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Week Calendar - Smart Planner App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ OMG FIX THE SCROLLING BACK EIGHT MONTHS EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH THE INTERFACE IN LIST VIEW.I DON’T GET IT! It’s been, literally, over two years. Why won’t you fix the damn list-view zooming back 8 months whenever touched already! This simple fix might make it what you now falsely claim: world’s best..Version: 13.2.3
✓ Has gone downhill severelyUsed to be a great app but has been incredibly buggy in the past 3-6 months and hasn’t been fixed at all. Very slow at times, not adding events. I can’t believe i paid for this app....Version: 12.7.2
✓ Keeps losing entriesUsed this as my default calendar app for years but recently it’s become very frustrating. I swipe from month to month to check entries only to find a whole month has gone missing. Contacted the team who to be fair responded quickly but gave me instructions on how to ‘fix’ the problem but it was for ios 12/13 so nowhere near up to date. Tried the fix anyway and it only worked for a week. Decided to install another app and use that instead until this one is properly fixed..Version: 15.0.4
✓ Very disappointing customer service.I’ve had this app for years and have enjoyed it but for almost a year now, when I use list mode and try to scroll forward or backward a day or two, the app hyper-scrolls uncontrollably- sometimes back a year or two! Then you either have to manually scroll back and hope you don’t overshoot or find a a way to manually enter the actual date. Sounds trivial but beyond annoying rendering this thing useless. I have contacted customer support at least a half dozen times and was told everything from “it’ll be fixed on the next update”, “you have an old version, update to the new one”, or “switch modes to monthly instead of list and it should help.” Are you kidding me? My version has been updated several times. The app is not useful to me in month mode. And this bug was never fixed or addressed AT ALL during ANY of the updates. Great lack of customer service here. Will have to go thru the trouble of trying to transfer all of my info to a different app that actually works with customer service who actually address the problem, after all these years. Such a shame..Version: 13.3.2
✓ Used to Ok but isn’t nowThis App used to be really good up until a few weeks ago when everything changed. I use list view so I would open it on my iPhone & it would automatically open at today’s date & I could scroll to wherever I wanted to go. Now for some obscure reason, although it opens at today, as soon as I touch the screen the list jumps back to centre 2018 on the screen & becomes extremely unstable. If I try to scroll forward to the current date I can get there but as soon as I remove my finger from the screen it jumps back to 2016. Eventually it often settles down but it isn’t convenient to use anymore. Why is that? Fix it please, ASAP!.Version: 13.0.1
✓ Tired of constant nags to upgradeUpdated review. This has been my go-to calendar app for years mainly because of the week layout and customization. But I’m so tired of the screen that pops up nagging me to subscribe before I can see my calendar. It really disrupts my workflow when I’m trying to open my calendar to, you know, USE my calendar. I don’t mind the option to subscribe for extra features but I don’t need more than the basic features and it’s extraordinarily aggravating to constantly have to dismiss popups before I can answer whether I’m available tomorrow at 2pm or what time my flight lands. If I ever find another calendar app with a usable week layout this is getting deleted. Original review: I bought this app ages ago when it was a one-time purchase, but then they moved to a (expensive!) subscription model and have been removing features from the free version bit by bit. Now there's another one-time purchase in the app store so I guess they're hoping to pull the same stunt all over again. After the latest update, my existing widget which I was happily using changed to tell me I have to subscribe to use it. It's very customizable, but has a few bugs, combined with the unethical behavior I'm not going to upgrade. I'm shopping for a new calendar app..Version: 15.4.8
✓ Forced upgradeI bought this program years ago and now I’m being forced to upgrade to the pro version if I want to keep the minimonths view The company has essentially forced us by sneaking in an upgrade that remove the previous calendars features They should be ashamed of themselves I dislike having to rent programs for eternity.Version: 13.0.1
✓ Need Apple Cal for full functionality?!This app has pretty much everything that I’m looking for except this deal breaker; you have to have the native iOS calendar app installed if you want to receive event notifications. So when you get a notification, it’s from the Apple Calendar app; tapping on the notification takes you to the Apple Calendar app, not Week Calendar. If you don’t have the native iOS Calendar app installed, tapping on the notification takes you to the App Store to install the native iOS calendar app! For a paid app, with a subscription plan (a subscription plan that, by the way, removed a few features that were in the paid app and now makes those available only if you subscribe and pay monthly) not having app specific notifications, etc. is ridiculous. Week Calendar explains the reason behind using the native iOS calendar for notifications on their site, but I call b.s.! This is just lazy programming! There are myriad calendar apps that all have their own app specific notifications. I’ve tried dozens of calendar apps and all the notifications worked fine; I didn’t miss any notifications, as suggested in Week Calendar’s explanation. Their support is weak. I emailed them for support...no response. So they want to take $8 a month from me, but don’t offer support and lack some important features? I don’t think so. They should change the name of this app to Weak Calendar!.Version: 12.3
✓ New update no goodThis was my favorite and only calendar from day 1 of having an iPhone (maybe 10 years ago?). I am a obsessive-compulsive planner and with two kids and all the school events, extracurriculars, and a full-time job I have to be. I tried so many different apps for to do lists and calendars and I always enjoyed the look and feel of this one. BUT I feel like the latest updates have ruined a good thing. First of all, I can no longer view my work calendar events on this (my work uses google calendar), and when I create an event on my phone through this app it no longer syncs to the google calendar I use on my work computer. Also I can’t figure out how to view events more than a few months ago. One of my calendars is completely blank (maybe because they stopped syncing??). I had to download google calendar on my phone to get everything to sync in one place again and as much as I dislike the layout of the google calendar app I have no choice because I would definitely prefer this one. I am very sad about this..Version: 12.4
