BusyCal: Calendar & Tasks

Name: BusyCal: Calendar & Tasks
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User Reviews for BusyCal: Calendar & Tasks

Great replacement calendar app!

I don’t like the way the current stock calendar app shows information in month view (it used to do better but at some point was redesigned to be more minimalist). So I replaced it with a 3rd party calendar app that was great for several years until that company switched to an overpriced subscription model that also required you to set up an account with them. That sent me looking for yet another replacement...which eventually led me to BusyCal.This app is great! Easy to use, shows plenty of information on the screen in any given view, and does not require any special logins or subscriptions! Just what I wanted!One thing I’d suggest...get better at App Store optimization. I found this app by reading calendar app reviews on some other websites. This app does not appear if I just search the store for “calendar” (or if it does, it’s so far down in the list as to be useless).

Agent*Cooper, Apr 13, 2020

The strongest link

My spouse has Parkinson’s. It is imperative that all meetings, outings & every other occurrences on both of our iPhones, iPads & MacBooks sync perfectly. We have been using the ‘Busy’ software since the beginning. Not only is the software stable, the people who run it are always there for support in a calm and friendly manner even when the answer is not what I had hoped for. Though it can be accessed by & from the three hardware devices I find it best to choose one MacBook as central station using the others for reference & to make quick changes on the fly. The other use for the non-central devices, especially the iPhones, is to take notes on an appointment when developing it, then take the time to fully describe it when at home. The full description is important especially when you consider that when ever you think you will remember what a short-hand will mean later… you won’t.

AndHow Arts, Oct 31, 2022

Latest version keeps crashing

Update again: Developer said try latest v4.0.3 and I updated the app. I created a test event and typed “Test will it crash” and as soon as I typed the last “h”…the app crashed. I will email them, as requested. ———-Update: I just downgraded it to one star because I can’t leave the app open for 10 seconds without it crashing. Just tried to enter a new event, and before I could save it, the app crashed. Tried to edit an event earlier, and before I could save the edits, it just closed. This app right now is literally unusable, except to quickly look at the schedule before the app closes itself. ——— The latest version keeps crashing. If I create a new event, a few seconds later, the app will just close. I just tried to duplicate an event, and when I tried to edit the duplicated event, the app closed. If I just open the app to view events and scroll a few days, it will crash. if I edit an event, it will crash. If I try to create a new event on a future date, the app will crash. Please fix this.

AthensDawg, Sep 08, 2023

Inadequate but useful

BusyCal on the Mac is great. I use it nearly every day. However, BusyCal for iOS is woefully underpowered. While it's a useful way to see all of my to-dos at once, or to get an overview of my calendar, the lack of secondary sorting for to-dos (by priority, then creation date, for instance), and the inexcusable lack of BusyCal for Mac's premier feature, filters—where you can show any combination of categories you like instantly—drastically reduce its usefulness. The filters don't have to sync with the Mac; I may want different ones on the road anyway. But this is a crucial feature that has been bafflingly absent from this app for years. If this comes as a paid upgrade or an IAP, fine. But without it, this app is not really more useful than the stock Calendar app, and only somewhat more useful than Reminders.

Calion, Mar 30, 2018

Fantastic App, but needs an Apple Watch App

So I have used Fantastical for a very long time and among the many out there, I have been disenfranchised by their massive annual cost increase. So I was looking for a new app. I noticed that SetApp had Busy call in their offerings so I took a look at the app on the Mac. AND I LOVE IT! The user interface in my opinion is so much more beautiful than Fantastical and I love that on the Mac App, the menu bar actually tells you how much time before your next appointment.The only thing I DON’T like is the absence of an Apple Watch app, when almost every app in the App Store has this feature. Hopefully the company is working on this. In the meantime I am using Apple’s default calendar app on my Apple Watch, which is okay, but it’s antiquated compared to Fantastical’s watch app in my opinion. It would be great to know if you’re working on one, but I will still be using your calendar if you don’t.

CVesta81, Jun 15, 2023

Prefer iOS ver to iPadOS

I won’t take much time explaining why BusyCal on the iPhone is best, but I won’t even touch the built-in calendar there anymore. However, on the iPad, I find it very frustrating to add new appointments, change appointments, and so on. Honestly, I don’t see why this doesn’t function the same as Apple’s Calendar app. I can’t double tap or long press to create a new appointment on a day. So, even though I want to create an appointment on, say, Saturday, I have to tap on the + in the upper right corner and start from square one, always defaulting to an all day event, which means there are many more steps to creating an event that in the Apple Calendar app. Changing appointments requires more steps. I want to be able to simply drag something around on the calendar, but instead I have to edit the appointment and go the Time tab. It’s so unnecessarily clunky, particularly in this day and age. Going back to the stock app. Buyer’s remorse.

epskionline, Oct 22, 2020

Needs a Dark Mode

The brightness is killing me. Needs a ‘Dark Mode’ display to make it more visually relaxing (better contrast) for viewing. See good comments about the desktop version, but I as trainer supporting corporate users I work mainly through iOS because it is with me all the time. The desktop is no longer the source for data. Data is now mobile (everybody now a days has a phone!!) BusyCalc really needs re-prioritize and move their focus to match this new mobile reality. The interface needs to reflect less clunky Microsoft approach to menus and more Apple iOS swipe approach to. For example, why do I need to click on Edit to change the Sync time? Why not just press my finger on the item to access and select the different options??The configuration of the app is comprehensive, but the interface needs to be updated.

geekmee, May 16, 2019

Good but no personal O36 Support

I like the interface of BusyCal a lot. I think as a calendaring product, it’s definitely one of the nicest. My issue comes with the fact that I can’t add my personal O365 calendars. They show up fine under the iOS calendar app, but they don’t import into BusyCal, nor can they be manually added. This is really perplexing since it supposedly supports O365 and Exchange... I really wish this would get fixed so that my family calendars would show up. With that change it would be nearly perfect in my mind.Update: support contacted me and explained to use “Exchange” for the personal option (not self-explanatory imo), and this worked perfectly. Back to 5-stars even though I think maybe they could add another option for Personal/Family O365...

iustone, Jan 31, 2020

Wow, great app!

