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Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal) vs. Google Calendar

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    iCal

    Score3.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Apple iCloud Calendar (formerly iCal), is the calendar tool associated to Apple's productivity product suite.N/A

    Google Calendar

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar service, from Google, available as part of its productivity tool suite.N/A
    Pricing
    iCalGoogle Calendar
    Editions & Modules
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    iCalGoogle Calendar
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    iCalGoogle Calendar
    Considered Both Products
    Apple
    Chose iCal
    Google Calendar is a superior product with complete integration with email and video conferencing tools. Overall more suitable for a heavy professional use.
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    apple ical has the tools i need at work to schedule everything and now i can sync my Google Calendar there to manage my accounts in one app.I used to miss meetings or be late for a conference because I had my calendars from different email accounts in separate managers and that …
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    Google Calendar and Apple iCal offer basically the same thing. If you have Google devices, Google Calendar is going to work better for you. If you have Apple devices, Apple iCal will work better. Both have issues with cross platform support, however, Google Calendar on an …
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    Apple calendar with family share allows me to communicate my work schedule with my family's various activities to prevent scheduling conflicts. Because all of our calendars are synced among all of our devices, we are able to plan accordingly without the need of scheduling, …
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    I prefer iCal for it’s overall design. Many of my colleagues use Google Calendar because it is more common across other organizations. I’ve also used Calendly in the past, which can tie into other calendar systems to help schedule appointments. The overall experience with iCal …
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    The both work just great. Still, having a iOS device based company, iCal has been of great ease of use throughout. Also, the interphase with the user is a bit more comfortable to us.
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    Google Cal and Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal) are comparable. I like the ability to add Google Meetings easily within that app.
    Incentivized
    Chose iCal
    As a native app for Apple devices, it is great - but I think that Google Workspace (and Calendar) is better, especially as the Meet default for a video call is built in. I have and do use Office 365 - and with Teams you can schedule a video or Teams call too, but I don't like …
    Incentivized
    Google
    Chose Google Calendar
    There are a lot of overlapping similarities between iCal and Google Calendar, which made it difficult to land on one at first. Ultimately, since we have some folks in Apple environments and some in Microsoft environments, Google was the best option to bridge those workspaces. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar is much easier to use than iCal in my experience simply because it is more reliable. It particularly seems to work better with the Microsoft suite of products as some of my coworkers who lean on iCal occasionally miss meeting invites as they don't sync correctly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    I've used Apple Calendar before, and it's ok for my phone, but for doing things on my computer, I trust google calendar much more.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Notion is great for organizing personal tasks, which Google Calendar isn't the best for. However, Google Calendar is the best for co-working due to its direct Google Meets links, simplicity, and ability to view other people's schedules. Google Calendar is also better to access …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar seems much cleaner and easily syncs to multiple devices. I like that there are multiple views available at a time so as to not have to switch back and forth between daily/weekly/monthly views. The fact that it syncs with Google Meet makes it very easy to not …
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    iCalGoogle Calendar
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.4
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)