BusyCal
The Calendar That Works—So You Don't Have To·busymac.com
BusyCal is a calendar app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad with natural language entry, smart filters, tasks, and unified multi-account sync. It supports iCloud, Google, Exchange, and CalDAV calendars, integrates tasks and reminders, and offers customizable views (Day, Week, Month, Year Planner, List). It is sold as a one-time perpetual license rather than a subscription, with a companion iOS app and BusyContacts integration.
What it's for
Features 22
- 8-day weather forecast and moon phases in calendar
- AI-powered Claude Desktop Extension for managing calendar via conversation
- Alternative calendar systems support (Chinese, Hebrew, Islamic)
- Automatic local backups
- Calendar Sets to group and toggle calendars
- Conference call creation and joining from calendar
- Cross-calendar time blocking
- Customizable holiday display styling
- Favorite Time Zones for quick reference
- Floating time support for time-zone-independent events
- Import/export as .ics or .csv
- Integrated task management synced with Reminders app
- Journaling for memories and milestones
- Menu-bar mini calendar with availability heat map
- Multiple default alarms per event with snooze management
- Multiple views: Day, Week, Month, Year Planner, List
- Natural language event and task entry
- Private LAN sync without cloud
- Rich-text event notes
- Smart Filters for custom saved views
- Sticky Notes attached to calendar
- Travel time calculation using Location Services
At a glance
Integrations
Pricing
Pricing is one-time/perpetual license, not subscription: BusyCal Mac $49.99, BusyCal iOS $9.99, BusyCal+BusyContacts bundle $99.99 (promo $79.99). License includes 18 months of updates; renewal gives another 18 months at a 20-40% discount. Volume and educational discounts apply.
One-time purchase, $49.99 USD; includes 18 months of updates from purchase date; no subscription required.
Requires macOS 12.0+; personal license activatable on up to 5 personal Macs
One-time purchase, $9.99 USD, available exclusively on the App Store.
Requires iOS 15.0+; universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch; supports Family Sharing
Regular price $99.99 USD, promotional price $79.99 USD (Save 20%) at time of writing.
Requires macOS 12.0+
2-4 licenses = 10% off