# Fantastical Calendar vs Mago

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mago at 100% against Fantastical Calendar's 47%. Mago also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Fantastical Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 3) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Fantastical Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Mago asks for nothing beyond the download.

Mago holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fantastical Calendar has 25K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Fantastical Calendar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mago's.

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Mago every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fantastical Calendar | Mago |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (25K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190/reviews) | **[4.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mago/id1408732971/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **25K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#159** | — |
| Size | 185 MB | 147 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **14.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Flexibits Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/435003924) | [Re Mago Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1247888607) |

## What reviewers say

### Fantastical Calendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190)

**Currently charting:** #159 Top Grossing · Productivity (US App Store)

This powerful calendar and task management app offers intuitive natural language input for event creation, multiple calendar views, and robust task integration. It provides weather forecasts and advanced features like meeting polls and video conferencing integration for premium users.

**Highlights:** Natural language event and task creation, Multiple calendar views (day, week, month, year), Integrated task management (Todoist, Google Tasks), Weather forecasts, Meeting scheduling and polls, Video conferencing integration

**Features:** Apple Watch app, iMessage stickers

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $6.99 | per month |
| Flexibits Premium | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium for Families | $10.49 | per month |
| Premium Family (2020 Upgrade) | $10.49 | per month |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $56.99 | per year |
| Flexibits Premium | $56.99 | per year |
| Premium (2020 Upgrade) | $56.99 | per year |
| Premium for Families | $89.99 | per year |
| Premium Family (2020 Upgrade) | $89.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Excellent natural language input
- 💡 Helpful calendar integration features
- 🚀 Smooth syncing across devices
- 👍 Beautiful and clean UI design

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior with reminders and event management
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🤖 Overly aggressive upselling of premium features
- 🤔 Concerns about forced account creation
- 🐛 Sync issues between iOS and Mac versions

**Reported bugs**

- Apple Watch sync problems
- Events disappearing or changing unexpectedly
- Freezing and crashing on certain user actions

**Requested features**

- Option to disable predictive input features
- Improved calendar set management
- Enhanced integration with third-party apps and services
- Ability to customize app icons and themes


### Mago

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mago/id1408732971)

Control a Mago Room remotely by scanning a QR code. Join meetings via invitation or pin code, and collaborate in real-time by drawing and adding notes. Meeting recaps are automatically saved and shareable.

**Highlights:** Remote Mago Room control, Join meetings via QR code or pin, Real-time collaboration, Draw and add notes, Live syncing with participants, Automatic meeting recap saving

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fantastical Calendar free?

Fantastical Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Mago free?

Mago is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Fantastical Calendar or Mago?

Mago is rated higher. Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Mago averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.

### Do Fantastical Calendar or Mago have ads?

Neither Fantastical Calendar nor Mago shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fantastical Calendar or Mago?

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mago every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fantastical Calendar was updated on October 21, 2026 and Mago on October 14, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*