Shared Calendar vs Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Shared Calendar
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Stop retyping your schedule everywhere. Loop is the shared calendar that actually keeps up with your life. Coaches email schedules. Schools send PDFs. Your boss texts you shift changes. Instead of manually entering everything into your calendar, just paste it into Loop โ the AI reads it and creates the events for you. PASTE ANY SCHEDULE, INSTANTLY Copy a schedule from an email, a text, or a group chat and paste it into Loop. Or snap a photo of a printed schedule. Loop's AI turns it into calendar events in seconds โ no manual typing required. SHARE WITH EVERYONE WHO NEEDS TO KNOW Create a group and invite family members, teammates, or coworkers with a single shareable link. Everyone sees the same calendar. No more "wait, when is that again?" texts. COORDINATE AS A GROUP Propose events to your group and let everyone accept or decline. Flag events that need attention. Everyone stays in the loop without the group chat chaos. WORKS FOR EVERYONE Sports parents juggling practice schedules. Couples coordinating busy weeks. Friend groups planning events. Families keeping everyone on the same page. Free to get started. Loop Pro unlocks the AI schedule parser, unlimited groups, proposed events, event flagging, and all 10 themes โ $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Try Pro free for 7 days.
Life
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Take control of your life with an all-in-one productivity planner designed for habits, goals, and daily tasks. Organize your routines, track progress with beautiful activity grids, monitor your life score, and stay motivated with detailed insights. Create custom life areas, manage quick tasks, view weekly performance, and build better habits through a clean and customizable experience. Use widgets for faster access, analyze your history with powerful charts, and turn your goals into consistent routines. Perfect for productivity, self-improvement, planning, habit tracking, and personal growth. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shared Calendar at none against Life's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Shared Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Life sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shared Calendar ships an update weekly, Life every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shared Calendar | Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Austin Leitmann | Yevhenii Ksenych |
In-app purchases
Shared Calendar
- Loop Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Loop Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
Life
- Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$34.99









