Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal) vs. TidyCal

Especially if they use apple devices, I would recommend this over other cloud based calendars for its tight integration with apple devices. You can generally add events by simply highlighting the relevant information and adding to the calendar. Or Apple mail will often automatically detect an event and give to the option to add it to your iCal with a single click of a button.

Incentivized

Tidycal will modify the time
zones between me and the individual with whom I wish to meet.

I will instantly receive a
confirmation email after a client or friend schedules a meeting with me.
Booking reminder emails are
sent to attendees 24 hours and 1 hour before the meeting to reduce no-shows.
TidyCal is a very user-friendly and simple program. I can rapidly assemble all of my calendars for
integration thanks to the straightforward interface.

Incentivized

• share calendar with other people
• creating events and task alerts works great
• inviting more people to the scheduled task is very useful for scheduling a meeting

Incentivized

• I can sync it with my Google Calendar, so no double bookings.
• I can create several different types of meetings.
• I can set my availability, so no meetings are scheduled when I need to be working on client work.
• I can set a buffer between meetings.
• I can set up 1:1 meetings or group meetings and even pick different locations.
• It automatically fills in my Google Meet instructions for my clients.
• It allows me to charge ahead for bookings.
• Can't beat the price!

Incentivized

• I would love it to have more visualizations and not just the classic one in a common calendar and that it could be customized
• You have the possibility to have a face-to-face call by sharing a link that, in my opinion, could be improved by creating groups of only contacts and limiting access to the meeting.

Incentivized

• Integrations could be easier to find
• I'd love to color-code my booking types
• A video tutorial for new users and those who aren't tech-savvy would be helpful

Incentivized

For our Mac and IOS users, the use of the native iOS calendar and the cloud associated with it was an obvious choice for us, especially with the distribution of Apple products to our teams out in the field. For android users, it is easy to access the same services using the web-based client, and iCal allows various account types to be added to calendar invites. The iCal application allows the addition of 3rd party email and calendar accounts allow to be seamlessly integrated. All of the calendar accounts can be overlayed along with the native iCloud accounts. Google Calendar by comparison struggled to do all of these things as well, preferring their google Meet as the conference software and preferring Gmail accounts over all other types.

Incentivized

In Google Calendar, we can't do advance booking. First, we have to collaborate on confirming a time suitable for everyone before scheduling a meeting this may lead to time waste for all the parties, this problem can be solved with the help of TidyCal resulting in better time management.

Incentivized

• Before, I used other apps to remind and schedule events like Evernote, but ical has improved a lot and now I can bring all my schedule here, including those from other emails, since it allows me to synchronize my tasks.
• it is easy to create meetings very quickly without paying licenses like in other applications

Incentivized

• For the price it is the best invest that the company made (29$)
• We improve aor relations with the customers
• Consultants (SOC) can make better support to the customers

Incentivized