Comparison

MiniMonth 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

MiniMonth

Display a monthly calendar directly on your Home and Today screens. Customize themes with separate color settings for light and dark modes. It syncs with your system preferences for the first weekday and shows events from your existing calendar.

Highlights
  • Monthly calendar widget
  • Home screen display
  • Today screen display
  • Dark theme support
  • Customizable colors
  • System weekday sync
  • Calendar event display
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Monthly calendar for your Home and Today screens. It supports dark theme, and separate color settings for both themes. It synchronises with system settings: the first weekday gets displayed accordingly to your preferences, and it also displays events from your calendar.

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 keeps your events and reminders in one place. It’s fast, flexible, and built so you can handle most tasks with one hand. Features: - Month view that handles everyday tasks with one hand - Week view that fits the whole week on one screen, with no vertical scrolling - Day, list, and year views, including a list view laid out like a paper planner - Events and reminders together in one calendar - Move or duplicate events to multiple dates at once - Respond to invitations right from the app - Daily Summary notifications for today’s or tomorrow’s events - Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, and interactive widgets, including a timeline widget - Control Center controls - Apple Watch app with complications - Dark mode, custom themes, and colors for weekends and holidays - Designed for Liquid Glass, with clear and tinted icons and widgets Pro: One-Time Purchase, No Subscription: - Sync directly with Google Calendar, including per-event colors - Trash: recover deleted events and reminders for up to 30 days - Automatic backups of your calendar data - Quick Event: create events by typing naturally, like “Lunch with Bob at noon tomorrow” - Full-screen alarms for events you can’t miss - Weather forecasts in your calendar - Week numbers, time zones, and event history - Drag and drop to reschedule events - Templates for events you create often - Calendar sets to show or hide groups of calendars with one tap - Import and export ICS files - Customize the Apple Watch app - Alternate app icons - No ads Sync: FirstSeed Calendar works with Apple’s Calendar and Reminders apps, so your events and reminders stay in sync across all your devices through iCloud, Google, Exchange, and any other accounts you’ve added in Settings.

Screenshots

MiniMonth4 screens
FirstSeed Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FirstSeed Calendar at 4.7 against MiniMonth's 3.9. FirstSeed Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (81% vs 60%). MiniMonth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. FirstSeed Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MiniMonth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FirstSeed Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FirstSeed Calendar has 337 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of MiniMonth's written reviews are positive against 81% of FirstSeed Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MiniMonth ships an update every 4 months, FirstSeed Calendar every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MiniMonth versus FirstSeed Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiniMonthFirstSeed Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings)4.7 (337 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews80.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20337 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperbronenosFirstSeed Inc

Customer experience

MiniMonth

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative32.5%

FirstSeed Calendar

All ratings336 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.4%

In-app purchases

None

MiniMonth

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FirstSeed Calendar

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

Questions

Is MiniMonth free?
MiniMonth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FirstSeed Calendar free?
FirstSeed Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MiniMonth or FirstSeed Calendar?
FirstSeed Calendar is rated higher. MiniMonth averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while FirstSeed Calendar averages 4.7 from 337 ratings.
Do MiniMonth or FirstSeed Calendar have ads?
FirstSeed Calendar shows ads; MiniMonth does not.
Which is updated more often, MiniMonth or FirstSeed Calendar?
MiniMonth ships an update every 4 months, and FirstSeed Calendar every 8 days. Most recently, MiniMonth was updated on October 24, 2026 and FirstSeed Calendar on October 29, 2026.

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