Fantastical review
The calendar that understands what you type
- Flexibits
- Free + paid plans
- iPhone & iPad, Mac, Windows
Does it deserve #6?
Is Fantastical worth it?
Yes. Fantastical scores 8.9/10 and ranks #6 in Productivity & Notes. It's best for busy Apple users juggling work and personal calendars. Skip it if you only need a basic calendar and don't want another subscription. Price: Free basics; Flexibits Premium is $6.99 a month or $56.99 a year on the App Store.
The verdict
Fantastical lets you add an event by typing a normal sentence with the who, what and when, and it fills in the rest. Around that you get the DayTicker, Calendar Sets, tasks from Todoist and Google Tasks, Openings and Proposals for scheduling, weather, and AI that turns forwarded emails and screenshots into events. Most of the best parts need Premium, and Android phones aren't supported yet.
- Natural-language event entry
- DayTicker and Calendar Sets
- Openings and Proposals scheduling
- Tasks from Todoist and Google Tasks
- Events from images and emails
Score breakdown
Overall = features 30% · design 20% · speed 20% · value 15% · privacy 15%. Why these weights?
What's new
- Oct 2026Fantastical launched on Googlebook
- Sep 2026Version 4.2 adds Siri AI, extra-large widgets and events scanned from images and PDFs
- Jul 2026A built-in MCP server and up to six extra time-zone columns
Privacy 8.4/10
App Store label: no tracking; email, name, IDs, usage and crash data are linked to you. Flexibits says most synced data is end-to-end encrypted, never sold, and forwarded emails aren't used for AI training.
What we like
- Add events by typing a normal sentence
- Polished apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows
- Works with Microsoft 365 and Google accounts
What could be better
- Most power features need the subscription
- No Android phone or tablet app yet
- Microsoft 365 users must switch to Graph sync
Busy Apple users juggling work and personal calendars
you only need a basic calendar and don't want another subscription
Questions about Fantastical
Is Fantastical worth it in 2026?
Yes. Fantastical scores 8.9/10 and ranks #6 in Productivity & Notes. It's best for busy Apple users juggling work and personal calendars. Skip it if you only need a basic calendar and don't want another subscription. Price: Free basics; Flexibits Premium is $6.99 a month or $56.99 a year on the App Store.
Is Fantastical free?
Yes, the basic calendar is free. Flexibits Premium unlocks the power features for $6.99 a month or $56.99 a year on the App Store, and it includes Cardhop.
Is Fantastical on Android?
Not on phones or tablets yet; Flexibits says that's planned for next year. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and Googlebook.
What are the best alternatives to Fantastical?
The closest alternatives are Structured, TickTick and Todoist. See all of them ranked on our Fantastical alternatives page.
Where does Fantastical rank?
Fantastical ranks #6 of 13 in our Productivity & Notes ranking, with an overall score of 8.9 out of 10.