# Fantastical Calendar vs Year View Planner

The clearest difference is rating: Fantastical Calendar at 4.2 against Year View Planner's 2.0. Fantastical Calendar also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 1) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). Year View Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). 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. Year View Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Fantastical Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fantastical Calendar has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Year View Planner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fantastical Calendar | Year View Planner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.2 (25K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190/reviews)** | [2.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/year-view-planner/id6757597694/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **25K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#151** | — |
| Size | 185 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Flexibits Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/435003924) | [Peter Thomson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1864398797) |

## What reviewers say

### Fantastical Calendar

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

**Currently charting:** #151 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


### Year View Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/year-view-planner/id6757597694)

Visualize your entire year with three distinct calendar layouts: a classic grid, a scrollable continuous view, and a vertical list. Easily scan and manage your annual schedule across multiple Apple devices.

**Highlights:** Three distinct year view layouts, Intuitive grid arrangement, Scrollable continuous year view, Vertical list for mobile scanning, Supports Mac, iPhone, and iPad

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fantastical Calendar free?

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

### Is Year View Planner free?

Year View Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Fantastical Calendar or Year View Planner?

Fantastical Calendar is rated higher. Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Year View Planner averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Fantastical Calendar or Year View Planner have ads?

Neither Fantastical Calendar nor Year View Planner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fantastical Calendar or Year View Planner?

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Year View Planner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fantastical Calendar was updated on October 23, 2026 and Year View Planner on October 2, 2026.

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