Cally. vs Dearest Family Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cally.
This app streamlines family organization by consolidating schedules, to-dos, and shopping lists into a shared platform. It simplifies event management through AI assistance and allows for easy collaboration among family members and caregivers.
- Shared family calendar
- AI-powered event creation
- Collaborative to-do lists
- Shared grocery lists
- Smart reminders
- Cheat sheets for common tasks
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Family life is busy. Cally makes it easier. School schedules, activities, appointments, groceries, to-dos, and a million little things to remember. Keeping a household running takes a lot of planning, and too often, it's all in one person's head. Meet Cally, the smart family calendar and organizer that brings your household together in one place. From parents and kids to nannies, drivers, and extended family, Cally helps everyone stay in sync, share responsibilities, and keep daily life running smoothly. ONE CALENDAR. EVERYONE IN SYNC. Keep track of your family's busy schedules with a shared calendar that everyone can access. See everyone's plans in one place, or switch to your own personalized view. Manage school events, activities, appointments, and family plans. Connect your Google Calendar to keep schedules in sync. Keep parents' personal events private while sharing what the household needs to know. LESS TYPING. MORE GETTING THINGS DONE. Cally makes adding events easier than ever. Chat with Cally Assistant on WhatsApp. Send a message, voice note, or photo of an invitation, and let Cally add the event to your calendar. Upload school calendars, sports schedules, or event flyers. Cally turns them into events for you to review and add. TO-DOS THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN SHARE. Keep track of what needs to get done without chasing everyone. Create, assign, and manage household tasks. Set recurring chores and responsibilities. Help kids build good habits with points and rewards. See what's done and what's still on the list. GROCERIES, SORTED. One shared shopping list means no more forgotten essentials or back-and-forth messages. Create multiple grocery lists for your household. Add items by typing or simply saying them out loud in Arabic or English. Organize shopping by aisle. Assign shopping and keep lists updated as you go. REMEMBER THE LITTLE THINGS. There's more to family life than calendar events. Smart Reminders help you stay on top of important occasions and upcoming events. Cheat Sheets give you ready-made lists for holidays, packing, home maintenance, and more. Keep family notes and useful information together in one place. BUILT FOR REAL HOUSEHOLDS. Every family works differently. Cally makes room for everyone who helps keep yours running. Give parents, kids, caregivers, and extended family the access they need. Include helpers without requiring an email address. Keep personal schedules private. Stay connected, even when family members are on the go. Less remembering everything. Less back-and-forth. More time for the things that matter. Download Cally and take a little off your plate.
Dearest Family Planner
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Family life arrives everywhere. Dearest brings it together. Share a school email, group text, flyer, photo, PDF, or web page from Mail, Messages, Safari, Photos, or Files. Dearest turns it into a reviewable draft, so you stay in control before anything joins the family plan. KEEP THE WEEK CLEAR • See events, tasks, meals, trips, checklists, and notes in one shared space • Assign to-dos and keep track of what needs attention • Organize events in calendars and view the week at a glance • Comment, reply, react, mention family members, and turn useful updates into tasks BUILT FOR IPHONE • Use the iOS Share Sheet to send information straight to Dearest • Get useful notifications for reminders, assignments, mentions, and replies • See the family agenda from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Speak or type a question to Ask Dearest SHARE WITHOUT MORE CHAOS • Invite family members to the same editable space • Subscribe to a private, read-only feed in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook • Share a view-only plan or note with expiry and passcode controls • Use the full planner on the web with the same family space AI-assisted imports and answers can be incomplete. You review drafts before saving them. Family data is not sold or used for targeted advertising.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dearest Family Planner at every 2 weeks against Cally.'s every 4 weeks. Cally.'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cally. ships an update every 4 weeks, Dearest Family Planner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cally. | Dearest Family Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cally Tech L.L.C-FZ | HeyHolidays! |
In-app purchases
Cally.
No in-app purchases
Dearest Family Planner
No in-app purchases









