AnyCal vs Calendar Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AnyCal
Create custom calendar wallpapers using your own photos. This utility allows you to select images, position calendars, and preview the final look before saving and setting it as your device's wallpaper.
- Create calendar wallpapers from photos
- Two-month calendar display
- Add calendar to wallpaper
- Read holidays from MyHoliday
- Test wallpaper appearance
- Save and set wallpaper
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This App will create a calendar wallpaper from the photos you took. And you can check the appearance of the photo in the test. - Two months of the calendar display is now possible. - You can add a calendar to wallpaper. - This app reads the holiday from "MyHoliday" to add calendar. - See sister product of the "MyHoliday”. How to use 1. To read the image (Photo, camera, camera roll). 2. To determine the position by the expansion and movement. 3. To determine the placement by adding a calendar. 4. Test the appearance of wallpaper. 5. To save the wallpaper by pressing the "Save" button. 6. Just to set wallpaper after.
Calendar Maker
Create personalized calendars using your own photos and pre-designed templates. Easily customize date ranges, convert photos to wallpaper, and design monthly calendars in minutes.
- Personalized photo calendars
- Customizable calendar templates
- Photo collage creation
- Convert photos to wallpaper
- Customizable date ranges (2023-9998)
- Monthly calendar design
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Design a calendar with your favorite photos and our collection of amazing calendar templates. Keep track of days with your own personalized calendar. Why not design a personalized calendar and a photo collage for yourself? With our collection of calendar templates and easy editing tools, you’ll have a perfectly designed, personal calendar in less than a minute. Our calendar options allow you to customize your calendar to include date ranges from 2023 to 9998. You can also convert any photo into wallpaper and create a monthly calendar. A quick and easy way to customize your personal calendar. Select a monthly calendar template or create your own design. Choose from our selection of photo-framing designs. Choose a background and a color pattern from our library. Add your favorite photos and create a collage. If you like our app, please rate and comment to help us improve! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AnyCal at 73% against Calendar Maker's 29%. AnyCal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Calendar Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. AnyCal asks for nothing beyond the download.
AnyCal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of AnyCal's written reviews are positive against 29% of Calendar Maker's.
AnyCal ships an update every 6 weeks, Calendar Maker every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AnyCal | Calendar Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 4.3 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinichi Aokawa | Alejandro Melero Zaballos |
Customer experience
AnyCal
Calendar Maker
In-app purchases
AnyCal
No in-app purchases
Calendar Maker
- Weekly plan3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Annual plan$17.991 Year
- Remove Ads$5.99
- Forever plan$29.99
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