Comparison

Shared Calendar + vs SoKal

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

Head to head
About

Shared Calendar +

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Our app is a collaborative calendar and planning solution designed to help individuals, families, and teams stay organized and connected. Create and manage shared calendars, coordinate schedules, assign roles, and keep everyone informed in one convenient place. Whether you're planning personal events, managing family activities, or organizing team projects, the app provides flexible tools to simplify scheduling and collaboration. Customize calendars with color coding, invite participants, and manage access permissions with different roles, including owner, editor, and viewer. Add events with notes, reminders, comments, and file attachments to keep important information accessible and organized. Stay up to date across all your devices with real-time synchronization, push notifications, smart search tools, and secure data protection. Key Features: - Shared calendars for personal and team planning - Customizable color-coded schedules - Participant roles and permission management - Event reminders, comments, and file attachments - Real-time synchronization across devices - Smart search and filtering tools - Secure data storage and encryption Free Features Include: - Up to two calendars - Support for up to two invited participants - Essential scheduling and collaboration tools Premium Features Unlock: - Unlimited calendars - Unlimited collaborators and participants - Advanced event management options - Enhanced file sharing and attachment tools - Additional customization features Whether you're coordinating family plans, managing work schedules, or organizing group projects, the app helps bring structure, clarity, and efficiency to your daily routine. Subscriptions & In-App Purchases: Weekly — $4.99 Monthly — $12.99 Yearly — $39.99 Lifetime — $59.99 Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime through your device settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKKugR665uNeJpafIhPhBSFcfq9BK9Qr4FlUgDzFmeA/edit?usp=sharing

About

SoKal

Consolidate your work, personal, and social schedules into a single, intuitive calendar. Effortlessly share specific events with chosen contacts, manage plans via voice commands, and visualize your travel history. Integrates with popular calendar services and AI assistants.

Highlights
  • Integrates Google, Apple, Outlook calendars
  • Voice-activated event creation and management
  • Selective event sharing with friends and groups
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Travel map visualization
  • AI assistant integration (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)
Features
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One calendar for work, life and everyone in it. SoKal is a full calendar with a social layer built in. Run your work and personal schedule in one place, then share just the parts you want with the people you choose. Who says a calendar has to be boring? YOUR WHOLE SCHEDULE • Bring in your Google, Apple and Outlook calendars so everything lives in one place • Events, recurring plans and reminders, with your whole month at a glance • Home Screen widgets keep your day one glance away • Use it on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. Everything stays in sync. JUST SAY IT • Tap the mic and say "Dinner with Maya Friday at 7." SoKal fills in the details and invites her. • Change or delete plans the same way • Prefer Siri? Ask Siri to add it in SoKal. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Nothing is shared until you say so • Sort friends into groups and choose which kinds of plans each group sees • Everything else just shows as "busy" THE SOCIAL LAYER • Friends' plans show up in their own colors right next to yours • Know when friends are in town, traveling nearby, or free • Invite anyone with one tap. We'll send the text. • See who's in, who's out, and who's still thinking about it OPEN TO JOIN Going anyway? Turn on Open to join and the nearby friends you pick get a ping. They come if they want. Nobody feels pressured. TRAVEL MAP • Every trip you take lands on your personal travel map WORKS WITH AI ASSISTANTS • Connect SoKal to Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini to check your plans and add events just by chatting Every feature is free, on every device. Your calendar was always missing a social layer. Now it has one.

Screenshots

Shared Calendar +4 screens
SoKal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SoKal at none against Shared Calendar +'s 5. SoKal also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Shared Calendar +'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shared Calendar + sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SoKal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Calendar + ships an update every 3 months, SoKal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shared Calendar + versus SoKal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared Calendar +SoKal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—97.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—63 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaria DimitriouJUST CR8TIF LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Shared Calendar +

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

SoKal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shared Calendar + free?
Shared Calendar + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoKal free?
SoKal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shared Calendar + or SoKal have ads?
Neither Shared Calendar + nor SoKal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Calendar + or SoKal?
Shared Calendar + ships an update every 3 months, and SoKal every 3 days. Most recently, Shared Calendar + was updated on October 30, 2026 and SoKal on November 9, 2026.

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