# Howbout: shared calendar

> For friends, family & couples

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1477248221](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1477248221)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1477248221`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Howbout Ltd.
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (50,246 ratings)
- **Version:** 16.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-24
- **First published:** 2019-11-30
- **Size:** 157 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/howbout-shared-calendar/id1477248221)
- **Website:** [https://howbout.app](https://howbout.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://howbout.app/privacy-policy](https://howbout.app/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Howbout** is a shared calendar app for friends, couples, and families. See when everyone is available, create plans, share availability, sync work and personal calendars, and keep chats, locations, notes, and photos together in one place.

Get real-time updates when plans change, customize calendars with colors and themes, and use home screen widgets to stay on top of upcoming events. Howbout helps groups coordinate more easily, avoid double-booking, and spend more time together.

## Rankings

- #6,129 — Overall
- #4 — month
- #12 — calendar

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1477248221)