Best For Busy Families: Cozi Family Organizer

Well-organized setup.

Built-in shopping and to-do lists.

Available across major mobile platforms.

Group of people standing in a circle holding phones with the calendar app open

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Have to pay for some features and to remove ads.

Option to create various groups.

Must pay for location, safe zone notifications.

Features of the Cozi app

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Other select features also sit behind paywall.

Best For Gmail Users: Google Calendar

Automatically imports events from Gmail.

Some Android users report delayed notifications.

Features of the Family Wall

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Views can be cluttered.

The free Google calendar app is streamlined and simple.

It also imports events from your Gmail account to the calendar automatically.

Features of the Google Calendar app

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Best For Mac and iOS Users: iCloud Calendar

Useful if you already work with iCloud.

Send calendars to non-iCloud users.

Only compatible with Apple devices.

Screenshot of the Mac and iOS Calendars apps

Not as feature-rich as some alternatives.

If you do, you might create and share calendars with others.

The recipients don’t need to beiCloudusers to view your calendars.

Features of the Outlook Calendar app

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Helps find times and coordinate schedules.

Built into Outlook mail app.

All that’s required is creating a group calendar and inviting all desired participants.

Zoho Calendar web app

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There’s also a desktop version of Outlook Calendar available for PC and Mac.

Best for Growing Businesses: Zoho Calendar

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Automated meeting reminders.

Connects to other calendar apps via API.

Fantastical Calendar web app

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Zoho integrations are nice but unnecessary.

you could also use the URL to embed schedules on your website.

Best Mac Alternative: Fantastical Calendar

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Autocomplete suggestions.

Desktop version is for Mac only.

Free version is very limited.

Some Apple users prefer Fantastical over iCloud Calendar.

Just like Apple’s default calendar service, Fantastical syncs information across all Apple devices including your Apple Watch.

Multiple themes and color-coding options make your schedule super easy to read.

Thanks to smart suggestions, meetings can be set up within seconds.

FAQ

Use a calendar management app likeMorgento see all of your calendars in one place.

It’s also possible tosync your Google Calendar with your iPhone calendar.

Amazon Echo devices support Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Outlook calendars.

To get started, sync your calendar with Alexa.

You caninstall a Chrome extensionthat gives you one-click access to your calendar.

you’re able to alsocreate a shortcut on your desktopfor Google Calendar.