Comparison

Calendars vs Raft

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

Raft

This app helps couples, families, and close friends stay organized and connected by sharing calendars and events. It allows users to plan together, add personal touches to appointments, and countdown to special occasions. Facilitate communication and coordination for a more synchronized life.

Highlights
  • Connect with partner, family, and friends
  • View shared plans and appointments
  • Like and comment on events
  • Personalize events with media
  • Share or keep plans private
  • Countdown to special occasions
  • In-event chat functionality
Features
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Featured by Apple - "New Apps We Love", "Level Up Your Love" & "Hot this week" Raft is beautiful calendar app designed for couples, families and close friends that wants to share calendars, spend more time together and have things to look forward to. Selected praise "Planning can actually be fun, if you do it on Raft" - startups.co “Raft simply makes creating and sharing events enjoyable.” - AppAdvice.com "Great app for keeping up with friends and family or for just keeping up with your own appointments. Best app I've found to help me stay on task." Features • Find and connect your partner, family and BFFs to you calendar. • See what your partner, family and friends got planned. • Like and comment on each others plans. • Personalize your plans and appointments with images, emojis and animated GIFs. • Share some plans. Keep others private. • Countdown the days to weddings, anniversaries, parties, child births and date nights. • Tap to invite people and they will instantly get a notification to join your event. • Chat directly in the calendar events. Join Raft and get your life in sync with your partner, family and friends - “one year from now you wish you started today”! Happy planning! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Calendars4 screens
Raft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Calendars at 123K against Raft's 823. Calendars also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and chart position (#104 vs unranked). Raft's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Raft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendars holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 123K ratings behind it against 823, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Calendars's written reviews are positive against 50% of Raft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendars ships an update weekly, Raft monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Calendars versus Raft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarsRaft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (123K ratings) — better4.6 (823 ratings)
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings123K — better823
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#104 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedJoin Raft AB

Customer experience

Calendars

All ratings122,497 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,313 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative35.3%

Raft

All ratings821 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.1%
Negative33.9%

User reviews

Calendars

From 123K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Raft

From 823 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Cute and visual design
  • 💡 Sharing plans with partner/friends
  • 🚀 Helpful for organizing schedules

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Sync issues between users
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with new devices

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

Raft

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to create account
  • Events not showing up for partner
  • Dates not syncing correctly
  • Invitations not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add location details for events
  • Recurring event option
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Favorite/reuse event icons
  • Android app support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Calendars

Subscriptions6
  • 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 Year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$21.991 Year
One-time4
  • Smart Input Upgrade$1.99
  • My schedule planner, Organizer$6.99
  • Full Pack$12.99
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  • Recurring Events$31.99
2 purchases

Raft

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$18.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendars free?
Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Raft free?
Raft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendars or Raft?
Calendars is rated higher. Calendars averages 4.7 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while Raft averages 4.6 from 823 ratings.
Do Calendars or Raft have ads?
Neither Calendars nor Raft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendars or Raft?
Calendars ships an update weekly, and Raft monthly. Most recently, Calendars was updated on November 11, 2026 and Raft on November 1, 2026.

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