Calendar App reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 326 Reddit reviews across 42 subreddits and 83 posts to rank the best Calendar App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/macapps, r/ProductivityApps, r/androidapps, r/productivity, r/iphone. Top-rated brands include Fantastical (4.3/5), Google Calendar (4.6/5), Google (4.6/5).

Stats

Reviews326

Subreddits42

Posts83

Brands73

Products45

Top communities

r/macapps51 r/ProductivityApps35 r/androidapps26 r/productivity24 r/iphone18

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Fantastical

4.3

(38)

"I use Fantastical for everything. I actually use an Alfred workflow to input tasks usually but that just hooks into Fantastical."

"Fantastical – Great UI, integrates well with Apple Calendar, and has better persistent notifications."

"I still find Fantastical best in class and worth the subscription."

"I really like the Natural Language Processing that apps like Fantastical and Ticktick have."

"I know it’s not a great deal but I’m addicted to the features and the polish at this point."

"Fantastical for years"

"Fantastical is the only calendar that merges the duplicate events that appear on other calendars."

"+1. Fantastic and simple app."

"I know there are a lot of people who hate on Fantastical because of the cost, but I just cannot give it up."

"Big fan of the natural language support for event entry."

Google Calendar

4.6

(35)

"And Google calendar is free!"

"My band uses a Google calendar associated with our band Gmail account. Everyone can add bookings and their blackout dates while keeping other personal dates separated on their own accounts."

"Google Calendar :)"

"Scheduling/Time Management: Google Calendar"

"Of course, the leader is Google Calendar."

"Google Calendar all the way for me, especially if you are going to have a Gmail email for your university, its easy to sync up your personal and school calendars into one."

"Google Calendar. You both get your own account and share it with each other."

"Been using Google Calendar for 16 years now"

"We use Google for our family because it’s easily shared"

"Get shared and individual Google calendars."

Google

4.6

(27)

"Google calendar is really good. The colour coding of calendars and tasks is pretty good and reminders is effective."

"I second use of Google Calendar here."

"Google calendar. the colors in it are cute"

"Google Calendar offers a powerful monthly and weekly view, especially when paired with Google Tasks."

"Google Tasks enhances the functionality of Google Calendar, making it a great tool for organization."

"Google Calendar has color coding and reminders/notifications."

"Google Calendar is an excellent tool for organizing my schedule!"

"Google Calendar integrates seamlessly with Apple Calendars."

"The Google Calendar app integrates seamlessly with Slack, making it easy to manage meetings."

"Google calendar is by far the best"

Apple

4.3

(21)

"Calendar 366 is awesome, looks as good as fantastical, has great shortcuts and nice widgets."

"Integrating Reminders into Calendar has been a game changer for me."

"I use Apple Calendar on my Mac and iPad. It holds all my events, and each morning I time-block my day by inserting tasks in the day view."

"It is simple and easy to invite family members, syncing seamlessly across all devices."

"Apple Calendars allow for easy integration with Google Calendar."

"Apple’s calendar does everything I need it to do."

"ICal on Mac allows multiple reminders and syncs across devices."

"Creating shared e-calendars has greatly improved our marriage."

"I just used iCal. The calendar app in the iPhone."

"I’ve been using Apple Calendar and it’s serving me well, one stop shop to review schedule and accept/decline meetings."

Busycal

4.3

(13)

"Busycal on my Mac and on my iPhone.... but I still use Fantastical (free version) widget on iPhone main screen"

"BusyCal is the best. Fantastical #2 Calendar 366 #3"

"I use BusyCal on Mac too. Bundlehunt has a deal on a BusyCal 18 months quasi-subscription for $6 or $7."

"Busy cal been amazing, also pretty cheap right now."

"Busycal may be your best bet."

"BusyCal is about 90% as good and a lot cheaper."

"For iOS I use BusyCal."

"BusyCal. I use it for both my calendar and my tasks"

"BusyCal supports calendars and tasks."

"BusyCal."

Notion

4.3

(10)

"Notion Calender app."

"Notion Calendar (fka Cron) will do that for you. It's free."

"I use Notion for my to-do and planning needs."

"Notion! downloading templates is super easy."

"I'd definitely recommend you Notion."

"Notion."

"Notion is a great option for organization, especially with a school email for free premium access."

"Notion, free for personal use, sync between all platforms."

"I really like Notion."

"The Notion Calendar mobile app is just too buggy to use."

Ticktick

4.4

(9)

"Tick Tick is amazing. Syncs with my Google Calendar."

"Works extremely well for us as we juggle work, kids, and life in general"

"Ticktick is an excellent productivity tool!"

"TickTick is my personal favorite."

