WidgetCal vs Calendar Op.2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetCal
View your weekly or monthly schedule directly on your Lock Screen without unlocking your device. This app displays events and reminders with customizable layouts, offering quick access to your personal occasions. It also integrates with other powerful calendar applications.
- Lock screen widget support
- Weekly and monthly schedule views
- Event and reminder display
- Integration with AwesomeCalendar
- Customizable font and size
- ToDo carry over
- Lunar calendar support
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Full support iOS 14 widget! Do you still unlock your iPhone/iPad to check your schedule? Want to see weekly or monthly schedule in LockScreen? Here is the WidgetCal. This app shows weekly or monthly view for your events and reminders with a beautiful layout in Notification Center. Quick as a wink, you can access your personal occasions without hassle. Moreover, this widget seamlessly works with AwesomeCalendar, which is the most powerful calendar application in AppStore. It's for FREE. Just give it a try. +Display events and reminders in the Notification Center. +Week/Month view. +Navigate prev/next month. Tap 1st day of next month or last day of prev month. +Integrated with AwesomeCalendar. +Automatic and real-time update events and reminders. +Sunday/Monday start option. +Custom font and size. +ToDo carry over. +Visible calendars control. +Fade out past events. +Lunar calendar for Chinese and Korean. +Cute stickers on view. Some features listed above are available for a premium subscription. WidgetCal Premium is $3.99 USD per year (price may vary by location). The subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and will be charged through your iTunes account within 24 hours of the end of the term. We offer 3 months free for WidgetCal Premium. Whenever you don’t want to pay or stop using Premium, you can manage your subscription in iTunes. Terms of use: http://wp.me/P1YDeW-rI Private policy: http://wp.me/P1YDeW-q3
Calendar Op.2
Organize your daily schedule with a clean and simple calendar app. It offers a beautiful month and list view with event titles, a mini pop-up for daily events, and seamless scrolling. Easily copy and paste events and search your schedule.
- Works with built-in iOS calendar
- Month & list view with event title
- Mini pop-up for daily events
- Seamless vertical scrolling
- Copy & Paste for events
- Incremental search view
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Calendar Op.2 [opus two] is a very simple and easy-to-use calendar application designed for everyone who loves simple life. With its clean user interface and carefully selected feature set, you can organize your daily schedule smoother than ever. FEATURES: ● Works with built-in iOS calendar. ● Beautiful month & list view with event title. ● Mini pop-up window for daily events. ● Seamless vertical scrolling to the previous and next month. ● Copy & Paste for events. ● Incremental search view. ● Syncing with iCloud, Google Calendar, etc. via built-in iOS calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Calendar Op.2 at 4.7 against WidgetCal's 3.6. Calendar Op.2 also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 47%) and ratings volume (13K vs 1.5K). WidgetCal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. WidgetCal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Calendar Op.2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calendar Op.2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Op.2 has 13K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of WidgetCal's written reviews are positive against 69% of Calendar Op.2's.
WidgetCal ships an update every 2 weeks, Calendar Op.2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetCal | Calendar Op.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (1.5K ratings) | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 68.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YunaSoft Inc. | Yoshihiro Sakamoto |
Customer experience
WidgetCal
Calendar Op.2
User reviews
WidgetCal
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📅 Great calendar app
- 🔍 Detailed monthly view
- 🎨 Customizable colors and fonts
- 🔒 Syncs with Google Calendar
- 🔧 Helpful stickers and emojis
Room to improve
- 🤖 Ads disrupt user experience
- 🔍 Limited color and theme options
- 🐛 Glitches after iOS updates
- 🗓️ Inability to scroll through months in widget
- 🗓️ Disappearing/deleted calendar events
Calendar Op.2
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient calendar view
- 💡 Customizable color coding
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 🌟 Great alternative to default calendar
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with date/day synchronization
- 🔍 Limited color options
- 📱 No iPad version
- 🕰️ Can't schedule in 15-minute intervals
- 🔔 Ads can be intrusive
Bugs and requests
WidgetCal
Reported bugs
5 issues- Calendar events disappearing after updates
- Widget not showing correct month or events
- Inability to add or edit events in the app
- Syncing issues with Google Calendar
- Crashes and freezes after iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Allow more calendar customization options
- Improve widget functionality and appearance
- Provide an ad-free paid version
- Enhance syncing with other calendar apps
- Add a daily/weekly view in the widget
Calendar Op.2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Events disappearing from past months
- Time zone issues when traveling
- Inability to edit event details
Requested features
6 requests- Add more color options
- Implement landscape mode
- Allow disabling of irrelevant holidays
- Add support for Apple Watch
- Improve event editing functionality
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- Retain past event history
In-app purchases
WidgetCal
- Premium Subscription3 Months trial$9.991 Year
- Religious holidays$0.99
- Week Numbers$0.99
- Moon Phases calendar$0.99
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- Holidays United States$0.99
- Calendars - Pro Football USA 2014-2015 edition$0.99
- Calendars - Pro Baseball USA 2015 edition$0.99
- Calendars - US Pro Basketball 2014-2015 edition$0.99
- Weather calendars$1.99
- Remove Advertisement$9.99
Calendar Op.2
- Remove Ads$5.99
