Calendars 5 by Readdle Reviews

Terrible Location Database

bengarland

There’s only one reason I dislike this app, and it’s that they use the totally worthless “FourSquare” database for entering locations instead of Google. The FourSquare database has NOTHING in it. It does not know any location anywhere, not even the nearby chain stores like Home Depot and Walgreens that have existed for years, no names of parks, no government buildings, no schools, etc. Every time I try to enter the name of a nearby business, it comes back with something completely unrelated thousands of miles away. Garbage in an otherwise excellent app!!! And Readdle support has admitted for at least 2 years that this database is flawed, yet they keep using it instead of switching to Google. WHY?!?

Keeps Getting Better

gwangell

I have been using this app for several years now, and it just keeps getting better! The folks at Readdle seem to be in tune with what their users want. The new feature to print the calendar is very nice. I highly recommend this app.

Needs Better Location Integration

-BYBLOS-

Use this app daily, but wish entering a location was more robust. It does not recognize locations unless they are already in my contacts. This isn’t helpful at all. If I want to enter the location of a particular place, the search feature is lacking. For example, if I enter Starbucks Irvine, nothing is populated. Locations is the only thing lacking in the app. All else is great. 4 stars until this feature is enhanced.

Exceptional App

Ranger 175

I rarely write app reviews, however, I absolutely love this app. Calendar apps are so important for people who actually use them. I have come to rely on having a flexible and robust app that helps me manage a busy home schedule, business and travel schedule as well as a personal calendar. I don’t remember how much I paid for Calendars 5 but it has certainly paid for itself over and over again.

Great calendar app

AGG213

Update: my life continues to depend on this excellent versatile app that combines calendar and to do list, four years now. I’m thrilled with the new ability with this latest update to share and print your calendar! I don’t like that I can’t put a number or day in my entry without the calendar automatically putting it in the time or date inaccurately. The only way I’ve figured out to manage that is entering run on words and numbers. I also wish you could edit the birthday calendar- please include both of these improvements in the next update! This is the best of several calendar apps I have used, and I have now used it since early 2014. It is important to me that tasks are included in the app and Calendars 5 does that very well. The organization available for the task lists is excellent. Making entries in either the task list or the calendar is easy. Syncing is fast and flawless. Support has been terrific with a fast helpful response.

Near flawless GCal integration, stays current w/ updates, a bit slow tho

EvenCozy

Impressed with how they kept up with GCal's transition to HTML notes. Tasks in GCal are imported here, and editing on Calendar 5 syncs to GCal. Notifications in GCal are integrated here too! Only major complaint is it usually starts up with a delay as it syncs up. It's worth a few second's wait to use it, but sometimes that can stunt progress. Minor complaint: weekly and month view are pretty difficult to use in portrait mode, since I usually have 5+ daily items, so I use only Day view.

What a calendar app!

Jayvillejohnny

I love Apple, but not the iOS Calendar. This Readdle Calendar app is the best Calendar app I've ever used, Windows or Mac! It is intuitive, easy to create events, change events or make corrections quickly. It is attractive as well. With over 200 apps on my iOS devices, it ranks right at the top for performance and appearance. It syncs well with my MacBook Sierra calendar, and iPhone.

Works consistently, no freezing, no waiting!

AudreyCopelandBell

For iPhone users who attempt to schedule appointments on the fly and end up waiting 30 minutes for your calendar apps to work properly... This one works the first time, every time! Check it out.

UPDATE: get locations and some modern looks

BrianFarn

Making an appointment could have a better interface. You have to select a time from preset choices and save it after each step, then go back and edit location, reminder, etc. However, my big problem is the lack of locations. I put a lot of concerts on my calendar and the app doesn’t have Nationwide Arena (an NHL team plays there, so it’s kinda a big place) but does have a 50 person mom and pop bar that’s in a back alley. How is that? If you’re going to have location as an item to add to an event then it should be like any map app and have common locations. Even entering an address doesn’t always work. I have to save it as a “Custom Location.” Finally, there is no date on the app icon. Yes you can turn a badge on that shows the date but in this day and age the app should easily show the date.

Needs a fix asap

David_718NYC

You have to fix that automatic time and location whenever you create a new event. I like to write simply in the event itself room 504 but the app forces it to automatically be 504pm and same issue with the location. Instead it should give a prompt “would you like to set time to 504?”

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