Our pick: the best calendar apps for Android. Our selection: the best calendar apps for Android Program for Android by the day of the month
Today's guide is about calendars. If you recall the online service Google Calendar, then the main function in it is to plan cases. In addition, the calendar allows you to sync events to different devices, set up reminders, share your schedule with others, and more.
In selecting the appropriate apps, it was important that synchronization with Google Calendar was available. Among the main participants:
In addition, the review mentions other calendars for Android that you can also look out for:
Google Calendar - official client to synchronize with the service of the same name. Almost all of its most important functions are available in the application. In some cases, the application is already installed by default in smartphones with Android OS.
The Google application pleased us with a high-quality, updated design: nice colors, various covers for each month, etc. What is important, the calendar has become more user-friendly in comparison with previous versions.
Google Calendar offers three display options: schedule, day, and 5 days. Scrolling the calendar vertically in the schedule mode (analogous to summary, agenda), you can view the events. The summary allows you to quickly view current and past events. Days in which there are no events are not shown in the schedule.
In 5 days mode, the days of the week are displayed, starting with the current one. This option is convenient for viewing all scheduled events for each day. Last mode- day mode - it will be convenient when following the schedule in the most detailed view.
As for the monthly view with a grid of events, which is available in the online version, it is not. However, a combined mode is possible: by clicking on the heading of the month in the top panel, a calendar is displayed where you can select a specific day, and the list of events can be viewed at the bottom of the window.
In the left pull-out panel, calendars are available that are synchronized with Google Calendar online; you can include or exclude unnecessary ones from the list. The events of each calendar are displayed in a specific color, which allows you to separate events by type and better navigate the schedule. It's easy to add birthdays from Google contacts and public holidays, they will appear on the calendar along with other events.
When creating a new event, you can set a reminder, repeat, create a label and add a note - all functions are similar to the online version of Google Calendar. You can "tie" an event to a photo and google map Maps indicating the meeting point. Also Calendar synchronizes events from Gmail mail... When creating an event, sending invitations to other users is available.
For reminders, notifications are available - both sound and in the system panel. You can add a small widget to your home screen with an agenda and upcoming events.
Summary... Google Calendar does not offer support third party services and is simple in functionality in general. At the same time, it is convenient and familiar to operate: you can quickly create events, reminders, there are three (in fact, four) display modes. The only missing point is the lack of todo lists, which are often useful for planning.
SolCalendar combines calendar and scheduling functions. In addition to events, you can create todo lists, synchronize data not only with Google Calendar, but also tasks from Tasks.
By default, the calendar displays the events of the selected month. Alternative mode - agenda, in which events are displayed in one list. True, in this case you cannot scroll through events throughout the year by month, as in Google Calendar. SolCalendar allows you to scroll the schedule up to a certain limit, after which you need to click on the button.
Going into the SolCalendar settings, it's easy to connect a calendar account from Google, Yahoo, iCloud, Exchange, Daum, or add a sync link. After that, you can configure the visibility of certain calendars directly in the application.
When creating an event, standard data are specified - title, interval, event calendar, reminder, repeat, note. Additionally, the location, point on the map (the address is entered manually or added via Google Maps) and the contact for the invitation, selected from the account addresses, can be indicated. A feature of SolCalendar is that you can assign stickers that, in addition to the color of the calendar, highlight an event in the agenda or other modes.
An additional feature when scheduling a schedule is creating tasks. For a task, you can set the execution time, the repetition interval and, similarly to events, assign a sticker. List management is simplified: there aren't even categories here. Nevertheless, working with tasks is convenient: new entries are quickly created, completion is marked with one touch. The only thing missing is support for a few familiar gestures (for example, crossing out a record).
As far as widget support is concerned, SolCalendar provides more choices than Google Calendar: the actual calendar, agenda, week, etc. Additionally, the widget displays weather information.
Summary... SolCalendar is useful for those users who use a Google, Yahoo, iCloud or Exchange account on mobile device... The calendar functions are fully implemented here. In addition, there is a simple todo manager to complement the events. However, the lack of categories makes managing large lists problematic. There are few viewing modes, SolCalendar is inferior to Google's online calendar.
DigiCal Calendar offers a wide choice - 6 display modes: day, week, agenda of the week (agenda), month, month (text) and agenda. It should be noted here that these modes differ from those in other calendars. Specifically, displaying the week will show the entire schedule for 7 days, and the month (text) will display the list of events as a summary.
In the schedule, events are displayed in the color set in Google Calendar. In addition, in the settings, you can change the color of the calendars displayed in the schedule. The application can synchronize with the calendars of the online services Google Calendar, Outlook.com and Exchange, it is possible to add a local calendar.
The developers have detailed the weather forecast, including information about temperature, precipitation, wind speed and pressure. It is displayed everywhere and in every view mode. V paid version DigiCal has a 15-day forecast.
