Howbout: shared calendar
What is Howbout?
A shared calendar for coordinating plans and availability with friends, couples, and family.
Howbout is a social networking app with shared calendars for friends, couples, and family. It lets people view availability, make plans, share calendars or availability, and keep plan details together.
Pricing. Howbout is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Checking when a friend group is available
- Planning dates and avoiding double-booking
- Keeping track of family appointments and weekends
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Why this app is in S tier
S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Howbout scores 96 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 91, App Store search rank 98, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and S tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
The shared calendar for friends, couples, and family
This is the app you’ve seen all over TikTok. 10M downloads, 200M+ plans made, and 1B+ views across social media. Howbout is how millions of people actually see each other more.
Planning shouldn't take a hundred messages and a "when works for you?" thread that goes nowhere. Howbout fixes that. Find the gap, lock in the plan, actually see the people who matter to you.
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WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH HOWBOUT
SEE WHEN EVERYONE'S FREE
No guessing, it's right there on the calendar.
MAKE PLANS
Read more
Add events, add details, and keep everything together, so plans don't fall apart.
SHARE YOUR CALENDAR OR AVAILABILITY
Choose what people see. Stay private or share with friends.
KEEP ALL THE DETAILS IN ONE PLACE
Plans, chats, locations, notes, photos... no switching apps or losing the details.
REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS
Get updates when plans change or when your friends are up to something fun.
MAKE YOUR CALENDAR YOURS
Color-code and customize your calendar how you like.
SYNC YOUR CALENDARS & TIMELINES
Work, school, personal, social... it's all in one place, so nothing clashes.
UP NEXT WIDGETS
Stay on top of your upcoming plans and see what your friends are up to from your home screen.
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BUILT FOR REAL LIFE
For friend groups: check availability, lock in plans, actually see each other more.
For couples: stay in sync, plan dates faster, stop double-booking each other.
For families: track school runs, appointments, and weekends, all in one place.
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HOWBOUT
Unlock more customization like colors and app themes, smarter planning tools, and get an all around better experience.
Your subscription will automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your App Store settings.
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Contact us: support@howbout.app · Follow @howbout_app
Privacy: howbout.app/privacy · Terms: howbout.app/terms
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Questions about Howbout
Can I choose what other people see?
Yes. You can choose what people see and stay private or share with friends.
Can I sync other calendars?
You can sync work, school, personal, and social calendars and timelines.
Does Howbout offer a subscription?
Howbout+ is a subscription. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. The price is Not stated on the App Store.
Is Howbout free?
Howbout is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is Howbout right for me?
Howbout is built for checking when a friend group is available, planning dates and avoiding double-booking, keeping track of family appointments and weekends. It sits in the social planning list on AppTierList.
Is Howbout worth it?
Howbout is S tier, ranked #1 of 20 social planning apps with a score of 96 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 114,562 ratings. That is the top of its list.
How does Howbout compare to Pinned Social?
Howbout is S tier at 96; Pinned Social is A tier at 90. Howbout ranks higher. Howbout is free to download, with in-app purchases, Pinned Social is free, with no in-app purchases.
How often is Howbout updated?
Howbout was updated 6 days ago, which counts in its favour.
Alternatives
Top rated in Social Planning
Categories
All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Social Planning (S tier, #1) · Shared Calendars (S tier, #2) · Calendar Planning (S tier, #5)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 96 / 100
- Rank in list
- #1 of 20
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 114,562
- Recent reviews
- 2.5 from 20 in the last 180 days
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Social Networking
- Current version
- (6 days ago)
- Size
- 167 MB
- Requires
- iOS 16.0 or later
- Age rating
- 12+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking