AnyCal vs Add Calendar Basic
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.
Add Calendar Basic
This utility app allows users to add custom calendars directly to their device wallpaper. It also offers a convenient feature for managing 3-shift work schedules.
- Add custom calendars to wallpaper
- 3-shift work schedule management
- Wallpaper integration
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You can add a custom calendar on your wallpaper. 3-Shift work schedule is also provided so easily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AnyCal at 4.6 against Add Calendar Basic's 1.0. AnyCal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). Add Calendar Basic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AnyCal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnyCal has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AnyCal ships an update every 6 weeks, Add Calendar Basic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnyCal | Add Calendar Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinichi Aokawa | cho seonghyun |
Customer experience
AnyCal
Add Calendar Basic
In-app purchases
AnyCal
No in-app purchases
Add Calendar Basic
No in-app purchases
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