Previously, applications that were good focused on keeping their reputation up. It is apparent that the subscription model has turned the app market upside down. There just isn't enough new features you can add annually to justify this level of expense.Īpple Calendar has actually gotten very good. I started using the iOS Calendar App again the other day after I learned that I can't access attachments in Fantastical on iOS without a subscription even though the attachment is stored on my Exchange Server! I get the need to fund new development I'm not against that at all, but it is impossible to justify $40/y (individual) or $65/y (family) for a calendar viewer application.
When I initially saw the story I figured they might have come around to a model that would have helped to ease some of the complaints many people have had. The one thing that Fantastical had going for is was their NLP, but Calendars 5 is just as good, so the value proposition on Fantastical for me is completely gone. I don't mind paying a one-time fee for these solid apps and I hope they continue to grow and crush Fantastical.
#Other apps like itsycal trial#
I have abandoned Fantastical after giving their premium service a trial and am doing just fine with Calendars 5 by Readdle. And these clueless devs will keep spewing the same tired old talking point that "you still get to keep what you had in V2" but that doesn't justify charging to view your calendar in a day view. extended weather forecasts), but putting basic functionality like a Day View behind a paywall is a joke. I can justify at most $9.99 a year if a user wants to unlock some things that are behind a premium API (e.g. I'm all for developers making money, and I subscribe to many services and apps, but to charge $5 a month to use a calendar app is just ridiculous. How the mighty have fallen, and I love to see it.
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