# Calendars vs miCal

The clearest difference is price: Calendars at Free against miCal's $1.99. Calendars also leads on ratings volume (123K vs 593) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). miCal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and review sentiment (78% vs 56%). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Calendars is free to download; miCal costs $1.99 up front. Calendars sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. miCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calendars against 4.7 for miCal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 123K ratings behind it against 593, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Calendars's written reviews are positive against 78% of miCal's.

Calendars ships an update weekly, miCal every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Calendars | miCal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | **[4.7 (123K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calendars-schedule-planner/id608834326/reviews)** | [4.7 (593 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mical-the-missing-calendar/id777512000/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **123K** | 593 |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | **77.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | **Freemium** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#150** | — |
| Size | 413 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Readdle Technologies Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/285035419) | [entwicklungsschmiede UG & Co KG](https://appshunter.io/developer/322660753) |

## What reviewers say

### Calendars

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calendars-schedule-planner/id608834326)

**Currently charting:** #150 Top Grossing · Productivity, #160 Top Free · Productivity (US App Store)

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:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (18)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calendars PRO 1 Month | $3.99 | per month |
| Calendars by Readdle: Interesting Calendars | $3.99 | per year |
| Calendars PRO 1 Month | $3.99 | per month |
| Calendars PRO 1 Year | $19.99 | per year |
| Calendars PRO 1 Year | $19.99 | per year |
| Calendars PRO 1 Year | $19.99 | per year |
| Calendars PRO 1 Year | $19.99 | per year |
| Calendars PRO 1 Year | $21.99 | per year |
| Calendars PRO 1 Year | $29.99 | per year |
| Calendars PRO Lifetime | Free | one-time |
| Invites & Attendees Upgrade | $1.99 | one-time |
| Smart Input Upgrade | $1.99 | one-time |
| Full Upgrade | $4.99 | one-time |
| Interesting Calendars | $5.99 | one-time |
| My schedule planner, Organizer | $6.99 | one-time |
| Full Pack | $12.99 | one-time |
| Reminders & Calendars | $19.99 | one-time |
| Recurring Events | $31.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🌟 Excellent calendar app
- 👍 Easy to use and organize
- 🎨 Helpful color-coding
- 📆 Seamless integration with other calendars
- 🗓️ Detailed monthly/weekly views

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional glitches and data loss
- 💰 Concerns over subscription model
- 🕰️ Cumbersome date/time selection process
- 🔍 Limited location search functionality
- 🔄 Sync issues between devices

**Reported bugs**

- Disappearing events and appointments
- Upgrade process causing data loss
- Freezing and crashing on certain devices

**Requested features**

- 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


### miCal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mical-the-missing-calendar/id777512000)

This app enhances your scheduling experience with a clear dashboard, intuitive controls, and natural language input for event creation. It offers comprehensive views, task management, birthday reminders, and weather forecasts.

**Highlights:** Dashboard overview of events, tasks, and weather, Intuitive navigation and event creation, Natural language input for events, iOS Reminders integration, Birthday reminders with custom music, 5-day weather forecasts, Event export (CSV, ICS)

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient and feature-rich
- 💡 Customizable calendars and reminders
- 🔒 Reliable sync across devices
- 🗓️ Comprehensive calendar and task management

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 💬 Poor customer support responsiveness
- 🔧 Difficulty editing event details
- 🖥️ Suboptimal iPad user interface

**Reported bugs**

- Reminders not working as expected
- Sync issues between iPhone and iPad
- Crashes and freezes after iOS updates
- Incorrect anniversary year calculations
- Unable to edit event titles on iPad

**Requested features**

- Add support for time zones
- Improve natural language input
- Introduce a dark mode option
- Allow for more calendar customization
- Integrate with additional third-party services


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Calendars free?

Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is miCal free?

miCal costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Calendars or miCal?

Calendars is rated higher. Calendars averages 4.7 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while miCal averages 4.7 from 593 ratings.

### Do Calendars or miCal have ads?

Neither Calendars nor miCal shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Calendars or miCal?

Calendars ships an update weekly, and miCal every 5 weeks. Most recently, Calendars was updated on November 1, 2026 and miCal on November 1, 2026.

---

*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*