Whether you’re working from home, in the office, or full-time parenting, keeping an organized schedule is a modern nightmare. We’ve identified a few top options for calendar apps that will help you stay connected with family and friends while meeting all of your work deadlines.
What do you need from your calendar app?
Calendar apps need to make your life easy, so whatever app you choose needs to have the following:
- Simple User Interface: if the design takes you conscious thought to put in the details, or it’s easy to get lost in the different menus, that app won’t save you time. You need a clean, crisp, and intuitive app!
- Easy to Share: Whether you are coordinating with work or family, your calendar needs to connect with everyone smoothly.
- Integrates across devices: Android or Apple, you need your calendar to be accessible with your smartwatch, phone, tablet, and computer.
Google Calendar
Google Calendar is part of Google Workplace, and it’s a top favorite. You can create multiple calendars within the same account, so your boss doesn’t have to see all of your partner’s notes about the kids’ sports and doctor’s appointments, but you still have everything in one place.
Google Calendar is also color-coded. While there is no desktop app, the browser version is plenty for anyone on the computer. In addition, the app integrates smoothly across mobile devices and wearables. And, it’s free!
Apple Calendar
Apple users enjoy the iOS calendar, which smoothly integrates across all your Apple devices. With Siri as an assistant to add events, the ability to interface smoothly from Google Calendar and others, the Apple Calendar is a free, no-brainer option for Apple users.
Its classically sleek Apple design allows you to remove the clutter and focus on productivity, and it’s free for Apple users.
Timepage
The Timepage iOS app mimics the sleek design of the Moleskine brand. Besides the graphic design, it has a unique calendar feature that shows your day as a “heat map”– the busier your day, the brighter the day glows. Then you have a glance view of how full your schedule is!
This app has a low subscription cost of under $2 a month and is half off by purchasing a year subscription upfront.
*Honorable Mention (web exclusive; no app)
SavvyCal
Any calendar that cleans up your inbox, as well as your schedule, is a big winner and SavvyCal does just that!
SavvyCal allows you to list all available meeting times and give the other person the opportunity to pick whatever slot works for them. No more back and forths over scheduling for the meeting, you can just get right to it! Not only that, SavvyCal integrates with Google Calendar and Zoom, so you can even host your virtual meeting in the same place.
SavvyCal costs $12 a month per user and is exclusively available on the web (no app).
No matter what you’re doing, you’ll benefit from organizing your schedule through digital calendars. Check out more organization and planning tips in our blog!
