Comparison

Catendar vs CalAction

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

Head to head
About

Catendar

Organize your life with a charming cat companion. This app combines a calendar and reminders with a cute, pastel-themed interface to make planning enjoyable. Track tasks with checklists and receive customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Integrated calendar
  • Categories and plans with reminders
  • Cute cat-themed interface
  • Smart task tracking with checklists
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • iCloud sync
  • Intuitive design
Features
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Say hello to Catendar — the app that brings professional organization and a dash of charm to your busy life, featuring your own personal kitty companion. With an integrated calendar and reminders, Catendar is here to help you plan smarter while keeping things delightfully simple. Key Features: • Calendar • Categories and Plans with Reminder • Cute pastel color cat-themed interface that makes planning fun • Smart task with checklists tracking and prioritization • Customizable alerts and notifications • Sync with iCloud across all your devices • Easy-to-use, intuitive design Why Choose Catendar? Catendar offers more than just organization; it brings joy to planning. Whether you’re scheduling meetings, managing personal goals, or balancing work and play, Catendar adds a spark of happiness to every task. Make Your Planning Purr-fect! Download Catendar today and experience the cutest way to organize your life professionally.

About

CalAction

Effortlessly manage your calendar events by importing ICS files from any source, creating new events from scratch, and organizing your schedule. It offers smart import features, privacy-first design, and powerful search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Import ICS files from any app
  • Create and export calendar events
  • Smart import with preview and duplicate detection
  • Privacy-first, no accounts or tracking
  • Search calendar events
  • Find and clean duplicate events
  • Bulk operations for events
Features
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CalAction makes importing, creating, and managing calendar events effortless. Open any ICS file, create events from scratch, and keep your calendars organized — all in one app. No subscription. Privacy first. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Open ICS files from Mail, Safari, WhatsApp, or any app using the Share Sheet. Browse with the file picker, paste from clipboard, enter a URL, scan a QR code, or drag and drop. Six ways to import — CalAction handles them all. CREATE ICS FILES Build calendar events from scratch. Set the title, date, time, location, notes, URL, and alarms. Export as an ICS file, share via QR code, or add directly to your calendar. SMART IMPORT Preview every event before importing. Choose which calendar to add them to. See duplicate warnings so you never import the same event twice. CalAction detects Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, and FaceTime links and shows a "Join Call" button in your calendar. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data never leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Just a tool that respects your privacy. SEARCH YOUR CALENDAR Find any event by title, location, or notes — across the past and next year. FIND DUPLICATES Scan your calendars for duplicate events. Review grouped results and clean them up in one tap. BULK OPERATIONS Select multiple events to delete, move to another calendar, or export as a single ICS file. SMART CONFLICT RESOLUTION Importing duplicates? See a side-by-side diff and choose to skip, replace, or keep both — per event. AUTO-ROUTING RULES Automatically assign events to the right calendar based on keywords in the title or location. Set it once, import effortlessly. CALENDAR EXPORT Export an entire calendar as a single ICS file. Perfect for backups or migrating between calendar services. MORE FEATURES - Import history with undo — roll back any import - QR code generation for sharing events - 7 accent color themes - 7 colorful icons - Haptic feedback - Choose your preferred maps app (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze) - Works with iCloud, Google, Outlook, and Exchange calendars - Share extension for importing from any app - Your data never leaves your device Completely free to use. No subscriptions. No accounts. No tracking.

Screenshots

Catendar4 screens
CalAction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: CalAction at free against Catendar's free with in-app purchases. Catendar's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Catendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CalAction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Catendar against 5.0 for CalAction. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catendar ships an update daily, CalAction every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Catendar versus CalAction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatendarCalAction
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutthawigorn YortpibootMijndert Stuij

Customer experience

Catendar

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CalAction

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catendar

One-time1
  • Unlimited Categories & Plans$4.99
1 purchases

CalAction

One-time1
  • CalAction Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Catendar free?
Catendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalAction free?
CalAction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catendar or CalAction?
Catendar and CalAction are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Catendar or CalAction have ads?
Neither Catendar nor CalAction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catendar or CalAction?
Catendar ships an update daily, and CalAction every 2 days. Most recently, Catendar was updated on October 30, 2026 and CalAction on October 31, 2026.

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