ShamsiCal vs Puzzle Architect Mobile
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.
Puzzle Architect Mobile
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Puzzle Architect: Design & Print Puzzle Books in Minutes Stop wrestling with layout software. Start creating professional puzzle books. Puzzle Architect is the ultimate studio for teachers, KDP publishers, and content creators. Turn your ideas into a print-ready book in minutes. Combine 21 unique puzzle types from Sudoku to Mazes to Word Searches, pick a stunning visual theme, add professional front matter and answer keys, and export a complete 300 DPI PDF with a single click. What You Can Create Amazon KDP Puzzle Books Publish high-quality, low-content books directly to the marketplace with professional layouts and consistent branding. Classroom Worksheets Generate custom, engaging activities for your students in minutes. Perfect for math practice, vocabulary building, and logic exercises. Practice Sets for Tutors Create targeted workbooks for math, logic, or vocabulary tailored to each student's needs. Custom Activity Packs Design personalized party favors, holiday gifts, or seasonal activity books for your kids. 21 Puzzle Types at Your Fingertips From logic to math and word games, we have you covered: Logic and Numbers: Sudoku, Crack the Code, Maze Word Puzzles: Word Search, Crossword, Keyword Crossword, Secret Message, Text Quiz, Word Scramble, Letter Arrows, Occasional Letters Math Puzzles: Math Snake, Math Box, Math Tables, Fact Family, More or Less, Sequences, Tricky Triangles, Math Triangles, Math Circles Full Control Over Your Book's Look Visual Themes Choose from over 20 built-in color themes including Basic, Ocean, Sunset, Slate, Lavender, and seasonal packs. Create your own custom themes with the built-in color picker. Decorative Topic Packs Add themed assets like frames, backgrounds, and gap icons. Choose from Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Space, Food, Monsters, Farm, Sports, and many more. Professional Structure Automatically insert Title Pages, Table of Contents, Chapter Covers, Belongs-To pages, Instructions, and Answer Keys. The app handles all the page layout for you. Key Features That Save You Time Complete Project Control Choose page sizes including Letter, A4, KDP 6x9, and KDP 8.25x6. Select portrait or landscape orientation, fonts, margins, and book color mode. Export Formats Download your book as PDF, SVG vector source files, and PNG at 300 DPI. SVG and PNG require Premium. Multi-Language Support Generate books in English or German with localized puzzle instructions, page labels, and word lists. Chapter Structure Create multi-type books with automatic chapter grouping and optional chapter cover pages between puzzle sections. Per-Puzzle Settings Configure page count, difficulty, grid size, word count, directions, layout presets, rows, columns, and spacing for each puzzle type independently. Custom Word Lists Import your own CSV or word lists for supported puzzle types like Word Search, Crossword, and Word Scramble. Perfect For KDP and Self-Publishing Creators People who sell puzzle books on Amazon or similar platforms and need repeatable, professional layouts with front matter, solutions, and consistent branding. Teachers and Tutors Educators who need worksheets, practice sets, and themed activity books especially math and word puzzles in Letter, KDP, or A4 sizes. Content Creators and Small Publishers Anyone producing puzzle content at volume with mixed puzzle types, chapter structure, answer keys, and decorative topic packs without manual layout in design software. Parents and Hobbyists Families making custom puzzle gifts, party books, or seasonal activity packs. Try It Free Download Puzzle Architect today and see how easy professional puzzle book creation can be. The free tier gives you full access to all 21 puzzle types so you can test the quality before you upgrade. Want to see a sample? Download a free PDF book to see what this app can do: https://www.quizzerwiz.com/puzzle-architect/ Create. Design. Publish. Puzzle Architect makes it simple.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShamsiCal at none against Puzzle Architect Mobile's 1. ShamsiCal also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Puzzle Architect Mobile's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Puzzle Architect Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShamsiCal asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShamsiCal ships an update every 5 weeks, Puzzle Architect Mobile weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShamsiCal | Puzzle Architect Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (176 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alireza Khoddam | Michael Borgers |
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
Puzzle Architect Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShamsiCal
No in-app purchases
Puzzle Architect Mobile
- Premium Features$39.99
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