CalenGoo vs DigiCal

CalenGoo

• Google Calendar users who want more views and settings than Google's own apps
• People who want to pay once per platform and avoid a subscription
• Anyone who wants calendar, tasks, contacts and email in one desktop window

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

CalenGoo

• The iOS, Android and desktop versions are different apps and each is bought separately.
• There is no free version. Android has a 72-hour trial and the desktop download can be tried first, but no iOS trial is listed.
• The desktop app costs $49.99 on the Microsoft Store; the site gives no price for the in-app purchase in its own downloads, and says Linux support depends on the distribution.
• Online booking is a separate product: the Booking System is free up to 20 booking hours a month and about $10 a month after that.

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.

CalenGoo

Direct sync with Google and others

Syncs with Google Calendar, including all past and future events, and with iCloud, CalDAV servers such as Nextcloud, Exchange and the device's own calendars, depending on the platform.

Configurable views

Day, week, month, agenda and year views plus a landscape day view and a search view. The month view zooms and scrolls, and nearly every part of the display can be adjusted.

Tasks in the calendar

Google Tasks lists sync and appear on their due dates, with sub-tasks and recurring tasks. Small task lists can also be saved inside an event, such as a shopping list.

Templates and floating events

Events can be created from one template or several combined. Floating events move to the current day until they are completed, and drag and drop moves, copies or deletes entries.

Reminders, contacts and attachments

Up to five reminders per event by SMS, email or pop-up. Contacts can be linked to events, and files and Evernote notes attached.

Desktop app with movable panes

The desktop version arranges calendar, tasks, contacts, templates and email in panes you can drag around. It includes an email client for Gmail, IMAP and Exchange and a free-text quick add.

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.

CalenGoo

• CalenGoo for Android$5.99

  one-time purchase on Google Play

  Installs on every Android phone and tablet linked to the same Google account, with free updates. Also free with a Play Pass subscription.

• CalenGoo for iOS$6.99

  one-time purchase on the App Store

  One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch on the same Apple account. No in-app purchases are listed.

• CalenGoo for Desktop$49.99

  one-time purchase on the Microsoft Store

  The Windows app with calendar, tasks, contacts and email. macOS and Linux builds are downloaded from the site and bought inside the app.

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+.

CalenGoo

• Other savings

  Android app included with Google Play Pass

  The Google Play listing for CalenGoo says the app is free with a Play Pass subscription.

DigiCal

No public discounts listed.