Comparison

Shared Calendar vs Mindaire

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

Head to head
About

Shared Calendar

Features
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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 — 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 — 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 — $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Try Pro free for 7 days.

About

Mindaire

Capture thoughts, plan your week, and organize projects in a focused digital workspace. Track notes, habits, and goals alongside your schedule. Available on iPhone, Mac, and web.

Highlights
  • Quick capture for thoughts and tasks
  • Weekly planning with calendar integration
  • Project organization and task completion
  • Focus sessions
  • Goal and habit tracking
  • Notes and journaling
Features
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Mindaire is a calm workspace for capturing what is on your mind and returning to what matters. Quickly add tasks to your inbox, plan your week around calendar events and time blocks, organize projects, and complete work from iPhone, Mac, or the web. Keep notes, journal and gratitude entries, custom lists, and habits alongside your plans without turning your day into another source of noise. Mindaire includes: • Quick Capture for thoughts and tasks • Today and Week views for scheduled work • Project organization and synchronized task completion • Focus sessions with optional ending reminders • Goals, intentional rest, Daily Close, Weekly Reset, and Upkeep • Notes, journal prompts, gratitude, lists, and habit tracking • Customizable local reminders for habits, scheduled blocks, and dated tasks • Siri capture with “Capture in Mindaire” • Secure synchronization across your Mindaire account Mindaire is free to download. Mindaire Personal is available as an optional monthly auto-renewable subscription through Apple. The free plan includes core planning and sync with up to three active projects, one active goal, and three habits. Personal adds unlimited planning, connected calendars, imports, AI assistance, integrations, Siri and Shortcuts, and smart day planning. Existing Mindaire subscribers can sign in without purchasing twice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shared Calendar4 screens
Mindaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mindaire at every 2 days against Shared Calendar's weekly. Shared Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Shared Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mindaire sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Calendar ships an update weekly, Mindaire every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shared Calendar versus Mindaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared CalendarMindaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin LeitmannJennie Tewell

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shared Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Loop Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Loop Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Mindaire

Subscriptions1
  • Mindaire Personal Monthly$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Shared Calendar free?
Shared Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindaire free?
Mindaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shared Calendar or Mindaire have ads?
Neither Shared Calendar nor Mindaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Calendar or Mindaire?
Shared Calendar ships an update weekly, and Mindaire every 2 days. Most recently, Shared Calendar was updated on September 9, 2026 and Mindaire on September 14, 2026.

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