Comparison

TapCal vs Mast

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

Head to head
About

TapCal

A beautifully designed iOS calendar app offering a clean month view with real event context and full reminders integration. It provides useful widgets, fast event creation with natural language detection, and powerful customization options while prioritizing user privacy.

Highlights
  • Clean month view with event titles
  • Full Reminders integration
  • Natural language event creation
  • Customizable month, week, list, and heatmap widgets
  • Unified daily timeline for events and reminders
  • Calendar sets and custom alerts
  • Theme, font, and layout customization
Features
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See your month clearly, keep events and reminders together, and make your calendar and widgets your own. SEE YOUR MONTH, BEAUTIFULLY Read event titles in month view, then tap a day for a clear timeline of events and reminders. MAKE YOUR HOME SCREEN PART OF THE PLAN Choose month, week, list, Month & List, heatmap and Lock Screen widgets. Tick off reminders from supported widgets. MAKE PLANS TOGETHER Connect Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook. Share calendars, choose view or edit access, and respond to supported invitations. Sharing depends on account permissions. GET THE DETAILS DOWN QUICKLY Type "Lunch with Alex tomorrow at 1pm" and review the suggested date and time. Reuse templates, duplicate events or move plans. GIVE YOUR CALENDAR YOUR STYLE Choose themes, fonts and app icons. Add weather icons and follow holiday, sports and other subscription calendars. ROOM FOR THE EVERYDAY Manage reminders with notes, repeat rules, priorities, and time or location alerts. Switch between work and home with Calendar Sets, and search your events. No separate TapCal account needed. Use your iPhone calendars or connect accounts directly. Free to download. Natural language entry, themes, fonts, extra app icons, more weather days, Interesting Calendars and ad removal require TapCal Pro. Subscriptions and a lifetime purchase are available. Terms of Use: https://tapcal.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://tapcal.app/privacy-policy

About

Mast

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Odysseus knew he couldn't resist the Sirens, so he had himself tied to the mast. Mast does the same for your phone. Screen Time limits are easy to dismiss. Mast is different: you create commitments, scheduled blocks where your distracting apps lock, and you decide up front what it takes to get them back. Your apps don't just come back when time passes. They unlock when you act. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that steal your time: TikTok, Instagram, games, anything. 2. Schedule your commitments: study sessions, work hours, mornings, evenings. 3. Pick your unlock policy, what it takes to earn your apps back: • Photo: snap a photo to prove you did it: gym clothes on, books open, bed made • Timer: run down a focus timer before anything unlocks • Mark done: apps stay locked until you check the task off • Just wait: or simply lock yourself out for a set time WHY IT WORKS Psychologists call it a Ulysses pact: a binding decision you make now, while you're clear-headed, that your weaker future self can't undo. Willpower fails in the moment, so Mast removes the moment. When the commitment starts, the ropes are already tied. There's no "remind me in 15 minutes" to tap through, and the only way out is the one you chose yourself. • Powerful blocking built on Apple's Screen Time technology • Flexible schedules for study, work, sleep or a full digital detox • See the hours you've won back If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at hello@usemast.app. Terms of Use: https://usemast.app/terms

Screenshots

TapCal4 screens
Mast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mast at none against TapCal's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. TapCal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TapCal ships an update every 10 days, Mast every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TapCal versus Mast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapCalMast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJONATHAN CHRISTIAN G JONESThomas Bryden

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TapCal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$5.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Pro Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Mast

Subscriptions2
  • Mast Plus - Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Mast Plus - Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is TapCal free?
TapCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mast free?
Mast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TapCal or Mast have ads?
TapCal shows ads; Mast does not.
Which is updated more often, TapCal or Mast?
TapCal ships an update every 10 days, and Mast every 2 weeks. Most recently, TapCal was updated on November 8, 2026 and Mast on November 5, 2026.

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