ShamsiCal vs G&B Printer
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.
G&B Printer
Connect to your printer wirelessly to print photos, documents, and web pages directly from your mobile device. Offers image editing and print preview features for precise control over your print jobs.
- Wireless printer connection
- Image printing from camera/album
- Document printing (PDF, TXT, Office)
- Web page printing
- Print preview and editing
- Scanning and image editing
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1) Support wireless connection between APP and printer devices: Support searching for WLAN signals near devices and connecting them; Support WLAN routing between printer devices and mobile phones, and establish connections through a local area network; WLAN hotspot that supports mobile phones connecting to printer devices. Establish a connection with the printer. 2) Support printing operations using the APP: Image printing: Support using a camera to take photos and print photos in the app; Support accessing photo albums on your phone, selecting multiple photos and printing them; Support editing of pictures during print preview, including Image scaling, clipping, and rotation; Document printing: Support opening documents (PDF, TXT, office series formats, etc.) and printing them; Supports the selection of printing all pages, including the current page and the specified range of pages. Web page printing: Support website printing accessed through a browser. Support print preview and edit and process the generated images before printing; Print preview: Support print preview before printing; Print Properties: Support setting specific page numbers for printing when printing multi page documents; It supports setting the print parameters of the print task, including Paper size, number of copies to be printed, and whether it is single or double sided. 3) Support for scanning operations, including scanning, previewing, and image editing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: G&B Printer at 5.0 against ShamsiCal's 4.4. G&B Printer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). ShamsiCal's advantage is ratings volume (176 vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
G&B Printer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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.
ShamsiCal ships an update every 5 weeks, G&B Printer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShamsiCal | G&B Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (176 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alireza Khoddam | 一虎 徐 |
Customer experience
ShamsiCal
G&B Printer
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
G&B Printer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShamsiCal
No in-app purchases
G&B Printer
No in-app purchases









