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Please fix this or tell me how I can avoid thisI would put a five but there’s some things this app needs work on. Love it but wish it just had more options. Okay cus this feature is starting to get me really mad. I’m going to explain this as best as I can. When you click on a date then click on a time let’s use an example 4pm you can create a note on how long it will be and what it is right? Let’s say you put the time first before you put in the tittle , let’s say 4pm-8pm right? then you go click the color blue then click a tittle and type in work but by doing that it automatically goes to a color then it changed your time since it was originally 4:00pm - 8:00pm now it’s 4:00pm-8:30pm. Now when that starts doing that it makes me furious cus I be quick with my notes and sometimes don’t double check CUS I ALREADY SET THE DANG TIME. Why do I need to change it again? it genuinely makes this so much harder now I have to look back at all my notes to make sure it didn’t change the times on it. It Unfortunately made me late to work thinking I had the TIME right. But no it for some reason added 30 mins on the time I already set..Jinxx_xVersion: 12.6.1

This app is mad clever and FREEEEMy friends and I always have trouble finding a time to hangout and this app helps a lot. You can pin events which count down the days for the events, you can hav bucket lists, the plans are color coordinated to each person so you can tell who is free or not, you can invite people to see who is going to the same event you are, you can add details to the plan explaining what you are doing, add a location, you can mark your plans as busy, maybe busy, or free, alert everyone when the event is starting and if it’s a day or a week away (even more times available), you can set an event for multiple days without individually adding it, you can add multiple events on a day, and you can add memories to the app, and pictures to your plans. If you only want to look at your schedule or a certain amount of people you can press on the people to limit the viability of whose plans you want to see. Very great and useful..KeichanlnVersion: 9.4.1

Great app!I’ve been using this for over a year now and it’s been great. There are always updates that are helpful. I LOOOOVVVVEEEEE using GIFS !!!!!!! I can’t express this enough. It is so fun. Such an amazing way to express plans. I like that it can connect the iphone calendar app because then I can automatically see any events from my sister. We use it so i can see when she is working. I also share with my friends to see when they are free. I like that I can see multiple people’s plans at the same time with different colors. There’s always something new coming out— like the summer wrapped?? Hilarious. Love love love this app. Only thing i wish is that I’d be able to log in on my ipad and my iphone at the same time. It disconnects when I log in on my ipad or different device, which isn’t a crazy big deal but still. Love this app. Super helpful. 5/5.Jennyyyy444Version: 12.5.5

Inclusivity made easy; less time planning, more time doingWhile Howbout easily attracts the planner in your group, it may be even better for the people who HATE planning. This app makes planning and getting a group together easy so you can spend less time planning and more time having fun with friends! Perhaps the greatest benefit is the ease of connecting with people at your parties and other activities to be able to include them in your next plans. Easy to be inclusive and branch out with Howbout—like Meet Up but at a micro level, how most friends and connections are made. Excited to see how this app evolves, particularly with tools to help remember the great moments!.RdkenyonVersion: 7.2.0

Duplicates annoyingCalendar functionality could be better for collaboration. The thing I find most fun is the updates and reacting to them, but the calendar itself is so tiny and ours immediately filled up with a bunch of duplicates, such as people having multiple "busy" items on the same day/overlapping times, and multiple people making the same event instead of it merging into one. And there are only four of us. Since you can only see four items at a time (because there's only one calendar view) it's kind of pointless to have anymore than four items per day or else you can't actually see what people are doing at a glance. I think the 'busy' feature in general is kind of pointless and clutters everything- I wish I could at least hide it. If this and duplicates could be dealt with it would be a lot better! A weak view would also be great..Sunnie1eeVersion: 12.5.4

Needs to fix and add things, pretty decentI’ll start off by saying I hate how you HAVE to add three friends to even begin using it and they keep shoving it down your throat until you do so. Another thing I hate is how you can’t use the calendar to pick days when you’re trying to put down a multi-day, all-day event. Anywhere you put your finger, it’ll just go to the day before that ?? For whatever reason and then when you try to save it, it shows a completely different date like at that point what is the little calendar for if it doesn’t even do the job. A widget on the iPhone would be pretty helpful too. Other than that though I actually quite like the app. It’s very helpful with planning things with friends and easy to organize. I find it very useful in my everyday life. It would be way nicer if they fixed those mistakes..LiecydaVersion: 9.10.0

