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Vimcal is better if you're looking for a sleek and fast calendar, and want a way to schedule meetings with your team while on-the-go. Notion Calendar is better for those who are already using Notion since you can add database items to your calendar (because... why not I suppose? 😅)
That said, none of these tools are our top picks, there's some awesome calendars in our best calendar apps list.
We believe there are better options available in this category, read below to learn what this software does well, and what they could do better. ⤵
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Lightening fast (keyboard shortcut-focused) calendar for individuals.
Vimcal markets itself as "the calendar for people with too many meetings" (iOS only). With that, the main problem they are trying to solve is helping folks schedule meetings more efficiently — think of it as a replacement for Calendly with an entire calendar at the core (Side note: Vimcal's integrations are not on par with Calendly so double check that integrations aren't a core need before switching over).
We initially loved the idea of Vimcal, as they are trying to portray themselves as the "Superhuman of calendar"—and we love Superhuman.
The thing is, they missed the mark on what actually makes Superhuman special in our eyes.
Vimcal confuses "productivity" with having keyboard shortcuts for everything (talking every single UI component).
This is at the cost of simplicity, making Vimcal feel quite a bit more overwhelming and over-engineered than it needs to be.
And when you're dealing with the monthly cost, we've found that Motion has a far superior scheduler and calendar (all for a similar monthly price), which even includes a time-blocking task/project management for individuals and teams.
Vimcal does have a nice mobile iOS app, although Cron takes the cake in that area (iOS only for both). Motion on the other hand has both an iOS and Android app.
A beautiful and simple calendar for individuals.
Notion Calendar integrates with Google Calendar, offering Notion users the ability to view their Notion database items within Notion Calendar. It also allows users to link calendar events with Notion documents, making note taking accessible from your Notion Calendar.
Notion Calendar is a better Google Calendar, especially for Notion users, although it is not comparable to other daily planner apps like Motion, Akiflow, or Sunsama.
Notion Calendar is barebones in it's functionality, here is what you can do with Notion Calendar:
Despite anticipation for an integrated calendar within Notion, Notion Calendar exists as a separate app. Many folks were greatly disappointed that Notion Calendar is a separate app entirely from Notion, the beloved all-in-one tool. Users have mentioned that when clicking a Notion link in Notion Calendar, it opens in the web browser instead of the desktop app, creating too many tabs and context switching.
Notion Calendar is also currently only available as an iOS app, leaving Android users in the dark.
Notion Calendar is free. If you're already a Notion user, we encourage you to give it a shot, even if it's just to have a prettier calendar. Just expect limited functionality with Notion.
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