BetterCalendar vs CourseFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BetterCalendar
This app offers a visually rich calendar experience with contact-centered event tracking, task management, and map integration. Easily reschedule events, view contact timelines, and personalize your schedule with custom themes and colors.
- Dynamic Island integration
- Contact Timelines
- Custom Dots for contacts and places
- Intelligent Visual Timeline
- Contact-Centered Design
- Smart Map Features
- Powerful Task Management
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BetterCalendar by ConnectIT is where thoughtfully considered design meets utility. Keep track of those you love with dots on a map, filter contacts by map icon, drag and drop events for rapid rescheduling, task tracking with live countdowns, import everything from your existing calendar and reminders for a easy switch! Feature Request? Support? Email bettercalsupport@connectitcorp.com, and we will get back to you. KEY FEATURES -Dynamic Island integration -Google Calendar syncing -Apple Calendar syncing -Contact Timelines -Custom Dots for contacts and places that matter -Optimized for iPad, iPhone & Mac & Apple Watch Intelligent Timeline • Stunning visual timeline that adapts to your day • Multiple zoom levels from ultra-compact to detailed • Color-coded events and tasks for instant recognition • 24-hour time format support • Customizable calendar hours to match your schedule Contact-Centered Design • Link events and tasks directly to your contacts • View complete interaction history with each person • Add custom locations and pins for contacts • Customizable map icons in 7+ vibrant colors • Never forget important moments with the people who matter Smart Map Features • Drop custom pins for any location • Save favorite places with custom names and categories • View contacts and events on an interactive map • Get directions to contact locations instantly • Perfect for remembering where friends live, favorite spots, and more Powerful Task Management • Create tasks with priorities and deadlines • Set flexible alerts (at time, 5/15/30 minutes, 1 hour before) • Mark tasks complete with one tap • Filter and organize by priority levels • View tasks on timeline alongside events Terms: https://connectitcorp.com/bettercal/terms
CourseFlow
Organize college assignments from various learning platforms in one place. Visualize your workload with course colors and track completion status with simple check-offs. Receive notifications for upcoming deadlines to stay on track.
- Integrates with Canvas and Learning Suite
- Calendar-based assignment layout
- Visualize workload with course colors
- Track assignment completion
- Export to Apple Calendar
- Upcoming due date notifications
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CourseFlow helps students organize assignments in one app. CourseFlow is designed to make deadlines clear across all your classes. Built for college students, it brings together assignments from Canvas and Learning Suite so you can track courses, due dates, and completion status in one place. Key Features • See all your courses and assignments from Canvas and Learning Suite • View assignments in a clean, calendar-based layout • Visualize your workload using course colors • Track assignment completion with simple check-offs • Export assignments to Apple Calendar • Receive notifications for upcoming due dates Assignments shown in CourseFlow are based on the information provided by your school's Canvas or LearningSuite calendar feeds. Availability, accuracy, and timing of assignments depend on how they are entered by instructors. CourseFlow is built so you can spend less time managing assignments and more time getting things done. If your college does not support Canvas or Learning Suite, visit the CourseFlow support website for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CourseFlow at 5.0 against BetterCalendar's 4.5. CourseFlow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). BetterCalendar's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 5) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. BetterCalendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CourseFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
CourseFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BetterCalendar has 101 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of BetterCalendar's written reviews are positive against 100% of CourseFlow's.
BetterCalendar ships an update every 2 weeks, CourseFlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BetterCalendar | CourseFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (101 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConnectIT Technologies, LLC | Race Young |
Customer experience
BetterCalendar
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In-app purchases
BetterCalendar
- BetterCalendar Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- BetterCalendar Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
CourseFlow
No in-app purchases
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