Crescent Keys vs BigYear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crescent Keys
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Jumpstart your notes with: - Video-timestamped notes - Multiple tags per note Never context-switch again, with the video and your notepad in the same space.
BigYear
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Plan the year you actually want to live. BigYear turns your calendar into a clear, continuous view of the months ahead. See trips, birthdays, milestones, deadlines and long-term goals together—without losing them inside a weekly grid. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See your entire year in one scrollable calendar • Create single-day events and multi-day date ranges • Organize plans with calm, color-coded calendars • Jump back to today instantly • Review upcoming plans in a focused timeline • Choose Monday or Sunday as the first day of the week • Keep your calendars synced across iPhone and Mac BUILT FOR THE DATES THAT MATTER Use BigYear for holidays, launches, races, exams, family visits, travel, major deadlines and personal goals. Zoom out, make space and turn intentions into dates. Your year, at a glance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crescent Keys at fortnightly against BigYear's every 14 months. Crescent Keys also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crescent Keys ships an update fortnightly, BigYear every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crescent Keys | BigYear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quoc Dat Nguyen | Mykhailo Churilov |
In-app purchases
Crescent Keys
No in-app purchases
BigYear
No in-app purchases
