OurCal: Shared Family Calendar
What is OurCal?
A shared calendar app with event chats, group messaging, calendar syncing, and notes.
OurCal combines shared calendars with group messaging and a chat for each event. It also supports calendar syncing, file and photo sharing, notes, and automatic updates when events change.
Pricing. OurCal is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Families coordinating activities and shifts
- Teams sharing schedules and event updates
- Groups planning events with related chats and files
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Why this app is in A tier
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OurCal scores 87 out of 100: rating 94, rating count 73, App Store search rank 82, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and A tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
"The problem with shared calendars isn't productivity. It's communication." - Ryan Brodie, Founder
So we built the first calendar messenger - a shared calendar with a messenger built in. Every event has its own chat. Every change posts automatically. Files, photos, notes, and decisions stay with the event they belong to - not scattered across WhatsApp, iMessage, email, and five other apps.
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Create a group of 2 to 100, add your people, and start sharing in seconds. Couples, families, friends, clubs, students, sports teams, healthcare teams, work teams, shift workers, travelers, childcare, and event planners - OurCal has a template for every group. More than a planner or organizer - a calendar messenger where your group actually communicates. Trusted by 100K+ groups worldwide.
The calendar your group will actually use.
EVERY EVENT IS A CHAT
Every event has its own dedicated chat - separate from your group chat. Discuss the plan, share photos, attach files, and make decisions without cluttering the group. React, reply, quote - just like your favorite messenger, but everything stays with the event it belongs to.
GROUP CHAT FOR THE BIG PICTURE
Your group chat is for the group - announcements, quick questions, and coordination that doesn't belong to a single event. Event updates and group messages all flow into your Activity feed, so nothing gets missed.
AUTOMATIC CHANGE TRACKING
Someone moved the dentist? You'll know. Every change posts a before-and-after update automatically - in the event chat and in your Activity feed. No more "wait, did you move that?"
COLOR-CODED CALENDAR VIEWS
Every member gets a color. Every event shows who it's for. See your kids' activities, your partner's shifts, and your own schedule in a single view. A busy family's week reads at a glance - no labels needed.
SYNC ALL YOUR CALENDARS
Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook - pull them into one place. Already subscribe to calendars for sports schedules, school calendars, or TV schedules? Sync those too. See your personal diary and shared calendars side by side. No more switching apps. No more double-booking.
SMART EVENT CREATION
Type "Dentist Tuesday 3pm for an hour" and it's done. Natural language event creation, entirely on device. Add a reminder, set a todo, or schedule a recurring event - all in plain English.
GROUPS FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE
Home. Work. School. Social. Each group has its own calendars, members, and chat. Set up one for your family, a separate one for your team, another for your kids' sports club. One app, every group.
SHARE SHIFTS AND SCHEDULES
Nurses, paramedics, police officers, hospitality workers - share your shift schedule so your family and friends never plan over your working days.
ENCRYPTED. EVERYTHING. ALWAYS.
Every profile, group, calendar, event, message, and file - end-to-end encrypted by default. ANSSI-certified. Not a feature. A foundation. Your data stays yours. No ads. No tracking. Ever.
BUILT FOR APPLE
Pure SwiftUI on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Reminders, widgets, Siri Shortcuts, Face ID event locking, and day-one support for every major release.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"We haven't had a single fight about scheduling since." - Katelyn
"Kept our family safe and connected without sacrificing our privacy." - Cal
"Sharing shifts as a paramedic means I never miss out on family plans." - Rossella
"OurCal has changed my life entirely." - Parker, dance team
"We were on the verge of breaking up. Now, we're incredibly happy." - Goe
Read more stories at ourcal.com/stories
Contact us: hi@ourcal.com
Roadmap: ourcal.com/roadmap
Press: ourcal.com/press
Privacy: ourcal.com/privacy
Terms: ourcal.com/terms
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Questions about OurCal
Which calendars can I sync?
Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, and subscribed calendars such as sports or school schedules.
How many people can be in a group?
The listing says groups can have 2 to 100 people.
Are messages and files end-to-end encrypted?
The listing says profiles, groups, calendars, events, messages, and files are end-to-end encrypted by default.
Is OurCal free?
OurCal is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is OurCal right for me?
OurCal is built for families coordinating activities and shifts, teams sharing schedules and event updates, groups planning events with related chats and files. It sits in the shared calendars list on AppTierList.
Is OurCal worth it?
OurCal is A tier, ranked #12 of 40 shared calendar apps with a score of 87 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 2,131 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 11 apps rank above it.
How does OurCal compare to GroupCal?
OurCal is A tier at 87; GroupCal is A tier at 90. GroupCal ranks higher. OurCal is free to download, with in-app purchases, GroupCal is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is OurCal updated?
OurCal was updated 3 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Shared Calendars (A tier, #12) · Group Chat (A tier, #11) · Family Organization (B tier, #11) · Calendar Planning (#56, beyond the tiered top)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 87 / 100
- Rank in list
- #12 of 40
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 2,131
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Productivity
- Current version
- (3 days ago)
- Size
- 175 MB
- Requires
- iOS 17.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Mac
- iPhone Duo
- Made for iPhone Duo, with screenshots for both screens on the App Store
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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