Comparison

Full Year Calendar vs PenDate Notes

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

Head to head
About

Full Year Calendar

Visualize your entire year at a glance with this calendar app. It focuses on your most important events and allows you to easily add tasks and reminders. The app integrates with your existing iOS Calendar and offers home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • See all 12 months on one screen
  • Displays top 3 events per day
  • Convert photos of schedules to events
  • Tasks function like events with drag-and-drop
  • Integrates with existing iOS Calendar
  • Home screen widgets
  • Privacy-focused with no tracking
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Your full year, always in view. Most calendar apps keep you stuck on this week. Full Year Calendar flips that: you start from the big picture, see everything at once, and decide what matters from there. SEE YOUR WHOLE YEAR AT ONCE All 12 months on one screen. You see instantly where you stand, what's coming up, and where you still have space. FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS The Full Year Calendar view shows only your three biggest events per day, the things that actually shape your year. Birthdays, holidays, vacations, school breaks. Zoom into the week or day view when you need the details. TURN A PHOTO INTO EVENTS Snap a photo of a schedule, invitation, or class timetable and Full Year Calendar turns it into events and tasks in seconds. Just review and save. Your photo never leaves your device — only the text is analyzed. TASKS THAT WORK LIKE EVENTS Add reminders right alongside your events. Drag them to a new day, stretch them across several days, and check them off with a tap — in any view. NOTHING SNEAKS UP ON YOU When your whole year is always visible, you're always prepared. You see what's coming. You stay in control, not whoever booked your calendar last. This is the calendar for people who plan ahead: the parent, the partner, the professional who runs their life instead of reacting to it. GOOD TO KNOW Works with your existing iOS Calendar. No account, no setup. Just open and go. YOUR YEAR ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the widgets and see your key events at a glance without opening the app. PRIVACY FIRST Your calendar stays on your device. No ads, no tracking, no accounts. The optional photo-to-events feature sends only the text read from a photo you pick — never the photo, and never your calendar. FULL YEAR PRO Unlock the photo-to-events feature, color themes, and extra widgets. Try Pro free for 14 days, cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://claritytoolslab.github.io/fullyear-legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://claritytoolslab.github.io/fullyear-legal/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PenDate Notes

Features
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PenDate Notes is a calendar-first notes and planning app for keeping your days, reminders, events, checklists, and handwritten ideas in one organized workspace. Start from the calendar when you are planning your week, open a day when you need detail, or jump into folders when a project grows. PenDate Notes supports text notes, checklist notes, canvas notes, reminders, calendar events, PDF/image export, and optional Google Drive sync. Main features: • Calendar views for year, month, week, and day planning • Text notes for quick writing and structured plans • Checklist notes with quantities and totals • Canvas notes for handwriting, sketches, and visual planning • Date-linked reminders and events • Folders and covers to keep notes easy to scan • PDF and image export for sharing or saving your work • Recycle Bin for restoring deleted notes • Optional Google Drive sync for backup and continuity PenDate Notes is built for people who think through dates: students, professionals, families, creators, and anyone who wants notes to stay connected to the day they matter. Use it offline for everyday planning, then enable reminders or sync only when you need them. Optional paid features PenDate Pro includes all 11 planner families, Signature stickers and covers, selected-page PDF export with planner layouts, and PenDate library restore. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Individual planner families and Signature packs are also available as one-time purchases. Everyday note-taking remains free. Subscription prices and billing periods are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Canceling renewal keeps access until the end of the paid period. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pendatenotes.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Full Year Calendar4 screens
PenDate Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PenDate Notes at none against Full Year Calendar's 3. PenDate Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.5). Full Year Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price 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. Full Year Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PenDate Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Full Year Calendar ships an update every 8 days, PenDate Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Full Year Calendar versus PenDate Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull Year CalendarPenDate Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.515.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiika KettunenSAMUEL NANA ESHUN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Full Year Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • FullYear Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • FullYear Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • FullYear Lifetime$22.99
None

PenDate Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Full Year Calendar free?
Full Year Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PenDate Notes free?
PenDate Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Full Year Calendar or PenDate Notes have ads?
Full Year Calendar shows ads; PenDate Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Full Year Calendar or PenDate Notes?
Full Year Calendar ships an update every 8 days, and PenDate Notes monthly. Most recently, Full Year Calendar was updated on September 26, 2026 and PenDate Notes on October 1, 2026.

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