Cool idea! Bad listening skillsI don’t even know what the app is like yet lol! Because like many other users, I am trapped. You have to invite 3 people to unlock the app, but the frustrating part is that at least one of the invitees MUST sign up to complete that process! I guess I could understand the invite part, but I have to force them to sign up too? That doesn’t seem right. The developer replied to another review about this saying the app automatically unlocks after 20 minutes anyway, regardless of friend sign up, but that is not true. There’s been so many people that have complained about this specific problem, why not remove it? Instead of trying to gentle-parent every commenter that mentions it, why not just take the criticism and fix the issue? I was really excited to use this app, what a bummer!.CCC373Version: 12.9.1

Lock Screen WidgetI’ve been using this app for 3 years now and i absolutely love it. As a college student it helps me organize everything and i have a calendar with my bf and it’s so nice to find time in our schedules where we’re both free. the only thing that i don’t like is that there’s no widgets for your lock screen. I want to be able to display what i have to do for the day on my lock screen. Rn i have the regular apple calendar but i don’t like it. I think this app would benefit from these widgets!! also add more colors, ik there’s already a good amount but as someone who color codes everything i ran out of new colors. thanks.Anonymous36510Version: 12.6.0

New update kinda weird!I have been using this calendar for the last year and I love it to pieces, I use it even more than the generic calendar and put my whole schedule on there. It used to be easy to start a new activity on the calendar, but with the latest update they’ve made the title of the event larger than the actual details (time, date, repeating days, etc) which has made it clunky. Another thing I’m not a fan of is the new AM/PM time function, where it used to be a rotating clock and would swap to AM/PM depending on how far you scrolled and would do it for you.. now it is a manual function. Still love this app and will continue to use but I wish we could go back to the old format :(.Gigigigi04Version: 13.0.4

Reporting BugsReporting bugs does not seem to be a simple process within the app and you are redirected to their website. Getting help, being all the way at the bottom of the site. And their FAQ section having absolutely nothing on how to reports bugs. The only option left is to email and hope *maybe* they see it. I constantly have the app somehow turn off the shared schedules I have with friends and also somehow changes their colors without me doing anything. Another bug is constantly seeing the app have a notification both on the home screen and the app itself. To which there is no new notification, like its just stuck there and refuses to go away. Deleting the app and reinstalling does not fix the issue either..S_RudyVersion: 8.3.2

Such a good app!!It’s honestly exactly what I’ve been looking for. I love all if the features of this app ESPECIALLY the bucket list!! It revolutionizes planning with my friends and we’re all so excited. If I could recommend anything, the only few issues I’ve found (which are very minimal) is that it doesn’t let me paste addresses in, or paste any messages at all in the app..it just glitches out and won’t let me Another thing I’d love is if I could choose to just not show items from my phone calendar on this apps calendar. The feature to transform it into the apps format is good, BUT it won’t delete the plan on the calendar im formatting it from. I have to leave the app, delete the plan on the iPhone calendar, and then refresh this app to see the plan gone. It’s definitely not the biggest deal, but as someone who likes things organized, having multiple of one thing on one day bothers me. I would just love if j could toggle off things from my synced calendar individually! Thanks for such an AMAZING app!!.Maisie mccartneyVersion: 9.4.1

Friends told me to get it and I’m glad they didAs I said friends told me to get this app, to be honest at first I was thinking oh great another thing to worry about keeping updated on but honestly, this is so much easier than any other scheduling/calendar apps I used I will say that it’s not perfect but nothing is and it’s not as compatible with websites and other things as Google Calendar might be, but the ability and the simplicity of sharing events with people is so much easier than any other calendar/scheduling app 9.5 out of 10 would recommend.Samuel L. P.Version: 10.5.6

The app is great!Personally, this app is really good. It helps me communicate with all my friends a little bit better than just the messages app. The messages app is for texting really not for making plans, but this app is all for a calendar and helping people understand when it is and what it’s about. The only thing that’s kind of confusing and is why I gave it a four star is because there’s so many buttons and I don’t understand why it doesn’t go 12 AM to 11:59 PM because if I had a birthday that would be 12 AM to 11:59 PM. But this app is still really good. That’s the only change I would like you to fix..Quinniferthe2ndVersion: 11.4.1

LOVE but here’s what I needI love like the personal colors but I think it needs more colors and when you hang out with a group that group has a certain color instead of all the peoples colors I also think general polls should be a thing like a poll before the plan is even made. More specific date settings like the 4th Monday of every month or something. And last on reoccurring events make it so the host isn’t shown as going to every one, I’m just making the plan of a weekly thing I can’t go every week. Thank you love the app a lot true game changer.RayTheLesVersion: 9.1.0

