# Fantastical Calendar vs Ixirweb

The clearest difference is rating: Ixirweb at 5.0 against Fantastical Calendar's 4.2. Ixirweb also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Fantastical Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 1) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Fantastical Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Ixirweb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Ixirweb 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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fantastical Calendar | Ixirweb |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (25K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ixirweb/id6762125871/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **25K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | **#136** | — |
| Size | 185 MB | 33 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Flexibits Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/435003924) | [Megawit, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1863483127) |

## What reviewers say

### Fantastical Calendar

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

**Currently charting:** #136 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


### Ixirweb

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ixirweb/id6762125871)

This app offers over 300 professional tools for PDF manipulation, image editing, video conversion, audio processing, and developer utilities. It provides a comprehensive suite of functions for various tasks, all within a single, lightweight application.

**Highlights:** 300+ professional tools, PDF manipulation, Image editing and conversion, Video and audio processing, Developer utilities, QR code generation, Dark mode

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

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Business Monthly | $29.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fantastical Calendar free?

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

### Is Ixirweb free?

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

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

Ixirweb is rated higher. Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Ixirweb averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Fantastical Calendar or Ixirweb have ads?

Neither Fantastical Calendar nor Ixirweb shows ads.

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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.*