Comparison

Calendar2XL vs CalAction

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

Head to head
About

Calendar2XL

Features
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Turn the calendar you already maintain into a clear work-hours report—without starting timers, creating an account, or uploading your events. ACCURATE HOURS, NOT A CALENDAR DUMP • Overlapping meetings count once in totals, while every event stays visible • Overnight and multi-day events split at local midnight; durations use real elapsed time across daylight-saving changes • Exclude all-day events from worked-time totals REVIEW BEFORE YOU SEND • Scroll every event with start and end times, then leave individual rows out of this export without changing Calendar • Preview real totals, report days, and detail rows before you unlock • Optional location, notes, URL, attendees, and Client/Task columns from titles PRIVACY ON THIS DEVICE • Keep original titles, replace them with a neutral Work label, or export daily totals only • Location, notes, URL, and attendees stay off in protected modes • No account, advertising, tracking, custom analytics, or cloud sync CALENDAR TO EXCEL OR CSV • Professional Excel workbook with event detail, daily summary, and report total • CSV for other spreadsheet tools, including semicolon decimals for European Excel • Last-month preset, week-to-date, and Shortcuts: “Export last month with Calendar2XL” SIMPLE ONE-TIME PURCHASE You can configure and preview your report before buying. A single non-consumable purchase unlocks unlimited exports on supported devices using your Apple ID. There is no subscription. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Calendar2XL is designed for consultants, freelancers, shift workers, project teams, and anyone who records work in Apple Calendar and needs a dependable spreadsheet afterward. Privacy Policy: https://calendar2xl.com/privacy Support: https://calendar2xl.com/support Terms of Use: https://calendar2xl.com/terms

About

CalAction

Effortlessly manage your calendar events by importing ICS files from any source, creating new events from scratch, and organizing your schedule. It offers smart import features, privacy-first design, and powerful search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Import ICS files from any app
  • Create and export calendar events
  • Smart import with preview and duplicate detection
  • Privacy-first, no accounts or tracking
  • Search calendar events
  • Find and clean duplicate events
  • Bulk operations for events
Features
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CalAction makes importing, creating, and managing calendar events effortless. Open any ICS file, create events from scratch, and keep your calendars organized — all in one app. No subscription. Privacy first. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Open ICS files from Mail, Safari, WhatsApp, or any app using the Share Sheet. Browse with the file picker, paste from clipboard, enter a URL, scan a QR code, or drag and drop. Six ways to import — CalAction handles them all. CREATE ICS FILES Build calendar events from scratch. Set the title, date, time, location, notes, URL, and alarms. Export as an ICS file, share via QR code, or add directly to your calendar. SMART IMPORT Preview every event before importing. Choose which calendar to add them to. See duplicate warnings so you never import the same event twice. CalAction detects Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, and FaceTime links and shows a "Join Call" button in your calendar. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data never leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Just a tool that respects your privacy. SEARCH YOUR CALENDAR Find any event by title, location, or notes — across the past and next year. FIND DUPLICATES Scan your calendars for duplicate events. Review grouped results and clean them up in one tap. BULK OPERATIONS Select multiple events to delete, move to another calendar, or export as a single ICS file. SMART CONFLICT RESOLUTION Importing duplicates? See a side-by-side diff and choose to skip, replace, or keep both — per event. AUTO-ROUTING RULES Automatically assign events to the right calendar based on keywords in the title or location. Set it once, import effortlessly. CALENDAR EXPORT Export an entire calendar as a single ICS file. Perfect for backups or migrating between calendar services. MORE FEATURES - Import history with undo — roll back any import - QR code generation for sharing events - 7 accent color themes - 7 colorful icons - Haptic feedback - Choose your preferred maps app (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze) - Works with iCloud, Google, Outlook, and Exchange calendars - Share extension for importing from any app - Your data never leaves your device Completely free to use. No subscriptions. No accounts. No tracking.

Screenshots

Calendar2XL4 screens
CalAction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CalAction at every 2 days against Calendar2XL's every 4 months. Calendar2XL's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Calendar2XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CalAction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar2XL ships an update every 4 months, CalAction every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Calendar2XL versus CalAction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar2XLCalAction
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer就洪 邓Mijndert Stuij

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calendar2XL

One-time1
  • Unlimited Excel Exports$2.99
1 purchases

CalAction

One-time1
  • CalAction Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Calendar2XL free?
Calendar2XL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalAction free?
CalAction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calendar2XL or CalAction have ads?
Neither Calendar2XL nor CalAction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar2XL or CalAction?
Calendar2XL ships an update every 4 months, and CalAction every 2 days. Most recently, Calendar2XL was updated on September 22, 2026 and CalAction on September 29, 2026.

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