Business Calendar 2 vs Google Calendar

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

Google Calendar

• Anyone who already has a Google Account and wants a free calendar
• Organizations standardizing on Google Workspace for mail, files and meetings
• Taking bookings through a single free appointment page

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.

Google Calendar

• The paid version is only sold as part of Google Workspace, which also includes Gmail, Drive and Meet.
• Personal accounts and Business Starter get one booking page; extra schedules, payments and reminders need Business Standard or higher, or an eligible Google One plan.
• Time Insights and working hours and location are limited to work or school accounts, and Time Insights can only be viewed on a computer.
• No desktop app is listed; Google offers it on the web and as Android and iOS apps.

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.

Google Calendar

Appointment booking pages

Publish a page where others pick a time on your calendar. Eligible paid plans allow several schedules, Stripe payments, email verification and up to 20 co-hosts.

Shared and layered calendars

Create calendars shared with a team or a whole organization, and view several calendars together, color-coded by category.

Scheduling from Gmail with Gemini

On Workspace plans, Gemini in Gmail can suggest meeting times and add events detected in an email with one click.

Google Meet and attachments

Events can carry a Google Meet video link and attached files, so the call and its documents open from the invitation.

Time Insights and working location

Work and school accounts can see how much time goes to meetings and who they meet most, and can share working hours and location.

Tasks on the calendar

Items from Google Tasks appear on the calendar next to events.

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.

Google Calendar

• Personal Google Account$0

  Calendar for personal use with a single appointment booking page and no premium booking features.

• Business Starter$7

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible)

  Google Workspace with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Calendar is still limited to one booking page.

• Business Standard$14

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible)

  2 TB pooled storage per user, plus premium appointment schedules: multiple booking pages, payments and reminders.

• Business Plus$22

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible)

  5 TB pooled storage per user, with the same premium appointment schedule features as Business Standard.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For organizations beyond the 300-user limit of the Business editions; priced through Google sales.

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.

Google Calendar

• Annual discount

  Lower rate with a 1-year commitment

  Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22.

• Nonprofit

  Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0

  Verified nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment.

• Education

  Education Fundamentals at no charge

  Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is available at no charge to qualifying institutions.