Comparison

Eventail vs MyDayWidget

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

Head to head
About

Eventail

Enhance your iPhone's home screen with compact calendar widgets. View upcoming days or today's/tomorrow's events in a scrollable, customizable format. Integrates with other apps for seamless event management.

Highlights
  • Compact week widget (3-7 days)
  • Day widget (today/tomorrow events)
  • Scrollable widget pages
  • Customizable themes and colors
  • Event shortcuts
  • App integrations
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Eventail is the missing calendar widget for your iPhone. Eventail brings two nifty calendar widgets: - A week widget that can display from 3 to 7 upcoming days in a very compact manner. - A day widget which can display either today's or tommorrow's events. What makes eventail special? - The widgets have pages, put multiple copies in a stack and you can scroll on hour homescreen! Ingenious! - Both widgets are fully themable with custom colors, backgrounds and provide several styles of event displays. - The larger sizes of the day widget provide shortucts to do more than just look at the even titles. Eventail integrates with many apps on your device: you can open events in a calendar app, join meetings in video-conferencing apps, open navigation to your destination, and more. Visit https://eventail.app for more information. If you have questions or suggestions do not hesitate to ping me at @eventailapp on Twitter.

About

MyDayWidget

Enhance your daily schedule with customizable widgets that display your calendar and reminders. Features a unique day-color system for auspicious hues and a progress bar to visualize your day. Offers extensive customization and syncs with Apple's native apps.

Highlights
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Apple Watch complications and Smart Stack widgets
  • Mac Notification Center and Desktop widgets
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Daily auspicious color system
  • Day Progress Bar visualization
  • Customizable widget appearance
Features
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Your calendar, reminders, and day — beautifully on every Apple device, in the auspicious color of the day. MyDayWidget is the home for your schedule across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. It puts what matters today right where you can see it: on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, watch face, and Mac Notification Center. One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription, no tracking, no ads. KEY FEATURES - Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy - Apple Watch complications and Smart Stack widgets - Mac Notification Center and Desktop widgets - Day Progress Bar with calendar and reminder data - Planner — your week at a glance - Busy Day Highlights - Day-color system across every widget - Tap any widget to open your preferred app - Deep customization, dark mode supported - 9-day free trial, then one-time purchase WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU DO Built for the entire Apple ecosystem. Buy MyDayWidget once and it's yours on every device — iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Family Sharing is supported, so the people you share an Apple account with get it too. COLOR OF THE DAY Each day has its color, drawn from ancient astrological tradition — believed to bring good fortune to those who wear it. MyDayWidget brings the same idea to your devices, so a single glance tells you what day it is. Monday — Yellow Tuesday — Pink Wednesday — Green Thursday — Orange Friday — Light Blue Saturday — Purple Sunday — Red DAY PROGRESS BAR See your day move forward. The Day Progress Bar can include your calendar events and reminders, with markers for noon and working hours — useful at a glance, never in the way. PLANNER A weekly view of your days, designed to keep you moving. See where you've been, where you're headed, and how the week is shaping up. BUSY DAY HIGHLIGHTS Days with a lot going on are highlighted automatically, so you spot a packed afternoon before it surprises you. DEEP CUSTOMIZATION Choose which widget to use, what to display, and how it should look. Dark mode supported throughout. TAP TO OPEN Tap any widget to jump straight into your favorite calendar or reminder app — Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, or another app of your choice. The widget is your day at a glance; one tap takes you to the details. PRIVACY, BY DESIGN MyDayWidget reads your calendar and reminder data on your device and displays it. Nothing leaves your phone. Nothing is collected, tracked, or shared. Access permissions are required for Calendars, Reminders, and in some cases Contacts. PRICING Free to download with a 9-day full-access trial. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks the app for life — across every device you own, with every future update included. Privacy Policy: https://mydaywidget.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Eventail4 screens
MyDayWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Eventail at every 2 weeks against MyDayWidget's every 5 weeks. Eventail also leads on ratings volume (183 vs 31) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Eventail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MyDayWidget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyDayWidget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eventail has 183 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Eventail's written reviews are positive against 62% of MyDayWidget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eventail ships an update every 2 weeks, MyDayWidget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Eventail versus MyDayWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEventailMyDayWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (183 ratings)4.5 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings183 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJozef LegenyBoonyawat Laongthong

Customer experience

Eventail

All ratings186 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative32.1%

MyDayWidget

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Eventail

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • No longer supported with current iOS
  • Broken on iOS 17
  • Widgets are blank on iOS 17
  • Does not appear in widget list on iOS 17
  • Widget doesn’t update automatically
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  • Stopped working with iOS 15.1
  • Settings won’t load
  • App keeps crashing
  • Widget stopped loading on iPad
  • Widget doesn’t always show calendar
  • Widgets only say unable to load
  • Widget not always working
  • Widget blank on iPad
  • Calendar widget not showing info
  • Widget doesn't display properly on new iPad Mini 5
  • Widget doesn't load correctly
  • Stuck in configuration mode
  • Doesn’t show calendars data in a widget field
  • Fails to load
  • Unable to load error on iPhone X
  • Widget shows it cannot load after buying pro
  • App cannot load onto widget page
  • Ugly and buggy
  • With turned off empty days still shows empty days
  • Detects closest day with event incorrectly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Hide weekends and hold Monday-to-Friday view
  • More rows showing the whole month
  • Option to launch Google Calendar app
  • Separate widget for reminders with dates
  • Widget showing next 3 to 7 occurrences of a single day of the week
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  • More options for appearance settings

MyDayWidget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Eventail

One-time1
  • Eventail PRO$4.99
2 purchases

MyDayWidget

One-time2
  • Free TrialFree
  • One-Time Purchase$7.99

Questions

Is Eventail free?
Eventail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyDayWidget free?
MyDayWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eventail or MyDayWidget?
MyDayWidget is rated higher. Eventail averages 4.3 out of 5 from 183 ratings, while MyDayWidget averages 4.5 from 31 ratings.
Do Eventail or MyDayWidget have ads?
Neither Eventail nor MyDayWidget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eventail or MyDayWidget?
Eventail ships an update every 2 weeks, and MyDayWidget every 5 weeks. Most recently, Eventail was updated on October 24, 2026 and MyDayWidget on October 27, 2026.

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