✓ Shoddy behaviourBought this app some time ago and now find that I cannot move forward from a new sales screen on my iPhone unless I agreed to pay for the pro version. I contacted them about this but they have not responded. As I needed to use my calendar and move beyond the first screen I felt forced into paying. I now find that they are trying to charge me even more to use the app on my iPad. I am very annoyed at this because they are effectively forcing me to pay quite a bit extra each year for something I have already purchased. Very shoddy. My advise is to look elsewhere rather than commit your diary to this company..Version: 13.2.2
✓ Dont update, Do not downloadPlease stop asking us to contact support via email for help. We dont need help. We are unhappy of the service we paid already..Version: 13.2.0
✓ DO NOT UPDATE!!!**WARNING: Updating the app means that previously used features now require a Pro subscription. You will no longer be able to swipe between months.** I updated my app and now I must subscribe to get the functionality back that I had before. I purchased this app years ago (it was not a free download). Very frustrating that users are not warned of this before updating. In mini month view, I have a pop up prompting me to subscribe. I cannot swipe to other months or use the drop down. This has been my calendar for 10 years and now I’m held hostage because I was not warned before I updated. An app should never become less functional when you update it! Update: I have contacted Week Calendar through the app. They asked questions and requested screenshots and video. I have also submitted the information they requested showing that the app was purchased 10 years ago prior to Family Share when my husband and I shared an iTunes account. For some reason, this is the update that triggered the subscription prompt (we’ve been using Family Share for awhile). My husband has the app in his phone, but doesn’t use it ever; however it is working fine. Week Calendar has not responded since I sent the info a week ago..Version: 13.3.0
✓ DisappointingWanted a calendar I could share with my husband. This worked ok ish for a while although the colours never synched (inspite of being set to on both devices) so his view everything was purple rather than different colours for me, him and the four kids so it’s easy to see who’s where at a quick glance. Also anything he added I couldn’t see and he couldn’t edit things even though both devices set to read and edit not just read. However last few weeks it’s been useless. He can’t see anything I’ve added or edited and it’s caused chaos. Tried contacting support but they don’t appear to understand English as replied with totally unrelated answers/suggestions then after two messages stopped replying at all. So it’s now deleted and we use TimeTree which is much better and we can both add, edit and delete things!.Version: 12.3
✓ Bad since last updateI’ve been using this app for two years and pay for all the features. It was fantastic to use but unfortunately since the last update the app has been less responsive and glitchy, it wont let me copy and paste events while in mini month view and often freezes. Hope this gets fixed in the next update as it’s enough for me to move apps once my subscription expires..Version: 13.2.3
✓ Well ....I depend on this calendar immensely. The problem is one I’ve tried to correct as has employees at my carrier’s store.... but to no avail. The prob regards the setting alerts. If I use the “first” and “second alert” functions, they revert. Always. So I can’t use the second alert function at all. Now, when I go se the first alert, and submit, say, “15 min before,” it remains as a 15-minute alert but automatically gives me a second alert “2 days before” (even though I haven’t asked for a 2nd alert at all. At this point, I can click onto that “2 day second alert” and change it to “none,” and it remains as is. SO 1) I cannot select first and second alerts without them reverting - ever - and 2) in selecting a 1st alert only, it always defaults to a “second alert” of 2 days before. (Needless to say- if my first alert is set at 15 min before and my second is set for 2 days before, that’s impossible, and I receive no alert at all)..Version: 11.2.5
✓ Why am I having to pay to view next month??So this app is great I’ve been using it for years but since I got my new iPhone and downloaded it again it’s only letting me view current month before I get a pop up asking me to buy it for £6.99. What has happened to the app I used to know and love? I’m not paying to view November!! This is absolutely ridiculous I’d rather go and buy a paper diary knowing I’ve bought all 12 months!! Read somewhere that this is a bug and it will be fixed but still nothing? Can someone please tell me if the only way I can use this app now is to actually buy it? I’ve got my future dates in my diary for the whole year and next year as I’ve been using it for year but I can’t view them!.Version: 12.0.2
✓ Broken since iOS 17 updateSince updating to iOS 17, calendar does not work at all. Opens to “create event” screen and is locked up on that. Used to be a good app. Really messed up now..Version: 15.7.1
✓ Canceled already paid functionsI have been using this app for a couple of years now. I paid for the full version back then. Now they updated it and cancelled my full version and now they ask for a monthly payment to unlock them again. Pure greed..Version: 13.3.2
✓ Broken since iOS 17Stuck on “create event” page and calendar is fully unavailable.Version: 15.7.1
✓ Question for week calendar designersThis same issue - as stated below - now happens when trying to add start & end times when setting up a new event. So hard to see text. Very frustrating. When creating an event and setting ‘alert’ dates the text for First Alert, Second Alert’ etc, all overlap each other and very hard to read & differentiate between. This didn’t happen in the previous version & wondering if this is a specific bug in the app? Thanks.Version: 12.7.2
✓ Being pushed to purchase a yearly subscription - Lost all public holidays for 2022Upgraded the app to the latest version before Christmas and have just noticed that all the public holidays have disappeared. I have used this app since 2011 when I paid to purchase it. It now appears that I’m being pushed into purchasing a yearly subscription in order to access a public holidays calendar which I had already subscribed to and which has now been removed. Unfair on those of us who have purchased and paid for this app and used it without issue until now. No warning about the change at all until you update and discover the public holidays calendar cannot be accessed unless you subscribe. Very unhappy. Won’t be recommending this app any longer..Version: 15.0.5
✓ Pushy and annoying notifications/advertisements.Really fed up with this app. Bought it years ago and now it’s giving me plenty of reasons to uninstall it..Version: 15.7.2
✓ Developer regularly removes features you paid for to force upgrade to subscriptionI bought the paid version of WeekCal a couple of years ago. Developers have systematically removed features I had already paid for and move them to the subscription version to force you to repay again. Almost 70% now of the app I had paid for is unusable without an expensive subscription. You can’t trust that what you paid for will not also be removed in the future to force you to pay even more. Developers who treat their paid customers unethically like that should not be supported. I will be uninstalling and looking for another alternative..Version: 13.3.0
