Alto Shared Time Calendar vs Textor App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alto Shared Time Calendar
This app creates a shared Busy/Free calendar from your existing ones, showing only availability without revealing event details. It allows you to see when others are free without compromising privacy, perfect for coordinating with partners, family, or friends.
- Builds one Busy/Free calendar from existing calendars
- Shares only availability blocks, not event details
- Merges everyone's availability for today and tomorrow
- Ignores declined invitations and free events
- Background refreshes as calendars change
- Siri integration for checking availability
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Share when you are free, without showing what you are doing. Alto Calendar builds one Busy/Free calendar out of the calendars you already keep. It carries only the blocks: when you are busy, and when you are not. No titles, no locations, no guests, no notes. Then you share that one calendar with your partner, your family or a friend, using Apple's own calendar sharing. They see when you are free. They never see what you were doing. They can make one too, so you can both see when everyone is actually free. - one Busy/Free calendar, built from any calendars you pick - event details never leave your device: only the blocks are shared - see today and tomorrow as a summary or a timeline, with everyone's blocks merged - declined invitations and anything marked free are ignored, so you are not shown as busy when you are not - all-day events are ignored by default, and you can turn that on - refreshes in the background as your calendars change - ask Siri “When is Sarah free?”, or check from Spotlight and Control Center - invite from Contacts; the person you invite is shown how to share back - no account, no sign-up, no server. Your calendars stay in iCloud, where they already are Free to share with one person. Alto Calendar Pro, one purchase, shows everyone who shares with you and counts down on the Lock Screen.
Textor App
This app provides a large, clear text display for instant communication between Deaf and hearing individuals. It serves as a modern, convenient alternative to writing notes for everyday conversations.
- Large, clear text display
- Instant text generation
- Modern pen and paper replacement
- Designed for everyday situations
- Convenient and always available
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Textor turns your iPhone into a "conversation screen" between Deaf and hearing people. You type — and the other person reads your words in big text across the whole screen. Live Transcription shows what they say as text in real time. A modern replacement for pen and paper — in a shop, at the doctor's, at a lecture or on public transport. - Live Transcription — speech as text in real time, right on your iPhone, offline - Big full-screen text with one tap - Favorites and ready-made phrases for everyday situations - Yes / No, Numbers, Drawing, Text from Camera - Vibration for every action - No sign-up — everything stays on your iPhone Textor was created by Deaf developer Anatolii Kuralov — for himself and for thousands of people who have to explain themselves every day. No interpreter, no pen and paper — just a phone and big text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Textor App at none against Alto Shared Time Calendar's 4. Alto Shared Time Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Alto Shared Time Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Textor App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alto Shared Time Calendar against 5.0 for Textor App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Alto Shared Time Calendar ships an update every 5 days, Textor App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alto Shared Time Calendar | Textor App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | System Operator LLC | Anatolii Kuralov |
Customer experience
Alto Shared Time Calendar
Textor App
In-app purchases
Alto Shared Time Calendar
- A thank you$2.99
- A thank you$4.99
- Alto Calendar Pro$5.99
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- A thank you$9.99
Textor App
No in-app purchases
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