There are several things to note when creating an event. You can specify a point on the map via Google Maps, as well as set the status and privacy. Otherwise, the settings are all traditional. According to the developers, DigiCal calendar functions are complemented by integration with Google Now: for example, you can create a reminder to create a route. In fact, there is nothing significant in this function.
To remind about events, you can set an audible or vibrosingal, a pop-up window. Several reminders can be set for each event. To display the calendar on the home screen, DigiCal Calendar offers a set of widgets - a total of 20 variations, sizes from 5 × 4 to 1 × 1. You can customize the display as a list, grid, day, list of days, month and calendar by month. Lock screens are also available. Detailed weather forecast is available for all widgets.
In addition to the standard version, a DigiCal + version is available on the developer's page, which is slightly more functional than the free one. List of main differences:
- lack of advertising
- additional lock screens
- choosing a calendar to display the widget
- additional display settings (fonts, backgrounds, transparency, etc.) for widgets
Summary... In short, DigiCal Calendar & Widgets are informative modes and customizable widgets. User can change appearance calendar, size, information display. In addition, DigiCal Calendar syncs with both online services (Google Calendar, Outlook.com and Exchange) and local calendars.
To synchronize data, aCalendar uses the standard android calendar, it is not intended to connect other online services.
The calendar contains 3 standard mode display: day, week and month. At the bottom of the window for the "Day" and "Week" modes, a monthly calendar is displayed.
The main convenience when working with calendars is the possibility of horizontal and vertical scrolling. Horizontal scrolling is used to switch between display modes, vertical - to move to the next interval (month, week or day). Conveniently implemented the creation of events (long and simple tap), the transition to the date and other points related to navigation.
For aCalendar, you can assign up to 48 colors to each calendar, and 12 colors to events. Color settings are only relevant for Android 4.1+ and Google service calendars. In addition to events, the calendar can also show the phases of the moon and birthdays. The list of birthdays is taken from address book, the data can be edited by yourself.
When creating an event, you can flexibly configure repetitions (every two weeks or 3 days, by days, weeks and intervals) and reminders - one or more per event. Sound is configured for reminders in aCalendar, for some reason other options are available only in the paid version.
Full screen calendar widgets come in two sizes - 1 × 1 and 4 × 4 (with navigation support).
In aCalendar +, the paid version of the app, available additional modes display, settings, tasks, color themes and other options.
Summary... aCalendar is a popular app with standard functions Google Calendar, smart navigation and comfortable gestures... Three display modes and widgets are enough for informational content, and at the same time, weather forecast and synchronization with third-party calendars in aCalendar would be appropriate.
Pivot table
| Application | SolCalendar | aCalendar | ||
| The developer | Google Inc. | SolStudio at Daum Kakao | Digibites | Tapir Apps GmbH |
| Android version | Depends on the device | Depends on the device | 2.3.3+ | 2.1+ |
| Full version price | is free | is free | $4,82 | $4,71 |
| Russian localization | + | + | + | + |
| Display modes | schedule, day, 5 days, combined | month, agenda | day, week, agenda of the week, month, month (text), agenda | day, week, month |
| Birthdays | + | + | + | + |
| Weather forecast | − | + | + | − |
| Synchronizing calendars | Daum Calendar, iCloud, Yahoo! Calendar, Yahoo! Japan Calendar, etc. | Google Calendar, Outlook.com, Exchange | ||
| Tasks | − | + | − | + (aCalendar +) |
| Widgets | + | + | + | + |
Noteworthy
The production calendar with working days and days off in the Russian Federation, provides information about weekends and shortened days during the selected year. In addition to the informational part, there is a built-in calculator of working days - it is convenient for calculating standard hours.
In fact, “Your Calendar” has two display modes - by months and an annual calendar. When you select a day, upcoming events are displayed at the bottom. As for the holidays, clicking on the corresponding item opens the Wikipedia page with information about the date.
In "Your Calendar" you can leave notes, for which, in turn, you can set reminders. It's easy to sync birthdays of contacts from your address book and include them in your list of events. There is no link to Google Calendar or synchronization with other online services.
Basically, "Your Calendar" is completely independent and without online integration, easy to use. There is only one gripe - scanning the address book during the transition to the next year takes a lot of time.
Month is a set of customizable calendar widgets for Android. On the visual side, there are about 70 themes to choose from for every taste, and premium themes are also available in the store.
By the functional component. First of all, Month assumes synchronization with Google Calendar. In addition to this, you can add lunar phases and birthdays of contacts to the calendar. In the widget window, you can also view the agenda or open the list of tasks. True, this requires an external application. Therefore, Month is recommended only for working in "read mode" - namely, viewing events.