✓ Again? Do not buy this app!I paid for this app but it seems like I am being shaken down repeatedly to upgrade to the Pro version. First, I no longer had access to ad free Month View which is primarily what I use. Then after complaining, got that fixed. Til it happened again. Complained again, got fixed again. Support responded, but why am I having to put my precious time into contacting them? This is some weird Munchhausen's by Proxy nonsense!!! Now out of the blue, all of my custom colors that I painstakingly created and rely heavily on disappeared. So now I can't create new events with these colors without re-creating them one by one. Support is zero help. They send irrelevant and unhelpful links until the most recent one saying they are "investigating" and will let me know. No timeline. Meanwhile, my calendar is a mess and is not efficient at all (why I bought the app). Waiting. Not patiently. I do not recommend this calendar. Sad because I was a total fan and used to recommend this to everyone..Version: 12.7.2
✓ Not any more - annoying ads pushing to upgradeThis is a good calendar app and I used to love it. But I find myself now launching different calendar apps, including the stock iOS app and Google Calendar, simply because I am sick of the full page banner ads on launching this app. They are trying to upsell to a subscription. I bought the pro version of this app years ago and I’m happy with the base app and have no interest in a subscription. Ever. So until they get rid of these increasingly annoying launch ads, I’ll be looking for another calendar app..Version: 15.4.8
✓ Boom! Just like that what you pay for is goneI had purchased this for my iPhone 3GS because it was superior to Apple’s calendar. And since then it has worked great for me. Today I was in a meeting, and I felt like a fool because I was not able to schedule my next appointment with the vendor. It kept on bringing up the upgrade to pro screen. After trying a few times, I realized that the app now requires me to spend $10 per month to make or view appointments for next month. I feel scammed. I paid for it and now it no longer works unless I pay more. The functions that I paid for are gone. This must be against Apple’s terms of service. Fix this, make it work for those who have already paid for what you took away, and I will fix my review to reflect it. Otherwise, the 1 star reviews will keep on piling up from users every day. People make mistakes. You made a big one here. But people can always learn from their mistakes and fix them. If you do that, then the people who have you their money will forgive you. Don’t fix it, and you will suffer..Version: 13.2.2
✓ New updateThe new update is horrible. There’s a whole new way of adding a location to an event and it’s ridiculous. I’ve still got bugs that haven’t been removed to. One where it adds alarms to every new event (no I don’t have that in my settings) and then when I remove the alarms it adds them back again, and a glitch with my notes. Overall though, I still love this app very much, it’s the best calendar app I’ve come across..Version: 11.1
✓ Very disappointed about new prince of PRO version.I bought WeekCal since a long time ago for a better version and I know I need to pay again. I think you just lost a good customer. Unable to view other mouths without paying the full version..Version: 13.3.1
✓ ScamBought it and now to get functions needs to upgrade for 9.99.Version: 12.7.2
✓ Calendar appI find that the notifications don’t have detail when on the lock screen & they don’t stay on the screen if you unlock it.Version: 12.0.2
✓ Major issue with recurring eventsI love using this app. It’s been my go-to for years BUT in Jan 2023 they did an update which caused the recurring weekly events to duplicate itself when edited. It took a few months but I was able to figure out what errors were being created and provided as much information as possible to the support team. It’s been 5 months and the recurring weekly events will replicate itself to future events even if you only choose to make change to that SPECIFIC event when edited. I’ve resorted to using a paper scheduling book as clients have been upset with double bookings. I’m hoping they will be able to fix it by the next update. I am writing this so that other users won’t get a shock when they think they have an appointment but it’s actually from a month ago. I have to recommend looking for another calendar until they fix this (unless you don’t use weekly recurring events in which case this will work fine for you)..Version: 15.4.11
✓ Was the best...I use my calendar everyday, especially for work related appointments, reminders, and personal use, etc. When I first began using Week Cal, it was the best calendar app I've used. Very intuitive and customizable. UPDATE: I recently updated the app. The main reason I loved this app was it would search my ENTIRE calendar for past events (unlike the native calendar on my iPhone which only goes back or forward 12 months). After the update it only goes back approximately 6 months. I used to be able to hit a settings button and change how far back or forward to search for events. It now appears the settings button has been disabled as I can’t click on it. Has this feature been moved to only the “Pro” version? If that’s the case, I’ll use a different app. To do an update and not tell us we’ll be losing certain features is not cool. Please advise as I would love to give a 5 star rating..Version: 12.5
✓ IOS Update solutionI’m not a fan of paying for an upgraded app and then being told to pay for a subscription. But this is still my favourite calendar app. Then came the iOS update and my calendar was glitching and wouldn’t let me passed a faulty add event screen. I found a way to fix it! Go to WeekCal in your phone’s settings and in the calendar option select full access. I have no idea why ‘add events only’ is the default option. But I can once again access my calendar (minus the subscription features I refuse to pay twice for)..Version: 15.7.1
✓ Calendar has not worked since upgrading - 1 star is over statedSince upgrading, and paying annual fee, to get access to reminders etc my Calendar has been very slow to load / refresh and non responsive. Reminders don’t sync and over a waste of time & money - have unsubscribed but still have 11 months of poor performance to go - not Happy & would not recommend upgrading.Version: 15.0.3
✓ Week CalI have used this app for at least 4 maybe 5 Years now and apart from a couple of small issues has been fine and support have been mostly very helpful. I have now found that I have had to pay more money to use other parts now which have been added on. This wouldn’t be so bad if all was okay with the app, but, my appointments have gone mad! They keep notifying me when I have marked completed, I’m guessing their is an explanation for it and problem I need to change a setting, however, I have emailed support twice after my first message has not been replied to which was nearly a week ago. I do wish these app companies perhaps should have to belong to some federation in which they have to comply to in order to stay as part of the App store. Come on Apple sort this out. Meanwhile, I really do not want to have to change to another calendar especially as I have paid money not too long ago but if it comes to it and I get no help, I guess I might have to. For those just looking for a new download, when I paid for the original version their was not a lot out there and was one of the best, I think it might be worth checking out others in the App Store before making a decision..Version: 12.7.2
