# Fantastical Calendar vs Trial Connection

The clearest difference is rating: Trial Connection at 5.0 against Fantastical Calendar's 4.2. Trial Connection also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Fantastical Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

Trial Connection 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Trial Connection every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fantastical Calendar | Trial Connection |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (25K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trial-connection/id6761954031/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **25K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#167** | — |
| Size | 186 MB | 49 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **15.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Flexibits Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/435003924) | [Trial Connection LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1892181707) |

## What reviewers say

### Fantastical Calendar

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

**Currently charting:** #167 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


### Trial Connection

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trial-connection/id6761954031)

Facilitates the submission of referrals through a dedicated service. Designed to streamline the process of managing and tracking referrals for your website.

**Highlights:** Referral submission support, Website integration, Referral tracking, Service management

**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 Trial Connection free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Fantastical Calendar or Trial Connection?

Trial Connection is rated higher. Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Trial Connection averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Fantastical Calendar or Trial Connection have ads?

Neither Fantastical Calendar nor Trial Connection shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fantastical Calendar or Trial Connection?

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Trial Connection every 2 months. Most recently, Fantastical Calendar was updated on November 11, 2026 and Trial Connection on October 31, 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.*