October 29, 2026.

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