While this might not seem like a big deal, if you plan on using Calendars 5 as a true replacement app, and delete the stock Calendar app, you’ll no longer have a calendar on your Apple Watch. One major drawback, however, is that Apple Watch isn’t supported. Like Fantastical, Calendars 5 also uses natural language processing (to intelligently create events) and offers Siri support. This different feel is refreshing in a calendar app and kind of makes it seem more grown up and sensible perfect for an app that handles your life’s schedule. It’s updated and contemporary, but it also feels very un-Apple like. The design kind of feels like a throwback to Palm OS. It doesn’t try to be fancy with things like 3D Touch, but it still offers the things you expect like a great design, a Notification Center widget, and a simple task manager.

Predictive, smart event creation (natural language support)Ĭalendars 5 is kind of old school, but not in a bad way.

Support for some third-party apps and integrations.

It’s artificially intelligent scheduling will help users quickly create events with all the details automatically included. Anyone who’s looking for a solid calendar app that’s smart and quick to operate will appreciate Fantastical. Who is it for?Īccount managers, investors, consultants, students, or anyone else with lots of daily events. Apple Watch and iMessage are also supported. Users can get Fantastical for iPhone for $4.99 on the App Store. And it features a widget that lets you see your upcoming appointments and flip through monthly overviews right from Notification Center. It supports 3D Touch, so you can quickly peek into your appointments.

It features a clean, well-thought-out design that’s intuitive and easy to use. You can easily create reminders by starting your event with words like “task,” “todo,” or the phrase “remind me to.”īesides being a smart app, Fantastical is also nice to look at. In addition to calendar items, Fantasical also handles reminders. When creating a new appointment you can write something like “Every Thursday Go for a Jog in San Diego” and the app will create an event named “Go for a Jog” that repeats every Thursday with the location set to San Diego. Fantastical is the award winning calendar app that understands you.

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