✓ Once off pay version = 10. Subscription version = 2So it turns out, paying more actually gets you less. The tap and add event functionality has all bit disappeared on the iPhone since I signed up for the yearly subscription. How does that happen when for the past 8+ years it has been working flawlessly?? Seriously dissatisfied and will stop recommending to friends and colleagues. Now trying to plan how I will transfer all my calendar data to a new app. Lucky I have paid a years subscription to figure it out..Version: 13.2.3
✓ I feel duped and now have a LOT of work to do for trusting this app!I lost everything. I paid for this app. So not impressed. I have to call doctors to find out when my appointments are that I set a year in advance. The app decided all the useful features are suddenly, with no warning, available now at more per month than I paid originally once. This feels like keeping me hostage. NOT impressed. Don’t get this app unless you want to pay through the nose. Even if I was wealthy I would not spend money on an app that may suddenly decide to hold all my information hostage for even more money! Who runs this thing - cyber ransomeware people???.Version: 13.2.0
✓ Do not buy! Greedy unethical developers10/1 UPDATE: the developers restored the pro functionality I had already paid for with a new update within a couple of days of all the one star reviews. I stand by the one star rating though. This is the second time the developers have pulled this stunt in two years. Original review: Over six years ago, I paid for the pro version because this was THE BEST calendar in the App Store at the time. It was a one time payment. As other reviews have pointed out with the most recent upgrade, I can’t click on an event to see the details, swipe to a different month, basically I can’t do anything without getting a pop up screen that says I need to pay for the pro version (again) AND now it’s an annual subscription. There’s another version of the app in the App Store that appears to be a one time payment but it’s $30 - the most expensive calendar app in the store! (This app is great when you have the basic features, but it’s not worth that much.) Either way, this developer isn’t respecting previous pro purchases and just wants more money out of longtime users! No longer recommend any app from them and looking at alternative calendar apps..Version: 13.2.3
✓ Stay away from this app !After paying for the app in the past, the app creator keeps ‘pushing’ all to a subscription! Doing that by moving some of the main features (like mini-calendar) to the subscription-only is a shame!! Stay away from this app! there are many other (and reliable) calendar options. (Apple built-in calendar is great as it is).Version: 13.3.2
✓ DisappointedAfter using this app for so many years and giving it good reviews I suddenly find I can’t use it and have to pay for it. No warning at all. Very disappointing..Version: 13.3.0
✓ Cal apps don’t merit SAAS or subscription models - they just don’tI’m tired of every other app dev expecting users to sign up for an endless subscription model. Informant 5 is a perfect example of how to alienate an entire user base. Now Weekcal. STOP. JUST STOP. Charge $10 if you want to - that’s fine. Bring out an improved version down the road - maybe I’ll pay another $10 then. But a subscription? That’s a non-starter. So to the publishers of WeekCal - I hope you get everything your greed deserves ....Version: 12.2
✓ Buggy with new iOS updatePlease fix - when I open my calendar it goes straight into a “create event” option. It won’t let me discard or add to calendar and now I cannot access or see anything !?!?!?????.Version: 15.7.1
✓ Got to find another app!Have been using WeekCal for YEARS. Many bugs during that time, but support was always good. Now all my automation— loads of templates plus auto colors & auto icons— are GONE. Just gone. This is hot on the heels of a super annoying bug that’s been ongoing for months where if you make a change in a repeating event and save it as a standalone event it still saves the changes in all of your future events. I know Week Cal is aware of this bug because I emailed them about it and they said “we are working on it” and that was it. Like many others, I paid for this app, some very small reasonable amount of money, ages ago… maybe a decade? Its features, versatility, and responsive support kept me a loyal customer all this time in spite of the numerous issues. But now the support appears to be gone or extremely flabby. And the bugs are just out of control. Sad sad sad that now I have to find a new Calendar app. Boo WeekCal. Boo..Version: 15.6.2
✓ Way to go, how to lose loyal customers...Been using this app since it came out. In my opinion it was the best and easiest to use calendar app for the iPhone. I’d have given it 5 stars any day. All that changed today when the latest update made most of the features off limits unless you subscribe to the pro version!!! WTH?? I paid for an app, which came with a set of features. Then all of a sudden I’m told I have to pay again, every month, to get the functionality I had already paid for up until this last update!? What an underhand, money grabbing thing to do. You just lost a loyal user..Version: 13.2.0
✓ You ruined it for $Your drive to make a buck ruins the app I will be deleting it rather than pay 19 bucks.Version: 12.7.1
✓ Terrible, no native notifications!Considering this is a yearly subscription based app I expected good quality. It doesn't even handle it's own notifications, it syncs to Apple's calendar and relays on that to provide notifications. Not believing this could be true I emailed them, I received some bogus reason as to why. Something about apple being the only company that can send push notifications, which is complete rubbish. I've tried 6 calendar apps (trying to move away from Google calendar) and all of them provide their own notifications and alerts. What's the point in an alert if it takes me to the wrong app when I click on it? If Apples calendar is doing all the work why would I not just use that app?.Version: 12.2
✓ Need IPAD version Please!I’ve been paying for the Pro version and I DO like it, for the most part. It’s a little clunky with multiple Calendars that get integrated with the same name “Home”, “Home 1”, several “Work” calendars... I’m not sure if I did that, or if when integrating multiple calendars it default names them the same way. Regardless, On my phone, I really like it and find it very useful that it integrates with Siri reminders and other features. I got an IPad that I am trying to use a lot more for work now, and was so disappointed to see there wasn’t an Ipad versionion. I would have given it at least a 4 star rating, if this were the case. I tried using the phone version that you can “expand” (but that makes it so huge it’s unsable). Plus if I’m using my Ipad in landscape mode since it has a case with a keyboard, that makes it *really* unsable, as it’s scaled for portrait mode in IPhone. PLEASE make update for Ipads!.Version: 13.0.1
