[Finding an alternative to Sunrise Calendar.] The background check.

After a quick look at everything, here’s what I got for each so far:

Etar

• open source calendar (Cool.)

• has the usual month, week, day, and agenda views

• uses the Android Calendar sync

• works with typical known calendar apps like Google Calendar or the Outlook Exchange

• no ads (!!)

• has an agenda widget

• Material Design

• has a rating of 4.7 on Google Play, which goes to show that it’s sort of okay?

• works for Android version 4.4 and up (awww :( )

I love that it’s open source. Haha. Just wanted to say that. But, sadly, I can’t use this on all of my devices, so nevermind. :(

WAVE Calendar

• free and without ads (!!)

• I can sync Google, Exchange, Outlook and Facebook (!!)

• also on iOS, and can also be seen on Android wearables

• has a “beautiful widget”

• search function

• can color-code events

• can use gestures to add and modify events

• has a rating of 4.1 on Google Play, which means it’s also kind of okay?

• works for Android versions 4.0.3 and up (yay!)

I would like to test this out also. It seems interesting. Plus I love that I can integrate the platforms I listed above (Facebook please haha)

aCalendar+

• Aww… wait. This one’s not free. :(

I already have to say no to this. I only listed it down because it was a suggestion by a friend when I asked online. I checked aCalendar, the free version of the app, and other than the NFC and QR barcode sharing of events, I don’t really see anything special about the free version. Sadly, I won’t test this out.

Today Calendar

• (from description) This is a 7-day free trial

Nope. Sorry. Not gonna try something like that.

Business Calendar 2

• I’m guessing this is the second version, since there seems to be a “Business Calendar” only…?

• has month, week, and day views

• “year view”?

• “agenda with live research”?

• no ads (!!)

• there are event countdowns. Ooh.

• free (!!)

• rating of 4.3 on Google Play, so it’s also an okay app

• works on Android versions 4.1 and up (hooray!)

Surprisingly, there’s a lot of features listed already for the free version of this. They have a paid version called “Business Calendar PRO” that has the weather reports and everything else fancy included. I’m not sure if this will hinder my experience in using the app, but I think I’ll try it nonetheless.

Just to clarify, I’m only looking for free apps that can run on a dated phone with a dated (?) Android version (Jellybean? Is that considered old already?). I don’t have a credit card that I can use to buy apps (yet? hehe) so that’s out of the picture.

In summary, I’ll be testing out the following apps:

• WAVE Calendar

• Business Calendar 2

I think I’ll check out one for each week. I’ll start with WAVE Calendar today.

Here’s to finding that perfect alternative to Sunrise Calendar!