Shared Calendar + vs Melendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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 β $4.99 Monthly β $12.99 Yearly β $39.99 Lifetime β $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
Melendar
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A shared calendar for couples, with privacy for every event. Bring two schedules into one clear view, count your days together, remember anniversaries and date nights, and plan trips as a team, without giving up control over your own time. NEW: THE US TAB Your life together, pinned in one place. β’ A days-together counter and your next milestone β’ Countdowns to anniversaries, birthdays and your next trip β’ See when you're both free and what's next together β’ Shared notes, places to go, and the days that matter: first date, moving in, engagement, wedding β’ Private gift ideas only you can see A SHARED CALENDAR MADE FOR TWO β’ See both schedules in Agenda, Day, 3 Days, Week and Month views β’ Create events for yourself or your partner β’ Add times, places, notes, repeats and reminders, and colour-code events with your own tags β’ Birthdays, your anniversary and the days that matter show up in Calendar every year PRIVACY FOR EVERY EVENT Choose what your partner can see each time you add a plan: β’ Together: both of you see every detail and can edit β’ Shared: your partner sees the details while you stay in control β’ Busy: only the time is visible; titles, places, notes and people stay private β’ Hidden: nothing is shared TRIPS, BUILT TOGETHER Turn an idea into a shared day-by-day itinerary. Organize dates, countries, cities, activities, bookings, saved places, travelers, maps and cover photos in one place. Flights keep local times at both ends, bookings keep their confirmation numbers and links, and you can move or duplicate a whole trip in one go. 6 WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN β’ Days Together: every day since you got together β’ Countdown: days until your anniversary, next trip and pinned moments β’ My Person: whether your partner is busy or free, and what's next together β’ Up Next: the next part of your day β’ Today: a calm view of today's events β’ Melendar at a Glance: your next event on the Lock Screen MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN Melendar works on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, folded or unfolded, with a seven-day Week view on the big screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your content stays on your Apple devices and in your iCloud account through CloudKit. No ads, no third-party analytics, and no developer-run content database. A private invitation link connects you with one trusted person. SIMPLE, FAIR ACCESS The calendar, the Us tab and connecting with your partner are free. Each person can create three trips and keep three days of their own on Us for free. A one-time Melendar Plus purchase unlocks unlimited trips and days of your own. Your partner can edit a shared trip without buying anything. Plan closer. Share smarter. Keep life in sync with Melendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Melendar at every 4 days against Shared Calendar +'s every 3 months. Shared Calendar +'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Shared Calendar + sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Melendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shared Calendar + ships an update every 3 months, Melendar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shared Calendar + | Melendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maria Dimitriou | Hongliang Sun |
In-app purchases
Shared Calendar +
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
Melendar
- Melendar Plus$5.99
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