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Fantastical

Powerful calendar app for Apple users with natural language

PaidFree TierAdded Jan 1, 2011

About

Fantastical is a premium calendar and task app for Apple devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch) known for its natural language event parsing, beautiful design, and powerful features. Type 'Coffee with Sarah Friday at 3pm at Blue Bottle' and it creates a complete event. Features include Openings for availability sharing, Proposals for group scheduling, calendar sets for context switching, weather integration, and widgets. Fantastical supports Google Calendar, iCloud, Outlook, and Exchange. A favorite among Apple-ecosystem professionals.

Tags

calendar-appapple-ecosystemnatural-languageschedulingpremium-design

Origin Story

By Michael Simmons

The Problem

Creating calendar events requires too many clicks and fields. Natural language should be the primary input method.

Building It

Launched 2011, won Apple Design Award. Moved to subscription model in 2020. Beloved in Apple ecosystem.

What It Means

Proved that a premium calendar app with beautiful design and smart input is worth paying for.

The Dream

Make calendar management beautiful and effortless for every Apple user.

Pricing

ModelPaid
Starting at$5/mo
Free tierAvailable

Flexibits Premium at $4.75/mo (annual) or $6.99/mo with full features across all Apple devices. Free basic version included.

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Category

Scheduling Booking

Problems Solved

  • Apples Built In Calendar Is Too Basic
  • Creating Events Is Slow And Tedious
  • Switching Between Work And Personal Calendars

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    Vimcal
  • A
    Amie

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