DigiCal vs Google Calendar

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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+.

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.

DigiCal

No public discounts listed.

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.