Comparison

PulseCalendar 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

PulseCalendar

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 make better use of it — local storage by default, no account. SMART CALENDAR • Day, 3-day, Week, Month, Year and List views • Multi-account: Apple, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV • Quick natural-language entry ("lunch with Marc tomorrow 1pm") • Automatic conflict detection • Public holidays and school breaks: 10 countries, 149 regions (FR zones A/B/C, UK 4 nations, US 50 states, DE 16 Bundesländer, CH 26 cantons, AT 9 Länder, CA 13 provinces, ES 17 communities, AU 8 states, JP) • Smart Pressure: adaptive alerts before each meeting • Real-time travel time (driving + public transit) • Live Activity Departure: GPS commute tracking on lock screen DAILY PRIORITIES • 3 daily priorities with anti-procrastination coaching • Auto-suggestions based on your events and habits • Auto Time-Blocking: Pulse blocks priorities into your calendar • Eat the Frog: most-postponed task first • "Just 5 Minutes" mode for low-pressure starts PULSE BRAIN — LOCAL AI • Optimize your day in one tap • Suggests a balanced schedule (focus + recovery + transitions) • Detects overloaded days and proposes adjustments • Personalized morning briefing TRACKER RADAR • Auto-detects recurring habits • Alerts when a regular event is overdue • Pulse Score, weekly challenges, streaks • 12-week Evolution view INSIGHTS • Time breakdown by category (work, sport, health, family…) • Heatmap of your typical week • Top people you spend most time with • Detection of peak productivity hours • Evening review with daily score and tips SIRI & SHORTCUTS • 8 ready-to-use Siri commands • "Hey Siri, add lunch with Marc tomorrow 1pm" • "Hey Siri, what's on my schedule today" → voice briefing • Start a Focus, mark a task done, view priorities… WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITY • Today widget — your daily agenda at a tap • Month widget — compact calendar view • Day Battery widget — your Pulse Score in real-time on lock screen • Next 3 meetings on lock screen • Live Activity Dynamic Island countdown before each meeting • Adaptive light / dark mode THEMES • 26 themes including Onyx (default), Aurora, Saphir, Rouge Nuit, Néon Or, Crépuscule, Miami… • Long-press a theme to preview live before applying • Automatic dark / light mode adaptation • Customizable app icon AVAILABLE IN 5 LANGUAGES English · Français · Español · 日本語 · Deutsch PRIVACY Local storage on your iPhone by default. No account, no ad tracking. Shared calendars and Doodle polls (optional) use a secure anonymous server. Pulse Calendar respects your privacy by design. PULSE PREMIUM • Unlimited Pulse Brain (free: 3 optimizations/day) • Live Activity GPS Departure (real-time commute tracking) • All premium themes and alternate icons • Advanced Insights and 12-week history • Exclusive widgets Pulse Monthly: $3.99 / month (auto-renewing) · Pulse Yearly: $24.99 / year (auto-renewing, save 48%) · Pulse Lifetime: $69.99 (one-time purchase) 7-day free trial on Monthly and Yearly subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://pulsecalendar.app/terms Privacy Policy: 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

PulseCalendar4 screens
Calendar+ 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PulseCalendar 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. PulseCalendar 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

PulseCalendar ships an update every 3 days, Calendar+ 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PulseCalendar versus Calendar+ 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseCalendarCalendar+ 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 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
Size42 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPulse (app)Joshua & Company Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PulseCalendar

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 subscription$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime purchase$149.99

Questions

Is PulseCalendar free?
PulseCalendar 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 PulseCalendar or Calendar+ 2 have ads?
Neither PulseCalendar nor Calendar+ 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PulseCalendar or Calendar+ 2?
PulseCalendar ships an update every 3 days, and Calendar+ 2 every 4 days. Most recently, PulseCalendar was updated on September 11, 2026 and Calendar+ 2 on September 9, 2026.

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