When comparing Informant vs Business Calendar, the Slant community recommends Informant for most people. In the question“What are the best free calendar apps for Android?” Informant is ranked 9th while Business Calendar is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Informant is:
Informant supports integration between the user's task list with their calendar.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Integrates tasks with calendar
Informant supports integration between the user's task list with their calendar.
Pro Seamless syncing
Informant syncs seamlessly between mobile devices and PCs, so you can create an event or task anytime on your phone and it will appear on whichever computer you are using. One license includes all devices.
Pro Integrates notes with contacts, tasks and calendar
Pro Widget support
Business Calendar offers configurable widgets in many sizes for displaying Days, Weeks, Months or Agenda views on a user's home screen.
Pro Free ad supported version available
Business Calendar comes in a free ad supported version.
Pro Smooth zoomable user interface
Business Calendar has a user interface that supports scrolling and pinch zooming.
Pro Search function
Business Calendar has a search function that allows searching the calendar for dates and events.
Pro Integrates with Google Maps
Users who input locations can use Google Maps from an event to find the directions and location.
Pro Move Calendar events from one Calendar to another
The only app that has the ability to move an event to a different calendar if it was accidentally created in the wrong calendar. This app is an essential addition to any device and for anyone with multiple calendar accounts.
Pro Events can be created using the share menu
Pro Can manipulate with multiple events at a time
The app allows selecting multiple events and move or delete them together.
Cons
Con Price
It’s too expensive.
Con Poor visual design
The design of the app looks a bit dated, something out of the early 2000's. While this does not impede the usefulness of the application, it still is a sore point when compared to some of the other popular calendar apps available on Android.
Con Widgets don't show week numbers correctly on some devices
Widgets on certain devices have been showing week number incorrectly for more than 2 years. The issue hasn't been addressed and there is no sign that it will be.
Examples from S4:
Con Poor support
The developers provide virtually no help with issues.