# Solid Calendar vs Penloop

The clearest difference is price: Solid Calendar at Free against Penloop's $6.99. Solid Calendar also leads on ratings volume (119 vs 3). Penloop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On rating, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Solid Calendar is free to download; Penloop costs $6.99 up front. Solid Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Penloop asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Solid Calendar against 5.0 for Penloop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solid Calendar has 119 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Solid Calendar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Penloop's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Solid Calendar | Penloop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $6.99 |
| Rating | [4.9 (119 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solid-calendar/id6448245807/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penloop/id6479236344/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **119** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 19 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Solid Apps S.R.L.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1653740418) | [DynaPlastic Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1344665647) |

## What reviewers say

### Solid Calendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solid-calendar/id6448245807)

This app helps you manage your time, tasks, and events with a natural language interface. It acts as a digital planner, rotating schedule manager, and reminder system, syncing with your existing device calendars for seamless organization.

**Highlights:** Add events with natural language input, Calendar planner with intuitive interface, Digital planner for tasks and to-do lists, Rotating schedule management, Quick join for video calls, Reminders and smart notifications, Multiple layout options

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock this app (lifetime) | $4.99 | one-time |
| Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime) | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Brilliant app overall
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🎨 Visually appealing design
- 💰 Affordable one-time purchase
- 🚀 Fast loading and performance

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤔 Account required for sync
- 📅 Weekly view horizontal events
- 🐛 Sync issues with date
- ❓ Widgets feel like afterthought
- 🐛 App crashes after update

**Reported bugs**

- Date is a day behind in Australia
- Jumps back to today's date when viewing future dates
- App crashes every time after last update
- Changing daily event time affects rest of week incorrectly
- Weekly view shows all-day events horizontally like timed events

**Requested features**

- Display checkmarks for finished appointments
- Better task management landing pad, floating to-dos
- Option to display little checkmarks for finished appointments
- Floating to-do's on widget page
- Option to display little checkmarks for finished appointments


### Penloop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penloop/id6479236344)

This app helps you organize your life by capturing events, todos, notes, and more. It offers a flexible system with calendars, folders, and tags to manage your information privately on your device.

**Highlights:** Capture events, todos, notes, journals, Organize with calendars, folders, tags, Private, on-device data storage, Automatic backups, Create multiple spaces, Sync via iCloud Drive

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Solid Calendar free?

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

### Is Penloop free?

Penloop costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Solid Calendar or Penloop?

Penloop is rated higher. Solid Calendar averages 4.9 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Penloop averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Solid Calendar or Penloop have ads?

Neither Solid Calendar nor Penloop shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Solid Calendar or Penloop?

Solid Calendar ships an update fortnightly, and Penloop fortnightly. Most recently, Solid Calendar was updated on September 23, 2026 and Penloop on August 2, 2026.

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