✓ FRUSTRATEDI’ve had this app on my phone for over 12 years now. I’m assuming they must’ve sold out to a large corporation because I’ve had nothing but problems in the last two years using it. In the last six months, I have contacted them numerous times about specific rolling event features. When a rolling event is completed, I check it, and it should stay on the specific date that it was completed. However, it does not, and it rolls over to the next day. Every so many days, they do an update, and in the morning when I go to look at my phone, all the rolling events from the previous months show up on one day. I have contacted them a dozen times and asked them to please help me with this. Instead of helping they send me an automated message telling me to do certain things that I’ve already done and I’m well aware how to take care of. They never answer my question, they never help but I guess because I’m not one of their paying customers it doesn’t matter..Version: 15.6.4
✓ MehCant do much without pro and hard to navigate around the app.Version: 15.4.11
✓ $75 a year!!!Why no mention of in app purchases before downloading???? Why no mention of a $75 subscription a year BEFORE DOWNLOADING!!!.Version: 15.4.11
✓ GazzagtrVery disappointed. Long-time user but recent updates reduced functionality without warning. When I create an event I use the notes field to add details, prompts, agenda etc. This field is now invisible on my iPhone which is not running the latest iOS. Support suggests the fix is to update to latest iOS - but latest iOS disables other apps and functionality for my own needs - eg. I have my entire music collection on old Mac mini running iTunes. This can’t be updated to latest macOS but works fine as a media server. The latest iOS is not compatible with iTunes so would not be able to sync music with my iPhone. WeekCal support said they will not fix the problem because it works on latest iOS. For a paid-for app this is shoddy. There was no warning functionality or support for older iOS would be reduced before updating. I can no longer recommend this app and will look for and alternative - or revert to native iOS calendar which works fine..Version: 13.3.11
✓ The best, but they are greedyEven though I paid for the “full” app years ago ($6) I came to see what that would cost to buy again for some new features. To my surprise it is $26+ a year. It’s a great app but not $26+ a year great and what an insult to those who have already bought the “full” version. I’d be happy to upgrade for a one time fee but certainly not yearly. And this is a common theme in the comments..Version: 13.3.2
✓ Beware….It use to be a 10star app. Have been a user since “forever” - when I paid a once-off purchase for the app. …. but now after updating, it’s forcing me into a “Pro” paid subscription version. Not Happy😤 I’m all for apps charging - but I paid years ago, and no indication that I would be forced into the Pro version when I updated, to access the features I’ve been using for years. Why not just charge new user who come on board and keep legacy users as they were???.Version: 15.4.8
✓ Simply the BEST!!! ... until the greed took over!This is the BEST calendar app!!! Don't even hesitate... just get it. You will thank me later. Awesome customer support too! Kudos to the developers! 2021 Update ... I paid for this app when it first came out and now to see a yearly subscription fee is disappointing. Cmon devs, you are better than this. Your app is great, but just charge a one time fee of no more than 10 dollars and all of your negative reviews will disappear. You have the best calendar app around, but there is no need to be that greedy with a yearly subscription. I won’t pay it and neither will most of your faithful users. Lowered from 5 Stars down to 3..Version: 13.3.0
✓ With all the competition, weekcal is the best, BUTUpdate 4: keep getting asked to upgrade but with bugs unfixed, hard to give another $100 for unlock. I see a catch 22 because they need money to fix the bug, but some kind of communication and commitment would be reassuring/encouraging. Update 3: Please fix the add contact to an event function. Update 2: I stopped using this cal app. A few bugs that are just deal breakers. Disappointed but moving on. Built in calendar app in iOS 9.3 good enough, now. One star deducted for an OLD bug (on iPhone) not getting any attention. Press and hold on day view to create a new event and after a while (about 4 new events) the "new" doesn't show up, effectively breaking the press and hold to create a new event. I kill the app to get that function back. With all the calendar app competition, and I've checked out a bunch, I love this calendar app. When traveling, there is something really annoying and it is probably an IOS bug. When traveling to a different time zone, the times of all existing events are changed to reflect the new time zone. It really hurts if you enter an event with your flight time! I entered the location info in the event for my return flight (the city of departure), thinking IOS or weekcal would not alter the event time if I travel to that location. Not really. Luckily I haven't missed a flight..Version: 15.4.7
✓ WAS fantastic, now constantly harassing users to update to proUPDATE. For people who bought this app a long time ago, will you please stop harassing us with continuous notifications to sign up to the pro version? It is very expensive for what it gives you in addition to the regular calendar. Not only that, but you’ve removed all of my custom colours in your updates, this sort of operation is inclined to drive people away from using it. I see that many people have complained of this. NOT GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE! ——————- Old review: Not only is this a great diary app, but the creators keep improving it with excellent, intuitive features. It can manage and display multiple diaries and has templates for recurring events, reminders, colour coding, icons and hooks up well with your contacts, birthdays and location info as well as facebook invitations and other calendar event exports. It also feeds into the native iOS calendar which is the one that displays on the default iOS daily events list. My life would be so disorganised without it!.Version: 16.0.5
✓ Broken since iOS 17If not fixed soon will delete. Very disappointed.Version: 15.7.1
✓ Update and downgrade in rating :-(Still no fix for the problem shown below, a month after the iOS 5 release. Also it no longer works full screen on the iPad?? Why not? I'm stuck using week cal in 2x zoom mode or having to switch back to Apple calendar. Why the downgrade in functionality?? Originally this was a 4 star app. Then when the mini month view was introduced it went up to a 5. After the iOS5 errors appeared it went back to a 4 and now you've removed the iPad support I'm forced to drop your rating to a 3. -------------------------------------- Since ios5 came out I've been getting problems with the current version. The alert settings show up as the calendar choice option when adding the entry. It's still better than the iPhone calendar though :-) -------------------------------- Considering how much the iPhone 4 costs it should have come with a proper calendar app. My old n95 was as good if not better! Anyway, at least with this fabby app things have finally improved. A MUST for any iPhone user who needs a proper calendar. I'd give it 5 stars if it only had a task manager section..Version: 4.1.2
