Calendar & Time Management · alternatives
Alternatives to TidyCal
19 calendar & time management tools sit alongside TidyCal in this directory. Below is what separates each from TidyCal on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- -
- TidyCal starts at
- On request
Why people look past TidyCal
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the TidyCal entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for TidyCal carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 14 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Free time clock and time tracking app
- Can be used without paying; TidyCal cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than one-time.
Online booking and scheduling for spaces
- Can be used without paying; TidyCal cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where TidyCal does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than one-time.
The next-generation calendar for professionals
- Can be used without paying; TidyCal cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where TidyCal does not.
- Sold on a free model rather than one-time.
Simple task management from Google
- Can be used without paying; TidyCal cannot.
Shared calendar for groups and businesses
- Can be used without paying; TidyCal cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $12/month, where TidyCal does not.
The calendar app built into every Apple device
- Can be used without paying; TidyCal cannot.
Every TidyCal alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TidyCal (this page) | On request | One-time | - | |
| Jibble | Free | Freemium | - | vs TidyCal |
| Skedda | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs TidyCal |
| Cron Calendar | Free | Free | 1 | vs TidyCal |
| Google Tasks | Free | - | - | vs TidyCal |
| Teamup | Free, then $12/month | - | 5 | vs TidyCal |
| Apple Calendar | Free | - | - | vs TidyCal |
| Microsoft To Do | Free | Free | 1 | vs TidyCal |
| Fantastical | Free, then $56.99/year | - | 3 | vs TidyCal |
| Google Calendar | Free | - | 2 | vs TidyCal |
| SavvyCal | Free, then $12/month | - | 3 | vs TidyCal |
| BusyCal | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 3 | vs TidyCal |
| Outlook Calendar | Free, then $6/month | - | 4 | vs TidyCal |
| Amie | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs TidyCal |
| Assistant.to | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs TidyCal |
| Kronologic | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs TidyCal |
| Rise Calendar | $16/year | Subscription | 1 | vs TidyCal |
| OmniFocus | $99.99/year | - | 3 | vs TidyCal |
| Resource Guru | $5/month | - | 3 | vs TidyCal |
| Harvest Forecast | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs TidyCal |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the TidyCal badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Jibble , Free
- Skedda , Free
- Cron Calendar , Free
- Google Tasks , Free
- Teamup , Free, then $12/month
- Apple Calendar , Free
- Microsoft To Do , Free
- Fantastical , Free, then $56.99/year
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what TidyCal is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If TidyCal is broadly right and the question is cost, the TidyCal pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Calendar & Time Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best calendar & time management tools ranks them.
TidyCal runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about TidyCal alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to TidyCal?
- 19 other calendar & time management tools are listed in this directory, led by Jibble, Skedda, Cron Calendar, Google Tasks. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to TidyCal?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Jibble, Skedda, Cron Calendar, Google Tasks, Teamup.
- Why do people look for an alternative to TidyCal?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from TidyCal?
- The record we hold does not list what TidyCal is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to TidyCal?
- None of the calendar & time management tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these TidyCal alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Calendar & Time Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare TidyCal against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against TidyCal covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every calendar & time management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Calendar & Time Management category, 19 tools beside TidyCal. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.