Friendship Calendar App Alternatives

Share your schedule, improve your life. Compare and pick the right tool to make it a little easier to stay connected with friends and family. This breakdown gets pretty detailed and helps categorize your intention.

So many features! ...family calendar, book appointments, poll the best time, invite lists and RSVPs? The FriendsOver approach: just share a link with friends so they can check when you're free and send you a text. Your friends just need a nudge, not an app. But there's a lot of alternatives!

Family & Home Learn more →

Cozi is a family hub for shared grocery lists, kids' schedules, and household calendars behind a closed account.

OurCal is a privacy-first household calendar with end-to-end encryption for couples and families who share all their schedules.

TimeTree lets you run separate shared calendars for family, friends, or clubs— each with its own group chat.

FamCal is a household organizer for families who share an account.

OurFamilyWizard

OurFamilyWizard is built for legal co-parenting documentation and custody schedules.

Cubbily is a shared family calendar for managing household life: chores, shifts, grocery lists, and kids' activities.

Social & Friend Hangouts Learn more →

Partiful is built for planning specific events and collecting RSVPs.

Raft is a mutual calendar-sharing app where everyone has an account.

PlanPop is built for coordinating specific plans inside a friend group.

HowAbout is a mutual availability social network for friends who all install the app.

Potluck is built around event sign-up sheets — who's coming and who's bringing what.

Share your availability with close friends, coordinate by text. No app or account for guests. Start Hosting →

Groups & Community

GroupCal manages shared event calendars for groups where everyone is a member.

Meetup connects strangers around shared interests.

Mighty Networks

Mighty Networks is a paid community platform for creators and entrepreneurs.

Professional Scheduling Learn more →

Doodle is the right tool for finding consensus across a group.

LettuceMeet finds the best slot for a specific meeting.

Timeful excels at one-time group scheduling polls.

Calendly is best-in-class for professional appointment scheduling.

Google Calendar

Google Calendar's appointment scheduling is built for clients and consultants.

Cal.com is a polished, open-source alternative to Calendly for professional bookings.

Setmore is an appointment scheduling platform for service businesses — salons, trainers, consultants.

SimplyBook.me is built for salons, clinics, and service businesses.

TidyCal is a lean scheduling tool built around paid appointments.

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