Comparison

Google Calendar vs Simple Solutions

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

Head to head
About

Google Calendar

This official app helps you manage your schedule and stay organized. It automatically adds events from Gmail, syncs across devices, and allows for shared calendars. You can also create tasks, customize views, and integrate with Google Meet for collaboration.

Highlights
  • Automatic event import from Gmail
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Shared calendars for collaboration
  • Task management alongside events
  • Customizable views and themes
  • Google Meet integration
Features
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The official Google Calendar app helps you stay organized and plan your day with easy event creation, multiple calendars, customizable views, widgets, and tasks. With Google Calendar, you can: • Get events automatically added to your Calendar from Gmail, including flight, hotel, concert, and restaurant reservations. • Go from using Calendar on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch to your computer without missing a beat when you’re logged into the same Google account. • Consolidate and view Google Calendar events side-by-side with other calendars on your device, including Exchange and iCloud. • Keep family, friends, and colleagues in the loop with shared calendars, so they can view, add, or modify events. • Quickly switch between month, week, and day views. • Stay on top of to-dos by creating and managing tasks alongside your events in Calendar. • Personalize your Google Calendar with light or dark mode or by color-coding your events • Always know what's next while on the go with Google Calendar on Apple Watch by customizing your watch face with Calendar complications or adding widgets. Google Calendar is part of Google Workspace, allowing you and your team to easily connect, create, and collaborate across all your favorite Google tools. You can: • Collaborate in a hybrid work environment by adding a Google Meet video call to an Calendar event • Get access to professional booking pages to easily book clients and customers*. • Schedule meetings with teammates by checking their availability or layering their calendars in a single view • Add your working location to your calendar to make it easier for your teammates to schedule meetings with you*. • Keep everyone on track for a meeting by attaching meeting notes, pre-read materials, and other documents directly to a calendar event. • Use Google Calendar with confidence knowing it’s supported by Google’s enterprise-level privacy, user safety and data security. * Requires a Google Workspace or Google One AI Premium subscription

About

Simple Solutions

This communication system is designed exclusively for administrators and property owners in gated communities and condominiums. It facilitates exclusive communication channels for managing and coordinating within these residential areas.

Highlights
  • Exclusive communication system
  • For administrators and owners
  • Supports gated communities
  • Supports condominiums
  • Growing user base
Features
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Simple Solutions es un sistema de comunicación exclusivo para administradores y propietarios. + de 60 barrios cerrados + de 500 consorcios (y seguimos creciendo)

Screenshots

Google Calendar4 screens
Simple Solutions3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Google Calendar at 4.5 against Simple Solutions's 2.4. Google Calendar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (132K vs 13). Simple Solutions's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 32) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Google Calendar sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $0.89 per month. Simple Solutions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Google Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Calendar has 132K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Google Calendar's written reviews are positive against 29% of Simple Solutions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Calendar ships an update weekly, Simple Solutions every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Google Calendar versus Simple Solutions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CalendarSimple Solutions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (132K ratings) — better2.4 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews35.1% of reviews — better28.8% of reviews
Number of ratings132K — better13
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleMartin Elicagaray

Customer experience

Google Calendar

All ratings131,976 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews1,499 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral15.7%
Negative49.2%

Simple Solutions

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative61.5%

Bugs and requests

Google Calendar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Events not syncing properly between app and web versions
  • Incorrect time zone changes for events
  • New events automatically added to wrong calendar

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow recurring events on specific days (e.g. 2nd Wednesday of the month)
  • Add ability to set reminders for event end times
  • Integrate with more email/calendar providers beyond Gmail
  • Provide more customization options for event colors and icons
  • Display the current date on the app icon

Simple Solutions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

22 purchases

Google Calendar

Subscriptions22
  • 30 GB1 Month trial$0.891 Month
  • 30 GB$0.891 Month
  • 100 GB2 variants$1.991 Month
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  • 100 GB1 Month trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 200 GB1 Month trial2 variants$2.991 Month
  • 200 GB2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (400 GB)$4.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Google AI Pro (5 TB)2 variants$19.991 Month
  • 100 GB1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • 100 GB$19.991 Year
  • 100 GB1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Google One AI Premium (2 TB)$19.991 Month
  • 5 TB$24.991 Month
  • 200 GB1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • 200 GB$29.991 Year
  • 20 TB$99.991 Month
  • 2 TB1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • 2 TB$99.991 Year
  • Google AI Ultra (30 TB)$249.991 Month
  • 5 TB2 variants$249.991 Year
None

Simple Solutions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Calendar free?
Google Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Solutions free?
Simple Solutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Calendar or Simple Solutions?
Google Calendar is rated higher. Google Calendar averages 4.5 out of 5 from 132K ratings, while Simple Solutions averages 2.4 from 13 ratings.
Do Google Calendar or Simple Solutions have ads?
Neither Google Calendar nor Simple Solutions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Calendar or Simple Solutions?
Google Calendar ships an update weekly, and Simple Solutions every 4 months. Most recently, Google Calendar was updated on September 24, 2026 and Simple Solutions on September 14, 2026.

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