Comparison

Taday! vs OwlCal

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

Head to head
About

Taday!

This app provides a simplified, at-a-glance view of your family's schedule for today and tomorrow. It integrates with existing iOS calendars and offers features like color-coding and virtual sticky notes to keep everyone synchronized.

Highlights
  • View today's and tomorrow's events
  • Integrates with iOS calendars
  • Color-code events
  • Filter calendars
  • Virtual sticky notes with voice-to-text
  • Sync with iOS Reminders
  • Supports Light and Dark modes
Features
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Taday! is designed for busy families who need a simple, at-a-glance view of their shared calendars. As schedules become increasingly complex with school, extracurriculars, sports, clubs, and appointments, it's easy to overlook important events even with shared calendars. This intentionally simple app makes it effortless for everyone in your home to see what's happening today and tomorrow. Perfect for iPads mounted on walls or placed in kitchens, Taday! helps your family stay synchronized without the complexity of traditional calendar apps. KEY FEATURES: • Easily see today's and tomorrow's events at a glance • Integrates seamlessly with all iOS-connected calendars • Color-code specific events with powerful pattern matching • Filter calendars to display only the events that matter • Create virtual sticky notes with voice-to-text reminder recording • Sync sticky notes with iOS Reminders • Full support for iOS Light and Dark modes • Optimized for always-on iPads DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES: With Taday!, everyone in the family can instantly see the day's agenda or tap on specific calendar dates to preview upcoming events. No more missed activities, forgotten appointments, or last-minute schedule surprises. SIMPLE BY DESIGN: Unlike complex calendar applications, Taday! focuses on one thing: making your family's schedule visible and accessible to everyone. It's the digital equivalent of the kitchen wall calendar, but smarter and always up-to-date. License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://toddanglin.com/apps/taday/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://toddanglin.com/apps/taday/privacy.html

About

OwlCal

This app centralizes family schedules with color-coded calendars for each member. It allows for shared shopping and to-do lists, meal planning, and integration with existing calendars. It also supports creating profiles for children without requiring individual accounts.

Highlights
  • Color-coded family calendars
  • Shared shopping and to-do lists
  • Integrated meal planner
  • Child profiles without accounts
  • Subscription to external calendars
  • Event reminders with attendee details
Features
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OwlCal keeps your whole family on one calendar, color-coded so a glance tells you whose day it is. EVERYONE, ONE CALENDAR Give each person a color. See the family in Month, Week, Day, and List views, and tap a name to filter to just them. KIDS WITHOUT ACCOUNTS Add children as profiles with no email or password. On a shared device you switch into their profile like a streaming app, and everything they add is theirs. SHOPPING & TO-DO LISTS A list per store. Assign a whole list or a single item to someone. Check things off and see who did it and when. MEAL PLANNER Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on one weekly board, per person. SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CALENDARS Fold in your Google, Outlook, or Apple calendars. Put each on the right person's color and choose who sees it. REMINDERS THAT SAY WHO A push before events with the time, the person, and a tappable address. Start with a 30-day free trial. After that, OwlCal is $9.99 per year for up to 6 family members. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS OwlCal Yearly: $9.99 per year (1-year auto-renewing subscription) after a 30-day free trial. Payment is charged to your App Store account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://owlcal.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Taday!2 screens
OwlCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Taday! at daily against OwlCal's every 4 days. OwlCal's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Taday! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and OwlCal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. 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 Taday! against 5.0 for OwlCal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OwlCal has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taday! ships an update daily, OwlCal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Taday! versus OwlCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaday!OwlCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTodd AnglinSignOut

Customer experience

Taday!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OwlCal

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Taday!

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

OwlCal

Subscriptions1
  • OwlCal Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Taday! free?
Taday! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OwlCal free?
OwlCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Taday! or OwlCal?
Taday! and OwlCal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Taday! or OwlCal have ads?
Neither Taday! nor OwlCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taday! or OwlCal?
Taday! ships an update daily, and OwlCal every 4 days. Most recently, Taday! was updated on October 1, 2026 and OwlCal on October 6, 2026.

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