Business Calendar 2 vs DigiCal

Business Calendar 2

• Android users who want more views and widgets than a stock calendar app
• Keeping events and Google Tasks or Microsoft To Do lists in one app
• People who enter the same kinds of events often and want templates

DigiCal

• Android users who want more views and widgets than the stock calendar
• People who like weather forecasts next to their appointments
• Following sports, TV or holiday calendars inside the schedule

Business Calendar 2

• Android only, including Chromebooks and Wear OS watches; no iOS, desktop or web app is listed.
• Templates, drag and drop, multi-selection, weather, attachments, print to PDF and the 22 app themes need the Pro upgrade.
• Appgenix's site gives no Pro price; Google Play shows in-app purchases of $1.49 to $8.99 per item with no billing period.
• The free version contains ads, according to its Google Play listing.

DigiCal

• Android only; no iOS, desktop or web version is listed.
• The free app contains ads. The year view, the two month widgets and the widget color picker need DigiCal+.
• The premium weather forecast is a separate yearly subscription, priced at €2.50 on the vendor's site, and is not included in DigiCal+.
• Google Play shows in-app purchases of $1.09 to $5.49 per item without naming them, and the site gives no price for calendar subscriptions.

Business Calendar 2

Six main views

Month, week, day, agenda, year and tasks views. The week view stretches from 1 to 14 days with a swipe, and the year view marks busy days with a heat map.

Seven home screen widgets

Month, week, day, agenda, tasks, icon and Day Pro widgets, with 14 widget themes and more than 50 customization options.

Tasks next to events

A dedicated tasks view keeps lists locally or syncs them with Google Tasks. Pro adds priorities, subtasks, repeating tasks and Microsoft To Do sync.

Calendar sync

Uses Android's built-in calendar sync for Google and Exchange, and recent versions add Microsoft and CalDAV accounts. Advanced Outlook sync with categories is Pro.

Templates and voice input

Events and tasks can be spoken in English, German, French or Japanese. Pro users can save templates that include reminders, repetition rules and attendees.

Drag and drop and multi-selection

With Pro, events are moved, copied or deleted by drag and drop, and one action such as move, copy or recolor can be applied to several events at once.

DigiCal

Seven calendar views

Agenda, day, week, week agenda, month and text month views in light and dark themes. The seventh, a year view with a heat map of busy periods, is part of DigiCal+.

Six widget types

Agenda, day, day list and day grid widgets come with the free app, and DigiCal+ adds text month and month widgets. The site lists nine preset widget themes, and widgets can go on the lock screen.

Syncs with Android calendars

Works with every calendar server Android supports, including Google Calendar, Outlook.com and Exchange. A local calendar that does not sync is also available.

Built-in weather forecast

A free 3-day forecast appears in the calendar and widget views. The premium weather subscription extends it to 14 days with a graph and several saved locations.

Calendar subscriptions

A catalog of public holidays for more than 100 countries, sports fixtures, TV schedules, religious days and company events can be subscribed to and added to the schedule.

Location search and action bar

Typing a place name fills in the address and adds a map. Tapping an event opens an action bar to move, copy, edit or delete it, and notifications carry snooze and navigation shortcuts.

Business Calendar 2

• Free$0

  Month, week, day, agenda, year and task views, widgets, up to 5 reminders per event, voice input and Google Tasks sync, with ads.

• Pro$1.49 - $8.99

  per in-app item on Google Play; billing basis not shown

  Adds templates, drag and drop, multi-selection, weather, attachments, print to PDF, 22 themes, and subtasks and repeating tasks.

DigiCal

• DigiCal$0

  Six calendar views, the agenda, day, day list and day grid widgets and a 3-day weather forecast. Contains ads.

• DigiCal+$5.49

  one-time purchase on Google Play

  Adds the year view with heat map, month and month calendar widgets, 7 extra widget themes, 42 theme colors, custom snooze and no ads.

• Premium weather subscription€2.50

  per year, as stated on the vendor's site

  Extended 14-day forecast with a temperature and precipitation graph and saved locations. Separate from DigiCal+.

Business Calendar 2

• Other savings

  Included with Google Play Pass

  The Google Play listing says Play Pass subscribers get the app free of ads and in-app purchases as part of that subscription.

DigiCal

No public discounts listed.