Comparison

Calendar Widget vs WidgetCal

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

WidgetCal

View your weekly or monthly schedule directly on your Lock Screen without unlocking your device. This app displays events and reminders with customizable layouts, offering quick access to your personal occasions. It also integrates with other powerful calendar applications.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widget support
  • Weekly and monthly schedule views
  • Event and reminder display
  • Integration with AwesomeCalendar
  • Customizable font and size
  • ToDo carry over
  • Lunar calendar support
Features
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Full support iOS 14 widget! Do you still unlock your iPhone/iPad to check your schedule? Want to see weekly or monthly schedule in LockScreen? Here is the WidgetCal. This app shows weekly or monthly view for your events and reminders with a beautiful layout in Notification Center. Quick as a wink, you can access your personal occasions without hassle. Moreover, this widget seamlessly works with AwesomeCalendar, which is the most powerful calendar application in AppStore. It's for FREE. Just give it a try. +Display events and reminders in the Notification Center. +Week/Month view. +Navigate prev/next month. Tap 1st day of next month or last day of prev month. +Integrated with AwesomeCalendar. +Automatic and real-time update events and reminders. +Sunday/Monday start option. +Custom font and size. +ToDo carry over. +Visible calendars control. +Fade out past events. +Lunar calendar for Chinese and Korean. +Cute stickers on view. Some features listed above are available for a premium subscription. WidgetCal Premium is $3.99 USD per year (price may vary by location). The subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and will be charged through your iTunes account within 24 hours of the end of the term. We offer 3 months free for WidgetCal Premium. Whenever you don’t want to pay or stop using Premium, you can manage your subscription in iTunes. Terms of use: http://wp.me/P1YDeW-rI Private policy: http://wp.me/P1YDeW-q3

Screenshots

Calendar Widget4 screens
WidgetCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WidgetCal at Free against Calendar Widget's $0.99. WidgetCal also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 20) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Calendar Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

WidgetCal is free to download; Calendar Widget costs $0.99 up front. WidgetCal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Calendar Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendar Widget holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WidgetCal has 1.5K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Calendar Widget's written reviews are positive against 48% of WidgetCal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Widget ships an update every 2 months, WidgetCal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Calendar Widget versus WidgetCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar WidgetWidgetCal
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (20 ratings) — better3.6 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews47.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings201.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninYunaSoft Inc.

Customer experience

Calendar Widget

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

WidgetCal

All ratings1,459 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative31.9%
Written reviews1,065 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral13.5%
Negative38.9%

Bugs and requests

Calendar Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WidgetCal

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calendar events disappearing after updates
  • Widget not showing correct month or events
  • Inability to add or edit events in the app
  • Syncing issues with Google Calendar
  • Crashes and freezes after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more calendar customization options
  • Improve widget functionality and appearance
  • Provide an ad-free paid version
  • Enhance syncing with other calendar apps
  • Add a daily/weekly view in the widget

In-app purchases

None

Calendar Widget

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

WidgetCal

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription3 Months trial$9.991 Year
One-time9
  • Religious holidays$0.99
  • Week Numbers$0.99
  • Moon Phases calendar$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Holidays United States$0.99
  • Calendars - Pro Football USA 2014-2015 edition$0.99
  • Calendars - Pro Baseball USA 2015 edition$0.99
  • Calendars - US Pro Basketball 2014-2015 edition$0.99
  • Weather calendars$1.99
  • Remove Advertisement$9.99

Questions

Is Calendar Widget free?
Calendar Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WidgetCal free?
WidgetCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Widget or WidgetCal?
Calendar Widget is rated higher. Calendar Widget averages 3.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while WidgetCal averages 3.6 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Calendar Widget or WidgetCal have ads?
WidgetCal shows ads; Calendar Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Widget or WidgetCal?
Calendar Widget ships an update every 2 months, and WidgetCal monthly. Most recently, Calendar Widget was updated on October 16, 2026 and WidgetCal on October 17, 2026.

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