✓ Tired of surprise subscription upgrades...GoodbyeWonderful. Yet another developer gives a big upgrade but, oh by the way, disables features I’ve long used. This is a great app, but I don’t need those features bad enough to pay for the “Pro” version. This is the third app this has happened with, and I’m up to $60/year if I choose to have the full featured versions (I don’t.) I don’t need to spend over $50 a year top be able to put colors and icons on my entries. I understand developers wish to make money. No problem. And I don’t mind paying for an occasional significant upgrade. I have a weather radar app I use a lot and I don’t mind $1.99/year for one extra feature, but they have not (yet) disabled previous big features (that I already paid for) and said I now have to cough up a larger amount every year for the “exciting new features.” It’s obvious that this is the way developers are going, but as it’s their right to use that model, it’s my right to go elsewhere. I shall..Version: 12.7.1
✓ Upgraded and now I can’t use app I paid forPaid for this app years ago. Very happy. Get the latest upgrade and without any warning most features are disabled without a yearly subscription. I discover this during my work day while I’m trying to book a meeting. 1. Paying $10USD/year for a calendar is way overpriced. Why is there a subscription for a calendar? 2. Forcing people who have already paid for the app is ridiculous. This is not what was agreed to when the app was purchased. If you want to go that route, discontinue the original app and create a new one. 3. Ripping away features in an upgrade without any warning is a very bad way to do this. I looked really unprofessional not being able to use my own calendar..Version: 13.2.2
✓ I used to give it 5 starsThey changed it back to regular use for those who bought it in the past, but are not buying the current subscription thing; I’m assuming they’ve got so many bad reviews, they were forced to fix it; but I’m still suspicious after what happened.Version: 13.3.2
✓ Can’t view other monthsNew update doesn’t let you view other months other then the current. They want to to pay $20 / year to unlock free version. Very over priced for an app that shouldn’t cost more then $5.Version: 12.7.1
✓ Crashes with iOS 13.The latest update re the delete button is a pain. Get rid of the splash page. I use this to be focused and efficient. You're distracting me extra steps and distractions like the splash page..Version: 12.5
✓ Paywall without any grandfathered featuresHad been using this for ages, and appeared to have been grandfathered in for a while up until their last update. Very disappointing Also, the watch app never worked for me. Support failed to solve the issue via email , left hanging without an answer after a handful of replies..Version: 13.2.0
✓ Just charge a one time fee.IOS 14 fix now makes calendar usable again. Pls just charge a one time fee and be done with it. Maybe then I’ll rate this app 5 stars..Version: 13.2.2
✓ Great but AnnoyingI got Week Calendar years ago when it was new. I love that it's tied to the built-in calendar and provides some better visuals, like more flexible time control for alerts, and of course the week view on my iPhone. The problems are all related to the methods the developer uses to announce the "enhanced" version and make more money. When launching this app to view my calendar on my iPhone, it frequently tries to get me to buy the "Pro" version. I've looked at all the features and it generates ZERO interest for me. But that darn ad keeps popping up several times a week. The BIG problem happened when that upgrade offer showed up as an alert on my Apple Watch when it woke me up at 4:50am!! RUDE!!! There are a number of apps I've bought for a one-time fee of a few bucks, which I would gladly "tip" the developer another few bucks now and then to keep them in business. Week Calendar was one of thse until they turned into an ad-packed-annoying-alert app..Version: 1.4
✓ Why would any subscribe to unlock basic widgets free with other apps??‘Thanks for using WeekCal, especially to our subscribers,’ This is the message to everyone who paid for the app but didn’t take up a subscription and so now don’t even get access to basic functions. We paid when the app was released and subscriptions weren’t even available and now you have to subscribe to get basic functionality that’s free in the native and other apps, you’re taking the Michael! Who comes up with these cash milking ideas? Rip-off! 👎👇⬇️⏬🔻 And how do you stop those annoying add notifications that you’ve introduced asking for more money?? 😡 Buy Fantastical instead, at least the basic functions and widgets are available without having to subscribe. This lot wouldn’t give you air to breath unless you pay!.Version: 15.6.5
✓ Great app that’s been my go-to calendarSo, I’ve been a WeekCalendar user for a LONG time. I bought the app way back when it was $1.99 or $2.99 or something, before it went free with subscription and IAP support. While I’m a little sad to be bothered by requests to partake in such things, I can’t deny the software authors the right to try and keep a great product generating revenue, and this is a great product (and the IAP is a little less ever-present now than it once was in the latest release). While Apple has added some great new features to their own iOS calendar, WeekCalendar still has the best means of interacting with data a week at a time, and using it has been easy. It integrates very well with both the iOS calendar and Google calendar. If there is a complaint to be had it is that it leans quite heavily on Apple’s own Calendar app to provide some of the core functionality. Week Calendar builds on it but cannot fully supplant it. All part of Apple’s plan, perhaps? Update: the push to subscribe and unlock features has become more aggressive again, and I don’t need any of those functions. Were the basic free features (that I once paid for) a little less overshadowed by the pressure to buy a subscription (which many of us don’t need) I think I’d stick with it, but at this point in time Week Calendar doesn’t do enough for my basic needs to make it worth putting up with the constant proportion. So long and thanks for all the fish..Version: 13.3.4
✓ Intrusive advertising even when paid forI’ve used this app for a long time, and paid for it before the subscription model. Throughout the day, the app fills my screen with ads for the subscription plan that I have to dismiss before I can continue. There are other good calendar apps that do not do this to customers who have paid to use their app..Version: 15.7.1
✓ Crippled appWhat a disappointment. Not unlike many recently dissatisfied users, I have used this app for many, many years. Since the last two updates, (IOS and Weekcal), the app is all but useless as now you no longer receive alerts or notifications directly from Weekcal, only from the built-in calendar app which has its own longstanding shortcomings and is probably why we all upgrade to something else in the first place. After a few back-and-forth email messages to the developers, they eventually acknowledged the issue and said, “…we will forward this as a feedback and suggestion report to the development team for their review of the feature. We can't guarantee that you'll always see exactly what you're looking for, however, but we make every effort to provide the best possible experience for our users.” Really the only thing I want is for the app to work the way it did before, I don’t want any “features” just operability. If it were not for the years of good service this review might have taken a different tone, nevertheless it looks like it’s time to upgrade to a new app because as it stands this app is near useless without its previous ability to show alerts and notifications in a native form..Version: 15.4.9
