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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Google Calendar brings all of your calendars together in one place, so you can manage work, personal life, and everything in between.
Google Calendar is the official calendar app that comes with your Google account ( along with Google Workspace and Gmail). It is also the foundation of some of the best calendar apps and best daily planner apps on the market. It is a direct competitor to Outlook calendar in Microsoft Outlook and Apple calendar.
Google Calendar is a free calendar that helps you organize your schedule and coordinate events with others. Access it via mobile app or any desktop device from your Google Account. Schedule events, set task reminders and share your calendar with others. Like any of it's main competitors, it will allow you to manage multiple calendars in one place (e.g. personal and work).
Google Calendar is the best free calendar app (we prefer it over Outlook and Apple calendar).
We understand that many people using Google Calendar might just be using it for personal use and not for work, so comparing it with other paid tools doesn't make for an apples to apples comparison. While there are better paid calendar apps out there like Motion, Sunsama, and Akiflow, they all use Google Calendar at the foundation.
If you're looking for a free alternative to Google Calendar for improving your calendar view experience (e.g. weekly view, day view, and creating a new event, viewing multiple calendars, basic time management), then your best bet would be to check out Notion Calendar or Routine.
When comparing Calendly vs Google Calendar and Motion vs Google Calendar, you see first-hand how basic scheduling is when it comes to Google Calendar. In-fact, we wrote an entire post comparing these three scheduling apps when Google recently released their Appointment Scheduling functionality.
White Google calendar is a great foundation, it's not the nicest looking calendar app out there. Google Calendar has looked the same for the past 6+ years, but it's because they are building the web app, android app, and iOS app for billions of users. With that, they can't be that innovative without upsetting many users.
So that's where we recommend checking out the daily planner apps space, and opting for a tool like Motion or Routine.
Google Calendar does have Google Tasks which is used for basic time blocking but they are no where near the level of the paid calendar apps.
Google Calendar is free.
The simplest way to book and schedule meetings.
TidyCal might have caught your attention because it offers a one-time payment of $29 instead of a subscription model. It includes scheduling and payment features, which can be tempting...but let us tell you, it's not worth it.
First, we generally don’t recommend purchasing software with one-time payments because they often lack ongoing updates and support. Subscriptions ensure that a team is continuously improving the product and driving innovation, whereas a one-time fee usually means little to no advancement.
The other reason it's not worth it is because a newer scheduler called Cal.com offers everything that TidyCal does on their free tier 😅
TidyCal was more appealing when it only competed with Calendly, but now, with Cal.com on the market —well — you do the math.
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