Comparison

Vantage Calendar vs FocusGrid

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

Head to head
About

Vantage Calendar

This app offers a visually engaging way to manage your schedule and to-do lists. It uses colorful cues, stickers, and "stacks" to help you understand your day at a glance. Integrated to-dos can be easily scheduled by dragging and dropping them onto dates.

Highlights
  • Visual cues (colors, stickers, book covers)
  • Summarize days with 'Stacks'
  • Integrated to-do lists in notebooks
  • Drag and drop to-dos to dates
  • Natural language input
  • Syncs with multiple calendars
Features
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Who says calendars can't be fun? Vantage takes the mundane out of scheduling. In part because it works well and is easy to use, but also because of useful visual cues like colors, stickers, book covers and stacks. Visual cues makes understanding a long list of stuff easier, and can help you understand your daily life better. Sort of like doodles in a physical book can help you remember notes. Picked by Apple as the "App of the Day" on the App Store in 2019. Stacks Stacks are a really cool way of summarising days. It reduces clutter and visualises how much is on your plate. The higher the stack, the more things you got planned. Tap any stack to peek it’s contents. Integrated To-Dos To-dos live in little notebooks right next to the main timeline. To set a due date, just drag a to-do and drop it on a date. You also get to customise your books with a pre-set book cover, or even a photo from your camera roll. Color Tags and Stickers Visual cues makes long lists of stuff so much easier to read. Pick from a variety of funky stickers or color tags to let events either pop or feel connected. Features in summary - Natural Language Input - Custom Repeat Rules - Custom Alerts - Syncs with iOS Calendar, Google Calendar, Exchange, Facebook - Use colors, stickers and fonts as search tags, super useful! - Useful widget calendar in notification centre - Keep To-do lists in Notebooks - Drag and drop To-dos to due dates - Location through Apple or Google Maps - Inbox for event invites - Week numbers - Absolutely no ads Featured by the App Store in 'Stay on Schedule', as the 'Free App of the Week' and in 'New Apps We Love'. Pay a visit to our web or twitter if you're curious for more. http://twitter.com/vantage_by_44 http://vantageby44.com "A More Visual Way To View Your Calendar" - Lifehacker "Vantage [...] gives you the best view of everything you've got going on" - Gizmodo "It breaks the mold and offers an entirely new way to organize your life. Plus, it’s very easy on the eyes." - AppAdvice Our terms of use can be found at https://vantageby44.com/terms-of-use.

About

FocusGrid

Features
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FocusGrid — a snapshot of what matters today. No endless lists, no sub-tasks. Just a grid of a few tiles, one per area of your day: write ONE thing that matters, tap it, and a minimal focus timer begins. • Essential grid (4 or 6 tiles), one macro-activity each • Ring timer with focus sessions and custom durations • Your categories: rename, reorder, or create new ones with icon and color • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Live Activity with Dynamic Island: your timer always in view • Light and dark themes • Completion sound and haptics • iCloud sync across your devices • No account, no ads, no tracking What matters, today?

Screenshots

Vantage Calendar4 screens
FocusGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusGrid at every 5 days against Vantage Calendar's fortnightly. Vantage Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vantage Calendar ships an update fortnightly, FocusGrid every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vantage Calendar versus FocusGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVantage CalendarFocusGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortyfour ABALESSIO SARMELLI

Bugs and requests

Vantage Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing on launch
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Recurring tasks not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Widgets
  • Apple Watch app
  • More color and theme options
  • Ability to see full month view
  • Ability to add contacts to events
Show 1 more
  • Improved search functionality

FocusGrid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vantage Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

FocusGrid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vantage Calendar free?
Vantage Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusGrid free?
FocusGrid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vantage Calendar or FocusGrid have ads?
Neither Vantage Calendar nor FocusGrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vantage Calendar or FocusGrid?
Vantage Calendar ships an update fortnightly, and FocusGrid every 5 days. Most recently, Vantage Calendar was updated on October 31, 2026 and FocusGrid on October 28, 2026.

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