Very good appI never write reviews for apps because it’s not worth it in my opinion, but I really like this app so I feel like it deserves to be shouted out. I use it for literally everything. i put all of my events down in it, and my girlfriend does too. It’s very useful to figure out when we can hang out and just to keep track of my stuff. I’m a full-time student and work two jobs so I have a lot of things to keep track of and this takes a little weight off my shoulders cause I don’t have to worry about forgetting anything..Pulido 3Version: 15.0.2

Great AppI think this is a wonderful app!! It has been super helpful between me and my girlfriend seeing each others plans and work schedules to plan dates. I do believe the app could run a little smoother but between each update I have no real complaints. I just think It’s about time to add a widget for the app! I think it’ll be so useful, I have a seperate calender app for my own personal errands (it does link to howbout thankfully! so my girlfriend still sees what i’m up to) but it’ll be nice having Howbout on my homescreen and not having to always open the app if i want to know my girlfriend’s schedule. i think it’ll be a great addition 💖.KartillianVersion: 8.9.2

LOVE THIS APPThis app is amazing and has made it so easy for me and my friends to make plans and see who is busy and when. Even better is how it’s free. It’s not hard to use at all and is very user friendly. Had made it so much easier for me to plan out my weeks for my personal use too. Only thing that would make this app 10x better is if a feature would be added to allow you to make a widget so I could see my calendar on my home screen or home page. Other than that would 100% recommend this app..Abby❤️gamesVersion: 9.5.1

Wonderful family collapseI love that there are so many options for collaborating, especially with my adult children. I also love that it provides for shielding events/appointments for others that you want to keep private. With that is shows busy and makes scheduling with multiple people so much easier. Plus, how can you go wrong with GIFs to attach to events, appointments, memories, etc. I love that feature! There are so many other features that add to the appeal of this app!.BbhenneferVersion: 10.5.4

Great for planing with friends !!!Howbout is great! It makes planing things with friends so much easier. We all have busy schedules and so this app allows us to see when we each are available. It also really helps for spontaneous adventures as you can see if the person you want to hang out with is free that day. The only reason I gave it 4 stars though is because of the color customization being locked behind having to invite 3 people to the app. I do not have 3 people to share this with and so It seems I am forever stuck with the inability to customize the color.Eeeeep127Version: 8.3.2

It’s coolI wish I could schedule things only on another persons calendar and not have it show on my calendar. For example if I schedule a task or appointment for someone else I’d like to just put it on their calendar and not have it show on mine. Other than that it’s great for my daughter, husband, and I to share work schedules and activities with so we know where each other is and can coordinate care of our youngest with. I’ll probably look for another calendar that functions more for what I need but this will suffice for us until I find it..Amandasue87Version: 10.5.4

Opinion on the app and the need to be able to add past eventsI can easily say that this is a really helpful calendar. I love the fact that we can make plans with no effort and that we have the opportunity to share our calendars with our friends. However something that annoys me is past events and the “time-travel” joke. I would really appreciate it if you could let us add events in past dates, because we might forget to add them beforehand but we want to have a calendar that has everything that happened this month..MauridouuVersion: 7.2.2

Great app, but it’s bugging out recentlyI love this app but recently it’s bugging out, it went thru and changed half the plans I had added. It made some of them multi day when they were originally only one, changed times, re-added a TON of plans that I had cancelled (work shifts that auto schedule that I went through and individually cancelled for a vacation that was scheduled so I wouldn’t get confused) It’s really annoying because I love this app and use it to remind myself and write down anything calendar related. My friend are on there but I use it mostly for myself so I hope they fix it soon..Kallyn..Version: 10.5.4

Suggestion for better!!Super amazing app, definitely better than the apple calendar. Love the idea of incorporating friend-decisions for hangouts and how certain events can he reoccurring. BUT, was wondering if the team can create widgets or icons for the lock-screen for easier access. Just because calendar is a major part of my day-to-day life. First thing I do in the morning is to open up howbout and check my “morning routine” event block, see the details of how my morning routine is done..Hi this is jingVersion: 9.7.0

Honest OpinionI first saw this app on instagram as a way to share calendars & make plans with friends. I ended up using this calendar way more than the generic or common ones. I love that you can be silly and serious all at the same time- theres color coordination, you can invite friends and make plans almost immediately, it is very easy to navigate and edit your calendar around. I highly recommend this app if you want to have a fun calendar!!.8SOSWAGVersion: 13.0.1

College lifeThis app is perfect for keeping track of your schedule with also viewing friends to keep track of each other. I also like that it keeps me on track giving me heads up on things I don’t usually have on my everyday schedule. Using this has helped me to be able to keep my social life with friends since we all know exactly when we’re all free. This app I think is a MUST for college students and friends..Kay brown 01Version: 13.10.1

