Comparison

MirrorCal vs Control

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

Head to head
About

MirrorCal

Features
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Juggling daily between your personal, professional, and family calendars? MirrorCal is the essential tool to consolidate all your events into one single place, without mixing up your different accounts. MirrorCal allows you to select multiple source calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook, etc.) and automatically copy all their events to the destination calendar of your choice. Perfect for blocking out time on your work calendar for personal appointments, or simply keeping a perfectly updated overview of your schedule! KEY FEATURES: • Seamless Synchronization: Compile events from multiple calendars into a single destination. • Multi-source Support: Works with all calendars configured on your iPhone (iCloud, Google Calendar, Exchange, Outlook, etc.). • 100% Private: The app runs entirely locally on your device. Absolutely no calendar data is sent to external servers. • Highly Customizable: Precisely choose which calendars to mirror and set the exact synchronization period (e.g., the next 7 days). • Smart Tracking: Edits and deletions on the source calendar are automatically reflected on your destination calendar. Let MirrorCal work quietly in the background to keep your schedule unified. Never double-book yourself again. Download MirrorCal today and take back control of your time!

About

Control

Consolidate your daily trackers, planners, and reminders into a single, elegant app. Monitor habits, budgets, fitness, and more directly from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Live Activities. Enjoy a private experience with all data stored locally and synced via iCloud.

Highlights
  • 20+ customizable iOS widgets
  • Track habits, budget, fitness, and more
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities support
  • Private data storage on device
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • No sign-ups or dark patterns
Features
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Your Home Screen, redesigned. Control is a library of 20+ beautifully crafted iOS widgets - every tracker, planner, and reminder you actually use, gathered in one app. Habits, budget, fitness, medication, birthdays, travel, and much more, all glanceable from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities. No more juggling ten single-purpose apps. No sign-ups, no dark patterns. - TRACK EVERYTHING - • Habits - daily routines, streaks, goals • Budget - spending, savings, monthly limits • Subscriptions - see exactly what's recurring and when • Portfolio - track your investments • Debt - loans and credit cards, payoff progress • Currency - live exchange rates between any two currencies • Fitness - steps, workouts, calories burned via Apple Health • Calories - daily intake, weight goals • Period - cycle tracking with predictions • Medication - dose reminders for every prescription • Birthdays - pulled from Contacts, never forget another one • Books - what you're reading, with auto-fetched covers • Movies - your watchlist with poster art • Pets - feeding, walks, vet visits • Vehicle - mileage, services, fuel logs • Hotel & Travel - live check-out countdowns and trip dashboards • Past Trips - a souvenir of where you've been • Food Expiration - what's in your fridge and when it spoils • Game Tracker - leaderboards plus a multi-touch player picker • Speedometer - live drive sessions • Clipboard - quick-paste from history • To-do - checklists that sync across devices • Quit Tracker - sober days, money saved, life regained - PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - Everything is stored on your device and synced privately through your own iCloud account. No external servers. No tracking. No analytics SDKs. Your habits, finances, and reminders are yours. Control is built for people who want their Home Screen to do something useful. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MirrorCal2 screens
Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MirrorCal at none against Control's 1. MirrorCal also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MirrorCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MirrorCal versus Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirrorCalControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilfried LafayeAlex Patrick Palacean

In-app purchases

None

MirrorCal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Control

One-time1
  • Control Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is MirrorCal free?
MirrorCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MirrorCal or Control have ads?
Neither MirrorCal nor Control shows ads.

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