Fantastical review

Fantastical is the strongest step up from Apple Calendar for people who live in their schedule. The free version already gives full screen day, week, month, quarter and year views, a three day weather forecast and task support that includes Todoist and Google Tasks. Its parser is the reason most people install it: type or dictate a phrase such as a repeating event on the third Thursday of every month and it builds the event, alert and calendar for you. Flexibits Premium adds Openings for sharing availability, Proposals for meeting polls, Zoom, Google Meet, Webex and Teams links, calendar sets that switch by location, templates and an Apple Watch app that works over LTE. It connects iCloud, Google, Exchange and Office 365 accounts. The catch is price: at $56.99 a year or $6.99 a month it is the most expensive app on this list, and several headline features sit behind the subscription. If you only need a clean free calendar, Google Calendar or Apple Calendar will do.

Who it is for

Heavy calendar users who want natural language entry, more views and meeting scheduling tools on an iPhone.

Price

Free version; Flexibits Premium $56.99 per year (about $4.75 per month) or $6.99 per month on the US App Store.

Flexibits Premium $6.99 Flexibits Premium $56.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Natural language parsing for events, tasks, repeats and alerts
• Day, week, month, quarter and year views
• Tasks from iCloud Reminders, Todoist and Google Tasks
• Openings and Proposals for availability sharing and meeting polls (Premium)
• Calendar sets that switch on or off by location (Premium)

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Typing or dictating a sentence creates the event or task
• Strength: Connects iCloud, Google, Exchange and Office 365 accounts
• Strength: Premium covers Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
• Weakness: Openings, Proposals, video call links and the 10 day forecast need Premium
• Weakness: The subscription costs more than any other app here
• Weakness: A family plan costs $89.99 a year

Key facts

• Free trial: 14 days of Flexibits Premium
• Premium: $6.99 a month or $56.99 a year
• Accounts: iCloud, Google, Exchange, Office 365
• App Store award: Editors' Choice

Where it ranks

Fantastical is No. 2 in our Best Calendar Apps for iPhone verdict and No. 2 in Best Calendar Apps for Mac and No. 4 in Best Calendar Planner Apps and No. 6 in Best Free Calendar Apps.