Comparison

Alto Shared Time Calendar vs XPList

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

XPList

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Real Life, Real XP. XPList is the experience tracker you've been waiting for. Add anything worth doing - hike a volcano, eat at that restaurant, learn to sail, visit your grandmother more. Assign it XP based on how much it matters to you. Check it off when you live it. This isn't a to-do app. There are no due dates, no overdue guilt, no streaks to maintain. XPList is a list of experiences you actually want to have - and a record of the ones you've already lived. Inspired by Die with Zero: a life well-lived is measured in experiences, not possessions. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Build your personal experience list — travel, food, adventure, culture, anything • Assign 1–100 XP to reflect how meaningful each experience is to you • Mark experiences complete, add a date, photos, a star rating, and a note • Auto-fill details from Wikipedia or any URL with one tap • Organize experiences into Collections — Road Trip, Bucket List, Date Nights • Share any experience via link — opens in the app for others to add to their own list • Connect with friends and see what they're adding and completing • Get notified when a friend does something cool THE ANTI-INSTAGRAM No follower counts. No likes. No public leaderboards. Discovery happens through people you actually know — your friends' lists, not an algorithmic feed of strangers performing their best life. PREMIUM Free: up to 25 experiences and 3 collections. Premium: unlimited everything with a 1-week free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Alto Shared Time Calendar4 screens
XPList4 screens

Verdict

The call

Alto Shared Time Calendar and XPList are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Alto Shared Time Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and XPList sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Alto Shared Time Calendar versus XPList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlto Shared Time CalendarXPList
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSystem Operator LLCPatrik Outericky

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Alto Shared Time Calendar

One-time4
  • A thank you$2.99
  • A thank you$4.99
  • Alto Calendar Pro$5.99
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  • A thank you$9.99
2 purchases

XPList

Subscriptions2
  • XPList Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • XPList Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Alto Shared Time Calendar free?
Alto Shared Time Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XPList free?
XPList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alto Shared Time Calendar or XPList have ads?
Neither Alto Shared Time Calendar nor XPList shows ads.

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