Unable to set events in general !! (holidays, upcoming movies, pending parties, etc.)Although i’ve only had the app for a couple of weeks i feel there should be more colors that we can set for different activities. In addition, i stronglyyy feel that there should be an option to create events even if u don’t plan on going or even if u might be not be able to go but just so i can see it. I would like to set holidays in as a headups or even maybe a movie coming out or parties that i could possibly attend without the app forcing me to chose i can attend. Hopefully that makes sense..Hi skittlesVersion: 9.1.0

Perfect for Multi-Use!It’s an AMAZING scheduler wayyy better than my iPhones calendar. It’s so customizable and fun! I use it for my work schedules (I work 2 jobs.) I use it for plans with gfs and everything in between! Again, this app, to me, is perfect! I saw a glimpse of them trying to add a subscription… I’ve been using the app for the last year and I’d be devastated if they started charging their loyal users! Keep the app just the way it is please and it will continue to thrive! ✨🫶🏽.LuvxgloVersion: 12.8.0

ChattingI absolutely love this app I have no problems with it but recently when I’ve been trying to answer some of the chats, but when I click to open them it opens the chat and then the app reloads, I wait then open the chat again and then app does that all over again. I’m still able to text people back but it just keeps repeating the same thing over and over again and it’s beginning to bug me..Foxy223323😜Version: 9.9.0

Options?I like it a lot so far, a couple things I would ask is maybe you can still use the app regardless of sending it to people? Even so there should be an option where you can send the invites to people in other apps social apps such as discord, instagram, facebook. Just an option other than phone numbers because there’s communities that don’t involve phone numbers; so it could be online plans or checking up on friends to see what their schedules are..Th3legendaryfartmasterVersion: 9.9.0

5 Stars! No Flaws At All.I love this app! It’s extremely helpful since I am busy all the time. My friends and I are able to make plans to hang out and I can keep better track of my schedule. This has helped to keep me organized and has improved my mental health. Consider adding a red colour, it’s my favourite colour and I’m bummed to see it not in the options. I recommend this to anyone looking for a simple and easy to use calendar app. :).VvvalenciagaVersion: 11.0.1

Wish there was a duplication feature.I wish I could duplicate an event and change the time and day so I don’t have to remake the same event (like work for example). Maybe I am stupid and there is one so please correct me if I’m wrong. I also wish HowBout was available on MacBook or any computer software. It would make it easier/faster to input events by typing on a bigger screen imo. Other than that, I love how expansive the free version is and it helps a lot to organize my friend’s and I’s schedules!!.Addieebee123Version: 13.13.0

Recent change makes it more difficult to follow than beforeI’ve been loving this app for the last few months, but recently they made a change that I can’t figure out how to undo. Instead of everyone having separate columns no matter what, it now merges multiple people into a single column or two if their schedules don’t overlap with each other. I’d love to have it go back to everyone having permanent separate columns. It’s much easier to read and understand..The1astDragonVersion: 13.9.2

Voodoo SurpriseI admit, when this app was first pushed on me I bucked. Once I started using it I had this overwhelming feeling that life was going to be easier from here forward. The disarray of my day to day has now become a distant memory and I’ve never been more focused. Howbout has provided me with the ability to go back to college to follow my dreams as a microsurgery doctor. Thank you!! Continue to inspire others through your organizing application. 👍🏼.Andy’sReviewsVersion: 13.3.0

I am having alot of fun so far!I saw this in a “funny” slideshow on tiktok months ago but never got it, my friend recommended we share it and since I got it its really nice, easy to use, and a really good calendar in general I love all the functions of it and how many details I can ad to plans. Its also great that I can share said plans with family or friends and invite them from the app, it actually makes things alot easier!.Kitkat709Version: 10.4.0

Love it, but wish there was a to do list you can share with friendsI love this app!! It has been really convenient and makes everything so much easier. I would like to see an addition to the app where you can create a shared to do list with your friend where you can mark off tasks as you go! I also wish you could mark off done/happened for events on your calendar you can mark off incase you finish them early. That would earn a 5 star review ☺️.Nickname js taken, try agaibVersion: 10.8.1

Definitely functionalUsed it for a couple of hours. Filled it in with my next 20 events. Seems to work fine when sharing. Wish you could click on the uploaded image for an event to see the whole image. I usually add the original event flyer that has all the info. Currently cannot see the whole image, only a portion. That’s my biggest gripe for this functional and mostly free app..Arse 10Version: 13.7.0

