We find it difficult recommending Vimcal and Fantastical because there are simply better options available when looking at the best calendar apps on the market.
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 calendar for personal/family events and tasks.
Fantastical is a calendar app for MacOS and iOS users that has been around since 2012 (Android users, skip this review and check out Vimcal, Morgen, Sunsama, Akiflow or our favorite: Motion instead).
Through our evaluation of Fantastical, it's not a calendar we'd recommend for professional use or teams as there are far better, more powerful calendars on the market (take Motion for example, who is a calendar with a full-fledged project manager baked in, that uses AI to automatically schedule, and re-schedule your tasks for you).
Even in the personal calendar app category, Fantastical is not a tool we recommend as it feels like quite a dated app compared to some of the newer calendars on the market, like Routine, Morgen, and Amie (check any of these out first before committing to Fantastical).
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