App Profile: Calendar Op.2

DelRayMarc

Rating: 5/5

With the recent iOS 14 update, the Apple calendar “went backwards” on the usability and user interface of the iPhone calendar that comes with the phone. So after I gave up trying to adapt to this new Apple calendar, I searched the App Store and found this gem of a calendar app. This app’s calendar has a very similar look and feel to the Apple calendar I’ve used for the past 5 years (until last week), with a clean interface that’s simple to use. The only thing I wish it had was a way to set up recurring events. But, again, I’m very pleased with this “beautifully simple” calendar app.

Isvvc

Rating: 4/5

I use this app because it has specific features I want, but it’s overall not great. Creating calendar events just isn’t as easy as the default calendar app, so I still create new events there. The day view doesn’t space things out based on their time, so I still use the default calendar for that. It also has a weird issue where events sometimes flicker on the screen. What this app does do well is have a month view where you can see all of your events and being able to view a day’s details in a small pop-up without needing to leave the month view. That’s what I like from it. I also like that it scrolls vertically instead of having horizontal month pages like a lot of other calendar apps. This app for me is specifically a month overview app that I use alongside the default calendar app, but is not fully-featured or refined enough to be a complete replacement.

CC_B41.

Rating: 2/5

I downloaded this app because I much prefer a calendar view where I can see the whole month at once. HOWEVER, there are a couple caveats that are driving me to find another option. The main issue is that everything I’ve added from previous months disappears. For example if I wrote in a doctor appt and want to go back a few months and check what date it was, the app has erased it. Please tell me if there is a way to keep this from happening!! Another issue is that I travelled overseas in a different time zone. While abroad for 3 weeks I added in many appointments for my entire family to be completed upon return. When I returned home, all of those appointment times were messed up, because the app somehow converted them to the time zone I was previously traveling in rather than saving them in the format I entered. These are annoyances that I would love solutions to, otherwise I’ll be looking for a different calendar.