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BusyCal

A calendar app with tasks, weather and a menu bar view

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The verdict

Free on the Mac App Store for everyday calendaring, or $49.99 once from the developer, this calendar puts tasks next to your events and pulls in iCloud, Google, Exchange and CalDAV accounts. Plain-language entry, travel time and an 8-day forecast inside the calendar go well past Apple's Calendar. The App Store's full version is a subscription, so buy the direct license or get it through Setapp if you hate renting software.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Get it if

You run your week from several calendar accounts and want tasks and events side by side.

Skip it if

You glance at a calendar a few times a week, and Apple's free Calendar app is plenty for that.

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What it helps you do

  • See every calendar and task in a single view
  • Add events by typing them in plain words
  • Get alerted when it is time to leave
  • Check your day from the menu bar

What it really costs

Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.

  • Pay once
  • Yearly plan
  • Monthly plan
  • Setappalso includes 250+ other Mac apps

Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.

Plans and prices

  • Direct license

    $49.99

    $49.99 once, with 18 months of updates; renewing updates costs 20 to 40% less than a new license

  • Mac App Store

    Free

    Free for everyday calendaring; the full app is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, shareable with Family Sharing

  • Setapp

    Included

    Included in a Setapp subscription

  • BusyCal + BusyContacts

    $79.99

    $79.99 once for both apps

What changed

  1. Version 2026.4.4

    · [NEW] New Event Duration field in the Info Panel lets you set the length of timed and all-day events with presets or custom durations · Improved handling of cancelled meetings when using Bookings · Improved calendar selection for Siri and Shortcuts · Improved meeting availability checks for all-day events and when rescheduling meetings · Improved text direction and alignment when switching between editing of LTR…

  2. Added to The Useful Apps

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The details

Runs on
Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires
macOS 13.5 or later
Version
2026.4.4
Size
74 MB
Made by
Busy Apps FZE
Menu bar app
Lives in the menu bar
Widgets
Home and lock screen
Free trial
Try the paid version first
Family Sharing
1 purchase for the family

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