✓ Problem after update to new versionPity can’t give NEGATIVE STAR review ratings. This piece of junk richly deserves it. After update to new version over a year ago the most useful view, list view, was broken and unusable. Contacted support but the bug fix which came out a couple of weeks later did not fix it. Still awaiting a fix. In the meantime the app is not usable for me so moved onto to a much better product. Not the first time major upgrades break the app and it takes months to fix. Support non existent. Must be losing many customers to other products with this pile of junk. Now a year later and after updates the MAJOR BUG still exists that the developer said would be fixed. Folks don’t waste your time and money and move onto something else like I did. Far far better out there which work as stated. This app currently has one rightful place, in the bin Yet another update to 13.3.3 and this garbage still has the problem in list view they promised to fix a year ago. UTTER UTTER GARBAGE. DEVELOPERS DO NOT CARE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. FIND A BETTER PRODUCT.Version: 13.3.3
✓ WeekCal harasses you with popups and random screen adsJust yesterday, I got ad popups/dropdowns from WeekCal while in my browser or other programs. WeekCal isn’t even set for Background processing, so it’s completely off. The ads were titled: “Introducing the new WeekCal,” “40% Off Summer Sale,” and “Last Chance - 40% Off.” These are happening, in addition to full screen ads entering the program. All for a program I paid to be ad-free. I have used WeekCal for some years, now. In the past several years, the owners have put these ad notifications that show while in other programs and stop screens that you have to clear to see the first view of your calendar. I use notifications for alerts I’ve programmed—not to leave them on so WeekCal’s newer owners can give me ads. Weekcal’s owners seem to think app purchasers deserve harassment, even when their program isn’t running. Oh, and 1972 is knocking and it wants its stupid looking icon back..Version: 15.6.4
✓ Poor Mac iOS integration and terrible desktop appThis is an OK program and when it works it does it OK but the only one that is reliable is the one on my phone as all of my appointments from email get easily put into the WeekCal program. However the sync is terrible And no one can figure out why my new iPhone will not sync with my new iMac by directionally. If I put something into iCal it goes into my WeekCal no problem but not in reverse and I’m always paranoid about not having the most up-to-date appointments And ultimately there is no security with this program that you might miss appointments.I’m constantly having to manually put into iCal my WeekCal appointments so I don’t have them. All I wanted to do was sync normally Most importantly tech-support is completely useless and they basically respond with one sentence and refer you to after six year old help files which are completely out of date and not appropriate.Version: 15.1.8
✓ Very GreedyI also bought this app many years ago, and now I have to pay yearly just to continue using it. For an app I used to rave about, now I’m annoyed I suggested..Version: 13.3.0
✓ Don’t bother, No longer works without payingI have been using this app for years and have loved it, until now. I paid for the app back when it was first created, I paid two dollars for it. Now that they have upgraded to a subscription, it no longer works with my phone and every time I try to scroll to the next month I get a pop-up wanting me to pay $20 a year. I emailed their customer service telling m them I’ve already paid for it, and I’m not going to pay for a subscription since they increase their prices, I already paid for the full features. Their response was that it should work just fine, I just shouldn’t be able to access the newer features that they have created. Either way, it doesn’t work and I cannot scroll off of the month without the pop-up saying I have to pay for the pro. And I can’t bypass the pop up to view the next month, it just goes back to the current, so I am stuck on this month only. Very disappointed, and now I’m having to switch apps and will pay for another one out of principle..Version: 13.0.1
✓ Annoyed update removed my full versionI obviously didn’t read the update notes. I am now being forced to subscribe, or pay a huge amount for a full version that I can’t trust to remain that way. The developer could require me to pay repeatedly. I love the calendar but am very disappointed by this business practice..Version: 13.2.0
✓ I now can’t use itThis calendar is by far better than the native iPhone calendar as you can clearly see events in the Mini-month view, and I’ve been using Week Cal for years for that very reason, paying for the Pro app (rather than the then Lite app).👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 However, I have come to check an event that was only a couple of weeks ago, and it won’t let me scroll to last month. It is telling me that I have to upgrade to a subscription 🤷🏻♂️ I don’t know if this is some kind of glitch since updating to iOS14, or just a way to force loyal customers to have to pay?.Version: 13.2.0
✓ Too expensiveI’ve used it for years and it’s been great. Really frustrating it’s all of a sudden very expensive and I am unable to see past the current month. I’ll be deleting the app..Version: 13.0.1
✓ Help!!!! The update messed up the app!!I can’t use my week cal after the update last night.. help!!!.Version: 15.7.1
✓ Not a happy bunny.I used to love this app. Not any more. I requested a bug fix involving the display of appointments in Month view on my iPad in the week following the change from Daylight Saving in April each year when the location was Sydney. For the single whole week after the DS change, all appointments were 1 day out. Fine on the iPhone version, but screwed up on the iPad version. Requested a fix FOUR TIMES. Promises, promises. Several updates. No fix, just schmoozy weasel-word emails that dripped oily promises. But what really cheeses me off is that I paid for the app in full assuming that included ongoing updates, and now there are functionalities that I have to pay for with an additional open-ended subscription. The developers may as well wear a mask and carry a gun. Outright banditry. No way am I going to pay again for something I’d already paid for. App now deleted. I’ve found other apps just as good that don’t try to rip me off. Very unhappy..Version: 13.0.0
✓ New update sucks!!I have been using this app for a few years and it has been great until the latest update. Very disappointing..Version: 15.7.1
✓ AppointmentsI really like this app however the one thing that bugs me is when making an appointment it too quick to close. If your not careful it closes without putting your time for the appointment or before you can put your notes in. The other thing that I dislike about this app is whatever I enter In my calandra automatically goes on every devise I own that has an calandra and when the reminder goes off all my go off all at once witch is very annoying to have my desk top computer, iPad, & my iPhone. Recently every update seems to make it harder to use. Now the app thinks it know who I'm scheduling an appointment with and is purity persistent that's who I should be scheduling regardless if it's right or not. Makes it very frustrating and now I can’t even see what appointment I have without open the app before it use to just show up on my lock phone. It just keeps getting worse with every update.Version: 11.0.2
