There is now the ability to create new tasks in Informant with Siri, a new weather feed, improved time selector with button pad input, and email-to-task. With recent updates, Informant has become even better.

These are just a few of some of the more popular features in Informant 5 Calendar. And if you tend to create frequently used appointments and tasks, Informant has a template option that can trigger automatically when you type in an event or task name, saving you the trouble of going through the same thing every time. In addition, your tasks and events will be together in a single view, and projects include tasks, subtasks, and even checklists. Once that is good-to-go, you'll be able to use both your local and iOS calendars at the same time with online syncing services. With Informant 5 Calendar, you can set up your current calendar accounts or set up a paid Informant Sync account. Think of it as your digital planner in your pocket. Want a calendar, reminder, and project manager app all-in-one? Then Informant 5 Calendar is a good option to consider. Informant 5 Calendar Screens (Image credit: iMore)

But keep in mind that any in-app purchases made in the free version of Calendars won't work with others if you're using Family Sharing - if you want to share the app and all features with others, you'll need to do so with Calendars 5. You can purchase just the features you need in this version, which may be cheaper than buying Calendars 5 upfront. Not sure if Calendars 5 is for you? There is a free version simply called Calendars that you can also download with limited features. Calendars 5 also uses natural language input for easy event and task creation, supports multiple online accounts (and even pulls from the native iOS calendar accounts you have), has video call integration, and so much more. The built-in task manager doesn't just sync with Reminders, but it acts like its own full-on task manager, similar to something like Things. There's also a list view of your events if that works better for you. The interface of Calendars 5 is focused on events first, so you get a complete overview of what your day, week, or even month are going to look like. With Readdle's Calendars 5, you're getting a smart calendar app that can handle both your tasks and schedule with ease. And Calendars 5 is one of the most powerful calendar apps out there, though it may not be as 'pretty' as Fantastical. This is a one-time purchase, so you pay once and can access all of the features without needing to pay every year. If you aren't a fan of Fantastical's subscription feature, you may want to look into Calendars 5 from Readdle.

A Flexibits Premium subscription gives you full access to all features in Fantastical (as well as Flexibits' other app, Cardhop), including unlimited calendar sets, 10-day weather forecast, full task support with Reminders and Todoist, collaboration features like scheduling and conference call detection, and more.Ĭalendars 5 Readdle Screens (Image credit: iMore) However, those who previously had Fantastical 2 should have access to some premium features, with the rest locked behind Flexibits Premium. While Fantastical is free to download on your iPhone, you'll only get the basic feature set, which includes the DayTicker and monthly views, as well as a three-day weather forecast. And for those who like to use iOS Reminders, Fantastical integrates seamlessly with those, too, so you can see your schedule and reminders in a single place. In addition, adding events in Fantastical is super easy because it uses natural language input to automatically fill out all relevant fields for an event, including location. Once you have all of your calendars in Fantastical, you can view them all at once or even toggle just the ones you need to see. With Fantastical, it can pull your calendars natively from the iOS calendar, or you can add them manually from iCloud, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Zoom, and other CalDAV services. And there is both a Light and Dark mode to match whatever you're using system-wide on your best iPhone. Simply put, I love the user interface of Fantastical the most out of all of the calendar apps that I've tried, and I've tried many! The UI is fast and fluid and packs in a lot of information in a single glance. Fantastical Screens (Image credit: iMore)įantastical is one of my most-used apps daily.

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