Comparison

Fantastical Calendar vs TellDone

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

Head to head
About

Fantastical Calendar

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
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Fantastical is the award-winning calendar app with powerful features including intuitive natural language text parsing, beautiful full calendar day, week, month, quarter and year views, tasks, time zone support, and much, much more. TRY FANTASTICAL FOR FREE • Beautiful, clean, and easy to use calendar app allowing you to manage basic events • The DayTicker and calendar makes your schedule look the nicest it ever has • Full screen day, week, month, quarter, and year views • Full task support including Todoist and Google Tasks • 3 day weather forecast (powered by AccuWeather) • 14 day free trial for Flexibits Premium UPGRADE TO FLEXIBITS PREMIUM FOR EVEN MORE (requires subscription) • Includes Fantastical on all devices: Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad • Openings: Schedule events based on your availability • Proposals: Create meeting polls • Add Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, and Microsoft Teams calls • Extended 10 day weather forecast with RealFeel and MinuteCast up-to-the-minute weather data (powered by AccuWeather) • Browse and instantly subscribe to interesting calendars, including sports, TV shows, holidays, and much more (powered by SchedJoules) • Calendar sets - quickly toggle multiple calendars on or off with a simple click or automatically when you leave or arrive, based on location • Event and task templates • Sync calendar sets and templates across devices • Apple Watch app with Up Next and Weather (and works over LTE) • Parser autocomplete recommendations for invitees, locations, and calendars/task lists • Propose multiple times to easily ask people when they can meet • Combine duplicate events across multiple calendars • Invitees and availability lookups • Respond to event invitations • Default alerts • Time zone override • Favorite time zones • Push updates for Google and Exchange • Set event travel time and receive time to leave notifications • Custom event colors • Custom home screen icons • Custom alert sounds • Hide events without deleting them • Add attachments to events on iCloud, Google, and Exchange • Priority email support ADDING NEW EVENTS OR TASKS IS FAST AND FUN • The easiest and fastest way to add new events or tasks • Type in your details or use dictation and watch your words magically turn into an actual event or task! • Powerful parser features, including: - Create tasks by starting your sentence with “task” ”reminder", "todo", or "remind me to" - Powerful and expressive repeating events such as third Thursday of every month, every weekend, last weekday of the month, and more - Create alerts with phrases like "remind me tomorrow at 3PM", "alert 1 hour before", or "alarm 3PM" THE BEST TASKS APP, TOO • See your events and dated tasks together in the main list • Add tasks directly from the Tasks list or new event screen - just flip the switch to toggle between events and tasks • Set dates, times, and geofences (when I arrive/when I leave) • Support for iCloud Reminders, Todoist, and Google Tasks WORKS THE WAY YOU DO • Connects to your favorite calendar services including iCloud, Google, Exchange, Office 365, Todoist, and more • Automatically add alarms to your new events • Fantastical is fully localized in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese • Start typing your event or task in any of these languages and Fantastical will automagically understand! EVEN MORE FANTASTICAL • Lots and lots of iOS and iPadOS widgets • Background app updating enables events, tasks, and alerts to be pushed to Fantastical even if you don't launch the app often • Birthdays and Anniversaries - see your contact’s details or send a quick birthday or anniverary greeting • Handoff support between Fantastical for Mac, iPhone, and iPad • Time zone support including floating time zone support • Dark and light themes • Stickers • Accessibility support • And much, much more!

