Comparison

Calendar Widget vs FirstSeed Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Widget

Customize your device's home screen and today view with custom calendar widgets. Quickly access your information, view multiple calendars, and manage events directly from your home screen.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Today view widgets
  • View multiple calendars
  • Create and edit events
  • Month and event overviews
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Calendar widget allows to view one or more calendars. Now you can quickly have an overview of the full month, view your busy days and even create or update some events. Those calendars can display the current or some specific months. The displayed months can be manually changed while viewing the widget. The look can be customized. The events from the system calendar application can be viewed and edited. It is also possible to add some new events. Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).

About

FirstSeed Calendar

A powerful scheduling app that manages both events and reminders. It offers innovative calendar views, interactive widgets for various iOS versions, and seamless syncing with Apple's Calendar and Reminders apps. An optional paid upgrade unlocks advanced features like natural language event processing and drag-and-drop functionality.

Highlights
  • Interactive and lock-screen widgets
  • Full-featured month, week, and list views
  • Event and reminder management
  • Natural language event processing (paid)
  • Drag & drop event manipulation (paid)
  • Apple Watch support
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
Features
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FirstSeed Calendar keeps your events and reminders in one place. It’s fast, flexible, and built so you can handle most tasks with one hand. Features: - Month view that handles everyday tasks with one hand - Week view that fits the whole week on one screen, with no vertical scrolling - Day, list, and year views, including a list view laid out like a paper planner - Events and reminders together in one calendar - Move or duplicate events to multiple dates at once - Respond to invitations right from the app - Daily Summary notifications for today’s or tomorrow’s events - Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, and interactive widgets, including a timeline widget - Control Center controls - Apple Watch app with complications - Dark mode, custom themes, and colors for weekends and holidays - Designed for Liquid Glass, with clear and tinted icons and widgets Pro: One-Time Purchase, No Subscription: - Sync directly with Google Calendar, including per-event colors - Trash: recover deleted events and reminders for up to 30 days - Automatic backups of your calendar data - Quick Event: create events by typing naturally, like “Lunch with Bob at noon tomorrow” - Full-screen alarms for events you can’t miss - Weather forecasts in your calendar - Week numbers, time zones, and event history - Drag and drop to reschedule events - Templates for events you create often - Calendar sets to show or hide groups of calendars with one tap - Import and export ICS files - Customize the Apple Watch app - Alternate app icons - No ads Sync: FirstSeed Calendar works with Apple’s Calendar and Reminders apps, so your events and reminders stay in sync across all your devices through iCloud, Google, Exchange, and any other accounts you’ve added in Settings.

Screenshots

Calendar Widget4 screens
FirstSeed Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FirstSeed Calendar at Free against Calendar Widget's $0.99. FirstSeed Calendar also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 38%) and rating (4.7 vs 3.8). Calendar Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

FirstSeed Calendar is free to download; Calendar Widget costs $0.99 up front. FirstSeed Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Calendar Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FirstSeed Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FirstSeed Calendar has 340 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Calendar Widget's written reviews are positive against 81% of FirstSeed Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Widget ships an update every 2 months, FirstSeed Calendar every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Calendar Widget versus FirstSeed Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar WidgetFirstSeed Calendar
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (21 ratings)4.7 (340 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews80.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21340 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninFirstSeed Inc

Customer experience

Calendar Widget

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

FirstSeed Calendar

All ratings340 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.4%

In-app purchases

None

Calendar Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FirstSeed Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Donation$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99

Questions

Is Calendar Widget free?
Calendar Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FirstSeed Calendar free?
FirstSeed Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Widget or FirstSeed Calendar?
FirstSeed Calendar is rated higher. Calendar Widget averages 3.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while FirstSeed Calendar averages 4.7 from 340 ratings.
Do Calendar Widget or FirstSeed Calendar have ads?
FirstSeed Calendar shows ads; Calendar Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Widget or FirstSeed Calendar?
Calendar Widget ships an update every 2 months, and FirstSeed Calendar every 8 days. Most recently, Calendar Widget was updated on November 6, 2026 and FirstSeed Calendar on November 6, 2026.

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