Google Calendar

Pros

Google Calendar is easy to use, and I especially like the ability to share my calendar both personally and professionally with different levels of authority, including just viewing and able to make changes.

Cons

Google Calendar doesn't always get along well with Apple Calendar and that's a problem sometimes.

Pros

I like the reminding alerts from Google calendar and helps me remember events and functions dates

Cons

Google calendar has no problem because it automatically updates.

Pros

The ability to see other peoples calendars if they share it with you. This is very useful because if you are planning something, you can see if it conflicts with their day. This has saved me from many conflicts.

Cons

Inability to change the cover on some calendar events. For example, if you put an event called "Gym" it will show a gym-related image however it cannot be changed, removed, or customised, even if it is a different event name.

Pros

The calendar works great and also integrates well since we use the Google for Business Suite.

Cons

I pretty much like everything about it nothing to add.

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Reasons for Switching to Google Calendar

Pros

I appreciate how all of my calendars can be displayed in one calendar and synced across multiple devices

Cons

Sometimes the platform is clunky on my mobile phone because the features are more complicated to locate.

Pros

Google Calendar has been my go-to scheduling tool for years, and for good reason. It’s simple, reliable, and packed with just enough features to keep my schedule organized without feeling overwhelming.

What I Love:

Seamless Integration – Since it’s part of the Google ecosystem, it works effortlessly with Gmail, Google Meet, and other apps. If someone sends me a meeting invite via email, it automatically pops up on my calendar.

Easy Event Creation & Sharing – Adding events takes seconds, and I can invite others just by entering their email. The ability to add Google Meet links automatically has made remote meetings a breeze.

Customizable Notifications – I can set reminders for important events via email or phone notifications, ensuring I never miss anything. I also like that I can adjust when I get notified—5 minutes before, an hour before, or even a day in advance.

Color-Coding & Multiple Calendars – I use different colors to categorize work meetings, personal tasks, and special events, making it easy to see my schedule at a glance. I also love that I can toggle different calendars on and off (work, personal, family, etc.) without cluttering my main view.

Cons

Offline Functionality – While there’s an offline mode, it’s not as smooth as I’d like. If I lose internet access, I can still view events, but adding or editing them can be hit-or-miss.

Limited Customization for Recurring Events – I wish there were more flexibility with how recurring events are scheduled. For example, setting up an event that repeats on random specific dates (instead of a set pattern) can be frustrating.

Pros

What I like the most about Google Calendar is how integrated everything is, thanks to google atmosphere. For example if I get an invitation on Gmail, google calendar will automatically allow me to add that event to my calendar with just one click. That was my favorite part about it.

Cons

What I like least about Google Calendar is the limited task management. While it allows you to create tasks, it's not as robust as a dedicated task manager like Todoist or Notion.

Pros

Easy to use, syncs across all devices, easy to share events. Great interface too.

Cons

Hard to sync up with other things in the google workspace i.e. Google Sheets - would be good to be able to import events created in a "timetable" spreadsheet into my calendar.

Pros

Easy to set up and sync with most other calendars as needed

Cons

At times the calendars would unsync randomly

Pros

It's an amazing App, so easy to use and comes with a lot of benefits for scheduling meetings and events.

Cons

Nothing really, the fact that it even sends reminder ahead of any scheduled event makes it top-notch.

Pros

Easy to use, works flawlessly on all Android devices and web browsers. I also like the ease of sharing calendar with others.

Cons

The data mining by Google, but that's the price of the free software.

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Pros

It's very user-friendly. It has all the features I need, even the new ability to set booking time slots that easily integrate into web pages or Gmail.

Cons

Too many times, they take valuable features or products off the shelf. Different products that integrate in calendar such as Keep and tasks (as a separate app or in calendar).

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Pros

I love that I can send all my clients to their newer *booking page for my live availability. It streamlines so much back and forth that I would typically need to do in order to book each appt. I LOVE it, been a life saver.