Agendary is a social calendar for scheduling appointments. Thanks to the integration with Google, you can create events in it, send invitations, accept or decline applications. Also, the Agendary toolkit allows you to share calendars with other contacts.
All events are divided into several categories - Organized, Accepted, Declined, Maybe and Unreplied.
Agendary has no calendar display modes other than a list. You can quickly jump to today, view Google Calendar events, create a reminder, but you cannot edit or comment on entries. This can only be done with events created directly in Agendary. When creating a record, the location, start and end dates, participants, and a description of the event are indicated.
In general, Agendary is a very simple scheduler in terms of functionality. Integration with other services (Google Maps), the ability to edit events and alternative viewing modes (by day, week and month) would not hurt him.
Sunrise Calendar contains no unique features. Nevertheless, this application has taken root quite well among Android users, as evidenced by about 1 million downloads on Google play... Sunrise repeats Google functions Calendar, and the interface has been revised. Here you can quickly switch between events, dates, go to the current day. When creating an event, you specify the location, contact (participant), reminder and repeat of the event. You can also set up notifications directly for Sunrise.
In terms of online syncing, Sunrise Calendar has implemented the addition of calendars from Google Calendar, Exchange, and iCloud. In the settings or at the first launch of the application, it is easy to connect accounts of popular social networks and services (Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, Github, etc.).
An interesting, instructive android application that combines a directory of interesting events taking place on a particular day. it free app includes many historical events that took place in one period or another. Any user will be interested to know why a certain date is significant. A lot of reliable data will allow you to master interesting information that will help increase the general level of erudition and reading.
Functional:
- The program has a small set of features, but this does not make it less useful. This android app includes search by keywords, which opens up ample opportunities to search for specific events related to one person, object, or something else. All data is divided into categories, which are displayed slightly to the left of the main text. This makes it easier to identify the area in which an important event took place. Full control above the available information, will provide a chance to filter only what you need.
Control:
- Interaction with the data stream of this android application is carried out by searching for specific words, dates of events. In the settings, the user can independently set the necessary parameters for displaying text, such as font size, background color, text and some other subtleties. This allows you to create the most comfortable conditions for studying the presented material.
Relevance:
- a useful application for users interested in specific events taking place throughout the entire existence of mankind. The correct formation of the request will allow you to get the most accurate data, and if you wish, you can simply get acquainted with the daily discoveries.
Registration:
- The application has a nice light blue design style. All events have a unique tag indicating the category to which the event belongs. It can be the author's birthday, opening, publication of a new book, and much more. Compact, well-designed articles help you remember information better.
When buying a smartphone, I want it to be filled with convenient applications that help in certain situations, for example, a stopwatch and a timer, a navigator and a location finder - how people did without them before is simply incomprehensible.
One of these useful applications is an . Let's consider some of these programs for android.
Birthday info widget Is the first on our list. Not annoying with notifications and beeps, perfectly drawn, with elements of a futuristic style, it can easily be on the desktop.
It is worth noting that you can program its own response time for each entry separately. For a day or a week - it's up to you. The only inconvenience here will be that you will have to enter all the required dates into the telephone list with your own hand.
Birthday countdown. With this widget, any event, be it the birthday of your best friend or the day of the death of your beloved grandfather, can be provided with a photo or picture. Visualization is thought to have a better effect on memory receptors.
There is also one more feature of Birthday Countdown: it will not only remind the date, but also display a notification on the screen with countdown before the date of the celebration. In the settings, you can set a change in the color of the inscription, as the memorable date approaches.
EboBirthday — the third in the list is a program of reminders of solemn dates. Its developers have learned to do more than just countdown. The most important feature is to search and record not only the data you entered manually.
Data will be taken from the Google calendar, from the social network Facebook and even from CSV files and put together into a convenient list. If something is unnecessary, you can easily delete, however, EboBirthday will keep the original list intact and you can always return to it.
Birthdays. The name is simple, but the functions are the most essential. With this widget, you won't miss anything important. The required date will always be in sight. In addition, as soon as you add a new contact with birthday to your android device, it will automatically appear in the list.
You can also make entries from Facebook, and not all in a row, but selectively, whatever you want. The creators of the application promise to finalize the program so that from other social. networks could collect such data.
Also, right from the application, you can congratulate you on your birthday by sending an SMS or even writing an email.
Birthday reminder. But this application is already successfully working with different social media, not just Facebook. Birthday Reminder has its own personal base, and it will not necessarily be tied to the smartphone or tablet where it is installed.
Data can be inserted into the program with your own hand from phone book... You can also call or send a greeting in the form of a postcard by email without leaving the program.
Even if your device is with a small screen, the programs will not take up much screen space.
Which birthday reminder app to choose is a personal matter. One thing can be said: for the android, the developers have done a great job.