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Add to SafariWhen comparing Office 365 vs Calvetica , the Slant community recommends Calvetica for most people. In the question“What are the best calendar apps for iPhone?” Calvetica is ranked 6th while Office 365 is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose Calvetica is:
Calvetica's month view offers continuous scrolling and shows how long events are, and whether or not they overlap.
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Pros
Pro Easy to transition from MS Office
Office 365 is laid out the same way with a similar ribbon interface that will be instantly comfortable to long-time Microsoft Office users.
Pro Excellent integration and compatibility with MS Office desktop applications
Pro Allows for real-time collaboration
Multiple people can work on the same document at the same time.
Pro Speech to text dictation
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Pro No installation required
Pro Great month view
Calvetica's month view offers continuous scrolling and shows how long events are, and whether or not they overlap.
Pro Flexible alarms
Unlike many other apps, Calvetica offers flexible customisation of alarm times.
Pro Quickly add a new event/appointment
Quick and straightforward adding of new events.
Pro Custom colors
For each event entry, a custom color can be assigned.
Pro Integrated tasks
For some reason, many calendar apps don't include task lists. Calvetica offers tasks that sync between devices, and come with a snooze option.
Pro Highly optimized event entry
To add an event, just tap and hold. Two fields will appear, event name, and time. When filling in the time field, a number pad will automatically be displayed for faster entry.
Alerts are automatically added and set to go off at a standard custom amount of time before the event.
Cons
Con Proprietary
Uses proprietary software.
Con Dependant on having an Internet connection
Con Cloud dependent
Does not edit local files, they have to be synced first.
Con Unusable for business in the EU
Cloud applications are mostly incompatible with the EU general data protection regulation.
Con Has only a fraction of Microsoft Office functionality
Office 365 is not a complete replacement for Microsoft Office. The most advanced functionality still can only be found on the desktop.
Con Expensive
$35/user/mo.
Con No active development
Developer has made app code available for others, but there’s little interest, which is a shame.