Cons

When I had used google cal in the past, I didnt think it was as user friendly but over the last couple years, it has been working very well between my different email accounts and connecting with my phone.

Pros

Fast & easy to access, with colours that are easy on the eyes, and a no-frills experience of setting up

Cons

An outdated and cumbersome calendar configurator, aging architecture, missing core features, horrible troubleshooting.

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Reasons for Switching to Google Calendar

Pros

The straightforwardness of the UI, easy integration with a lot of SaaS platforms and having standalone apps for all my devices (phone, laptop, tablet)

Cons

Nothing, quite honestly. It does what it does, and it does it well.

Pros

Easy to use and broadly accepted in terms of business meetings

Cons

Third party apps not use this service as a part of integration

Pros

Google Calendar allows team members to share calendars, making it easy to coordinate meetings and events. This transparency helps everyone stay on the same page. The layout is intuitive and easy to navigate, which helps employees quickly find and manage their schedules.

Cons

I dont have any that I see. Sometimes it does not sink as well with people who use outlook for email.

Pros

Google calendar is really user friendly and easy to use. I like that you can just click on the calendar at the date/time you want to add something and it opens up all the options to add details, add a reminder, invite guests, etc. For our office it's great because we can all see whatever we need to from wherever we have connection. As long as our phone has the google calendar app, we can see the full calendar from wherever we are, which makes it very easy to get information even when we're away from our computer.

Another great part is the integration with google meet, making it really easy to schedule meetings with team members. It's great to just add something to the calendar and have it automatically give the option to join the meeting through google meet - less work to set up a separate virtual meeting space, which is a big time saver.

Cons

The only thing I don't like about the calendar is the formatting changes it makes when you make edits from a mobile device. When I open an item on my calendar through my phone, if I have to make an edit to the description it changes the current formatting, making it much harder to read when returning to the desktop version. I'm not sure if this is something that is caused by the type of phone/OS I'm using, or if it's part of the calendar settings, but it can be annoying to have to fix formatting when I return to my computer.

Pros

I like the fact that you can easily integrate Google Calendar with many other applications. For example, I integrated Google Calendar with my Zoom account and now it creates events in the calendar whenever I create a Zoom meeting.
I also like the ease of use. It's very easy to create a task or event.
I also like the fact that I can sync the desktop application to the app on my phone. This is VERY help.

Cons

There are a few features on the mobile app that I wish was on the desktop application. For example, when I am creating an event and want to add a new notification, on the mobile app I see the option to automatically add a notification 1 day before the event. I have to add it manually on the desktop application. But for the most part, there is very little that I don't like about Google Calendar.

Pros

It's free and a great place to start when you don't know what you want or need to use yet. Easy to share calendars. Easy to filter views.

Cons

Lack of customization compared to many products.

Pros

Google calendar is great as you can create shared calendars and colour coordinate them, so certain team members can see the same calendar as you. It also has a reminder function for any upcoming meetings, or google meets meetings. Very user friendly and useful for companies with employees in different offices/working remotely

Cons

It is hard to find any flaws with this calendar system, it has worked great for our use and company.

Pros

I absolutely love that Google Calendar has the option to free Google Meet video conferencing. I actually cancelled Zoom because of this! I also like how it's so easily to schedule meetings and invite people with just a few clicks of a button and is compatible with Gmail.

Cons

I actually don't have anything I dislike about Google Calendar but I guess my only complaint is that the video conferencing software has a time limit with the free plan so if you're planning on a longer meeting you need a paid plan or to be prepared to hop on another call when you get cut off.

Pros

I can access to my calendar anywhere and my mobile and laptop is sincronized

Cons

Lack of groups, I would like to have grups which I can set meetings in the calendar, like work, school or book club.

Pros

Ease of integration with other apps that I use, including my practice management software and my children's school schedule. Easy to invite people to events and to share calendars.
Simple to add and edit (move, delete etc) events.

Cons

Display options could be better, for example, I would like to see more options for ways to see the diary, such as a weekly agenda view; and more colours. The calendar displays is pretty boring.