THIS IS THE BEST APP EVER BUY ITI love it so much. I’m constantly so busy and this has made the world the me for my family and friends. I’m 17 and am in college and high school and have lots of stuff to do with work and business. I’m just super freaking busy and it’s so hard to even try to plan. I had 6 physical calendars because digital literally NEVER worked for me. I recommend this highly and I don’t have to pay. I love it so much they are awesome.Rose 316Version: 7.2.3

This is app is really good for schedulingThis app is really helpful, me and my girlfriend been using this app since may. Me and her both work, so instead of just forgetting and asking what days we work or what we have planned, we just put in the calendar and it even connects with your actual calendar on your phone. This helps us plan ahead and schedule what dates we can go on. Thanks to Howbout.Pro perpVersion: 12.2.1

I absolutely love it!I am a sophomore in high school with a very busy life. I have also just recently moved away from my (used to be) home town. I still would like to see my friends often, but it was always hard with everyone being so busy. This app makes it easier! Giving us a visual representation of when we can plan something together! On top of that, it’s just really cute, i love the gifs, i absolutely love the countdowns, and i find the group chats incredibly helpful!.Bowlee3Version: 6.1.3

UsabilityThe app may benefit from a usability study to simplify its usage for the people who are not so app savvy. Sometimes invitees have hard times seeing the changes or appointments on the home page. Perhaps a simple video showing how to use the app showing how to find invites or how to navigate will help. Also for the edits to show up the app has to be closed and opened again which is not a usual behavior for most apps. Otherwise this is a very useful tool. Thank you.Dilek5Version: 9.7.0

Great app except too many repeatsThis app is great! I love how easy it is to see everyone’s schedule and it’s simple and fun. The only issue I had is that when it displays my friends calendar and I invite them to a plan, it also displays multiple of the same plan we have together. It would be nice to condense it down so it doesn’t appear multiple times/don’t see the same plan multiple times & still be able to see everyone’s calendar..Alxs0Version: 9.7.0

App of my dreams!This app is amazing and totally recommend. When I first discovered this app I immediately told my friends to download it. It’s clean, organized, user friendly and fun! I love the chat and poll options for each event. It would be great if you’re able to incorporate expenses where user can upload an amount and split amongst the group from that event!.SantivamaeVersion: 9.4.1

The group calendar everyone needs!When I got this after I graduated to keep in touch with friends. At first I admit I was skeptical, but this app is amazing!.Qwerty key formatVersion: 13.4.3

YasHelpful in planning ahead for hangouts and getting to know what my friends are up to when we’re not hanging out.HahaichisethisoneVersion: 12.10.0

ColoursI would like to be able to customize my own colours.Leah0013Version: 12.10.2

Makes life excitedThis app is designed so well and clean looking that I love organizing my life with it and ever since all my friends have we all hangout and plan WAY more it’s awesome. Being included on friends daily plans and work schedule’s and seeing what their doing is great. Love it..Selliott2030Version: 12.9.1

I love this app!Its so cute and I love the format of it, its also so easy to use 😼 and makes my plans look so much more fun. I wish there was a way to search up old events though.App lov€rVersion: 12.9.0

Family Loves ItMy kids could never catch on to a physical family calendar, but this digital process is 1 million times better and they love it! Thanks!.Greg StrongVersion: 12.8.0

Howbout : Shared CalendarI love this application!.MaeliegagneVersion: 12.7.2

It’s okay, igOkay, I really like this app but I had to delete it at some point because of my own personal reasons, but when I went to make a new account so that I could rejoin my friends on it, IT WOULDNT LET ME IN WITHOUT A FRIEND SIGNING UP! All of my friends are already on it?? So how am I supposed to get back into it? Why can’t it just let me into a calendar without people that can be added as needed instead of immediately needing at least one person added to even get in the app that I’ve already made an account for?? Please change this.Lana_Kana08Version: 12.6.3

Amazing 🫶I totally recommend!! It’s clean and kid friendly!! Me as a kid, LOVES IT ❤️.Kianaaa ! 🌀🎀Version: 12.6.3

Great appI really like using HowAbout for planning events with friends but I wish there an official website or desktop version. Sometime, I’m on my computer and want to check or plan things without picking up my phone..Madeleine_galaxyVersion: 12.6.0

Best app ever!I just love this app to keep a track of me and my partner's activities. Its fun, smooth and easy to use. Cannot get better!.Sheryl310503Version: 12.4.0

