ShamsiCal vs Classic Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShamsiCal
Easily view and manage the Persian calendar with accurate date conversions and official holidays. Get instant access to daily and monthly views through home and lock screen widgets. Enjoy a clean, native iOS design with full dark mode support.
- Accurate Persian calendar engine
- Gregorian to Persian date conversion
- Official holiday tracking
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Dark Mode support
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ShamsiCal keeps the Persian calendar within reach, from your Home Screen to your wrist. See today’s Persian date at a glance, browse the full month, and convert between Persian and Gregorian dates. Keep track of occasions and calendar events with widgets that fit naturally into your day. Key Features: - Persian calendar with official holidays and easy month navigation - Calendar events alongside Persian occasions - Built-in Persian and Gregorian date converter - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including larger month and agenda layouts - Siri and Shortcuts actions for quick access to calendar features - Keyboard shortcuts on iPad for common actions - Native design with Liquid Glass on supported versions - Dark Mode support On Apple Watch: - Today’s date with a background inspired by the current season - Digital Crown scrolling from today’s details to the full month - Easy navigation between months - Widgets with seasonal backgrounds and complications for quick date checks Your Persian calendar, always within reach.
Classic Setup
This utility app simplifies configuring compatible hardware by sending pre-defined SMS messages. It eliminates the need for manual SMS typing, making hardware setup much easier. Requires specific compatible hardware to function.
- Sends pre-defined SMS messages
- Simplifies hardware settings
- Works with compatible hardware
- Eliminates manual SMS typing
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This app works with compatible hardwares only. Please refer to your hardware user manual. Classic Setup sends pre defined SMSs to the GSM communicator to apply desirable settings. Without this app you need to type the content of the SMSs, so its much easier to use this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShamsiCal at 85% against Classic Setup's 30%. ShamsiCal also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 50 months) and ratings volume (176 vs 4). Classic Setup's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Classic Setup holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShamsiCal has 176 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of ShamsiCal's written reviews are positive against 30% of Classic Setup's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ShamsiCal ships an update every 5 weeks, Classic Setup every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShamsiCal | Classic Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (176 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 50 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alireza Khoddam | M S Dehkordi |
Customer experience
ShamsiCal
Classic Setup
Bugs and requests
ShamsiCal
Reported bugs
8 issues- Islamic calendar displays dates one day ahead
- Widget doesn't appear on iPhone homescreen for some users
- App doesn't update date on homescreen without opening app
- Widget sizing issues in notification center
- Installation fails on some devices
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- Widget not visible in notification center
- Scrolling/jumping issues on iPhone 6
- Settings cannot be changed on some devices
Requested features
16 requests- Add Iranian holidays and events display
- Add Afghan/Dari language support for month names
- Implement full calendar month view with all days
- Add Apple Watch app and watch face complications
- Allow navigation between months and years
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- Highlight holidays in red color
- Add Persian digital clock widget
- Implement widget color customization
- Add font customization options
- Support for Farsi digital fonts (e.g., B Nazanin)
- Restore English language widget option
- Add live widget that updates without opening app
- Include more widget design variations
- Add feedback/contact section in app
- Fix Islamic calendar date accuracy
- Add Afghan cultural events and occasions
Classic Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShamsiCal
No in-app purchases
Classic Setup
No in-app purchases
