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Google Calendar (after one week of switching from apple calendar)

Eye Catching

I have been in search for a calendar that works for me for a long time now.  I have always used the apple calendar that comes with the apple products because I own many apple devices.  I am also old school and love to write everything down. I would have a large paper desk calendar that was too big to take on the go.  I found myself texting my husband to send me a picture of my October and November schedules.  

  I never took the time to really venture out from the apple calendar until this class.  Simply because I never really had the “extra” time to research it.  As a mom of 3 boys, an owner of a photography company, a teacher, and a grad student, scheduling can get tough.  

Although I loved the apple calendar because it linked between all of my devices, there was something that was missing.  I wanted something where I could just look quickly to see if the boys had a sport, if I had a photoshoot, if there was no school or no day care, a doctors apt, etc.  With the apple calendar I was not getting that.  I couldn’t seem to figure out how to color coordinate everything as simple as I was able to do with the google calendar.  

One thing that I found interesting was after I had realized how much I liked the look of the google calendar, I never went back to the apple calendar.  I switched over all my information and never looked back, until I wanted to get pictures to include in this blog.  I never expected for all of the information that I put into the google calendar to sync with the apple calendar, but it did.  This actually was great for the comparing and contrasting looks of each calendar and made me realize that I like the google calendar that much more.

Google Calendar 

Apple Calendar

As you can see the google calendar is much easier to distinguish between events for the kids, photo sessions, no school, etc.

Event and Calendar Sharing

This part of the google calendar app was my favorite.  It makes sharing events with others simple.  I was able to share my google calendar with my husband where he is able to add or edit any events as needed.  

Apple calendar only allows sharing with people that are in your contact list.  If they are not in your contact list, you are unable to share.   

Notifications 

One thing I loved about the apple calendar app was that I would get notifications on my phone and my Apple Watch.  I wasn't sure if I would be able to have the google calendar application sync because it was not an apple application, but I was wrong.  If your information wasn't already synced with your apple calendar you can go to your Apple Watch app on your iPhone check the settings under watch.  Click calendar and have it show to mirror the iPhone.

  Overall, I would recommend google calendar over apple calendar if you are looking for a calendar that is easy to navigate through.  I will come back in a few weeks and let you know if I am still using the google calendar over the apple calendar.

12/18/19
Review from over two months later-  This app is amazing.  It has kept me organized, on task, and has been a life changer for me!