Across: Modern Calendar 4+

Solid contender for a calendar app that brings something fresh to the table...

There are many calendar apps. The default Apple Calendar app does a pretty good job out of the box. Many of the other alternatives fail to offer anything compelling beyond that standard functionality.

I've tried a fair few calendar apps, and I've been pleasantly surprised by this one. The level of customisation and the range of different views have sold me on it. There's a trend towards AI in calendaring these days— this isn't one of those calendars that'll reorganise your schedule for you. Nor will it allow you to poll options for meetings. But on most if not all of the other fronts it's a surprisingly strong offering. I say "surprisingly" simply because I hadn't heard of it before.

I already use two other calendar apps for specific views. I'm adding across to my calendar "stack" specifically for planning. There's a lack of reliable, well designed and affordable calendar apps that offer an attractive overview of your time and scheduled appointments for planning, and this fills that hole for me perfectly.

There's a lot of noise in the App Store. Every now and then, however, the App Store offers up a gem. This app is one of those gems. Kudos to the developer.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the review. We will continue to improve it so that you can use it well. 😊

All round brilliant

Offline, No Ads, No Data Collection. I wouldn’t use a calendar app otherwise. It’s the first thing to check. The interface is brilliant, absolutely stunning. I love the default month view and the day breakdown. This is my go to. It is so good, I wish it were my home screen!

First impressions - good

I do love a good calendar app as I often have a rammed schedule.
This is an impressively thought out calendar with some unique and useful views that have clearly be designed with care and attention.
Absolutely giving this a test run and will update the review.

First impressions pros:
Excellent design and presentation - probably the best I’ve seen in a calendar app.
Easy to use.
Syncs with iOS calendars and reminders.

Cons:
No natural language recognition on input.
Doesn’t sync with contacts to pull contact address info for events (not a deal breaker).
No option to set a reminder based on travel time or to calculate travel time.

Overall, still a great app that I think I can make good use of.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the review. We will try to improve the features you mentioned. ☺️