Calendar Widget ! vs Reminders & Calendar Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calendar Widget !
Display upcoming events and reminders directly on your Home Screen. This clean and simple widget offers a clear timeline view of your schedule, allowing you to check appointments at a glance without opening your main calendar app.
- Home screen event display
- Clear event timeline
- Customizable display modes
- Adjustable font size and colors
- Show reminders
- Integrates with preferred calendar app
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Calendar Widget - CalWid Your events right on the Home Screen. CalWid is a clean and simple calendar widget for your iPhone. Keep track of your upcoming events at any time – without opening the calendar app. The widget displays your upcoming events in a clearly structured timeline with date, time and color indicators. Perfect for anyone who wants to quickly check their schedule at a glance. ------------------------------- Features A clear list of upcoming events shows your next appointments directly in a widget on your Home Screen. You can choose your preferred calendar app so tapping the widget opens your own calendar directly. With different display modes you can choose between several styles: • Event color • Color bar • Colored background Customizable design • Adjustable font size • Optional bold text • Custom colors for text and background All-day events can also be displayed. You can also choose to show reminders in the widget. ------------------------------- Quick setup 1. Add the widget to your Home Screen 2. Select your calendar in the CalWid app 3. Customize the appearance and colors Done – your events are always visible. ------------------------------- Privacy CalWid only accesses the calendar data stored on your device. No data is modified, stored or transmitted.
Reminders & Calendar Widget
Organize your tasks, reminders, and calendar events with customizable widgets for your home screen. View and manage your to-dos, overdue and upcoming reminders, and daily events all in one place. Offers smart widgets that adapt to your content and supports Live Activities.
- Unified view of reminders, calendar events, and to-do lists
- Customizable widgets in multiple sizes
- Edit reminders and events directly from widgets
- Local to-do list storage
- Live Activity support for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- Theme customization with 18+ presets
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Reminders & Calendar Widget brings your reminders, calendar events, and to-do lists together in one beautifully designed app with compact, information-dense widgets for your Home Screen. REMINDERS View all your Apple Reminders organized by status — overdue, upcoming, and anytime. Tap any reminder to edit its title, due date, priority, or list. Swipe to mark as done. Everything syncs with the built-in Reminders app. CALENDAR A full calendar view with a monthly date picker. Tap any date to see that day's events from all your calendars. Tap any event to open the native Apple event editor — edit title, time, recurrence, alerts, and more. Create new events directly from the app. TO-DO LIST A simple, focused to-do list stored locally on your device. Add items with optional due dates and priorities. Check them off from the app or directly from the widget. No account needed — your data stays on your device. SMART WIDGETS Three widget families — Reminders, Calendar, and To-Do — each available in Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large sizes. Widgets adapt intelligently to your content: - Fewer items? Larger, more readable text with full sentences - More items? Compact layout that fits everything - Mark items as done directly from the widget - Customize background colors with 18+ theme presets - Configure how many items each widget size displays ADDITIONAL FEATURES - Live Activity support for reminders on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Dark, Light, and Automatic theme options - Guided onboarding to get started quickly - Full Spanish localization - Pull to refresh on all screens - Haptic feedback on actions Remi Calendar Widget nders & respects your privacy. Reminders and calendar data come from Apple's EventKit — we never collect or transmit your data. To-do items are stored locally on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calendar Widget ! at 50% against Reminders & Calendar Widget's 0%. Calendar Widget ! also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). Reminders & Calendar Widget's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Calendar Widget ! is free to download; Reminders & Calendar Widget costs $2.99 up front. Calendar Widget ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reminders & Calendar Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reminders & Calendar Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Calendar Widget !'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Reminders & Calendar Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Calendar Widget ! ships an update every 2 weeks, Reminders & Calendar Widget every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendar Widget ! | Reminders & Calendar Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Schatto | Carlos Manso |
Customer experience
Calendar Widget !
Reminders & Calendar Widget
In-app purchases
Calendar Widget !
- CalWid – Calendar Widget$2.99
Reminders & Calendar Widget
No in-app purchases
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