Text2Cal vs Brickby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text2Cal
Effortlessly transform text messages, photos of flyers, and business cards into calendar events. This AI assistant understands context to automatically extract details like locations and participants, saving you significant time each month.
- AI-powered event extraction from text, photos, and shares
- Business card scanner with one-tap contact saving
- Follow-up meeting scheduling
- Integrates with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook
- Multiple language support
- Zero setup required
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Extract multiple events from a single photo or text — not just one. Turn a business card into a saved contact with a follow-up meeting already scheduled. Send everything straight to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. On any iPhone, and on Android too. Three Ways to Create Events Share from Any App Get a message with event details? Just tap Share → Text2Cal. Works with WhatsApp, Messages, Email, Safari, Slack, Notes — any app with a share button. No copy-paste needed. Snap a Photo Point your camera at flyers, posters, tickets, or invitations. Text2Cal's AI reads the details and creates calendar events — every event on the page, not just the first one. Scan Business Cards Just met someone at a conference? Scan their card to save the contact and schedule a follow-up meeting — all in one tap. Text2Cal is the only calendar app that turns a business card into both a contact and a meeting. Never lose a networking opportunity again. Why Text2Cal Basic calendar apps — and the screenshot shortcuts built into modern phones — handle one event at a time and save to a single calendar. Text2Cal understands context: it knows a 7 PM restaurant booking is dinner, not a meeting, and it extracts every event, location, and participant from one photo or message, then saves to whichever calendar you actually use. Real Time Savings - 2-3 events weekly: Save 13+ hours yearly - 1-2 events daily: Save 122+ hours yearly (5 full days) - Heavy users: Save 274+ hours yearly (11 full days) Perfect For Every Workflow Professionals Transform email meeting requests into calendar events instantly. Share from Outlook, Gmail, or Slack — done in two taps. Students Snap photos of class schedules, assignment deadlines, and exam dates. Never miss another deadline. Parents Capture school flyers, sports schedules, and doctor appointment slips with your camera — every date on the page. Networkers Batch-process business cards from conferences. Save contacts and book follow-ups faster than anyone else in the room. Key Features - AI-powered extraction from text, photos, and shares - Multiple events from one photo or text (Premium) - Business card scanner that creates a contact AND a follow-up meeting - Works with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook - Available in 9 languages - Works on any iPhone and Android Free to Start 5 extractions per month — free forever. Want more? Choose a weekly, monthly, yearly, or lifetime plan. Download now and stop typing events manually. Text2Cal — From text, photos, and cards to calendar. Instantly. Legal Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://text2cal.app/privacy
Brickby
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Brickby is the simplest way to save and organize anything from your iPhone. Links, images, notes, files — capture it all in one tap from any app using the Share Sheet, then sort everything into beautiful collections. SAVE ANYTHING, INSTANTLY Share a link, photo, document, or note from any app and it lands in Brickby. The app auto-detects content types — web pages, videos, music, social posts, images, and files — and fetches rich previews with titles and thumbnails. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Create collections with custom icons and colors • Add items to multiple collections at once • Tag items with color-coded labels for finer organization • Pin important items to the top of any collection • Mark favorites for quick access • Group items by domain, date, type, or label • Sort collections by name, date, item count, or last updated • Archive collections you're done with but want to keep NEVER FORGET • Set reminders on any item — get notified in 1 hour, tonight, tomorrow, or pick a custom time • Tap the notification to jump straight to the item FIND IT FAST • Full-text search across titles, images, notes, and URLs • Filter by content type, label, date range, or favorites • Duplicate detection warns you before saving the same content twice HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Recent Items widget — see your latest saves at a glance • Favorites widget — keep your best finds one tap away • Small, medium, and large sizes with thumbnails SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • iCloud sync keeps your collections up to date on all your devices • Your data stays private in your personal iCloud account Built with privacy in mind. No accounts, no tracking, no ads. Your content is yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text2Cal at Free against Brickby's $1.99. Text2Cal also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Brickby's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, ads 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
Text2Cal is free to download; Brickby costs $1.99 up front. Text2Cal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Brickby asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text2Cal ships an update every 3 weeks, Brickby monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text2Cal | Brickby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yahav Fuchs | Jakov-Marin Vezic |
In-app purchases
Text2Cal
- Text2Cal Pro - Unlimited$3.991 Month
- Text2Cal Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime unlimited$59.99
Brickby
No in-app purchases









