Comparison

Solid Calendar vs TimeGuide

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

Head to head
About

Solid Calendar

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
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No subscriptions - Buy once, keep forever on all devices Elevate your productivity and organization with Solid Calendar – the all-in-one solution for managing your time, tasks, and events seamlessly. Whether you're a busy professional, a student juggling classes, or anyone looking to make the most of every day, this app offers the perfect blend of a calendar planner, rotating schedule manager, digital organizer and reminders manager. Are you ready to reclaim your time and enjoy a more organized lifestyle? Download this calendar app now and manage your schedule, tasks, and events with ease. Key Features of Solid Calendar: - Add events with natural language Isn't it so much easier when our devices understand us? You can say things like: "Pick up the kids tomorrow at 18:00" "Lunch this Saturday between 12:00 and 14:00" "Meet with Bill in 2 hours" - Calendar planner Stay on top of your schedule effortlessly with this intuitive calendar interface. Plan events, set reminders, and never miss appointments again. With a user-friendly design, adding and managing events is a breeze, ensuring you're always in control of your time with this natural language calendar. For those with complex rotating schedules, this app is also a great fit. Whether you are in healthcare, public safety, or any other profession with rotating shifts, this app adapts to your unique needs. See your rotation patterns and stay informed about your upcoming schedule with Solid Calendar. - Digital planner Say goodbye to traditional paper planners! This digital planner allows you to create, organize, and track tasks. Prioritize tasks, set due dates, and get a clear overview of your to-do list. With synchronization across devices, this planner is accessible anytime, anywhere. - 6 different layouts With Solid Calendar you can find the layout that suits your needs best on each device - Quick Join for video calls You will find options to jump straight into events that have video calls both from the app itself and from notifications - Reminders Your Reminders can live alongside your events in all layouts. You can also create and edit reminders. - Use the calendars on your device Solid Calendar works with the calendars you already have on your device. No data about your calendars leaves your device, so you can have peace of mind about your privacy - Light and Dark mode Enjoy well designed themes for both light and dark mode and pick the one you like best to accommodate your style. - Seamless integration This app easily syncs with all your device's calendars, ensuring that your events and appointments will be scheduled into a routine calendar. You'll never have to stress about missing an essential occasion. All your data remains up-to-date. - Smart reminders Stay on track with smart notifications and reminders. Customize when you will be notified about upcoming events, tasks, or shifts. So, you will be prepared for what's next. - Data security Your privacy is the top priority. This app is designed with advanced security measures to protect your sensitive information. Enjoy the convenience of a digital planner without compromising your data. Your events and reminders remain on your device, they are never uploaded to any third party servers. Cross-device sync Access your schedule and tasks from any iOS device. Whether using your iPhone or iPad, you'll always have your planner at your fingertips. Are you ready to get on top of your schedule? Solid Calendar is a universal app available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS You can choose to unlock just this app or all 5 Solid Apps with one purchase Terms of service: http://solidapps.co/terms.html Privacy policy: http://solidapps.co/privacy.html

About

TimeGuide

This app combines tasks, events, and routines into a single, intuitive interface. It offers a clean design with features like repeating tasks, calendar sync, and visual priority to help you manage your schedule effectively.

Highlights
  • Repeating tasks and events
  • Visual priority highlighting
  • Intuitive add-task flow
  • Two-way calendar sync
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Customizable widgets
  • Multiple layout modes
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TimeGuide is a simpler way to see your tasks, events, and routines. Part planner, part calendar, and part task manager, adding to and editing your schedule with TimeGuide is fast and intuitive. Featuring a clean design, repeating tasks and two-way calendar sync on a dynamically scaling timeline. TimeGuide Features: • Repeating Tasks & Events - Your daily routines can coexist with important events giving you a big picture view of your time • Visual Priority - Highlighted tasks and calendar events are given visual significance so they aren’t drowned out by simple tasks or routines • Intuitive Add-Task Flow - Add new tasks & events in seconds • Mark Complete - Mark finished items complete to hide them from the timeline (even calendar events) • Calendar Month View - Get a bigger picture of your time • Subtasks - Auto-nested items make adding subtasks effortless. Add subtasks even to calendar events, or un-nest them in settings to see everything laid out • Calendar Sync - Add and edit events from your other calendars like Apple, Google, and Outlook • Cross-Device Sync - Tasks sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud sync • Per-Calendar Notifications - Silence notifications on an individual basis in Calendar Setup • Dynamic Timeline - Expanding and contracting layout keeps your day visible, while still letting you visualize your free time • Multiple Layouts - Minimal Mode and List Mode to fit your style • Customizable Colors - Light and Dark modes, with total freedom for accent colors • Widgets - Stylish up-to-date widgets with smooth progress bars and countdown timers to keep you on pace and on-track • Distraction Free - Made to live in the background of your life, so you can actually be productive Try all of TimeGuide free for 7 days then keep using it in read-only mode forever, or unlock Full Access for a single affordable lifetime purchase. Use of this app is subject to Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Solid Calendar4 screens
TimeGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

Solid Calendar and TimeGuide both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TimeGuide's written reviews are positive against 79% of Solid Calendar's. TimeGuide also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Solid Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Solid Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and TimeGuide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Solid Calendar against 5.0 for TimeGuide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solid Calendar has 120 ratings behind it against 5, 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 TimeGuide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solid Calendar ships an update fortnightly, TimeGuide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Solid Calendar versus TimeGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolid CalendarTimeGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (120 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolid Apps S.R.L.Daniel Grant

Customer experience

Solid Calendar

All ratings119 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative18.4%

TimeGuide

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Solid Calendar

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • 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
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  • Medium widgets have small font sizes and look wrong
  • Sync to correct date issue

Requested features

24 requests
  • 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
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  • Better task management landing pad, so that daily to-dos do not have to be tied to reminders or calendars.
  • Floating to-do’s on my widget page would be rad too.
  • Option to display little checkmarks for finished appointments
  • Better task management landing pad, so that daily to-dos do not have to be tied to reminders or calendars.
  • Floating to-do’s on my widget page would be rad too.
  • Display checkmarks for finished appointments
  • Better task management landing pad for to-dos
  • Floating to-dos on widget page
  • Grey out past events in all views
  • Allow 45 min event durations
  • Time to leave notifications
  • Indicator for current place in day's timeline
  • Daily briefing notifications
  • Hyperlinks when creating reminders
  • Option for minimalist widget for following day
  • Option to have calendar items crossed out on widgets
  • Unique Apple Watch complication
  • Include reminders functionality
  • Add todo function

TimeGuide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solid Calendar

One-time2
  • Unlock this app (lifetime)$4.99
  • Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime)$9.99
3 purchases

TimeGuide

Subscriptions1
  • TimeGuide Pro (Yearly)$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • TimeGuide Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
  • TimeGuide Pro (Lifetime Offer)$19.99

Questions

Is Solid Calendar free?
Solid Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeGuide free?
TimeGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solid Calendar or TimeGuide?
TimeGuide is rated higher. Solid Calendar averages 4.9 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while TimeGuide averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Solid Calendar or TimeGuide have ads?
Neither Solid Calendar nor TimeGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solid Calendar or TimeGuide?
Solid Calendar ships an update fortnightly, and TimeGuide every 2 weeks. Most recently, Solid Calendar was updated on October 27, 2026 and TimeGuide on October 24, 2026.

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