Comparison

WidgetCal vs FirstSeed Calendar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

FirstSeed Calendar

A powerful scheduling app that manages both events and reminders. It offers innovative calendar views, interactive widgets for various iOS versions, and seamless syncing with Apple's Calendar and Reminders apps. An optional paid upgrade unlocks advanced features like natural language event processing and drag-and-drop functionality.

Highlights
  • Interactive and lock-screen widgets
  • Full-featured month, week, and list views
  • Event and reminder management
  • Natural language event processing (paid)
  • Drag & drop event manipulation (paid)
  • Apple Watch support
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
Features
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FirstSeed Calendar is a scheduling app that handles both events and reminders with the following great features: - Added support for Liquid Glass, as well as clear widgets and icons in iOS 26. - Supports Control Center & lock-screen buttons as well as dark & tinted app icons in iOS 18. - Supports interactive widgets and standby widgets in iOS 17, as well as Smart Stacks in watchOS 10. - Supports lock-screen widgets, weather and focus filter in iOS 16. - Apple Watch support - Full-featured month view with single-handed operation for most common tasks - Innovative week view that eliminates the need for vertical scrolling - List view that shows events like paper organizer - Access to reminders - Ability to move and duplicate events - Show notes in full screen - Smooth scrolling of calendar views - And much more! A paid upgrade is available to access these excellent extra features: - Quick event that processes natural language (English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese) - Week number, time zone, and event history - Drag & drop to move events - Template to create similar events repeatedly - Calendar set to show or hide calendars with a single tap - Apple Watch app settings - Different app icons - And more! FirstSeed Calendar syncs with Apple's "Calendar" app, so you can use iCloud calendar or other online calendars to sync your events across all devices. It also syncs with Apple's "Reminders" app, so you can use iCloud to sync your reminders across all devices. The new reminders in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina is only partially supported. For example, sub reminders show up as no-due reminders. Full support will be provided in the future update.

Screenshots

WidgetCal4 screens
FirstSeed Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FirstSeed Calendar at 4.7 against WidgetCal's 3.6. FirstSeed Calendar also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 48%). WidgetCal's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 330) and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WidgetCal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and FirstSeed Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FirstSeed Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 330 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of WidgetCal's written reviews are positive against 81% of FirstSeed Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WidgetCal ships an update every 3 weeks, FirstSeed Calendar every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WidgetCal versus FirstSeed Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetCalFirstSeed Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (330 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better330
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYunaSoft Inc.FirstSeed Inc

Customer experience

WidgetCal

All ratings1,456 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews1,062 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative38.8%

FirstSeed Calendar

All ratings330 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative12.2%

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

FirstSeed Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

WidgetCal

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription3 Months trial$9.991 Year
One-time9
  • Religious holidays$0.99
  • Week Numbers$0.99
  • Moon Phases calendar$0.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
2 purchases

FirstSeed Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Donation$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99

Questions

Is WidgetCal free?
WidgetCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FirstSeed Calendar free?
FirstSeed Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WidgetCal or FirstSeed Calendar?
FirstSeed Calendar is rated higher. WidgetCal averages 3.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while FirstSeed Calendar averages 4.7 from 330 ratings.
Do WidgetCal or FirstSeed Calendar have ads?
Both WidgetCal and FirstSeed Calendar show ads.
Which is updated more often, WidgetCal or FirstSeed Calendar?
WidgetCal ships an update every 3 weeks, and FirstSeed Calendar every 10 days. Most recently, WidgetCal was updated on September 24, 2026 and FirstSeed Calendar on September 24, 2026.

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