Comparison

Flashback vs Vantage Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Flashback

Experience your schedule like never before with a unique sci-fi film aesthetic. This calendar app offers intuitive controls for easy event management. Designed for users seeking a visually distinct and functional planning tool.

Highlights
  • Sci-fi film design aesthetic
  • Intuitive event addition
  • Easy event editing
  • iOS 9+ compatibility
  • iPhone 5+ compatibility
Features
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The app offers you an unprecedented experience, just like in a movie. Flashback is a calendar app with a design that can be seen in a SCi-Fi Film scene. Intuitive controls make it easy to add or edit events. This app requires iOS 9 or later, and iPhone 5 or later. Please view this page to learn how to use this app. http://flashback-calendar.com/usage

About

Vantage Calendar

This app offers a visually engaging way to manage your schedule and to-do lists. It uses colorful cues, stickers, and "stacks" to help you understand your day at a glance. Integrated to-dos can be easily scheduled by dragging and dropping them onto dates.

Highlights
  • Visual cues (colors, stickers, book covers)
  • Summarize days with 'Stacks'
  • Integrated to-do lists in notebooks
  • Drag and drop to-dos to dates
  • Natural language input
  • Syncs with multiple calendars
Features
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Who says calendars can't be fun? Vantage takes the mundane out of scheduling. In part because it works well and is easy to use, but also because of useful visual cues like colors, stickers, book covers and stacks. Visual cues makes understanding a long list of stuff easier, and can help you understand your daily life better. Sort of like doodles in a physical book can help you remember notes. Picked by Apple as the "App of the Day" on the App Store in 2019. Stacks Stacks are a really cool way of summarising days. It reduces clutter and visualises how much is on your plate. The higher the stack, the more things you got planned. Tap any stack to peek it’s contents. Integrated To-Dos To-dos live in little notebooks right next to the main timeline. To set a due date, just drag a to-do and drop it on a date. You also get to customise your books with a pre-set book cover, or even a photo from your camera roll. Color Tags and Stickers Visual cues makes long lists of stuff so much easier to read. Pick from a variety of funky stickers or color tags to let events either pop or feel connected. Features in summary - Natural Language Input - Custom Repeat Rules - Custom Alerts - Syncs with iOS Calendar, Google Calendar, Exchange, Facebook - Use colors, stickers and fonts as search tags, super useful! - Useful widget calendar in notification centre - Keep To-do lists in Notebooks - Drag and drop To-dos to due dates - Location through Apple or Google Maps - Inbox for event invites - Week numbers - Absolutely no ads Featured by the App Store in 'Stay on Schedule', as the 'Free App of the Week' and in 'New Apps We Love'. Pay a visit to our web or twitter if you're curious for more. http://twitter.com/vantage_by_44 http://vantageby44.com "A More Visual Way To View Your Calendar" - Lifehacker "Vantage [...] gives you the best view of everything you've got going on" - Gizmodo "It breaks the mold and offers an entirely new way to organize your life. Plus, it’s very easy on the eyes." - AppAdvice Our terms of use can be found at https://vantageby44.com/terms-of-use.

Screenshots

Flashback4 screens
Vantage Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashback at none against Vantage Calendar's 3. Flashback also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Vantage Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Vantage Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Flashback asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Flashback against 4.3 for Vantage Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vantage Calendar has 1.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Flashback's written reviews are positive against 82% of Vantage Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashback ships an update every 2 months, Vantage Calendar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flashback versus Vantage Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashbackVantage Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better4.3 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOCTUDIOFortyfour AB

Customer experience

Flashback

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative4.0%

Vantage Calendar

All ratings1,822 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews1,547 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative10.7%

Bugs and requests

Flashback

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Vantage Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing on launch
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Recurring tasks not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Widgets
  • Apple Watch app
  • More color and theme options
  • Ability to see full month view
  • Ability to add contacts to events
Show 1 more
  • Improved search functionality

In-app purchases

None

Flashback

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Vantage Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is Flashback free?
Flashback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vantage Calendar free?
Vantage Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashback or Vantage Calendar?
Flashback is rated higher. Flashback averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Vantage Calendar averages 4.3 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Flashback or Vantage Calendar have ads?
Neither Flashback nor Vantage Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashback or Vantage Calendar?
Flashback ships an update every 2 months, and Vantage Calendar fortnightly. Most recently, Flashback was updated on October 21, 2026 and Vantage Calendar on October 20, 2026.

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