Soonlist vs Event Monkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soonlist
Easily save and organize events from screenshots and group chats into a single, actionable calendar. Automatically extracts event details like dates, times, and locations, allowing for one-tap addition to your device's calendar. Perfect for managing a busy social life without the clutter.
- Save events from screenshots
- Automatic detail extraction
- One-tap calendar addition
- Organized social calendar
- Reduces planning chaos
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The easiest way to save events and organize your social calendar, all in one shareable list. You see events everywhere: Instagram Stories, group chats, flyers around town. But keeping track of them is messy. You screenshot a show poster... You see a workshop in your IG feed... You get a text about a brunch hang... Then, when you want to plan your week, everything is scattered and hard to find. Soonlist makes it easy to save events, stay organized, and share with friends in one tap: • Save any event in one tap. Just screenshot & upload! • Soonlist grabs the details for you (dates, times, locations, ticket links, artist bios) • Add to your calendar instantly. No typing needed. And you can share your list with anyone, even if they don't have the app! Soonlist is perfect for you if: • Your camera roll is full of event and flyer screenshots • You feel overwhelmed keeping track of events and making plans • You want all your upcoming plans organized in one place Soonlist turns your screenshots into a simple, organized list of events, so you can plan your social life without the chaos. Download Soonlist and start saving events immediately!
Event Monkey
Effortlessly add event details to your calendar by simply taking a photo of posters, flyers, or screenshots. The app uses smart text recognition to extract dates, times, locations, and descriptions, then automatically creates calendar entries.
- Extracts event details from photos
- Smart text recognition
- Automatic calendar event creation
- Supports iCloud, Google Calendar, Outlook
- Works with posters, flyers, and screenshots
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EventMonkey helps you capture event information without the tedious data entry. Point your camera at any poster, flyer, or screenshot, and the app extracts the date, time, location, and description using smart text recognition. Then it creates a calendar event for you. How it works: Take a photo of an event poster (or upload one from your photo library). EventMonkey reads the text, figures out what's relevant, and shows you a preview. Review the details, make any tweaks, and tap to save it to your calendar. That's it. Perfect for: - Concert and show tickets - Class schedules and syllabi - Work conferences and seminars - Community events and meetups - Sports games and tournaments - Any printed or digital event information The app works with your existing calendars (iCloud, Google Calendar, Outlook, etc.). Events get saved wherever you normally keep them. No separate app to check. We built this because manually typing event details is annoying. You're looking at all the information right there on a poster, and you still have to type it all into your phone. EventMonkey fixes that. License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Event Monkey at every 2 days against Soonlist's fortnightly. Event Monkey also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Soonlist's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Soonlist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Event Monkey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Soonlist against 5.0 for Event Monkey. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soonlist has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Soonlist ships an update fortnightly, Event Monkey every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soonlist | Event Monkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soonlist Company | Victor Zhang |
Customer experience
Soonlist
Event Monkey
In-app purchases
Soonlist
- Soonlist Monthly$4.991 Month
- Soonlist Supporter$29.001 Year
- Soonlist Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Soonlist Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Soonlist Sustainer$59.001 Year
- Soonlist Patron$119.001 Year
- Lifetime$69.99
Event Monkey
- Monthly Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
- Annual Pro Subscription$9.991 Year
