Comparison

BZY vs TapCal

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

Head to head
About

BZY

Features
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BZY is a modern, minimalist calendar app designed to make scheduling feel seamless and stress-free, BZY helps you stay organised without the clutter. - Clean, intuitive interface - Add events in seconds - Smart reminders to keep you on track - Recurring events with flexible settings - Customise event colours, notes, and more Whether you’re juggling work, social plans, or everything in between — BZY gives you control over your time without overwhelming you. Built for busy people. Designed to be beautiful. BZY Calendar — Because staying busy shouldn’t mean staying stressed.

About

TapCal

A beautifully designed iOS calendar app offering a clean month view with real event context and full reminders integration. It provides useful widgets, fast event creation with natural language detection, and powerful customization options while prioritizing user privacy.

Highlights
  • Clean month view with event titles
  • Full Reminders integration
  • Natural language event creation
  • Customizable month, week, list, and heatmap widgets
  • Unified daily timeline for events and reminders
  • Calendar sets and custom alerts
  • Theme, font, and layout customization
Features
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See your month clearly, keep events and reminders together, and make your calendar and widgets your own. SEE YOUR MONTH, BEAUTIFULLY Read event titles in month view, then tap a day for a clear timeline of events and reminders. MAKE YOUR HOME SCREEN PART OF THE PLAN Choose month, week, list, Month & List, heatmap and Lock Screen widgets. Tick off reminders from supported widgets. MAKE PLANS TOGETHER Connect Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook. Share calendars, choose view or edit access, and respond to supported invitations. Sharing depends on account permissions. GET THE DETAILS DOWN QUICKLY Type "Lunch with Alex tomorrow at 1pm" and review the suggested date and time. Reuse templates, duplicate events or move plans. GIVE YOUR CALENDAR YOUR STYLE Choose themes, fonts and app icons. Add weather icons and follow holiday, sports and other subscription calendars. ROOM FOR THE EVERYDAY Manage reminders with notes, repeat rules, priorities, and time or location alerts. Switch between work and home with Calendar Sets, and search your events. No separate TapCal account needed. Use your iPhone calendars or connect accounts directly. Free to download. Natural language entry, themes, fonts, extra app icons, more weather days, Interesting Calendars and ad removal require TapCal Pro. Subscriptions and a lifetime purchase are available. Terms of Use: https://tapcal.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://tapcal.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

BZY4 screens
TapCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BZY at none against TapCal's 6. BZY also leads on ads (none vs shown). TapCal's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price and device support 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. TapCal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BZY asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BZY ships an update every 3 months, TapCal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BZY versus TapCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBZYTapCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatt RoseJONATHAN CHRISTIAN G JONES

In-app purchases

None

BZY

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

TapCal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$5.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is BZY free?
BZY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TapCal free?
TapCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BZY or TapCal have ads?
TapCal shows ads; BZY does not.
Which is updated more often, BZY or TapCal?
BZY ships an update every 3 months, and TapCal every 10 days. Most recently, BZY was updated on October 30, 2026 and TapCal on November 5, 2026.

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