Howbout: shared calendar

Name: Howbout: shared calendar
Rating: 4.8 (49202 reviews)
Author: Howbout Ltd.

By: Howbout Ltd. App

For friends, family & couples

Overview

Version:

16.2.0

Last updated: 2026-08-25

Features & Capabilities

Howbout is the #1 shared calendar built for friends, couples, and families. See when everyone's free, plan instantly, and keep events, chats, photos, and notes in one place.

It lets you control privacy with flexible sharing, color-code your calendar, sync across devices, view widgets on your home screen, and share availability or full calendars with friends. Perfect for planning, coordinating school runs, dates, and weekend adventures—all without back-and-forth messaging.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Calendar Task Management Communication Social Media

By:

Howbout Ltd.

Rating:

4.80

(49,202) 290 new ratings

Version:

16.2.0 Last updated: 2026-08-25

Version code:

890241422

Creation date:

2019-11-30

Compatible devices:

Size:

161.46MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-02

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 6,176 ▲ 14

Other rankings

#13 in calendar keyword 28 ▼ 2#72 in google calendar keyword 39 ▲

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Developed by:

Howbout Ltd.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/howbout-shared-calendar/id1477248221

Website:

https://howbout.app

User Reviews

Users praise Howbout for coordinating group schedules and sharing calendars, with privacy options and a robust free version. Major drawbacks are an onboarding barrier that requires inviting others to even start, repeated date bugs, and a less intuitive navigation experience. Some also wish for a desktop version and less pressure to recruit friends.

Pros

Great for sharing and coordinating schedules with friends and family.
Privacy controls for events (private events and busy status visible to others).
Expansive free version with core scheduling features available without paying.
Helps users stay organized and easily plan hangouts.

Cons

Onboarding requires inviting other people to start using the app; cannot use as a standalone account.
Dates for events can be added on the wrong day and editing is limited or difficult.
Hard to navigate / confusing user interface.
Perceived as exclusionary or pushy about inviting others; onboarding barrier slows adoption.

Recent reviews

Honestly over hyped. It’s annoying to add an event. Adding multiple events in a series is also overly complicated. The syncing is all out of wack. You now have to pay for basic features like multi event adding. Make it a simple user interface with less clicks, the whole point is to organize yourself and calendar to not stress about it but just adding events is irritating and stressful.