WidgetsPls pls pls pls pls add widgets.SpiffysnipeVersion: 11.1.0

Advantageous!I was looking for a calendar app in which I could share planing and appointments with my partner. And god knows how long I searched for that. Most apps I would find where either saturated with ads or were subscriptions based (sorry but I’m not paying 20$ a month just to share a calendar with my partner). So I was happily surprised when I finally ran across THIS app. Not only does it serve the exact purpose for which I needed it for, but it’s also free, ad free, functional, easy to use and aesthetically pleasing! Not disappointed! I highly recommend!.Pebble_pabzVersion: 10.5.6

Lags and crashGreat app but keeps crashing :(.LettucesauceVersion: 10.10.5

Good app, please add a block featureI used to use this app with a friend group I had a while ago, and because I still have one of the people from that group added I now see the rest of them in my “suggested” every time I open the app. It’s really upsetting and I wish I could block or remove them :/ I don’t want to be reminded of them every time I open the app. Besides that app is great.Raine12009Version: 10.9.1

Memories PageGreat app but please bring back the memories page. It used to be a great way to quickly see all your plans you’ve had with friends and significant others. I’m unsure why it was removed from the latest update..YIK27Version: 10.8.0

I love this appAs i have a large friend group it’s hard to find dates where we can all hangout so this is a really convenient, helpful and fun app..Seventeenis17Version: 10.0.0

Plsss make widgets ❤️I love love love this app I only wish I could make widgets so I could put my calendar on my Home Screen!!.Ru$eter77Version: 10.5.4

No support for night shiftsMy friends and I are paramedics that work night shifts (6 pm to 6 am) When we try to create overnight plans the app tells us no travel time and fails to create the plan..EmerswanVersion: 10.1.1

I love this app!It’s great for keeping track of both of my work schedules! as well, as finding free time between me, and all my friends. I wish they had more colours for my personal calendar, so I can colour coordinate everything..Brooke S8769Version: 9.4.1

Such a good way to keep track of plans !!My schedule and my friends schedules are so busy, so this helps for us to see visually when each other are free!.Brooklyn ParkerVersion: 9.4.1

Love thisI love this app it’s so fun and I can keep myself organized so when someone asked if I’m free I say 1 sec let me look at howbout and it has my plans!.CdogittyVersion: 9.3.0

MehI'd rate this app 2.5 stars if I could. Initially, it was great for coordinating plans with my friends whenever we were all free. However, today the app crashed multiple times. I've been trying to input my work schedule, gym sessions, and other activities, but the app freezes every time I add three new events. This forces me to exit and re-enter the app, which is a slow and frustrating process. I loved the app at first, but I might delete it soon if these issues aren't resolved..J1A6E7L1E3BVersion: 9.3.0

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Howbout: shared calendar Negative Reviews

Gatekeeping the app. Locked Out!Need at least one friend SIGN UP for an new account, before you can use the app. My friends who uses the app suggested me to get it to put my work schedules in so they know when I can hang out with them. When I downloaded the app, I was locked out. All my friends have the account already, so I can’t get in. According to my friends this app is really good, but unfortunately you are stuck if your the last friend to get the app… Wish it didn't have this feature. So I could use the app. Edit: After reading other reviews, the only way to bypass this step is by email the support email… Forcing people to get others too join is annoying for those who only have a few friends. Also claiming the forced invite is to have “a better experience with real friends” is just a bad reason. If I downloaded the app, It means I WAS ALREADY going to use it with friends. Please put a button to skip this step entirely. Until then, I’m deleting it..Clara HartVersion: 12.5.3

SoftlockI love this app and would use it with my disparate social group of several dozen people but the app softlocks everyone I invite behind the most obnoxious requirement to add three friends and have one accept your invite link and join to get access to the features. Some people can get in quickly while others struggle and I’m usually not around them in person to try to troubleshoot the issue and they give up. Everyone has complained about that and we are unfortunately reverting to boring group chats now. Wish the app could have been less frustrating at the front end so I could show them the potential but it’s already an ask to get them to download and set up another app. Will hopefully find a less restrictive replacement soon..CraigVanswers123Version: 12.4.0

Forced InvitesI downloaded this app expecting a simple, useful calendar tool, but instead I was immediately hit with a frustrating requirement to invite friends just to unlock basic features. I also don’t have a big contact list to begin with, so being forced to invite people just to access the app makes it even more inconvenient and exclusionary. That’s not a feature—it’s a barrier. I shouldn’t have to recruit other people just to use an app I already installed for personal organization. That said, the concept behind the app seems genuinely useful, which makes this restriction even more disappointing..BinthegreenVersion: 13.13.0

