InstaCal
Menu bar calendar with quick add and weather
The verdict
InstaCal puts a calendar in the Mac menu bar and shows your events, Apple Reminders, tasks and countdowns when you click it. Type an event in plain words and Quick Add creates it. The same purchase also covers iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with widgets, weather and moon phases. It costs $19.99 once, with no subscription.
Get it if
You want your next events and reminders 1 click away in the menu bar, without a subscription.
Skip it if
You only need to see today's date. Itsycal is free and lighter, and macOS has a built-in Calendar widget.
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What it helps you do
- See upcoming events from the menu bar
- Add an event by typing it in plain words
- Check Reminders and countdowns together
- Use 1 purchase on Mac, iPhone and Watch
What changed
Version 4.0
Add from Image: photograph a school calendar, a newsletter, an invitation or a gym’s class schedule, or share a photo, screenshot, PDF or web page to InstaCal, and every event, to-do and weekly class on it is ready to review and add. InstaCal reads the page privately with Apple Intelligence, unticks anything already on your calendar, and can put your child’s name in front of each title. Needs an iPhone or iPad with…
Added to The Useful Apps
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DatoPick it if you keep Apple's Calendar but want the next meeting and world clocks in your menu bar.$18 once
FantasticalPick it if you juggle work and personal calendars and would rather type an event than tap through pickers.Free to start
The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Requires
- macOS 18.0 or later
- Version
- 4.0
- Size
- 155 MB
- Made by
- Higher Bar, LLC
- Menu bar app
- Lives in the menu bar
- Widgets
- Home and lock screen
- Family Sharing
- 1 purchase for the family
- Privacy
- Collects no data, per its App Store label
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