Apple Calendar review

Apple Calendar is the calendar most iPhone owners already have, and for many people it is enough. Apple's App Store listing says you can keep track of events from different calendar accounts together, connecting iCloud, Exchange, Google and others, and view them side by side in List, Day, Week or Month views with a color for each calendar. Reminders from the Reminders app now appear alongside meetings, and an iCloud calendar can be shared with family, colleagues or friends who can add events and get alerts. Invitations work through iCloud, Exchange and other accounts. It costs nothing and syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch through iCloud. The limits are the usual Apple ones: there is no Android app, so mixed households struggle, and there are no scheduling links, time blocking or advanced views, which is where Fantastical and BusyCal earn their price.

Who it is for

all-Apple households that want a free calendar with nothing to install

Price

Free, built into Apple devices.

Calendar Productivity Free
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Connects accounts from iCloud, Exchange, Google and others in one app
• Color-coded calendars viewed together in List, Day, Week or Month views
• Reminders from the Reminders app appear alongside meetings
• Shared iCloud calendars for family, colleagues or friends
• Sends and receives invitations through iCloud, Exchange and other accounts

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free and preinstalled on iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Strength: Adds Google and Exchange accounts next to iCloud
• Strength: Reminders show up next to events
• Weakness: No Android app
• Weakness: No time blocking or scheduling links
• Weakness: Fewer views and automations than Fantastical or BusyCal

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Accounts: iCloud, Exchange, Google and others
• Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
• Sharing: Shared iCloud calendars

Where it ranks

Apple Calendar is No. 4 in our Best Calendar Apps verdict.