REQUIRES 3 friends???Thought this would be a cute app me and my boyfriend could use to keep track of each other’s schedules, plan date nights with less hassle, this way we weren’t constantly butting heads seeing if the other was off work that night, or had a social event. But the app requires you to add 3 friends “otherwise it’s just a calendar”. While I get the social aspect of it. I mean what if you only have two other friends you want to share with. Even my friend group is a trio, so would we still not be allowed to use it? Just seems pushy to FORCE people to use your app a specific way 🤷🏼‍♀️ If anyone knows of another easy shared calendar app I’d love to know.JaderbeeVersion: 9.3.0

Scam wanted all of your data before letting you see the app.I was excited to try this however all the app wanted to do was get access to my contacts. It would not let me see any of the app until I shared my contacts or invited 3 friends. Nope! You don’t get anything if you don’t let me see the app work. They also do not consider 1 star reviews as a helpful review. Skip them. By the way the answer that it’s for a social experience is not that smart, why give info for something that stinks? I think that may truly be what they want. Let us play with this first, the social experience will come when we are happy with it!.User w no juiceVersion: 13.5.0

Absolutely UnacceptableAs many other reviews have pointed out, the app is locked and not functional until you invite other people to the app. I want a calendar app, not an MLM. The developers act like this is because Howbout is a social app and it's use is only in having friends added, but it is so obviously just a ploy to generate more users and downloads. I am not going to recommend an app (by sending invite links to three of my actual friends) before being able to use or even see the app itself for even a second. Do not force me to recommend a product BEFORE I am able use it. That does not make any sense. Unacceptable..ThatOneGuy2453Version: 12.3.0

Good concept, bad for night shiftTried to download this to better sync my nightshift schedule with friends and S/O, but even when you create a thing for work that says pm shift or night shift it sets the time for 9am, and isnt smart enough to roll it over to the next day... so if my shift is from 7pm to 7am, i have to manually change the time to 7pm, then change the day over to the next day, then change that to 7am... with no option to quick save that because it wont be date specific... not very smart design honestly. Recurring function doesnt work well for this either for people like nurses who have different work days each week. Bad design..212327Version: 8.8.1

DELETED MY ENTIRE PHONE CALENDARI got this to do a shared calendar with my friends and when it didn’t work for me I deleted it. When I deleted it it deleted every. Single. Thing. In my iPhone calendar. Birthdays, national holidays, doctors appointments, special events, everything. If you rely on your apple calendar for everything and decide this calendar no longer works for you make sure you have everything saved. Apple support could not figure out what happened either. Do not download this app unless you are absolutely sure it is going to work for you because when you delete it everything will be gone..FusgsnfkgenVersion: 13.12.0

Too buggy🥲I spent half an hour putting in events for my group and they disappeared when I re-opened the app. The events DON’T show up on the calendar so it looks blank until you click on the day? When you click on upcoming events on your profile it says non but when you the plus sign it shows all of the events I re-typed in and it’s supposed to show in feed and profile but they don’t. I’ve already invited 10 people to this app and colander hoping it would be a success but I think there are too many frustrating bugs..CRST3Version: 13.4.3

Need friends to sign upIt’s saying at least one of my friends need to sign up with my invitation. Do y’all really think my friends care about this ? It piss me off.Stella_FrancisVersion: 13.0.5

Locked appFor some weird reason you’re not able to unlock the app unless you send an invite that someone opens. It’s just for me not my friends like I don’t want to have to send it to my friend just to use it. Do better this is ridiculous!!.Disappointeduser8Version: 15.0.2

Ne pas télécharger!!!Ce matin, je suis vraiment énervée. J’ai dû réécrire tous mes rendez-vous à cause de cette application. Dès qu’une mise à jour est faite, tous les événements enregistrés dans iCloud Calendar sous l’étiquette Howbout disparaissent lors de la synchronisation. C’est complètement incohérent. Pour quelqu’un qui utilise plusieurs calendriers, c’est non seulement contreproductif, mais aussi une énorme perte de temps. Je ne recommande pas du tout cette application!.Roxxxiii799Version: 13.13.0

Can’t even try itWould be nice to know what I’m inviting a friend to join. Literally cannot do anything with the app without inviting someone else to join. I get the point is to share calendars with friends, but since I’m already using TimeTree, I want to know if this is better without having to have someone else download it first..Marquis__PVersion: 13.4.1

LinksMy friends links have just not been working when they would send to their other friends, it directs them to a white screen. I also don't like how you have to wait for a friends to sign in to unlock especially when the links aren’t working and it leaves the others having no access to the app making it pointless.Xpogi8Version: 13.2.0

Literally can’t get in and is forcing me to invite exponentially more peopleTitle says it all..Rory LassalineVersion: 13.2.0

