BusyCal vs Timepage

BusyCal

• Mac users who want fine control over how their calendar looks
• People who prefer a one-time license to a subscription
• Anyone juggling iCloud, Google, Microsoft 365 and CalDAV accounts

Timepage

• People who use only Apple devices and want a calendar across all of them
• Seeing weather and travel time next to the day's events
• Households sharing one Family Bundle of calendar, to-do and notebook apps

BusyCal

• Mac and iOS only. The iPhone and iPad app is a separate $9.99 purchase and is not covered by the Mac license or subscription.
• A direct license includes 18 months of updates. The app keeps working after that, but newer versions need a paid renewal.
• The Mac App Store version is sold by subscription only ($4.99 a month or $39.99 a year); the one-time license is sold on BusyMac's own store.
• The App Store listing does not detail the Free Edition's limits, and BusyMac's licensing FAQ still says the App Store apps need an active subscription.

Timepage

• Apple platforms only: iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. No Android, Windows or web version is listed.
• A membership is required after the 7-day trial; once it lapses the app stays readable but becomes read-only and loses weather features.
• Bonobo sets prices per country by purchasing power parity, so the US App Store prices shown here differ in other regions.
• Tasks come from the separate Actions app, which needs its own membership or the Bundle.

BusyCal

Views you can reshape

Day, Week, Month, Year planner and List views, with control over weeks per month, days per week, fonts, colors and density, plus a sidebar or floating Info Panel.

Natural language quick entry

Type a phrase such as "Lunch with Joe next Tuesday at 12:30" to create an event or task, with a live preview of the title, time and location. Several languages are supported.

Tasks on the calendar

Tasks appear on their due dates and carry forward until completed, and a sidebar list sorts them by date, priority or tag. They sync with Apple Reminders, Google Tasks, Todoist and Microsoft To Do.

Smart Filters and Calendar Sets

Group calendars into sets for work, personal or family, and save combinations of searches, sets and view settings as Smart Filters you can switch between.

Travel time and time-to-leave alerts

Travel time to an event is calculated from your location or set by hand, and alerts adjust to traffic so you know when to leave.

Menu bar app

A menu bar calendar with a mini month, a heat map of availability, a scrolling event list and task entry. It keeps working when the main app is closed.

Timepage

Timeline and month heatmap

A scrolling timeline shows the week ahead and beyond, and a month heatmap lights up busy days so free days stand out at a glance.

Week, day and month views

Timepage 5, released in April 2026, added week, day and month views. In the week view an event is created with a tap and drag.

Weather and travel time

Each day shows temperature and rainfall forecasts, and events get travel time estimates for walking, cycling, driving or public transport.

Uses your existing calendars

It works with calendars already on the device, such as iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo and CalDAV. Bonobo says calendar data is not stored on its servers.

Themes and widgets

There are 60 color themes for the app, its widgets and its icon, plus home screen widgets for weather and events and Apple Watch complications.

Tasks from Actions

Scheduled tasks from Bonobo's Actions to-do app appear in the Timepage calendar next to events. Actions is a separate app covered by the Bundle.

BusyCal

• Free Edition$0

  Essential calendaring in the Mac App Store version, for people without a subscription.

• Mac App Store subscription$4.99

  per month, or $39.99 per year

  The full Mac app by subscription. One subscription covers a family's Macs through Family Sharing.

• BusyCal iOS$9.99

  one-time purchase on the App Store

  Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with Family Sharing. Not included with the Mac license or subscription.

• BusyCal for Mac license$49.99

  one-time purchase with 18 months of updates

  Perpetual license from BusyMac's store for one user on up to 5 personal Macs. Renewing for further updates is optional.

• BusyCal + BusyContacts$79.99

  one-time purchase

  Both Mac apps as a bundle, listed at 20% off the $99.99 combined price.

Timepage

• Monthly Membership$3.99

  per month

  Timepage on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.

• Annual Membership$19.99

  per year

  The same Timepage membership paid once a year, covering every device the app runs on.

• Bonobo Bundle (Annual)$29.99

  per year

  One membership for Timepage, the Actions to-do app and the Flow notebook app. The Bundle is billed annually.

• Bonobo Bundle (Annual Family)$49.99

  per year

  The Bundle shared with up to six people through Apple's Family Sharing, each with their own account.

• Bonobo Bundle (Lifetime)$129.99

  one-time purchase, as labelled on the App Store

  Listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store; Bonobo's own site describes only the annual Bundle plans.

BusyCal

• Education

  20% off for staff and students

  BusyMac's store offers a 20% discount to staff and students at educational institutions, requested by email.

• Other savings

  Volume discounts from 2 licenses

  Discounts apply automatically at checkout: 10% off 2 to 4 licenses, 20% off 5 to 9, 25% off 10 to 49, 30% off 50 to 99 and 35% off 100 or more.

• Other savings

  Discounted license renewals

  Renewing a license for another 18 months of updates is 20% to 40% off the original price. The licensing FAQ puts a renewal at $39.99.

• Other savings

  Bundle with BusyContacts for $79.99

  Buying BusyCal and BusyContacts together costs $79.99, which the store lists as 20% off the $99.99 combined price.

Timepage

• Annual discount

  Annual membership costs less than paying monthly

  The US App Store lists the Annual Membership at $19.99 and the Monthly Membership at $3.99, which comes to $47.88 over 12 months.

• Other savings

  Bonobo Bundle of three apps

  Bonobo says switching to the Bundle of Timepage, Actions and Flow saves up to 44% compared with several individual app subscriptions.

• Lifetime license

  Bonobo Bundle (Lifetime) for $129.99

  Timepage's US App Store listing includes an in-app purchase named Bonobo Bundle (Lifetime) at $129.99, next to the annual Bundle plans.

• Other savings

  Free membership for Apple employees

  Bonobo offers free memberships to Apple employees who email the company from an @apple.com address.