Comparison

CalendarAlerts+ vs Offcue

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

Head to head
About

CalendarAlerts+

Enhance your default calendar experience with unlimited custom alerts for events and tasks. This app offers powerful tools for creating, managing, and syncing your schedule across all your iOS devices, ensuring you never miss an important moment.

Highlights
  • Unlimited custom alerts per event
  • Set alerts minutes, hours, or days before/after
  • Seamless integration with iOS Calendar
  • Create, delete, copy, and move calendar entries
  • Add and apply default alerts
  • Manage multiple calendars
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Tired of missing important tasks, appointments, or events because of limited calendar alerts? CalendarAlerts+ is the ultimate event alert solution that breaks through the limits of the default iOS Calendar app, giving you complete control over your alerts. Unlimited Custom Alerts for Better Planning Unlike the default iPhone Calendar, which restricts you to just two alerts, CalendarAlerts+ allows you to set unlimited* alerts per event. Customize alert reminders for minutes, hours, or even days before or after your event starts — perfect for managing both immediate tasks and long-term plans. Smarter Calendar Integration CalendarAlerts+ syncs seamlessly with your built-in iOS Calendar, ensuring all your events and to-do lists stay updated. Enjoy enhanced views and improved scheduling features, including: - Traditional calendar view for visual clarity - Easily jump to any date in calendar view - Searchable list view for quick event lookup - Set specific date alerts where supported or choose flexible time periods Powerful Productivity Tools Stay organized with smart tools designed to simplify your schedule: - Create new events and tasks directly within the app - Quickly delete, copy or move calendar entries - Edit existing calendar entries effortlessly - Add up to five default alerts that instantly apply to new events and easily apply these defaults to existing events. - Change the default start time for all-day events - Manage multiple calendars in one unified interface - Displays your preferred date and time format automatically Sync and Stay Updated With iCloud sync, your alert preferences are always backed up and available across all your iOS devices. Never Miss Important Moments Whether you're managing your to-do list, planning daily routines, or setting recurring alerts, CalendarAlerts+ ensures you stay on track with reliable and customizable alert reminders. Important Notes: *MS Outlook / Exchange calendars allow only one alert per event. *MS Outlook / Exchange calendars cannot have alerts that start after the event start time. *Google Calendar supports up to five alerts per event. Stay Organized Every Day! Download CalendarAlerts+ now and take full control of your calendar events. Perfect for busy schedules, goal tracking, and improved time management!

About

Offcue

This app helps you stay on track with daily routines and one-time tasks through smart, randomized reminders. It allows for custom schedules, streak tracking, and flexible reminder management, making it simple to build habits and complete to-dos.

Highlights
  • Smart, randomized reminders
  • Recurring habits and one-time tasks
  • Customizable schedules
  • Streak tracking for consistency
  • Mute, archive, or delete reminders
  • Detailed reminder history
  • Backup and restore functionality
Features
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Whether it’s a daily routine or a one‑time task, Offcue keeps you on track and celebrates every win. Feature Highlights Smart, Randomized Reminders – Set how often you want to be nudged, and Offcue will trigger notifications at random times within that interval to keep you engaged. Recurring Habits & One‑Time Tasks – Create ongoing reminders or single tasks. Mark them as done, skip them, or snooze them for later. Custom Schedules – Restrict reminders to specific days and time ranges. Build multiple schedules and assign them to your reminders as needed. Track Streaks – Enable streak tracking to see how consistently you’re completing recurring reminders. Get visual feedback when you’re on a roll. Mute, Archive, or Delete – Pause reminders temporarily, archive them for later, or remove them entirely. You’re in control of what stays active. Detailed Reminder History – View upcoming and past notifications with their status (done, skipped, etc.), and edit individual notification responses. Flexible Start and End Dates – Choose when a reminder begins or ends, perfect for short‑term goals or limited‑time habits. Dark Mode & Theme Options – Pick light, dark, or follow your system appearance. Onboarding Tutorial – A guided, step‑by‑step tutorial helps you set up your first reminder and learn the basics. Backup & Restore – (Unlocked with the Unlimited upgrade) Save your data and restore it later or on another device. Upgrade to Unlimited – Get unlimited reminders and access to backup features when you purchase the Unlimited plan. Helpful Resources – Access online documentation directly from the app whenever you need assistance. Offcue makes it simple to stay consistent, whether you want to form a habit or finish important to‑dos. Customize your reminders, track your progress, and keep moving forward—one nudge at a time.

Screenshots

CalendarAlerts+4 screens
Offcue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Offcue at Free against CalendarAlerts+'s $2.99. CalendarAlerts+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Offcue is free to download; CalendarAlerts+ costs $2.99 up front. Offcue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CalendarAlerts+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CalendarAlerts+ against 5.0 for Offcue. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CalendarAlerts+ versus Offcue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarAlerts+Offcue
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolutions That Are Practical, LLCDallin Larsen

Customer experience

CalendarAlerts+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Offcue

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CalendarAlerts+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Offcue

One-time1
  • Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is CalendarAlerts+ free?
CalendarAlerts+ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Offcue free?
Offcue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalendarAlerts+ or Offcue?
CalendarAlerts+ and Offcue are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do CalendarAlerts+ or Offcue have ads?
Neither CalendarAlerts+ nor Offcue shows ads.

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