Comparison

CalendarRef vs NextEp

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

Head to head
About

CalendarRef

This app provides a fast, minimalist calendar reference for quickly finding the day of the week for any date. It offers full-year and monthly views with clean layouts, supporting BCE/CE years and accurate historical calendar conversions. It works offline without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Full-year view
  • Monthly layouts
  • Instant year navigation
  • BCE/CE year support
  • Julian/Gregorian calendar handling
  • Optional date highlights
  • Offline functionality
Features
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CalendarRef is a fast, minimalist calendar reference app for quickly determining the day of the week for any date. View an entire year at once, or scroll clean, readable monthly layouts without clutter or distractions. CalendarRef is built for speed, accuracy, and clarity whether you’re planning ahead, checking a historical date, or simply verifying a date. Features: • Full-year view showing all 12 months at a glance • Modern and retro (terminal-style) monthly views • Instant year navigation with scrollable digit selection • Support for BCE and CE years • Accurate Julian → Gregorian calendar handling, including the 1582 reform • Optional highlights for Friday the 13th, leap days, and custom dates • Works fully offline — no accounts, no tracking, no ads CalendarRef is a focused utility for people who care about dates, history, and precision.

About

NextEp

Features
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NextEp is the simplest way to keep track of the TV shows you're watching — and never lose your place again. Add any series, mark episodes as you watch them, and NextEp tells you exactly what to watch next. Your entire watch history lives on your device: no account, no sign-up, no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Up Next — See the next episode to watch for every show, sorted so you always know where you left off. • Coming Up — Track upcoming episodes with a countdown to their air date. • My Shows — Browse your whole collection at a glance, with progress bars and a quick filter. • Discover — Search thousands of TV shows and start tracking in one tap. • One-tap tracking — Mark a single episode, a whole season, or everything up to a point. • Stay current — Pull to refresh and NextEp checks your shows for newly aired episodes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you track is stored locally on your device. NextEp doesn't require an account and doesn't collect your personal data. Show information is provided by the free TVMaze community database. BEAUTIFUL & SIMPLE A clean, modern interface with full support for light and dark mode. Fast, focused, and made for people who just want to keep up with their shows. Download NextEp and always know what to watch next.

Screenshots

CalendarRef4 screens
NextEp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NextEp at 16.4 against CalendarRef's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CalendarRef versus NextEp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarRefNextEp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerrick BragaMehmet Sinan Tahirdag

In-app purchases

None

CalendarRef

No in-app purchases

None

NextEp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CalendarRef free?
CalendarRef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextEp free?
NextEp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CalendarRef or NextEp have ads?
Neither CalendarRef nor NextEp shows ads.

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