Calalarm - Calendar V3 4+

For ADHD’ers it’s a must

I have ADHD. I can snooze a reminder, and completely forget about it within 30 seconds. So this app is a lifesaver for me as it keeps nagging me. The only thing I don’t like about the app, is that it seems to duplicate the reminders: it seems to keep the 15 or minute reminder that I set when I created the appointment but then also seems to create a duplicate 15 minute reminder on top of it, so I have to stop the nag twice every time it goes off. I’m sure that that is user error, but it’s not intuitive – at least not to me – how to stop it doing that. But the reason I’m only giving it four stars, is that every time they release a new version, I have to pay for it again. I really wish they would allow me to pay just once, and carry it to the new version. It kind of feels like I’m being nickeled and dimed. That said, if you have ADHD like me, I don’t know of a better app.

Developer Response ,

Hi, Thank you for your feedback. Could be you are getting a duplicate from the default iOS Calendar (with which Calalarm syncs). Please check the alerts from the iOS Calendar that you can disable as following:
iOS Settings app > Calendar > Default Alert Times > Events.
And yes you have to pay for V3. We have supported and updated Calalarm V2 for free since 2014 till early 2023. The new V3 app is built from scratch and is a new purchase.

Best calendar app but V3 continues to be buggy

I love Calalarm, but like other reviewers have indicated, this new V3 version is buggy. New updates seem to fix some problems while introducing more bugs. The current 1.5.2 version has two persistent bugs that I’ve contacted the developer about and have not received a response on.

1. When creating a new event, the calendar view often shows the next month on save but with the current month in the title. For instance, if I create an event for February 1 and save it, the monthly calendar will jump to all of the March dates, but the title at the top will still say February. This bug is intermittent.

2. When creating a new event and selecting “none” as the reminder, the reminder reverts back to either 10 minutes before the event or when creating an all day event, it adds two reminders for the day before and the day of the event. You have to save the event then go back in to remove the reminder and save again. It’s annoying. This bug is consistent.

With that said, I still prefer this app to any of the other available iOS calendars. The alarm nag feature is especially indispensable. I just wish the current version wasn’t so buggy. V2 was flawless.

Version 3 is Frustrating

I have had this app since 2016, I believe, and I loved it. I wouldn’t use anything else. It worked pretty much seamlessly, although it would sometimes spontaneously turn my alarm off on an appointment. I recently updated to iOS 17.1 on my iPhone and was no longer able to access my CalAlarm. It would try to open and then crash. Since I have a ton of appointments and alarms set and absolutely need the app, I spent the $6.99 to buy Version 3. I’m pretty much hate it now. My alarms pop up and when I tap to either clear or snooze, they disappear. I added an appointment that would overlap another appointment and instead of putting them side by side, it pushed the other appointment out past the new one I entered. Please, please bring this version back to the quality of the previous one. I really do not want to have to find another option. Although you have my $6.99 already, so perhaps it won’t matter to you.

Developer Response ,

Yes when you Clear or Snooze a Notification it will disappear. The Snooze will be set of course. Read more on iOS Notifications: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201925. It may also be a good idea to read the "Alerts and Notifications" section on our support page. Please send us a screenshot or screen recording of your "overlap issue".