# Fantastical Calendar vs Deckboard PRO

The clearest difference is price: Fantastical Calendar at Free against Deckboard PRO's $4.99. Fantastical Calendar also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (25K vs 4). Deckboard PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (60% vs 47%). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Fantastical Calendar is free to download; Deckboard PRO costs $4.99 up front. Fantastical Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Deckboard PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

Fantastical Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fantastical Calendar has 25K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Fantastical Calendar's written reviews are positive against 60% of Deckboard PRO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Deckboard PRO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fantastical Calendar | Deckboard PRO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $4.99 |
| Rating | **[4.2 (25K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190/reviews)** | [3.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deckboard-pro-macropad-for-pc/id1586383431/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **25K** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | **60.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | **Freemium** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#143** | — |
| Size | 186 MB | 34 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Flexibits Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/435003924) | [Riva Farabi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1586383433) |

## What reviewers say

### Fantastical Calendar

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

**Currently charting:** #143 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


### Deckboard PRO

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deckboard-pro-macropad-for-pc/id1586383431)

Transform your mobile device into a powerful macro keyboard for your computer. Streamline tasks, launch applications, and control streaming software with custom shortcuts. Personalize buttons with images and GIFs for an enhanced workflow.

**Highlights:** Custom computer macro shortcuts, Launch apps, websites, and folders, OBS Studio/Streamlabs OBS integration, Multimedia controls, Personalize buttons with images/GIFs, WiFi connection to PC

**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 Deckboard PRO free?

Deckboard PRO costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Fantastical Calendar or Deckboard PRO?

Fantastical Calendar is rated higher. Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Deckboard PRO averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Fantastical Calendar or Deckboard PRO have ads?

Neither Fantastical Calendar nor Deckboard PRO shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fantastical Calendar or Deckboard PRO?

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Deckboard PRO every 3 months. Most recently, Fantastical Calendar was updated on October 26, 2026 and Deckboard PRO on October 24, 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.*