Comparison

Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar vs SpanRota

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

Head to head
About

Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar

Display your calendar directly on your Lock Screen as a live wallpaper. See your schedule instantly without opening any apps. Customize layouts, colors, and spacing for a personalized view.

Highlights
  • Live calendar wallpaper on Lock Screen
  • Automatic background updates
  • Customizable layouts and colors
  • Daily, monthly, and year views
  • Private, on-device calendar
  • Offline functionality
  • Simple setup with Shortcuts
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Turn your Lock Screen into a calendar you can read at a glance. Calendarly puts your events, shifts, reminders, tasks, notes and countdowns on your wallpaper, in widgets and in Live Activities, and refreshes them every morning. Nothing to open, nothing to unlock. Pick up your iPhone and see what is next. Join more than 30,000 people using Calendarly. SET UP ONCE 1. Pick a Lock Screen in the Gallery and make it yours in the Studio. 2. Choose the calendars and reminder lists you want to see. 3. Add the morning automation in Shortcuts. Calendarly shows you where to tap. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • The month, the quarter or the whole year • Today hour by hour, with location, people and notes under each event • This week or the next seven days, as a grid or a list • Work shifts and days off • Apple Reminders, most important first • Your own to-do list, or Todoist if you connect it • Countdowns to exams, birthdays and trips, plus days since a date • A note you want to keep in sight • Tonight's Moon, the year in dots and your life calendar WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for what is coming up, today, the week, the month, the year, countdowns, notes, to-dos and the Moon • More than a dozen looks, your own colors and fonts • Tick off tasks right on the widget • Extra-large widgets for your day, week, month and year on iOS 27 • Live Activities show today, the week, your tasks or a note on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island 152 LAYOUTS TO MAKE YOURS • Day planners, wall calendars, departure boards, newspapers, menu cards, notes on paper, chalkboards, flip clocks, tickets and more • Your colors, fonts and photos, 15 textured backgrounds or a plain color • Create Your Own: put several layouts together on one wallpaper FREE TO START 96 of the 152 layouts are free, and so are all widgets, Live Activities and automatic updates. Free layouts show your whole day, with every event, reminder and task. Calendarly Pro unlocks all 152 layouts, your own photos and Create Your Own. Choose monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase. Cancel a subscription at any time. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE Calendarly does not require an account. Calendar and Reminders data is read and drawn on your iPhone and is never uploaded to our servers. Todoist is optional and connects directly. GOOD TO KNOW Shortcuts is only needed for automatic updates. You can update the wallpaper by hand at any time. Calendar wallpapers work offline after setup. Task sync and purchases require internet access. Calendarly speaks 23 languages. Privacy Policy: https://getcalendarly.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SpanRota

Features
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Plan your shifts. Know what you should be paid. Stay in control of every payday. SpanRota is a shift and pay tracker built for people who work rotating schedules, day and night shifts, weekends, overtime, paid leave, and changing work patterns. Build your rota, see what’s coming next, estimate your earnings, forecast your next paycheck, and compare what you expected with what you actually received. Whether you work in healthcare, security, retail, manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, or any other shift-based job, SpanRota keeps your schedule and pay in one place. SHIFT PLANNING • Flexible shift calendar • Day, Night, Off and Paid Leave • Custom repeating shift patterns • Separate Day and Night work hours • Automatic shift-time defaults • Individual shift editing • Notes for specific shifts • Current and upcoming shifts on Today KNOW YOUR PAY Turn your rota into a clearer picture of your earnings. • Hourly pay calculations • Night and weekend pay rules • Weekly overtime tracking • Estimated earnings for your current or next shift • Monthly and yearly earnings reports • Daily earnings charts and trends • Support for 40 international currencies NEXT PAYCHECK FORECAST See what to expect before payday. • Estimated paycheck amount • Payday and pay-period tracking • Single-payment payroll • Advance + Final payment schedules • Fixed or percentage-based advances • Automatic tracking of the next unpaid payment PAYCHECK REVIEW Go beyond estimates and check what you actually received. • Compare Expected vs Received • Track Advance and Final payments separately • See positive or negative pay differences • Mark partial and completed payments • Keep Paycheck History organized by year HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See your work and upcoming pay without opening SpanRota. • Current Shift and Next Shift • Off and Paid Leave states • Shift times, dates and countdowns • Next expected paycheck • Advance and Final payment labels • Automatic shift transitions • Light, Dark and tinted appearances SPANROTA PRO Unlock the complete SpanRota experience. • Shift Reminders • Home Screen widgets • Paycheck Review and Paycheck History • Custom repeating shift patterns • Paid Leave tracking • Advanced pay rules • Weekly overtime calculations • Detailed yearly reports • Daily earnings breakdown and trends • Shift note previews and quick editing • Backup & Restore • PDF & CSV export Eligible users may be able to try SpanRota Pro free with an introductory offer. Availability and eligibility are determined by the App Store. KNOW YOUR SHIFTS. KNOW YOUR PAY. From your next shift to your next paycheck, SpanRota helps you stay informed, prepared, and in control. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar4 screens
SpanRota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpanRota at every 2 days against Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar's every 9 days. 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. Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SpanRota sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar ships an update every 9 days, SpanRota every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar versus SpanRota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarly Lockscreen CalendarSpanRota
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro KatyukhaAleksandar Malchev

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar

Subscriptions3
  • Calendarly Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Calendarly Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Calendarly Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$16.991 Year
One-time4
  • Calendarly Pro · Lifetime$9.99
  • Calendarly Pro · Lifetime$13.99
  • Calendarly Pro · Lifetime$24.99
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  • Calendarly Pro · Lifetime$34.99
2 purchases

SpanRota

Subscriptions2
  • SpanRota Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • SpanRota Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar free?
Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpanRota free?
SpanRota is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar or SpanRota have ads?
Neither Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar nor SpanRota shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar or SpanRota?
Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar ships an update every 9 days, and SpanRota every 2 days. Most recently, Calendarly Lockscreen Calendar was updated on October 25, 2026 and SpanRota on October 24, 2026.

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