Comparison

AnyCal vs Calphace

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Calphace

Features
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Calendar + Photo + Face = Calphace! Calphace is an application that generates a composite image of a calendar on a photo of your choice and sets it on the photos watch face of your Apple Watch. There are times when you just want to easily check your calendar on your Apple Watch! Some calendar apps allow you to check your calendar, but it takes several taps. In such cases, if you set the image generated by Calphace as a photos watch face, you can check the calendar just by lifting your wrist. *Calphace does not display a calendar with complications, but only generates a composite image of a calendar,  so it is not possible to check the schedule, etc. entered with the iPhone calendar application. Please understand. ・You can adjust the position and size of the image while checking it in the preview. ・You can select the calendar to be created from the current month and the following month. ・The color of each calendar letter (year, month, weekday, Saturday, and holiday) can be freely selected. ・You can select the starting day of the month or day of the week for the calendar. ・The year display format can be selected, such as 2021, Reiwa 3, etc. ・Month display format can be selected, such as September, SEP, etc. ・Select the display format for the day of the week, such as Mon, MON, etc. ・Japanese national holidays are supported. ・URL scheme support (calphace://) *Starting with watchOS 11, you can adjust the position of the watch using the following steps. If it overlaps with the calendar, please adjust it accordingly. ・Open the Watch app on your iPhone. ・Select the photo watch face you want to adjust from "My Watch" and "My Faces". ・Tap the "n photos" button next to "Select Photos" under "Content". ・Tap the photo you want to adjust and adjust the layout. ・Tap "Save" in the top-right corner.

Screenshots

AnyCal4 screens
Calphace2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AnyCal at none against Calphace's 3. AnyCal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calphace sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AnyCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnyCal ships an update every 6 weeks, Calphace monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AnyCal versus Calphace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyCalCalphace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinichi AokawaAkihiro Usui

In-app purchases

None

AnyCal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Calphace

One-time3
  • Snack-Sized Tip$0.49
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$1.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$3.99

Questions

Is AnyCal free?
AnyCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calphace free?
Calphace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AnyCal or Calphace have ads?
Calphace shows ads; AnyCal does not.
Which is updated more often, AnyCal or Calphace?
AnyCal ships an update every 6 weeks, and Calphace monthly. Most recently, AnyCal was updated on September 9, 2026 and Calphace on September 25, 2026.

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