About

TellDone

Effortlessly capture ideas and to-dos with voice. This app transcribes your spoken notes into tasks, events, and reminders, syncing them with your favorite productivity tools. Access recordings from your lock screen, widgets, or Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Voice to task conversion
  • Automatic syncing with productivity apps
  • Lock screen and widget recording
  • Apple Watch integration
  • AI assistant integration
  • Offline recording
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Speak it. It's done. You had a great idea while driving. By the time you could type it, it was gone. TellDone catches it. Record a voice note, and in 10 to 30 seconds it becomes tasks, calendar events, reminders, and notes, synced to the apps you already use. HOW IT WORKS 1. Say your plans, ideas, or to-dos 2. TellDone transcribes your voice and pulls out tasks, events, and reminders 3. Everything syncs to your apps automatically RECORD FROM ANYWHERE - Lock Screen and Control Center: start a voice note without unlocking your iPhone - Action Button: one press to start - Widgets: record from your Home Screen, see today's tasks and what's next - Apple Watch: record from your wrist - Shortcuts and Siri: add notes, check tasks, search by voice - Keeps recording while you use other apps BRING YOUR OWN AUDIO Already have a recording? Share a Voice Memo or any audio file into TellDone from Files, Messages, or Mail, and get the same tasks, events, and notes. Each file can be up to 5 minutes on Free, 10 on Basic, 60 on Pro, and 90 on Ultra. EDIT BY TAP OR VOICE Tap any field on a note, task, or event to change it. Changes save automatically. Prefer to talk? Swipe a row, tap Add by voice, and say "this is done" or "move it to Friday". The item updates. Every edit goes into a history you can undo. PLAN YOUR TIME The Events tab pulls meetings, calls, and appointments out of what you say and groups them by day. Recurring tasks repeat on schedule: say "every Monday" and it comes back. Reminders sync to Apple Reminders and Calendar. SMART FEATURES - Smart Context: say "finished the report" and the matching task checks off - Done without planning: did something that was never on your list? It still gets logged as done - 7 note types: every recording is sorted for you - Search by meaning, by tag, and inside your reports - Archive, multi-tag filters, and a Today button to jump back to today - Works offline: record with no signal and it uploads when you're back online REPORTS Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly cards: what you did, what's next, and what changed. WORKS WITH YOUR APPS Apple Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Journal, Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do, Todoist, Notion, and Things 3. Calendar and Reminders get new items even while TellDone is closed. Which integrations you get depends on your plan. YOUR AI ASSISTANT, CONNECTED Connect ChatGPT or Claude and ask about your notes, tasks, events, and reports. Reading works on every plan. On Pro and Ultra, your assistant can also add and update tasks and notes for you. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE The app is translated into 20 languages. Record in any of 60 languages, and switch languages mid-sentence. YOUR WELCOME GIFT Every new user gets 30 days of Pro as a gift. The clock starts with your first voice recording. No card needed. When the 30 days end, you go back to Free automatically: no subscription starts and nothing is charged. PLANS - Free: 50 notes and 60 minutes of speech a month, Apple Calendar and Reminders, AI assistant can read - Basic: 300 notes and 300 minutes, Smart Context, daily reports, Google Tasks, Apple Notes, Journal, and one of Todoist, Notion, or Microsoft To Do - Pro: 1,000 notes and 600 minutes, all integrations, all reports, AI assistant can add and edit - Ultra: unlimited notes and 1,500 minutes Pay monthly, or yearly and save. Cancel anytime. The app shows prices in your local currency. Need help? Record a quick voice message to our team right from the app. Export your data or delete your account anytime. Terms of Use: https://telldone.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://telldone.app/privacy

Screenshots

Fantastical Calendar4 screens
TellDone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TellDone at 5.0 against Fantastical Calendar's 4.2. Fantastical Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fantastical Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and TellDone sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TellDone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, TellDone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Fantastical Calendar versus TellDone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantastical CalendarTellDone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (25K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#163 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlexibits Inc.Kesterly Ltd

Customer experience

Fantastical Calendar

All ratings24,689 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews959 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative41.1%

TellDone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fantastical Calendar

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

4 requests
  • 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

TellDone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fantastical Calendar

Subscriptions10
  • Premium (2020 Upgrade)$6.991 Month
  • Flexibits Premium14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium (2020 Upgrade)3 Months trial$6.991 Month
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  • Premium for Families14 Days trial$10.491 Month
  • Premium Family (2020 Upgrade)$10.491 Month
  • Premium (2020 Upgrade)$56.991 Year
  • Flexibits Premium14 Days trial$56.991 Year
  • Premium (2020 Upgrade)3 Months trial$56.991 Year
  • Premium for Families14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium Family (2020 Upgrade)$89.991 Year
6 purchases

TellDone

Subscriptions6
  • TellDone Basic (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • TellDone Pro (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • TellDone Ultra (Monthly)$24.991 Month
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  • TellDone Basic (Yearly)$49.991 Year
  • TellDone Pro (Yearly)$119.991 Year
  • TellDone Ultra (Yearly)$249.991 Year

Questions

Is Fantastical Calendar free?
Fantastical Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TellDone free?
TellDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fantastical Calendar or TellDone?
TellDone is rated higher. Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while TellDone averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fantastical Calendar or TellDone have ads?
Neither Fantastical Calendar nor TellDone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fantastical Calendar or TellDone?
Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and TellDone every 2 months. Most recently, Fantastical Calendar was updated on November 5, 2026 and TellDone on October 31, 2026.

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