✓ Sadly moving this once great app off my home screenI have loved using this app for several years. In spite of changes with phones and jobs, I kept this app at the top of my home screen because the month view was and still is unmatched and there was and still is no other app with the incredibly useful rolling event feature… I was even invited to be a beta tester a few times. Happy days… In recent years, instead of keeping all of these great existing features well maintained and enhanced, the business focus shifted to lots of ads just to add special calendars. They also made a really annoying change to the scrolling of the mini month view which was very buggy for a while and is still not a pleasant user experience. More recently, as a number of other reviewers are also stating, the ability to mark rolling events as complete is totally broken forcing me to look at competing apps that may be able to accomplish something similar and help me regain some productivity again. I’m not terribly confident that this will ever be fixed and I’ve finally, FINALLY found something else that will be able to have repeatable task-like events on the calendar that will still kinda roll forward. I won’t completely abandon WeekCal and I will continue to check the notes on updated releases, but the place of honor on my home screen is changing as of right now..Version: 15.7.1
✓ Forcing users to pay for previously free options, disgusting.You guys have incredible balls taking away previously free basic options in your app available to an irregular user and forcing them to sign up for your yearly fee to get those features back again. Try doing something to actually make real money like, oh maybe making NEW features and charging for those? Now you're going to deal with a bunch of very mad basic users bringing down your app rating, and for what? A few measly extra dollars on your corporate plate?.Version: 13.2.0
✓ Very disappointing changeI have been with WeekCal since the beginning and gave it rave reviews. The mini month view is gone!!! This was the sole reason for this paid app. Now that it went to subscription without grandfathering those that paid for the app was disappointing but I still subscribed for 19.99 a year and the Mini Month view is still gone. VERY UPSET. Will uninstall and cancel subscription..Version: 12.7.1
✓ Latest update is very frustratingI really liked the mini month view (much clearer than the native iOS calendar) and the ability to customise the alerts for reminders, and I’d happily pay a fiver or so to continue using those (even though those features were previously free). I do not need £20 per year’s worth of features, and I do not like that even though the updates have installed on both my iPad and iPhone, I can keep using the mini month on my iPad but not my iPhone. Moving to another app, after having happily used this one for years..Version: 13.3.0
✓ Will no longer use this appI made the decision to end my use of WeekCal on both my iPad and iPhone. You move to a subscription based service to provide full access, after originally paying for the full version that was supposed to provide full access, has soured my opinion of your company and the platform. Had loved this application up until this point..Version: 12.7.2
✓ Amount of ads ruin the appI’ve been a user and advocate for this app since the iPhone 4 but am now considering switching due to the overwhelming amount of ads for the overpriced subscription service. No, I don’t want weather or sports in my calendar, I just want a smooth experience with the app as it was when I bought it. Remove the ads with a reasonable one time fee instead of asking for $100/ year for it and then this will once again be the best calendar app on iPhone..Version: 15.4.4
✓ It is annoyingOnce updated to the latest version. A window constantly popping up asking me to upgrade to the Pro version. I cannot even do any normal swiping operations like before. It used to be good but not anymore. At least, people should be given the opportunity to use the version/functions perfectly working well before. OK, i am not going to pay anything more for this app. Ready to uninstall....Version: 13.2.0
✓ Buyer beware! App is a scam.I purchased the full version of this calendar, and have supported this app since launch. After the latest update, I can no longer access the app unless I pay for a yearly subscription. This is a classic bait-and-switch. You took all of our money, and now we are all left with non-functioning apps. Shame on you. I’m not sure how many others got scammed, but Apple should not be allowing thieves to put out apps on the App store..Version: 13.2.0
✓ Very disappointed.Thanks for wrecking a great app. Delete..Version: 13.2.0
✓ Over askingThis is a great app but the continual asking to go “pro” is tedious especially when I’m already on a paid version and don’t wish to go to a higher level. Listen up turn it off..Version: 12.3
✓ New problem with ios13Does not open and crashes. Always was a good app though before this new iOS Apple update..Version: 12.5
✓ Update turns existing feature into PAID featureWeek Cal was one of the first apps I ever bought, years ago. It WAS great. I bought for it before it even offered the annual subscription. The introduction of Week Cal’s paid subscription didn’t bother me until the latest update to the app whereby now one of the EXISTING functions (ability to scroll to the next month while in month-view) is now part of the PAID subscription. I’m not going to pay an annual fee just to flip to the next month. This is ridiculous..Version: 13.3.0
✓ Nice calendar… but….Still problem with rolling event: when the update? If persistant issue in a couple of days I won’t renew my subscription..Version: 15.7.1
✓ Why the change and what’s up with the app now?I have had the WeekCal APP for about 9-10 years. I purchased the full APP back then. It's great! I shared it with 4 other dives in my household. And I used Family Sharing to post events, etc.. Prior to 4 days ago, everything worked GREAT!! I noticed that colors changed on my calendar by itself? Neither of the 4 other iPhones are able to share my new inputted calendar events. (Meaning, they cannot see on their calendars what I place on mine). And, I cannot see on my phone, what they put on theirs. Also, NOW, they are being asked to purchase the PRO Update. What is going on? What was once a great app with no issues is becoming a bad thought. The above is a message I sent out over a year ago. After that message went out, somehow, things went back to normal. Thank you. But now as of Feb 13, 2021, I am finding out that only 2 out of 5 devices I shared the paid app with are functioning correctly. On three of our devices, it’s saying in order to unlock features, I have to upgrade the app. Again, I paid for the app 10-11 years ago and shared it with my families phones. Their phones stopped functioning fully at the beginning of 2021. I did not find out about this till now. They are sharing my app. I would again, like them to have all the access that I have please..Version: 13.3.0
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