First of all I really liked the app right off the bat from the description and pictures but all the bad reviews made me skeptical. Second, I am not coming from using the Mac version, I started fresh on the iOS first. I am picky on which apps I use and while I liked fantastical and calendars by readdle for functionality, I didn’t like the overlay or look of either.Having used BusyCal I think it has more functionality than the other leading calendar apps, and I haven’t had any issues in terms of stability. This Calendar is powerful and works very well, is highly customizable, and I love the look as well.My favorite part is the to-do integration and how it allows you to filter and sort your to-do’s: a lot of options here! I hope this app gets more positive feedback as I believe it deserves it. Keep up the good work devs!

JAFK_, Jan 01, 2019

Keep developing!!

I like this app but it could be so much more...-FEATURE: Choosing and filtering calendars should be quick and easy to do. This could be fixed by making calendars a MAIN BUTTON on the Home Screen of the App that pulls up the calendars. Also, the user should be able to RE-ORDER calendars with an easy drag and drop. They should also be able to GROUP the calendars like on the desktop version. I see this as a no-brainer but a game changer.-FEATURE: Adding an event by voice should be a one-tap, MAIN BUTTON on the Home Screen of the App.-USER EXPERIENCE / DESIGN: they need to hire a good user interface designer to make the app more intuitive and look nicer. It’s pretty powerful but looks dated. (Move the list/day/week/month/to do bar to the top and put an ACTIONS BAR at the bottom -> calendars/ add event/ Filter/ settings). Look at some other nice looking and powerful apps to get inspiration (ie -> Eventbrite organizer app, Lowe’s app, etc)Other features to consider-meeting coordination (look at woven calendar... this app is shutting down but it’s too bad bc this feature is incredible), inbox button, Do not disturb, and so much morePlease continue to develop... calendar apps could be so much more than what I’ve seen out there. If you want to reach out to me I would be happy to talk with you. Thank you!

jdb-0001, Apr 23, 2021

Description

BusyCal is a powerful, flexible calendar app for managing busy schedules, events and tasks. BusyCal's unique features include natural language input, customizable calendar views, an integrated to do list, meeting scheduling, travel time, maps integration, tags, alarms, search, weather, moons, birthdays, anniversaries, graphics and more. BusyCal provides reliable support for iCloud, Google Calendar, Google Tasks, Exchange / Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, Todoist and other CalDAV servers, enabling you to sync and share calendars with other Mac and iOS devices running BusyCal or the built-in Calendar app.

BusyCal for iOS is a full-featured mobile companion to BusyCal for macOS, the leading calendar solution for macOS that thousands of users have trusted and depended on for years. CALENDAR VIEWS • Display your calendar by Month, Week, Day or List. • Pinch and zoom to control the number of weeks shown per month, and days shown per week. • Customize the calendar appearance including calendar colors, weather, moons, birthdays, anniversaries, event times, week numbers and more. CALENDAR SETS • Manage different, named collections of calendars • Quickly switch between different Calendar Sets • Assign different default calendars to different sets • Create new sets based on existing collections PASSWORD PROTECTION • Enhanced privacy with the option to lock all your calendar sets or just the ones you choose WIDGETS So. Many. Widgets • Upcoming • Event List & Calendar • Calendar & Heatmap • Today's Date • Next two days • This week • Next two weeks EVENTS • Create events manually or automatically using natural language. • Choose from a wide range of attributes to display when viewing or editing events including travel time, time zones, attendees, contacts, tags, maps, last edit time, and more. • Add tags to events to track projects and important events. TASKS • Tasks are displayed directly in the calendar and carry-forward until completed. • Tasks can be undated, or scheduled to occur on a specific date or time. • Tasks can be scheduled to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, etc. • Tasks can be sorted and filtered by date, priority, calendar or title. JOURNALS • Journal entries you create are displayed directly in the calendar as all-day events • Journal can be scheduled to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, etc. TRAVEL TIME, LOCATIONS & MAPS • Supports Location Services for adding locations to events. • Supports both Apple Maps and Google Maps for driving directions. • Travel time allows you to block out time to travel to an appointment. • Alarms can warn you in advance of travel time when it's time to leave. PERSONALIZATION • Display Birthdays and Anniversaries, including birthday age and anniversary number. • Display a live 10-day weather forecast. • Display phases of the moon. • Display graphics created in BusyCal for macOS. SYNC & SHARE CALENDARS • Sync and share calendars with iCloud, Google Calendar, Exchange, Outlook, Office 365, Fruux, Yahoo, Kerio, Zimbra, Oracle, OwnCloud, Confluence, macOS Server, SabreDAV and other CalDAV servers. • Sync with other Mac and iOS devices running BusyCal or the built-in Calendar app. MORE • Dark Mode • Receive Inbox notifications of meetings and changes to events on shared calendars. • Search your calendar for past and future events and tasks. • Set default settings for events, tasks and alarms.