Tab Calendar vs FiveLeaf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Tab Calendar
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Tab Calendar brings tabs to your Calendar. Your existing events stay exactly where they are โ just organized better with a tabbed interface. Why Tab Calendar? - Organize your schedule with tabs - Switch between views instantly - All your Calendar events, synced in real-time - No migration, no duplicate calendars Features: - Monthly view with tabbed navigation - Create, edit, and delete events - Search events by keyword - Import .ics calendar files - Home screen widget - 7 language support Premium (Yearly or Lifetime): - Remove all ads - Unlock home screen widgets - 3-day free trial for yearly plan No account needed. Your data stays in Calendar and iCloud. Terms of Service: https://offstudio-eight.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://offstudio-eight.vercel.app/privacy.html
FiveLeaf
Capture your day in just five letters and a single photo or short video. This app offers a unique way to journal, with entries that can be edited until noon the next day. It prioritizes privacy with no accounts, ads, or social features, allowing you to send messages to your future self.
- Daily entries limited to five letters
- Add one photo or 5-second video per day
- Edit entries until noon the next day
- Entries locked after noon
- Optional Face ID lock for entries
- Send messages to your future self
- No account or sign-in required
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Keep your day in five letters. You do not have to write much. Five letters are enough to hold on to today. It takes five seconds, and those five seconds become the most precious thing five years from now. โ Five letters ยท One entry a day, five letters only ยท Written late at night? You can still fix it until noon the next day ยท After that it stays as the words of that day โ One frame of today ยท Add a single photo or a five-second video ยท The original stays untouched โ film filters are laid on when you look ยท The color of the day, the place and the weather are quietly noted with it โ It changes as it piles up ยท A month flows down the screen like a strip of film ยท Locked entries โ cover a day you would rather not show with Face ID ยท Send a day to your future self and let it come back later โ Quiet principles ยท No account. There is no sign-in screen ยท Entries stay on this device, and you export a backup whenever you want ยท No ads, no friends, no likes FiveLeaf Plus Unlocks every film filter, the widgets, icon and paper choices, the yearly Mood palette, Years โ the same date across many years in one column, Monthly Film, and letters you write to your future self. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Subscriptions are charged to your App Store account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://letsean.dev/fiveleaf/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FiveLeaf at none against Tab Calendar's shown. FiveLeaf also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Tab Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tab Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and FiveLeaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tab Calendar ships an update every 9 days, FiveLeaf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tab Calendar | FiveLeaf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OFFSTUDIO | SUNHO CHOI |
In-app purchases
Tab Calendar
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$1.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$4.99
FiveLeaf
- Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Plus Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Plus Lifetime$59.99









