Comparison

Google Calendar vs Event Timer +

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
Currently charting
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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

Event Timer +

Features
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Event Timer + is a presentation countdown and presenter-notes app for corporate live events—keynotes, town halls, leadership briefings, awards, and hybrid meetings where the in-room screen must stay clear and on time. Built for how AV teams work Run a large, readable timer on a Display device (or add a foldback confidence monitor with the display device) while you keep a Controller on a phone or tablet. Presenter notes on the Controller sync automatically to the Display—no “send” step, fewer mistakes under pressure. Reliable in the venue (IT IS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE YOUR OWN ROUTER) Controller and Display communicate over your local network. Internet is not required for the two devices to stay in sync—important when guest Wi‑Fi is flaky or locked down. Simple to deploy Pair two devices on the same Wi‑Fi access point, choose Controller or Display, and go. Scale the timer (and notes) so they read from the back row or on a side screen. Free to evaluate Use the full workflow with a shorter timer and a capped notes length—enough to test in your room before show day. Full unlock — one purchase Unlock longer timers and unlimited notes for rehearsals and production. No subscription. When pairing fails Corporate and hotel networks sometimes block device-to-device traffic. If pairing fails, try a personal hotspot, a dedicated router, or ask IT to disable AP/client isolation on the event VLAN. It is recommended to bring and use your own router for reliability. For event producers, speakers, and in-house AV who need a dependable stage timer and synced notes—without running cables or another laptop OS.

Screenshots

Google Calendar4 screens
Event Timer +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Google Calendar at weekly against Event Timer +'s monthly. Google Calendar also leads on chart position (#19 vs unranked). Event Timer +'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 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. Google Calendar sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $0.89 per month and Event Timer + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Calendar ships an update weekly, Event Timer + monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Google Calendar versus Event Timer +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle CalendarEvent Timer +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (132K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings132K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleAUDIOVISUALITY

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

Event Timer +

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
1 purchases

Event Timer +

One-time1
  • Event Timer+ Full Unlock$12.99

Questions

Is Google Calendar free?
Google Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Event Timer + free?
Event Timer + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Google Calendar or Event Timer + have ads?
Neither Google Calendar nor Event Timer + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Calendar or Event Timer +?
Google Calendar ships an update weekly, and Event Timer + monthly. Most recently, Google Calendar was updated on October 17, 2026 and Event Timer + on October 7, 2026.

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