Pros

It is very easy to import events, and to create repeats and exceptions.

Cons

I think that sometimes it’s a bit hard to navigate who created certain events in a shared calendar.

Pros

How easy it is to schedule anything anytime. Whether it's a meeting or someone's birthday. It has made my personal and professional life easily manageable.

Cons

Nothing as of now. This tool works fabulously for what it's made for.

Pros

It has good essential functions for business. Adding features all the time.

Cons

The space to create appointments is a little cluttered.

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Reasons for Switching to Google Calendar

Pros

With Google Calendar you can easily create multiple calendars, quickly share events with others, and keep a to do list all in one place. You can set up specific notifications and colors for each at the calendar or idividual event level. Scheduling repetitive events is possible no matter what frequecy they occur. The ability to add links, addresses, and take notes direcly in events is very useful.

Cons

It is hard to manage, espesally for a company, when there is no way to bulk share calendars. Try having 20 calendars that need to be shared one at a time with each new employee. Also, there no bulk edit features period. It would be nice to be able to look up specific calendars or events and bulk change info, or even the calendar they are listed under. The search is no better, when only exact words/phases can be searched, and if spelling is off by one letter or space, forget it! The mobile app leaves a lot to be desired, leaving out the ability to manage many of the settings.

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Pros

I really liked the event management, the ability to create multiple calendars that allows me to divide private life and work.

Cons

I have always disliked less the fact that it does not allow you to create specific categories so that you can divide the various events within the calendar

Pros

Since it's the standard as far as calendar apps, it integrates nearly seamlessly with invitations from Zoom and other third-party apps. It's generally reliable and easy enough to set up.

Cons

I wish there were a better integration to Asana. It's challenging to manage multiple Google accounts (such as several Gmail inboxes for different clients) and constantly have to ensure your calendar is reflecting the correct Google account. Admittedly, this would be easier on Chrome, but on Firefox it is very clunky. I wish there were a way to checkmark scheduled events as done. Sure, they disappear off your calendar once they've lapsed, but there would be some satisfaction in actually 'checking' them off. Maybe there is a setting somewhere that I don't know about.

Pros

I like that it is available on all the platforms that I use, and that it integrates with GQueues.

Cons

I'd like to have the solid background colour setting for events with a time rather than just coloured text. I can only get the background colours with "all day" events - so I end up just putting the time in the title.

Pros

The ease of use and ability to integrate Google Calendar into my daily activities. I can easily automate and set schedules without stress.

Cons

It's a bit difficult to integrate multiple email addresses into one.

Pros

Google Calendar helps users customize easily with tasks and meetings. The time management app is still great.

Cons

Google Calendar should have more advanced features that allow users to utilize features easily like automation.

Pros

Integration is the best part about Google Calendar. Along with the ease of use, compatibility, and constant updating make using the program a dream

Cons

There can be occasional issues with people are tied into the Apple ecosystem. It isn't a deal breaker and is only a minor inconvenience, but something to make note of.

Pros

What I like most about Google Calendar is its incorporation into the Google Workspace and the user interface. In a matter of seconds, I can go from scheduling a meeting on the calendar in Gmail or quickly getting a reminder about a meeting working with other production applications.

Cons

I don't have many negative comments about Google Calendar, but if I had to pinpoint anything, it would be network stability. Every so often, the workspace experiences lagging or connectivity issues, which impacts your ability to view Google Calendar.

Pros

being able to create meetings withing the calendar

Cons

not great to be able to see other peoples availability as the user flow is a bit odd

Pros

It gives me early notification about my duties and appointments that I entered to my google calendar.

Cons

I have to be signed in my phone to get notified. The bad things happened when the battery of the phone goes out of charge.

Pros

I absolutely love Google Calendar and how intuitive it is. It allows us to combine our personal calendars with our organizations calendars for simple, easy-to-organize, functional event and business calendar management. We have several studios, rehearsal halls, and meeting rooms constantly in rotation and function, and allowing the cross-management of all calendars, we are able to keep our business running smoothly.

