# Fantastical Calendar vs AccessMyLAN

The clearest difference is rating: Fantastical Calendar at 4.2 against AccessMyLAN's 1.4. Fantastical Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (24K vs 13). AccessMyLAN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. AccessMyLAN asks for nothing beyond the download.

Fantastical Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fantastical Calendar has 24K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, AccessMyLAN every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fantastical Calendar | AccessMyLAN |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.2 (24K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190/reviews)** | [1.4 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/accessmylan/id985279881/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **24K** | 13 |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 4 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#142** | — |
| Size | 184 MB | 9 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) | [Akamai Technologies Ireland Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/311021757) |

## What reviewers say

### Fantastical Calendar

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

**Currently charting:** #142 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


### AccessMyLAN

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/accessmylan/id985279881)

This app allows organizations to customize and secure mobile devices for a safe internet experience. It enables quick device setup, tracks data usage, and displays mobile data and Wi-Fi policies defined by the organization. It requires a specific solution deployed by the organization to function.

**Highlights:** Quick device setup, Data usage tracking, Mobile data policy review, Wi-Fi policy review, Secure mobile internet

**Features:** 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 AccessMyLAN free?

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

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

Fantastical Calendar is rated higher. Fantastical Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while AccessMyLAN averages 1.4 from 13 ratings.

### Do Fantastical Calendar or AccessMyLAN have ads?

Neither Fantastical Calendar nor AccessMyLAN shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fantastical Calendar or AccessMyLAN?

Fantastical Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and AccessMyLAN every 4 months. Most recently, Fantastical Calendar was updated on September 28, 2026 and AccessMyLAN on June 5, 2026.

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