Calendar 366 has had a major upgrade which the developer is calling a completely new App.

[jimw]

It is still fundamentally the same app with some new features with an upgraded GUI. While it's called may have been completely rewritten, that does not necessarily make it a completely new app in my opinion. Well, still available as a one-time purchase, he is also made it into a subscription app as well. I'm fine with subscriptions for services but not for tools.

But serves me about the release of this app, which is now only available from the Apple Store, is that the developer had made no allowances for previous licensed users. He is treating everyone as new customers and they have to buy it at the new price even if they've been licensed users for many years.

He has also indicated that there are some basic functions that can be used without payment in the new app. However, I have no idea what they actually are as my initial look did not see any comparison tables. In any case might take on, this is being a very long-time user, as I'm gonna stick with my license version and not consider upgrading to the new version until it's been out for a while and most of the major bugs that are likely in it have been addressed. If I do upgrade, I'm not going to be very happy about it, considering he's abandoned the loyalty and the support he's had from previous customers.

Tried to look up the pricing on the website but could not find it. So I used AI with the following results:

macOS Pricing
For the Mac version, you can choose between a perpetual license or a subscription:

• One-time Purchase (Lifetime): $49.99
• Yearly Subscription: $19.99/year
• Family Lifetime License: $69.99
• Family Yearly Subscription: $29.99/year

iOS / iPadOS / watchOS Pricing
The mobile version is priced lower but generally requires a separate purchase from the Mac version:

• One-time Purchase (Lifetime): $19.99
• Family Lifetime License: $29.99
• Monthly Subscription (Family): $4.99/month

So for the complete package as described in its marketing the cost for single purchase is now $70 for individual and $100 for family. $40 for 1st year then $20 after that for individual. For Family it is $90/year or $60 for first year and $30 following if you purchase lifetime mobile.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I liked the old 366 version and I definitely don't like what the developer did with removing . It's the same thing Fantastical did to their loyal pre-sub users, which I was one. I am not going to pay $20 a year for the new version when he has shown no appreciation for those of us who purchased the previous version.

 

[NoBoMac]

Boooo!!

Was wondering about the icon changes in the latest/last update of the old app on i*OS.

Yeah, not going to spend $20/yr for a calendar app especially in the light of Apple's Calendar app is back to iOS 4 utility levels (aka. Calendars and Reminders are shown in Calendars app). Still not ideal for me since cannot STILL (19 years) add more than two alerts to Events but can work around that and or add the event on MacOS where one has been able to do that for ages now.

Like @jimw, tried to find anything about what the subscriptions buy me, nothing. Not willingly to just do it blindly.

And even if there is a free version, whose to say more utility/functions get paywalled or whole app gets paywalled. Seen the feature lopping time and again.

 

[Apple_Robert]

From what I can see with the new version, he is offering the same pro features that Fantasticall is albeit much cheaper. I see the lifetime purchase is $20 for all devices minus Mac. To include Mac with the other devices is a one time $49.