Cons

I am honestly a huge fan of the Google Calendar, so there isn't much I don't like. Perhaps a bit more customization for personal needs would be a nice addition? (Theme, colors, fonts, etc.) But that's a nuanced criticism.

Pros

Google Calendar makes it quick and easy to schedule meetings, send invitations, and add people to the meeting. It works seamlessly with my note-taking app and other integrations, saving me time and stress.

Cons

I wish it integrated with the iPhone more seamlessly.It sometimes seems like they're not compatible. I frequently have to log in to the calendar on my phone, which is frustrating and time-consuming.

Pros

I love that you can manage multiple people's schedules and that it will show up on apple phones and Android phones. It's very easy to use and I love that you can color code each person's schedules.

Cons

Some times I have to reteach myself how to set up a schedule, but honestly it's not that hard.

Pros

Ease of use, and ability to link calendar to many other platforms for work, including Noterro for business, Google email for flights/appointments etc.
I love the search option, when it came time to navigate my past appointments I could simply search in the type or location and it was able to pull up all of them from the first time I started using calendar.

Cons

Too few colours for tasks/appointments. I use it so frequently and would love to see more colour options available as it helps with remembering exactly what's been booked that day.

Pros

It gives early reminders which help me plan things on time

Cons

Sometimes it doesn't work properly in offline

Pros

Intelligent calendar event creation from emails; ability to color code different types of events; the scheduling feature is impressive for a built-in tool.

Cons

Sometimes I've noticed that when I delete an event, even if I specify *not* to send a notification, it still does. This can be annoying for team members who are no longer invited (or no longer with the company).

Pros

It's very simple to setup and use. It syncs easily across all devices (either with native apps on mobile, or through a browser on PC). Additional functionality has been added recently that can help you find a time that works for all attendees and automatically create virtual meeting links. I literally could not function at work or outside of it with Google Calendar. I am able to color code my events and the automatic reminders are lifesaving. The month-view helps me plan weeks ahead and gives me a view of what's coming up.

Cons

I wish it integrated with Zoom a little cleaner - the integration with Google Meet is obviously flawless, but we utilize Zoom or Teams at work.

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Reasons for Switching to Google Calendar

Pros

Accessing Google Calendar is so easy and it is even much easier to navigate through it thanks to the simple and clean user interface. I also like how good the security and privacy features are as they allows only me to have access to my personal calendar data. Google Calendar also gives a very clear view of all my calendar activities and sends reminders that makes sure that am always ready for upcoming activities and that i don't miss any. Its integration with online meeting tools has made it easy to find available time for scheduling for meetings.

Cons

Google Calendar has never given me anything that i don't like. It works so smoothly and has met my expectations.

Pros

It can be used for both work and home, and the fact that the two calendars can be synced to avoid schedule conflicts is fantastic. Having reminders for meetings and appointments is a lifesaver.

Cons

Sometimes the reminders can be overwhelming when you have them set for several calendars and the sync does not recognize the same appointment on multiple calendars, so you may get doubles of one appointment

Pros

1. Very efficient
2. No "fat"
3. Love the integration of Google Meets now that I've switched from Zoom
4. Decent UI

Cons

This isn't even a knock on Google, but rather Apple - the sync with Apple Calendar isn't always perfect on desktop - it often deletes events.

The main gripe is not being able to change the calendar of accepted events

Pros

Can access from multiple device types as long as there is an Internet access.
Can share with others
Can add other calendars to it
It's free to use

Cons

When someone shares appointments, it sometimes creates an entirely new calendar.

Pros

It is straightforward to use. I always feel that Google is made for idiots. Anyone can figure it out!

Cons

If your settings are not set to private, everyone will be able to see your calendar.

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Reasons for Switching to Google Calendar

Pros

I like how it sets up my appointments and meetings in one place.

Cons

Sometimes the time differences for other countries makes it difficult for me to figure out meeting times. I wish it would show all the times in the invite itself.