Comparison

Calendar Busy Sync vs LockCal

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Busy Sync

Features
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Connect separate work, client, and personal calendars and mirror only busy time across the calendars you choose. Calendar Busy Sync creates private Busy holds on your other calendars for accepted commitments so you can avoid double-booking without exposing event details.

About

LockCal

Features
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LockCal puts your schedule where you already look all day: on your Lock Screen. YOUR AGENDA AS A LIVE ACTIVITY Start your day's agenda with one tap — it stays visible as a card on the Lock Screen. Use the ‹ › buttons to page through the coming days right on the Lock Screen, without unlocking and without opening the app. FIVE DESIGNS Night Sky, Classic, Retro 2010, Minimal or Timeline — pick the layout that matches your Lock Screen. With calendar color dots, locations and a configurable number of events per page. WIDGETS ON TOP Your next events as a Lock Screen widget above or below the clock — plus a Home Screen widget. AUTOMATIC EVERY MORNING With a Shortcuts automation, your agenda starts into the day by itself and can clean itself up at night. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS LockCal reads your calendar strictly on-device. No servers, no account, no ads, no data collection — the app does not even have internet access. ALWAYS FRESH If you like, LockCal reminds you shortly before iOS ends the Live Activity — one tap on the notification puts your agenda right back on the Lock Screen. FEATURES • Day agenda as a Live Activity with paging buttons on the Lock Screen • 5 designs, 3–6 events per page, 3 days to 2 weeks range • Toggle individual calendars, color dots, locations • Hide past events; ongoing multi-day events move to "Today" ("until Fri") • Reminder shortly before the Live Activity expires, with one-tap renewal • Lock Screen widgets (inline + rectangular) and a Home Screen widget • Shortcuts actions for automations ("Agenda to Lock Screen", "End agenda") • Dynamic Island glance with your next event • Fully localized in English and German

Screenshots

Calendar Busy Sync3 screens
LockCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LockCal at monthly against Calendar Busy Sync's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Busy Sync ships an update every 2 months, LockCal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Calendar Busy Sync versus LockCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Busy SyncLockCal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSous Chef Studio, Inc.Vladimir Popov

In-app purchases

None

Calendar Busy Sync

No in-app purchases

None

LockCal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar Busy Sync free?
Calendar Busy Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockCal free?
LockCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calendar Busy Sync or LockCal have ads?
Neither Calendar Busy Sync nor LockCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Busy Sync or LockCal?
Calendar Busy Sync ships an update every 2 months, and LockCal monthly. Most recently, Calendar Busy Sync was updated on October 28, 2026 and LockCal on October 25, 2026.

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