Calendar2XL vs HourSift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Calendar2XL
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TRY A FILE BEFORE YOU BUY Export a free XLSX or CSV sample with up to 5 event rows from your selected report. Overnight events may take more than one row; totals cover only the sample. Try again whenever you need. Full reports require the existing one-time lifetime unlock. START WITHOUT CALENDAR ACCESS Explore and export a clearly labeled fictional demo without granting calendar access. Save named report settings for different clients or monthly reports; only settings are stored on this device, never event content. Turn the calendar you already maintain into a clear work-hours reportβwithout starting timers, creating an account, or uploading your events. ACCURATE HOURS, NOT A CALENDAR DUMP β’ Overlapping meetings count once in totals, while every event stays visible β’ Overnight and multi-day events split at local midnight; durations use real elapsed time across daylight-saving changes β’ Exclude all-day events from worked-time totals REVIEW BEFORE YOU SEND β’ Scroll every event with start and end times, then leave individual rows out of this export without changing Calendar β’ Preview real totals, report days, and detail rows before you unlock β’ Optional location, notes, URL, attendees, and Client/Task columns from titles PRIVACY ON THIS DEVICE β’ Keep original titles, replace them with a neutral Work label, or export daily totals only β’ Location, notes, URL, and attendees stay off in protected modes β’ No account, advertising, tracking, custom analytics, or cloud sync CALENDAR TO EXCEL OR CSV β’ Professional Excel workbook with event detail, daily summary, and report total β’ CSV for other spreadsheet tools, including semicolon-separated CSV with decimal commas for European Excel β’ Last-month preset, week-to-date, and Shortcuts: βExport last month with Calendar2XLβ 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
HourSift
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Turn work already recorded in Apple Calendar into a clean, client-ready timesheet. HourSift helps consultants, freelancers, coaches, tutors, photographers, and other service professionals review calendar events before billing. CALENDAR TO TIMESHEET Choose the calendars and billing period you want to review. Map events to a client and project, then calculate billable duration and amount from your rate and rounding rule. REVIEW BEFORE YOU BILL See original and billable time for every entry. Resolve missing mappings, overlaps, changed events, and duplicate-export warnings. Edit the timesheet description or exclude an entry without changing the Apple Calendar event. EXPORT PDF OR CSV Preview one reviewed draft, then generate a client-ready PDF or spreadsheet-friendly CSV with matching totals. Files are shared only through the system Share Sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN HourSift has no account, backend, analytics, or tracking. Optional ads use only SDK-required technical data; Calendar contents and calculations stay on this device. HourSift never creates, edits, or deletes Calendar events. FREE DOWNLOAD Download HourSift for free. A one-time US$1.99 purchase removes ads permanently. Explore the complete workflow with isolated sample events before granting Calendar access. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HourSift at none against Calendar2XL's 1. HourSift also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Calendar2XL's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Calendar2XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HourSift asks for nothing beyond the download.
Calendar2XL ships an update monthly, HourSift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendar2XL | HourSift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ε°±ζ΄ͺ ι | Shanghai Aijingte Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Calendar2XL
- Unlimited Excel Exports$2.99
HourSift
No in-app purchases









