Comparison

Upcoming Events Widget vs Breathly

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

Head to head
About

Upcoming Events Widget

This calendar widget displays upcoming events up to a year in advance, offering a clear view of future appointments. Customize time display and select which calendars to show. It automatically adapts to your system's dark/light mode and calendar color preferences.

Highlights
  • Displays events up to one year ahead
  • Customizable time display (time until/time of)
  • Selectable calendar sources
  • Adapts to system dark/light mode
  • Uses system calendar colors
Features
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A calendar widget that looks up to a year in the future for your events. The other calendar widgets I found only looked ahead a day, maybe three. I wanted to know the next 5 or 10 things coming up, no matter if they were next week or next month. So I built this calendar widget. It's got some options for configuration the time display format, either time until, or time of. And choosing which calendars it displays entries from. All of the colors in the widget come from your system dark/light preference, as well as the colors you chose for your calendars. It updates every 5 to 10 minutes depending on how iOS is feeling. Only works with events stored in Apple's Calendar App.

About

Breathly

Features
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Reclaim your attention. Breathly turns the impulsive moment of opening Instagram, TikTok, or any distracting app into a chance to pause, breathe, and decide. The problem isn't your phone. It's the apps designed to hijack your attention. Breathly puts a friction layer between you and the apps you want to use less — without locking you out. — HOW IT WORKS — 1. Pick the apps that distract you. 2. When you try to open them, Breathly shows up first. 3. Take a guided breath, wait a few seconds, or answer a quick question. 4. Then choose: open the app, or move on with your day. — FEATURES — • Screen Time blocks powered by Apple Family Controls — private, on-device, secure. • Breathing sessions: 5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds — your choice. • Focus sessions: block apps for a set duration (Pomodoro-style). • Scheduled blocks: silence distractions during work hours, sleep, or family time. • Daily limits: cap how many times or how many minutes per day. • Smart interventions: a breath, a wait, a question, an alternative, or a delay. • Streaks and stats: see exactly how much time you reclaim. • Built for iOS — beautifully simple, warmly designed. — PRIVACY FIRST — Breathly uses Apple's Family Controls to manage app access on your device. We never see which apps you block. Your data lives on your device or in your private account — never sold, never shared. — BREATHLY PRO — Unlock the full experience with Breathly Pro: • Unlimited app blocks • Strict mode (locked sessions you can't bypass) • Advanced interventions (alternatives, delayed open, smart questions) • Detailed weekly reports • Community challenges and shared streaks Subscription options: • Yearly — best value • Monthly • Weekly Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. — SUPPORT — Questions, feedback, ideas? We read every email: hello@breathly.me Privacy Policy: https://breathly.me/privacy Terms of Service: https://breathly.me/terms Use your phone with intention. Not by accident.

Screenshots

Upcoming Events Widget4 screens
Breathly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Breathly at Free against Upcoming Events Widget's $0.99. Upcoming Events Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Breathly is free to download; Upcoming Events Widget costs $0.99 up front. Breathly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Upcoming Events Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Upcoming Events Widget versus Breathly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpcoming Events WidgetBreathly
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElise WoodPAU BERENGUER LABELLA

In-app purchases

None

Upcoming Events Widget

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Breathly

Subscriptions3
  • Breathly Pro — Weekly$0.497 Days
  • Breathly Pro — Monthly$1.951 Month
  • Breathly Pro — Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Upcoming Events Widget free?
Upcoming Events Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breathly free?
Breathly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Upcoming Events Widget or Breathly have ads?
Neither Upcoming Events Widget nor Breathly shows ads.

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