"I’m finding the calendar feature in TickTick to be just what I wanted."

"TickTick"

"Ticktick."

"TickTick actually provides this functionality fairly well."

TimeTree

4.1

(8)

"Time tree is what we use."

"The best ones for couples I'd say are: TimeTree - good for families and couples."

"I like Timetree but also google."

"I use TimeTree with my sisters and works well for us."

"Try Time Tree. It was quite a popular app among couples."

"We use TimeTree for the family."

"TimeTree works pretty well!"

"TimeTree?"

Microsoft

4.1

(7)

"Should be part of your Microsoft 365 package through Purdue."

"The built-in Windows calendar works really well."

"It worked well in 'The new Outlook', but had issues with syncing in default Outlook."

"For that specifically, Outlook."

"Outlook client for pc."

"Outlook is great for task management."

"It's not perfect and misses some features, but it's good enough for most tasks."

#10

Outlook

3.6

(7)

"Outlook allows this!"

"I just use my work's O365 outlook calendar."

"I would like to keep all my work stuff on the Outlook calendar."

"Outlook is the way to go."

"Outlook."

"Outlook has categories for calendar appointments."

"People recommending Outlook have no clue, that's as bare bone as Google calendar."

#11

Proton Calendar

3.7

(6)

"Proton and Tuta both offer cross platform, open source, client-side encrypted, calendar apps."

"I use proton calendar."

"A fully dedicated app for iPad would be quite a boon and would allow me to switch to Proton Calendar full time."

"Proton Calendar."

"Anything that doesn't lock you in a subscription."

"There is no good alternative for google calendar."

#12

aCalendar

4.2

(5)

"Works slightly differently than many other calendars, but very easy to learn/use."

"Acalendar+ with davx5."

"ACalendar."

"I use acalendar+. It cost a few bucks and it's just perfect."

"If you don't need many features, then I go with aCalendar, like others here."

#13

Calendar 366

4.0

(5)

"After many years as a Fantastical user I switched to Calendar 366 and I’m really happy."

"Perhaps: https://nspektor.com/en/calendar366/mac"

"I actually prefer the UI of Calendar 366. It has all the features I want."

"I use Calendar 366. I like that is sits in the menubar, includes reminders, and works with iOS."

"• Calendar 366 • MiniCal • Time Page • Creme • Across Not so popular but good apps."

#14

Etar

3.8

(5)

"I have android and I use Etar (calendar app) + DAVx5 (CalDAV sync service)."

"ETAR calendar FOSS."

"Etar."

"Etar on fdroid."

"It's not perfect, but it works."

#15

Calendly

4.5

(4)

"I recommend using either Calendly or SimplyBook.me."

"Calendly works well and syncs with Google and Microsoft Outlook"

"Calendly."

"Two popular Google Calendars alternatives I can think of are calendly."

#16

Flexibits

4.5

(4)

"I’ve really liked Fantastical for this and I have four calendars connected to it."

"Fantastical integrates with most calendars and Todoist, making it easy to manage multiple calendar sets."

"I use Fantastical but if you like a good month view, try out BusyCal."

"Fantastical is feature rich and has support for O365, but the subscription model is a downside."

#17

Dato

4.3

(4)

"Team Dato here. Absolutely love it. It scratches that itch of “just gimmie a calendar I can scroll through quickly” vibe."

"Dato: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/dato/id1470584107?l=pl&mt=12"

"Dato One time payment Light App created by Sindre Sorhus"

"Honestly it kinda just feels like the windows calendar in the bottom right corner. Dato rocks tho."

#18

Notion Calendar

4.3

(4)

"From personal experience, the Notion Calendar is the most reliable for managing events. It’s easy to access, and updating events in real time."

"Notion and Upnote.... For calendar i love Calengoo"

"Notion calendar, and notion for notes / plans / everything."

"FYI Notion released their new calendar app, that way it’s possible to associate Notion entities with calendar events!"

#19

Morgen

4.3

(4)

"Morgen is absolutely amazing if you want Calendars, task management, great integration support, and a developer API to tinker with."

"I really like Morgen, especially its Notion integration."

"Morgen offers a user-friendly interface and integrates well with other calendars."

"Try Morgen, works best for me."

#20

Cozi

4.3

(4)

"The Cozi app changed my life."

"Cozi family organizer"

"Cozi - this one is popular with stay at home mums and dads, who want to organize family calendar."

"Cozi is pretty decent!"

#21

CalenGoo

4.0

3.0

5.0

(1)

"Nuudel prioritizes data privacy."

#73

Wochenplan

5.0

(1)

"I like the complication as clock with appointments and it’s free."

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