Our lives are booked up with office holiday parties, flash mobs, and virtual hangouts. Luckily, keeping track of events has never been easier.
Week Calendar
The iPhone's standard calendar has one serious omission: a weekly view. This utility fills that void. It can also sync with not just the iOS Calendar but any others you might be using, like Google Calendars and Outlook. It also lets you download sports calendars for the NBA, MLB, MLS, and more.
WIRED Includes list, day, and month views. Stretches out in landscape mode.
TIRED You're stuck with a single chirping sound for event reminders.
$2.99 iOS | Week Calendar
Touch Calendar
Forget pulling up menus to jump between daily, weekly, and monthly views to see what's on the horizon. This app lets you pinch or double-tap to zoom in on your calendar and scroll through coming months, weeks, and days without having to flip virtual pages. It's the easiest way for Android users to manage their schedules.
WIRED Syncs with Google Calendar, including that service's colors. Jump to any date from the menu.
TIRED The app lacks list and agenda views.
$2.45 Android | Touch Calendar
Agenda Calendar
This gesture-based app offers five calendar views, including multimonth and event list, making it ideal for users juggling short- and long-term projects. Swipe left on a specific event to pull up details—like location and attendees—and right to push them aside. A simple tap on the status bar brings you to the current day.
WIRED Start calls and send messages in-app. Supports Google Calendar, iCloud, and Microsoft Exchange.
TIRED Month view doesn't display event details.
$0.99 iOS | Agenda Calendar
Calendars
This slick app is an indispensable solution for Google Calendar power users who have iOS devices. It supports all of the Google Cal extras, including SMS reminders, tasks, and drag-and-drop for events. Setup is as simple as entering your Gmail account info.
WIRED Optimized for both iPhone and iPad screens. Custom keyboard with alert-setting options for quick event entry. Supports offline mode, with later syncing.
TIRED A little pricey.
$6.99 iOS | Calendars
ACalendar
This app's big, chunky event boxes and roomy two-column layout for daily and weekly views give even the most overbooked users an easy snapshot of what's on the agenda. The multiple gestures for calling up and dismissing dates and events take some getting used to, but they're fast once you master them.
WIRED Creates birthday lists complete with photos pulled from your address book. Full-screen widget.
TIRED No landscape mode. Unique design and multiple gestures not for everyone.
Free Android | ACalendar
