Comparison

Calvim vs Mahsa VPN

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

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About

Calvim

This app offers a fast, lightweight, and beautifully designed Shamsi calendar with full Persian and Gregorian date support. It features customizable event selection, comprehensive event management, and modern, user-friendly widgets. Stay organized with its intuitive interface and updated holiday display.

Highlights
  • Lightweight and fast performance
  • Beautifully designed widgets
  • Modern and user-friendly interface
  • Full Persian and Gregorian date support
  • Customizable event selection
  • Comprehensive event management
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Calvim (formerly ShamsiPlus) is a free Persian calendar for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch: Shamsi (Jalali) dates, Iranian holidays, tasks, notes, work shifts and widgets. No ads, no account, works offline. کالویم (شمسی پلاس سابق): تقویم شمسی ۱۴۰۵ با تعطیلات رسمی، کارها، یادداشت‌ها، شیفت کاری و ویجت. رایگان و بدون تبلیغات. IRANIAN CALENDAR & HOLIDAYS • Official Iranian holidays, including the 1406 holidays. • 1,000+ occasions: national and religious days, Hijri (lunar) dates, world days and Persian celebrations like Nowruz, Mehregan and Yalda. Turn any category on or off. • Nowruz countdown with reminders. • Choose your first day of the week and your weekend days. TODAY ON ONE SCREEN • Home shows today's occasions, tasks and notes, your week and the year's progress. Move overdue tasks to today in one tap. TASKS, NOTES & REMINDERS • Tasks with dates, times and reminders, grouped into Overdue, Today and Upcoming. Pin important notes. • Personal events on Shamsi or Gregorian dates: all-day or timed, colors, repeats, multiple reminders and custom holidays. • One search for events, tasks and notes. WORK SHIFT CALENDAR • For nurses, doctors and anyone on shifts: set shift types and a repeating rotation, paint days on the month, see a monthly summary and get reminders for each shift. DATE CONVERTER • Shamsi to Gregorian and back, with the exact number of days from today. WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH • 7 Home Screen widgets, including Month and Week. Tick off tasks right from the widget. • 8 Lock Screen widgets in Persian or English: date, next holiday countdown, tasks left, next task and more. • Apple Watch app with complications and a Smart Stack widget. Events and shifts sync from iPhone. WORKS WITH YOUR APPS • Import .ics files from Google Calendar, Outlook and others, and review before saving. • Siri and Shortcuts: open a date or add an event, task or note. • Share any day with its holidays and events. DESIGN & PRIVACY • 10 accent colors, Light and Dark mode, iPhone and iPad layouts, VoiceOver and large text support. • Your events, tasks and notes stay on your device. Usage stats only if you opt in. Download Calvim free, the Persian calendar for your whole year. تقویم فارسی کالویم تقویم شمسی (جلالی) برای آیفون، آیپد و اپل واچ. رایگان، بدون تبلیغات، بدون حساب کاربری و بدون نیاز به اینترنت. تقویم و تعطیلات • تعطیلات رسمی ایران، همراه با تعطیلات ۱۴۰۶. • بیش از ۱۰۰۰ مناسبت: ملی و مذهبی، تاریخ قمری، روزهای جهانی و جشن‌هایی مثل نوروز، مهرگان و یلدا. هر دسته را روشن یا خاموش کنید. • شمارش معکوس نوروز با یادآور. • شروع هفته و روزهای تعطیل به انتخاب شما. امروز در یک نگاه • صفحه خانه: مناسبت‌ها، کارها و یادداشت‌های امروز، هفته شما و پیشرفت سال. کارهای عقب‌افتاده را با یک لمس به امروز بیاورید. کارها، یادداشت‌ها و یادآور • کار با تاریخ، ساعت و یادآور؛ دسته‌بندی عقب‌افتاده، امروز و پیش‌رو. یادداشت‌های مهم را سنجاق کنید. • رویداد شخصی شمسی یا میلادی: تمام‌روز یا ساعت‌دار، رنگ، تکرار، چند یادآور و تعطیلات شخصی. • جستجو در رویدادها، کارها و یادداشت‌ها. تقویم شیفت کاری • برای پرستاران، پزشکان و همه شیفت‌کارها: نوع شیفت، چرخه کاری، رنگ کردن روزها، خلاصه ماهانه و یادآور هر شیفت. تبدیل تاریخ • شمسی به میلادی و برعکس، با فاصله دقیق تا امروز. ویجت و اپل واچ • ۷ ویجت صفحه اصلی، از جمله ماه و هفته، با تیک زدن کارها از روی ویجت. • ۸ ویجت صفحه قفل به فارسی یا انگلیسی: تاریخ امروز، روزهای مانده تا تعطیلی بعدی، کارهای باقی‌مانده و کار بعدی. • اپل واچ با کامپلیکیشن و ویجت Smart Stack؛ رویدادها و شیفت‌ها از آیفون همگام می‌شوند. کنار بقیه برنامه‌ها • وارد کردن فایل ‎.ics از گوگل کلندر، اوت‌لوک و بقیه، با بررسی قبل از ذخیره. • Siri و Shortcuts و اشتراک‌گذاری هر روز. طراحی و حریم خصوصی • ۱۰ رنگ، حالت روشن و تیره، چیدمان آیپد و پشتیبانی از VoiceOver. • اطلاعات شما روی دستگاه خودتان می‌ماند؛ آمار استفاده فقط با اجازه شما. کالویم را رایگان نصب کنید؛ تقویم فارسی شما برای ۱۴۰۵ و ۱۴۰۶.

About

Mahsa VPN

This application routes your network traffic through a remote server using VPN technology. It leverages third-party configurations shared by users to provide its service. The app does not request special permissions or collect personal data.

Highlights
  • Network traffic redirection
  • Utilizes VPN-Service permission
  • Leverages third-party server configurations
  • No special permissions required
  • Does not collect personal information
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MahsaVPN provides the capability to direct your network traffic to a designated remote server of your preference. This functionality is achieved through the utilization of the VPN-Service permission. MahsaVPN operates in conjunction with third-party VPN configurations generously contributed to us via "Mahsa Server." These configurations are then distributed intelligently among our users. MahsaVPN does not require any special permissions and do NOT collect any personal information. Website: https://mahsanet.com

Screenshots

Calvim4 screens
Mahsa VPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calvim at 96% against Mahsa VPN's 67%. Calvim also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (491 vs 28). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calvim holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calvim has 491 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Calvim's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mahsa VPN's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calvim versus Mahsa VPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalvimMahsa VPN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (491 ratings) — better4.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews96.1% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings491 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPouya Ahmad HeydariHolistic Resilience

Customer experience

Calvim

All ratings491 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.6%

Mahsa VPN

All ratings28 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Calvim

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Dark mode icon removed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Lunar calendar support
  • Widget support
  • Date display on app icon
  • More features

Mahsa VPN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Calvim

No in-app purchases

None

Mahsa VPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calvim free?
Calvim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahsa VPN free?
Mahsa VPN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calvim or Mahsa VPN?
Calvim is rated higher. Calvim averages 4.8 out of 5 from 491 ratings, while Mahsa VPN averages 4.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Calvim or Mahsa VPN have ads?
Neither Calvim nor Mahsa VPN shows ads.

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