Best Calendar Apps

Discover The Best Apps To Manage Your Schedule

Overview

The native Calendar app for the iPhone and iPad is simple, functional and sufficient for the needs of many. However, there are those who need more from their calendar app, whether it's more powerful features, better integration with their Google calendars, or better task and contact management alongside their calendars. This AppGuide examines some of the most viable options for organizing your schedule.

Essential Apps

$6.99
Calendars+ by Readdle

by Readdle

I have access to multiple Google calendars. I've missed multiple appointments because I've found it difficult to sync my multiple Google calendars to my native iOS app. This calendar, by Readdle, gave me the quickest and easiest experience incorporating my iOS and Google calendars. It lays out the information in a clean, colorful and organized manner. It also allows you to manipulate events with simple drag and drop. There are other apps with more powerful features, but in terms of balancing functionality, design, and user friendliness, this was my favorite. It is also a universal app, which gives you more bang for your buck; for some apps, you have to pay separately for the iPhone and iPad versions.
$9.99
CalPad - Organizer for iPad

by Hoang Le

CalPad is packed with some powerful features, such as Google map integration, task syncing to ToodleDo and Google tasks, and the ability to attach photos. Please note that CalPad is available only for your iPad. However, there is a free CalPad Lite that you can try before you buy. The full version offers better syncing capabilities and more views, among other things.

Notable Apps

$8.99
Pocket Informant Pro - Events, Tasks, Notes, Contacts

by Web Information Solutions, Inc.

As stated in its App Store description, Pocket Informant is a fully integrated calendar, task, contacts and notes solution. Out of all the apps on this list, this may be the most powerful in terms of functionality. I also like the design and layout of the app. There are a few reasons why I didn't rate it as Essential. Whereas I was able to sync my Google calendars quickly with Readdle's app, it took me a long time to set up my calendar the way I liked it on Pocket Informant; I didn't find it to be the most intuitive in use. Also, Pocket Informant charges separately for its iPhone and iPad version, and both these versions are individually more expensive than Readdle's app.
$4.99
GoCal for Google Calendar™ HD

by Light Room

GoCal has fewer features than the apps above it, but it has perhaps my favorite visual design of all the apps on the list. It's nothing fancy, but it's laid out well and looks nice. Like Readdle's app, it gave me quick integration with my Google calendars. Unfortunately, like Pocket Informant, It charges separately for its iPad and iPhone apps.
$9.99
SaiSuke

by Mobile Saysoft,Inc.

I like Saisuke for similar reasons that I like GoCal. It's simple, clean and looks nice. It also charges separately for iPhone and iPad apps. I ranked it slightly lower than GoCal because at time of writing, it was more expensive; both the iPad and iPhone versions were $9.99.
$2.99
Cloud Calendar (Syncs With Google Calendar)

by Clean Cut Code

There's nothing particularly fancy about this app, but it looks nice and gets the job done. It syncs well with Google and is ideal for users who just want a simple calendar, uncomplicated by too many features. The developer is named Clean Cut Code, which I find to be an apt way to describe this app. Please note that it appears to be iPad only.

Decent Apps

$6.99
CalenGoo (sync with Google Calendar™)

by Dominique Andr Gunia

This is a nice calendar app, if you exclusively use Google Calendar. When you open the app, the first thing you see is a screen asking you to log in to your Google account. Other apps sync with Google, but allow you to use the app, even if you don't have one; this app doesn't. For that reason, this is the highest I'll rank it.
$9.99
Agendus for iPad - Calendars, Tasks, Birthdays & Sync

by iambic, Inc.

Like Pocket Informant, Agendus is another app that combines your calendar, tasks, and contacts into one application. It's not as powerful as Pocket Informant, but has a nice look to it. I like its efforts to add a personal touch with its forecast, quote of the day, and day in history listings on the today page. The app has received some low reviews in the app store due to questionable stability issues; I also experienced this. But I think the app has potential and is worth keeping an eye on.
$4.99
Awesome Calendar(+Google Task/Diary)

by YunaSoft Inc.

To me, Awesome Calendar is not necessarily awesome, but it's not bad. What I like most about the app, and what I do think is awesome, is its plethora of interesting stickers. I wish the app had more views and I didn't find the user experience as robust as on other apps. For example, I was getting multiple listings of some entries, and I couldn't find an easy way to toggle multiple calendars. To its credit, this app is cheaper than many of the apps on this list and also offers a free version.
Free
GooCal (Google Calendar™ sync)

by Matias Muhonen

This app reminds me a lot of the native iPhone calendar app. The difference is that it's a lot better at accessing your Google calendars. It is currently free. If I'm an iPhone user (which I am), and I wanted an app that was most similar to the native calendar app but with better Google integration, this is the one I'd pick. Please note, however, that other than the Google integration, the native Calendar app is better. For example, I could input an event in GooCal, but could not modify it with options, such as repeat, invitees and alert.