DigiCal review

DigiCal is the pick for people who care how their calendar looks on the home screen. Digibites says it syncs with Google Calendar, Outlook.com and Exchange, so mixed accounts work, and it offers 7 views including a text month and a year view. The widget collection covers 6 types with 9 preset themes, and the website notes that widgets can go on the lock screen too. Weather is built in, showing temperature, precipitation, wind and sunrise times, and a catalog of public holiday, sports and TV schedules can be added as subscribed calendars. Practical touches include RSVP replies, notifications with snooze and navigation, and scheduling in a foreign time zone. The free version carries ads. DigiCal+ adds 2 extra widgets, a year heat map, more themes and colors, and removes ads, while the extended forecast, hourly for 48 hours and 3 hourly for 15 days, sits in a separate premium weather subscription. We could not confirm USD prices for either upgrade.

Who it is for

People who want a highly customizable home screen calendar with weather.

Price

Free version with ads; DigiCal+ and premium weather: see vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Sync with Google Calendar, Outlook and Exchange
• 7 views: day, week, agenda, month, text month, list and year
• 6 widget types with 9 preset themes
• Weather forecast in the planner
• Catalog of holiday, sports and TV calendars to subscribe to

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Very flexible widgets that can also go on the lock screen
• Strength: Schedules events in local and foreign time zones
• Strength: Local calendar option for privacy
• Weakness: The free version contains ads
• Weakness: Extra widgets, year heat map and themes need DigiCal+
• Weakness: Extended weather is a separate premium subscription

Key facts

• Free version: Yes, with ads
• Views: 7
• Accounts: Google, Outlook, Exchange
• Google Play downloads: 10M+

Where it ranks

DigiCal is No. 6 in our Best Calendar Apps for Android verdict.