Comparison

CalendarOCR vs Orbit Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

CalendarOCR

Effortlessly add events to your calendar by taking a photo of posters or flyers. AI-powered OCR instantly extracts all necessary details, saving you manual entry time. Enjoy a privacy-focused experience with on-device processing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered OCR for event extraction
  • Camera and photo library support
  • Extracts title, date, time, location, and details
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Free tier with limited scans
  • One-time Pro upgrade for unlimited scans
Features
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CalendarOCR makes adding events to your calendar effortless. Just snap a photo of any event poster or flyer, and our AI-powered OCR instantly extracts event title, date, time, location, and details. FEATURES: - Smart OCR automatically detects event information - Camera and photo library support - Clean, minimal interface - No subscriptions - One-time Pro upgrade for unlimited scans - Free tier: 3 scans per month - Pro: Unlimited scans for $2.99 (pay once, use forever) PERFECT FOR: - Students tracking campus events - Professionals managing conferences - Anyone tired of manually typing event details Privacy-focused: All processing happens on your device. No data collection, no tracking.

About

Orbit Dashboard

Features
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Orbit brings your whole life onto one dashboard. Instead of hopping between ten apps to see what matters, Orbit overlays your calendar, reminders, health, weather, people, money, and more onto a single Today screen — then surfaces what actually needs you. ONE DASHBOARD, EVERY HORIZON Switch between Today, This Week, This Month, and This Year to see what's coming — an appointment weeks out, a bill due, a birthday — across every area at once. CAPTURE ANYTHING, INSTANTLY One box. Type or dictate, and Orbit's on-device AI files it as a task, note, idea, quote, or person. No folders, no friction. ASK ORBIT A private, on-device assistant that answers from your own data, plus a daily summary of your day. ORBIT NOTICED Insights that connect two parts of your life no single app sees — a birthday during a busy week, poor sleep before a demanding day, a bill due while you're traveling. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Calendar & Reminders — your events and lists, with inline complete • Health — activity rings, steps, heart rate, and sleep • Weather — current conditions, forecast, and threshold alerts • People — birthdays, important dates, and who to reconnect with • Money — App Store sales, a stock watchlist, a retirement forecast, and bills • Projects, Content, Travel, Garage, Journal, Library, Email, Deliveries, and more WIDGETS EVERYWHERE One configurable Orbit widget in every size — Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick what it shows, check off reminders and routines without opening the app, and it follows your theme in Light and Dark. WORKS WITH APPLE Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Handoff, and interactive widgets — no setup. Just say "Hey Siri, capture in Orbit." BUILT FOR EVERY DEVICE iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, synced over your private iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no Orbit account and no Orbit server. What you create stays on your device and in your private iCloud. Capture cleanup and Ask Orbit run on-device with Apple Intelligence. Only a coarse location ever leaves your device — and only to fetch the weather. Available in English and Spanish. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ericrogerstechnology.com/Orbit/PRIVACY.html

Screenshots

CalendarOCR4 screens
Orbit Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orbit Dashboard at every 6 days against CalendarOCR's fortnightly. Orbit Dashboard also leads on device support (5 vs 3). CalendarOCR's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. CalendarOCR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbit Dashboard sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalendarOCR ships an update fortnightly, Orbit Dashboard every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CalendarOCR versus Orbit Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarOCROrbit Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBowen JiangEric Rogers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CalendarOCR

One-time1
  • Get Pro Now$2.99
6 purchases

Orbit Dashboard

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Plus — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Orbit Plus — Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Orbit Plus — Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is CalendarOCR free?
CalendarOCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit Dashboard free?
Orbit Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CalendarOCR or Orbit Dashboard have ads?
Neither CalendarOCR nor Orbit Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CalendarOCR or Orbit Dashboard?
CalendarOCR ships an update fortnightly, and Orbit Dashboard every 6 days. Most recently, CalendarOCR was updated on October 7, 2026 and Orbit Dashboard on September 30, 2026.

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