The spread here is $0 to $20/month for what looks like the same job — showing you your week. What separates them is how meeting-heavy your life is.
| Price | Platforms | For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notion Calendar | free | Mac, Windows, iOS, web | anyone — clean client over Google/Outlook/iCloud |
| Fantastical | $4.75/mo ($57/yr) | macOS, iOS only | Apple users who want natural-language entry and calendar sets |
| Vimcal | $20/mo ($16.67 annual); EA tier $75/mo | iOS-focused | people with far too many meetings |
Notion Calendar (formerly Cron) is free and genuinely good — fast desktop and mobile clients that sit on top of your existing [Google](/entry/arc-is-finished-dia-vs-chrome-vs-the-alternatives-2026), Outlook and iCloud accounts and show everything in one view. For most people this is the answer, and it costs nothing.
Fantastical's $4.75/month buys power features that matter if you use them: excellent natural-language event entry ("lunch with Sam Thursday 1pm" just works), Calendar Sets that group calendars by context (work vs personal vs a project), and a polished menu-bar presence. The catch: [Apple](/entry/bear-vs-upnote-vs-apple-notes-the-lightweight-note-app-priced) platforms only.
Vimcal is a different category — "the calendar for people with too many meetings." $20/month for unlimited booking links, team scheduling, keyboard-driven everything, and there's a separate $75/month EA tier built for executive assistants coordinating complex calendars. If your day is 8 meetings and constant rescheduling, it earns the price. If it's 2 meetings and some focus blocks, it's wildly overkill.
Default: Notion Calendar, free. Apple user who wants natural-language entry and context grouping: Fantastical at $4.75. Living in back-to-back meetings and rescheduling constantly: Vimcal.