Comparison

Simple Vertical Calendar Notes vs Tidy

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

Head to head
About

Simple Vertical Calendar Notes

This calendar app offers both a monthly grid and a vertical list view for intuitive schedule management. It supports holiday calendars, flexible recurring events, and powerful search functionality with a clean, color-coded design.

Highlights
  • Switchable monthly grid and vertical list views
  • Automatic holiday calendar display
  • Flexible recurring event setup
  • Powerful keyword search for appointments
  • Color-coding for event management
  • Intuitive and simple design
Features
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A new calendar app designed for both clarity and ease of use. Seamlessly switch between a monthly grid view and a vertical scrolling list view. Make your schedule management more intuitive and comfortable. 【Key Features】 ■ Switchable Display Formats ・Grid View: A traditional calendar view that shows your entire month's schedule at a glance. ・List View: A vertical scrolling view that allows you to see your appointments in chronological order, making it easy to see what's ahead. ■ Holiday Calendar Support ・Automatically displays holidays for your country. You can easily add them from the calendar settings. ■ Flexible Recurring Events ・Set up complex recurring events with ease, such as "every Tuesday," "on the 15th of every month," or "every two weeks." ■ Powerful Search Function ・Quickly find past and future appointments with a keyword search. ■ Intuitive Design and Usability ・A simple and sophisticated design. Color-code your events to visually manage your personal and work schedules. 【Recommended for people who】 ・Find the default calendar app to be insufficient. ・Want to manage their schedule digitally with the feel of a paper planner. ・Want to manage both work and personal appointments in a single app. ・Want a clear list view to keep track of future appointments. Start your new schedule management experience with this app!

About

Tidy

A minimalist to-do list app designed for focus and organization. It offers a clean interface for jotting down tasks, setting reminders, and viewing them in a calendar or via home screen widgets. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Color-coded lists
  • Quick task creation
  • Due dates and reminders
  • Calendar view
  • Home screen widgets
  • Drag to reorder
  • Private by design
Features
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Stay focused and organized with Tidy: To Do List — the minimal to-do list that cuts through the noise. No ads, no distractions, no account required — just a clean space to jot down tasks, check them off, and move on. Whether it's daily reminders, grocery lists, or long-term goals, Tidy keeps it simple so you can get more done. FEATURES • Lists — organize tasks into color-coded lists so everything has its place • Quick, intuitive task creation — add a task in seconds • Due dates & reminders — set a date and get a notification right when it matters • Calendar view — see everything due on any given day, across every list, in one place • Home Screen widgets — check off tasks without opening the app; choose an overview of everything due today or focus on a single list • Drag to reorder — arrange your lists and tasks exactly how you want them • Light, dark, or system appearance — matches your device automatically, or set it yourself • Built for iPad — a layout that uses the extra space, not just a stretched phone screen • Private by design — your tasks stay on your device; no account, no cloud, no tracking Focus on what matters — your list, your way.

Screenshots

Simple Vertical Calendar Notes4 screens
Tidy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Vertical Calendar Notes at weekly against Tidy's every 2 months. Simple Vertical Calendar Notes also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Tidy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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

Tidy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Vertical Calendar Notes has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Vertical Calendar Notes ships an update weekly, Tidy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Vertical Calendar Notes versus Tidy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Vertical Calendar NotesTidy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoyuki RikijiAnthony Mercado

Customer experience

Simple Vertical Calendar Notes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Tidy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Vertical Calendar Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Tidy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Vertical Calendar Notes free?
Simple Vertical Calendar Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tidy free?
Tidy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Vertical Calendar Notes or Tidy?
Tidy is rated higher. Simple Vertical Calendar Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Tidy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple Vertical Calendar Notes or Tidy have ads?
Neither Simple Vertical Calendar Notes nor Tidy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Vertical Calendar Notes or Tidy?
Simple Vertical Calendar Notes ships an update weekly, and Tidy every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Vertical Calendar Notes was updated on November 8, 2026 and Tidy on October 30, 2026.

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