We analyzed 1,231 negative reviews from the top 5 Calendar apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
32% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"ALL my events & appointments in my calendar are done. Past, present & future. It's completely blank now."
"I woke up this morning to my app completely clearing all of my events and classes."
27% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Every time I create a new event and then enter the address it freezes."
"App crashes whenever you create a calendar event and try to add a location."
23% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"You have to pay to have repeating events. That is so ridiculous."
"Can't make ANY repeating alarms without paying for it."
19% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"The alert does not go off, for some reason it only wants to give an alert for time sensitive entries."
"Notifications only work shortly after I open the app."
17% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I hate having to go through the menu to see the schedule view."
"The new UI takes too long to navigate. It’s now more time consuming to create a schedule."
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"It doesn’t sync my work calendar consistently."
"Mac and iPhone iOS have stopped syncing, causing me hours of lost time."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
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