Comparison

HEY Calendar vs PlainScribe

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

Head to head
About

HEY Calendar

This calendar app organizes your schedule around days and weeks, reflecting how people naturally think. It supports habits, highlights important events, and accommodates flexible scheduling for tasks that don't have a fixed time. Enjoy a full-featured experience with unique twists on conventional calendar functions.

Highlights
  • Weekly view focus
  • Habit tracking
  • Event highlighting
  • Flexible scheduling for 'maybe' tasks
  • Event countdowns
  • Day labels for context
  • Color-coded sub-calendars
  • Flexible reminders
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Make your day. The all-new HEY Calendar puts time on your side. Week after week, not month after month People think in days and weeks, not months. What’s tomorrow? Later this week? Next week? The HEY Calendar is built around how you think, not how paper calendars were designed. Habits and highlights Establish a habit, stick with it. Circle important events so they stand out. Fill your days with memories or moments — not just events. “Sometime this week” mimics real life Need to get an oil change? Get some cash from the ATM? Write a thank you note? Maybe this week or next, just not exactly sure when you’ll have a chance? HEY knows “maybe” is a real thing. And plenty more The HEY Calendar is a full-featured calendar with many original twists on common — and not so common — conventions. Soon you’ll wonder why all calendars don’t work like this. - Set countdowns for anticipated events - Use Day Labels to add context to days - Set up color-coded sub-calendars - Flexible reminders so you don’t miss out

About

PlainScribe

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Turn spoken thoughts into editable text. Record or import audio, transcribe it, optionally clean it up, then edit, copy, or share. EDIT WITH YOUR VOICE Tap Voice command and say what you want to do with your text, such as “Translate into English,” “Make this shorter,” or “Rewrite this more formally.” Tap Apply to update your draft. Undo lets you restore the previous text. Customize the voice-command prompt separately in Settings. RECORD LONGER Continue microphone recordings when your iPhone locks or you switch apps. Choose Standard audio quality for smaller files or High for a higher bitrate. Recordings stop safely before your transcription provider’s size or duration limit, with the audio retained until you choose Transcribe or Discard. FEATURES • One-tap recording and continued recording into the same draft • Import MP3, M4A, and WAV audio files • Send supported audio from apps such as Voice Memos • OpenAI GPT Transcribe or ElevenLabs Scribe v2 transcription • Optional Clean Up, Concise, AI Prompt, and custom transformations • Voice commands with an editable prompt and Undo • Edit, copy, and share your text • Multiple color themes YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR PROMPTS Use Scribe in English, Polish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch. Built-in prompt instructions follow your app language. Any prompt you edit keeps your changes until you reset it. The AI Prompt option turns a spoken request into a structured prompt for an AI assistant. BRING YOUR OWN API KEY PlainScribe is free to download and use, with no ads, subscription, or PlainScribe account. Add your own OpenAI or ElevenLabs API key for transcription. Voice commands and optional text transformations also require an OpenAI API key. An internet connection is required for AI processing. Any usage charges are billed directly by the provider under its pricing and terms. Credentials are stored securely in your device’s Keychain. Audio is sent directly to the selected transcription provider. For voice commands, the transcribed command and current draft are sent to OpenAI; optional transformations send the new transcript and selected prompt. PlainScribe does not send your content through a separate PlainScribe server. Processing is subject to the selected providers’ terms and privacy policies.

Screenshots

HEY Calendar4 screens
PlainScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PlainScribe at every 5 days against HEY Calendar's fortnightly. HEY Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEY Calendar ships an update fortnightly, PlainScribe every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HEY Calendar versus PlainScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEY CalendarPlainScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (659 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings659 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer37Signals LLCArtur Wronski

Bugs and requests

HEY Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Events not showing up on calendar
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Inability to edit events from external calendars

Requested features

5 requests
  • Two-way sync with other calendar services
  • Ability to set custom recurrence patterns
  • Integration with mapping/navigation apps
  • Family/shared calendar support
  • Calendar widget for quick access

PlainScribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HEY Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

PlainScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEY Calendar free?
HEY Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlainScribe free?
PlainScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HEY Calendar or PlainScribe have ads?
Neither HEY Calendar nor PlainScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEY Calendar or PlainScribe?
HEY Calendar ships an update fortnightly, and PlainScribe every 5 days. Most recently, HEY Calendar was updated on October 30, 2026 and PlainScribe on October 29, 2026.

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