kōan vs CompactCalendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
kōan
This daily planner helps users achieve a sense of enlightenment through its streamlined and powerful interface. It offers a focused approach to daily planning, aiming to foster personal growth and mindfulness.
- Streamlined daily planning
- Powerful interface
- Focus on personal growth
- Mindfulness integration
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Achieve your buddha-nature through kōan's streamlined, powerful daily planner.
CompactCalendar
Display your calendar events and reminders directly on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with customizable widgets. See your schedule at a glance, choose which calendars to display, and enjoy true calendar colors.
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Events and reminders together
- Calendar selection
- True calendar colors
- Tap to open Calendar app
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See your calendar and reminders right from the Home Screen and Lock Screen! CompactCalendar shows your events and reminders in clean, beautiful widgets — for both the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. Home Screen widgets: • Today & This Month: A month calendar with today’s events • Daily Schedule: Your events for the next 6 days at a glance Lock Screen widgets: • Up Next: Your next or ongoing event on one Lock Screen line • Next 3 Days: Upcoming events for the next three days • 2-Week Calendar: A compact two-week mini calendar More features: • Events & Reminders Together: See calendar events and reminders in one widget • Calendar Selection: Choose which calendars each widget shows • True Colors: Your calendar colors appear exactly as you set them • Tap to Open: Tap a date to jump straight into the Calendar app CompactCalendar Pro: A one-time purchase unlocks rectangular Lock Screen widgets and medium-size Home Screen widgets — forever. Start a more beautiful calendar experience with CompactCalendar!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: kōan at 4.5 against CompactCalendar's 1.0. kōan also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. CompactCalendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. kōan asks for nothing beyond the download.
kōan holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of kōan's written reviews are positive against 60% of CompactCalendar's.
| Parameter | kōan | CompactCalendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NICHOLAS ARTHUR OSBORNE ROSEBOROUGH | Sunghyun Kim |
Customer experience
kōan
CompactCalendar
In-app purchases
kōan
No in-app purchases
CompactCalendar
- CompactCalendar Pro$3.99