BadIt’s not letting my friends share a calendar with me.HakvfejvVersion: 13.2.0

Great app, terrible featuresThis app is amazing and i use it everyday, however it recently begun to kick me out every time i opened it. all fixes require logging into the settings account on the app itself. You also can’t get in without a phone number, and you need to get 3 people sign up using your link before you can even start to use it..Mackie dackie ding dongVersion: 13.0.0

HmmGood idea and concept but it completely kicked me out and when i try getting back on the app it won’t let me.AndjcincndisnsdVersion: 12.11.2

Does this work on an I padWell I keep entering my phone number but it won’t text me. I have tried 6 times and it doesn’t work, my question is does it work on iPads? Answer asap please.BibblebarbieVersion: 12.11.2

Does not unlockSeems like a really cool app and it is one I’ve been looking for but it does not unlock after you have gotten others to sign up. Now my cousin has coréen this app and she got in it no problem so this must be a code in your system. I get all the notifications when she adds something but I cannot get into it. Maybe remove the locking system! It’s dumb.TreenoooVersion: 12.11.0

Won’t let me joinWhen I invite people to join and they join it still won’t let me use the app. Help 😔.Sidd_kumarVersion: 12.10.2

BrokenWhen I invite my friend the app is still not unlocked. She already added me but I can’t do anything about it even if I reinstalled the app..HeppeSauceVersion: 12.9.1

It doesn’t workIt say my phone number is invalid.Vanish8202Version: 12.9.1

Invite WallI wanted to use this app for organising a group trip (including friends who live oversees) At first glance it seemed quite promising. However, much like others have pointed out, the requirement to invite three friends to sign up before you can properly “unlock” the app was a complete non-starter... My friends dismissed it straight away, and in the end no one really wanted to use it at all. It feels a bit too pushy. I’d much prefer to try the app myself first and see if it actually suits our needs before asking everyone else to download it. From what I can see, this is a fairly common bit of feedback in the reviews. I’d suggest rethinking the approach let people explore and get comfortable with the app first, and then make inviting others a natural step afterwards...JawndesgarconVersion: 12.6.2

HorribleYou should not have to share the app with others you should only have to share it with the person who are sharing the calendar with horrible app.ChangeTheNewBitmojiVersion: 12.6.0

It won’t let me registerWhen I clicked add all contacts, it only added like 10 of my contacts and none of them are people I’m friends with or even remember when I tried to search my friend‘s name, she didn’t pop up.Itwon’tletmewriteanicknameVersion: 12.6.0

The invite wall is ridiculousI invited a friend to the app, he accepted it and can look at the calendar but it didn’t register on my part. I can’t get in, had two other friends accept my invite and it still didn’t register. No need to have an invite wall for a calendar app..MikaylaAnne12Version: 12.5.5

Don’t download this appThe invite wall is stupid. Had friends and events and then got locked out and wants me to invite people to give me access to the app but all my friends are in the app and won’t let me back in. Don’t recommend this app at all.……..$:$:!;&:2)?:!Version: 12.5.4

I can’t get inI have to invite friends and every time I do it won’t work and even when I make alts it won’t work.Luvy grsyVersion: 12.4.0

It’s not workingI did everything it says but I have to invite people and the people I can invite already have that app I don’t see why you need to invite people to have access to it, 0 stars.MomEkabubEVersion: 12.3.0

Annoying as hellThis is a great app don’t get me wrong, but if you don’t login for like 3 days it automatically logs you out and you have to login again, then restart the app. This is a stupid feature and absolutely useless for a CALENDAR app..Johan CodVersion: 11.2.2

Got worseIt was fine at first for sharing work schedules but now the app is horribly glitchy with many bugs (dates not showing up, dates not adding to the calendar, nothing being viewable on the calendar, etc) and it’s now practically useless to us..Wiliow_Version: 9.4.1

I can’t get into the appI have 3 friends added already and it shows that it’s added yet it still says I need to add 3 friends.8847ieVersion: 9.3.0

Trust matters.This app wants the contact info of at least three of my friends before I’m allowed in past the account setup screen. There is no way I’m doing that without vetting the app first..IPhone4MomVersion: 9.1.0

Can’t check out the appI think it’s really stupid you can’t use the app before inviting others to check out the functionality. I understand it’s a social app and it’s made for u to use with others, but this app NEEDS to let u test out the functionality first. Just like how u can create a instagram account without following other people instantly. I already felt like it was a bit much when they asked for my email AND phone number, then to force u to give them free downloads before u even open the app itself is just ridiculous and downright stupid.🤏 this close to a pyramid scheme. 1 STAR. ⭐️💥💥💥💥.Khiomi:)Version: 9.0.1

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