Comparison

Bound vs MonoCalendar

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

Head to head
About

Bound

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Bound: A Cleaner Way to Use Google Calendar Your schedule, your way. Bound brings Google Calendar into a cleaner, more focused experience, without replacing what already works. Everything stays in sync. Just shown better. Why Bound? Most calendar apps try to do too much. Bound does one thing well: makes your Google Calendar easier to live with, every day. What's inside: • Monthly, weekly, daily, and list views • Real-time sync with Google Calendar, always up to date • Shared calendars and event invitations • Conference details, right where you need them • Home screen widgets that stay current • Clean design with color themes • Available in multiple languages Built to grow with you. Bound launched with a simple monthly view, and it's just getting started. More views, deeper customization, and unique features powered by Google's extended fields are on the way. This is a calendar that keeps getting better. Questions or feedback? bound@daymore.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MonoCalendar

Features
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MonoCalendarは、日付と祝日を見やすく確認できるシンプルなカレンダーアプリです。 月表示・年表示に対応し、週の開始曜日、祝日表示、祝日の対象国、表示言語を設定できます。日曜・土曜・祝日・今日の色も、用途や好みに合わせて変更できます。 ウィジェットにも対応しているため、アプリを開かずに日付をすばやく確認できます。日本語と英語に対応し、必要な情報をすっきり表示します。 無料版ではMonoテーマを利用できます。Premiumでは、iOS版の広告非表示、Blue・Green・Redテーマ、曜日・祝日・今日の色変更などの機能を利用できます。

Screenshots

Bound4 screens
MonoCalendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bound and MonoCalendar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Bound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and MonoCalendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bound ships an update every 9 days, MonoCalendar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bound versus MonoCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoundMonoCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayMore Corp.kazuyoshi onozawa

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bound

Subscriptions2
  • Bound Premium Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Bound Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
1 purchases

MonoCalendar

One-time1
  • MonoCalendar Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Bound free?
Bound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MonoCalendar free?
MonoCalendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bound or MonoCalendar have ads?
Neither Bound nor MonoCalendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bound or MonoCalendar?
Bound ships an update every 9 days, and MonoCalendar fortnightly. Most recently, Bound was updated on October 28, 2026 and MonoCalendar on November 6, 2026.

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