Comparison

Pulse Calendar vs Calendar+ 2

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

Head to head
About

Pulse Calendar

This app acts as a daily planner and time-blocking assistant, analyzing your schedule to help you optimize your day. It integrates with multiple calendar services and offers smart features like adaptive alerts, automatic time-blocking, and personalized insights to improve productivity and time management.

Highlights
  • Calendar integration (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV)
  • Smart time-blocking and daily priority setting
  • AI-powered schedule optimization and suggestions
  • Habit tracking and productivity insights
  • Natural language event entry
  • Live Activity and widgets for quick access
  • Customizable themes and app icons
Features
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Pulse Calendar turns your schedule into a daily coach. Connect your calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV) in one place and let Pulse analyze your time to help you use it better. Local storage by default, no account. SMART CALENDAR • Day, 3-day, Week, Month, Year and List views • Multi-account: Apple, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV • Natural-language entry ("lunch with Marc tomorrow 1pm") • Drag to move or resize an event • Public holidays and school breaks: 10 countries, 149 regions • Real-time travel time + "time to leave" Live Activity • Weather on your agenda (WeatherKit) + moon phase PRIORITIES & FOCUS • 3 daily priorities with anti-procrastination coaching • Auto Time-Blocking: Pulse blocks priorities into your calendar • "Just get started" timer with a live count-up • "Just 5 minutes" mode for low-pressure starts PULSE BRAIN — 100% ON-DEVICE AI • Optimize your day in one tap (focus + recovery + transitions) • Ask Pulse: an assistant that knows your schedule, with no cloud • Personalized morning briefing TRACKING & INSIGHTS • Detects your habits and alerts you when a regular event is overdue • Time breakdown by category, heatmap, peak productivity hours • Evening review with a daily score and tips JOURNAL, AVAILABILITY & MORE • Private Journal (iCloud sync) and daily notes • Life Replay: revisit your year in a recap • Share your availability and let others book time (Doodle-style polls) WIDGETS, SIRI & LIVE ACTIVITY • Today, Month and Day Battery widgets; next 3 meetings on the lock screen • Dynamic Island countdown before a meeting; 8 Siri commands THEMES • 50+ themes including Onyx, Aurora, USA, Miami, Crépuscule, Neon Gold, Lavender… • Live preview, automatic light/dark mode, customizable app icon ON ALL YOUR DEVICES iPhone, iPad and Mac. One purchase, synced everywhere. AVAILABLE IN 14 LANGUAGES English · Français · Español · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Русский · 日本語 · 简体中文 · 한국어 · العربية · Türkçe · Tiếng Việt · Ελληνικά PRIVACY Local storage by default. No ad tracking. Shared calendars and Doodle polls (optional) use a secure anonymous server. PULSE PREMIUM • Unlimited Pulse Brain and Ask Pulse (free: 3 optimizations/day) • All premium themes, advanced insights, exclusive widgets Pulse Monthly: $3.99/mo · Pulse Yearly: $24.99/yr (save 48%) · Pulse Lifetime: $39.99 (one-time) 7-day free trial on subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple account at the end of the trial; the subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24h before the end of the period. Manage it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms: https://pulsecalendar.app/terms Privacy: https://pulsecalendar.app/privacy

About

Calendar+ 2

Features
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Brain-dump your whole day in plain words. Calendar+ 2 reads it and builds a color-blocked, time-scheduled day on your real calendar — in seconds. Not a timeline sidebar. Not a planner that fakes a calendar. A full, syncing calendar that also plans your day with AI — the only app that does all three. PLAN YOUR DAY WITH AI Type or speak everything on your plate: "gym 7am, deep work 9–12, lunch with Maya, call dentist, finish Q3 report." Tap Plan. Calendar+ 2 parses natural language, checks your live calendar for conflicts, and returns a color-blocked schedule you confirm with one tap. No templates. No slot-hunting. MANUAL TIME-BLOCKING CANVAS Brain-dump tasks into the inbox as quick chips. Drag them onto your day or week canvas — blocks snap to real time slots alongside your live events. Rearrange in seconds. AI ASSISTANT Talk to your calendar in plain English. "Move my Tuesday standup to Thursday at 2pm." "Add dentist Monday at 9." The assistant reads your full calendar, resolves conflicts, and edits events directly — across Google Calendar, iCloud, and device calendars. A FULL CALENDAR, EVERY VIEW Day, week, month, multi-week grids, and custom multi-day views. Swipe to navigate, tap to create. Multi-account color coding. Two-way sync with Google Calendar, Apple iCloud, and device calendars. BEST-IN-CLASS WIDGET SUITE Four widget families: month grid, multi-week calendar, scrolling week timeline, agenda list. Full skin, font-size, and dark-mode customization per widget. The most powerful calendar widget suite on iOS. BUILT FOR BUSY BRAINS ADHD, time-blindness, packed student schedules, or professional overload — Calendar+ 2 gives structure without requiring you to be organized first. Brain-dump, let AI sort it out. 26 LANGUAGES Fully localized in 26 languages. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Includes AI planning, all views, and the full widget suite. Current pricing shown at purchase. Download Calendar+ 2. Spend 60 seconds planning your day, not all morning. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Calendar+ 2 Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://calendarplus2.joshuanco.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://calendarplus2.joshuanco.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Pulse Calendar4 screens
Calendar+ 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pulse Calendar at 16.0 against Calendar+ 2's 18.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pulse Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Calendar+ 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pulse Calendar versus Calendar+ 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse CalendarCalendar+ 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPulse (app)Joshua & Company Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pulse Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Pulse Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pulse Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pulse Pro Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Calendar+ 2

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime purchase$149.99

Questions

Is Pulse Calendar free?
Pulse Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar+ 2 free?
Calendar+ 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse Calendar or Calendar+ 2 have ads?
Neither Pulse Calendar nor Calendar+ 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse Calendar or Calendar+ 2?
Pulse Calendar ships an update every 4 days, and Calendar+ 2 every 4 days. Most recently, Pulse Calendar was updated on October 24, 2026 and Calendar+ 2 on October 24, 2026.

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