Comparison

xCalendar vs Psst

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

Head to head
About

xCalendar

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xCalendar is more than just a calendar β€” it’s your thoughtful companion for everyday life. Whether you’re studying, working, or managing daily routines, it helps you plan your time wisely and never miss the moments that matter. 【Key Features】 AI-Powered Class Schedule β€” Effortless Setup in One Tap β€’ Smart Recognition: Simply snap a photo or paste your class schedule text, and the app automatically extracts course details β€” no more tedious manual entry. β€’ Multi-Schedule Management: Keep separate schedules for your main semester, interest classes, tutoring sessions, and more, all neatly organized. β€’ Thoughtful Reminders: Automatic pre-class notifications with customizable alert times and ringtones help you never walk into class late. β€’ Complete Records: Course names, teachers, classrooms, and notes β€” all in one place, with easy organization by semester. β€’ Smart Assistance: Automatically detects scheduling conflicts, and lets you export a beautifully formatted timetable with a single tap and share it anytime. All-in-One Calendar β€” Your Central Hub for Time Management β€’ Multiple Event Types: Plans, appointments, birthdays, countdowns β€” bring everything important together in one clear view. β€’ System Sync: Seamlessly integrates with your phone’s default calendar for two-way sync, keeping all your devices perfectly in step. β€’ Traditional Culture: Access lunar dates, daily almanac (Huangli) guidance, and traditional festivals β€” where timeless wisdom meets modern convenience. β€’ Personalized Style: Custom badges, 20+ theme colors, and font choices let you create a calendar that feels truly yours. Smart Reminders β€” Never Miss What Matters β€’ Automatic countdowns for birthdays and anniversaries keep you on track, with advance reminders so you’re always prepared. β€’ Local push notifications that arrive right on time, even when you’re offline. 【Who Is It For?】 Students: AI-powered class schedule import, exam countdowns, and assignment reminders to double your productivity. Parents: View your child’s schedule, stay on top of their learning plans, and get pick-up reminders β€” making school-life coordination effortless. Professionals: Meeting schedules, project milestones, client birthdays β€” keep your work and personal life in perfect balance. Everyone: Bring more order to your days and never let a cherished moment slip away.

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Psst

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Psst is a shared shopping list that remembers what things cost. Photograph a receipt and the lines come back structured, each one showing a crop of the actual row it was read from. Add tomatoes next week and it tells you what they cost last time, and where. Underneath it is a proper shared list, at home and at work. Everyone sees every change as it happens. No more screenshots of a notes app, no more "did you already buy the milk?" texts. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Photograph a receipt and it files every line with its price and shop. - Make a list for anything: groceries, chores, packing, errands, a project, an event. - Share it with family, a partner, roommates, or your team, free, with real collaboration. - See changes live as people add and check things off. - Assign items to people, with reminders that actually fire. - Sort by what's due today so the right things float to the top. - Search across every list to find an item fast. - Works fully offline: add and tick items with no signal, everything syncs when you're back. WHAT IT REMEMBERS, AND WHEN IT KEEPS QUIET Reading a receipt is the easy half. Most of the work went into refusing to report a price change it cannot stand behind. - Lines it is unsure about are marked for you rather than quietly saved. - Every line shows a crop of the row it came from, so a correction is a glance instead of a re-read of the paper. - Two prices measured in different units are never compared at all. A 500g pack against a per-kilo price makes a clean, credible, entirely invented "up 100%". - Comparison is on unit price, never the line total. Buying the 2kg bag instead of the 1kg one is not a price rise. - Price history is built from your own receipts. It is not a price comparison service and knows nothing about shops you have not shopped at. REAL COLLABORATION, BUILT IN (AND FREE) Most to-do apps are made for one person, with sharing bolted on later. Psst is built to share from the start, and the depth is free: - Roles: invite people as editors or viewers, so the wrong change can't happen. - Activity feed: see who added, checked off, or edited what, and when. - Comments on any item: decide right next to the task, not in a separate chat. - Approvals: turn them on and a collaborator ticking something off waits for the owner to approve it. - Live presence: see how many people are in a list, and who is editing an item as they type. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY PLAN - Couples: a shared grocery list, errands, the move, the trip. - Families: the running shopping list, the chore rota, the school run, the meal plan. - Roommates: who's buying what, shared bills, the cleaning schedule. - Work and teams: a lightweight shared checklist without the project-management overhead. - Travel and events: a packing list everyone adds to, a day-of run sheet. MORE THAN A CHECKLIST - Due dates and reminders, including recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly). - Sections to group items, plus a board view when you would rather see columns. - Calendar sync so due dates land where you already look. - Quick-add that understands plain language. - Themes, and unlimited lists on Pro. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your lists are yours. A list is only visible to the people you share it with. No ads, no tracking, no selling your data. Free to use with real sharing, not a crippled demo. Go Pro, or grab the one-time lifetime deal, when you want unlimited lists and more collaborators. Stop texting each other your to-do lists. Make one in Psst, share it, and watch it stay in sync. Psst Pro and Psst Family are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getpsst.app/privacy

Screenshots

xCalendar4 screens
Psst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: xCalendar at none against Psst's 4. xCalendar also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Psst sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. xCalendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xCalendar ships an update every 11 days, Psst every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
xCalendar versus Psst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxCalendarPsst
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size40 MB74 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTP Vision Europe B.V.Ibrahim HAJJAJ

In-app purchases

None

xCalendar

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Psst

Subscriptions4
  • Psst Pro$4.991 Month
  • Psst Family$5.991 Month
  • Psst Pro$35.991 Year
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  • Psst Family$49.991 Year

Questions

Is xCalendar free?
xCalendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Psst free?
Psst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do xCalendar or Psst have ads?
Neither xCalendar nor Psst shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xCalendar or Psst?
xCalendar ships an update every 11 days, and Psst every 6 days. Most recently, xCalendar was updated on October 24, 2026 and Psst on October 13, 2026.

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