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The #1 shared calendar built for friends.

Loved by millions. Over 2 billion views on TikTok.

See when your friends are free and make plans instantly.

No more back-and-forth. No more “when works for you?”

Featured by BBC, TechCrunch, and more.
(And yes — it works for couples, families, and everyone else too.)



PLANNING WITH FRIENDS SHOULDN’T TAKE THIS MUCH EFFORT
You want to see your friends more, but coordinating and finding a day everyone’s free feels impossible. The hundreds of messages. The back-and-forth. The “are you free?” loops that go nowhere.

Howbout takes all of that off your plate.

So instead of juggling conversations and trying to piece things together in your head… you can just open the app and see what’s possible — and actually make your plans happen

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WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH HOWBOUT

SEE WHEN EVERYONE’S FREE
No guessing. No confusing spreadsheets. Just open the app and know.

SCHEDULE PLANS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN
Create events, add details, and keep everything together — so plans don’t fall apart.

SHARE YOUR CALENDAR… OR AVAILABILITY
Choose what people see. Stay private or share with friends.

KEEP ALL THE DETAILS IN ONE PLACE
Plans, chats, locations, notes, photos — no switching apps.

MAKE YOUR CALENDAR YOURS
Color-code and customize your calendar however you like.

SYNC YOUR CALENDARS & TIMELINES
Work, school, personal — all in one place, so nothing clashes.

GET MORE ON TOP OF YOUR LIFE
Less to remember. Less to organize. More time for the people you care about.

STAY IN THE KNOW WITH WIDGETS
View your schedule and events instantly on your home screen with widgets.

SHARE PICS & VIDS
Send pictures and videos directly in calendar events, chats, and groups.

SEE WHAT YOUR FRIENDS ARE UP TO
Keep up with your friends’ plans and updates, so you’re always in the know about what they’re up to.



BUILT FOR REAL LIFE

FOR FRIEND GROUPS
Howbout is the ultimate shared calendar for friends, making group planning way easier. Check friends’ availability, schedule plans, and actually see each other more.

FOR COUPLES
The shared calendar for couples who want to stay in sync. See what your partner’s doing, plan dates faster, and stop double-booking each other.

FOR FAMILIES
Howbout is the best shared calendar for families — making it easier to keep track of plans and stay organized. Track school runs, appointments, family plans, and weekends, and see what everyone’s doing at a glance.



WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"This app makes planning and getting a group together easy so you can spend less time planning and more time having fun with friends!" — rdkenyon

"This app is AMAZING for creating events and sharing them with your spouse, friends, family, etc. Very easy to use and understand." — Echo Beard

Download Howbout and start seeing your friends more.



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Howbout: shared calendar App Comments & Reviews

Howbout: shared calendar Positive Reviews

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..Version: 9.4.1

FantasticI’ve been looking for a shared calendar app for a good while now. This one is almost exactly what I was looking for: it’s customizable so I can have the week start on Monday and use 24-hour time. It’s simple and easy to use; I can be cute and creative without the options being overwhelming. Currently I share the calendar with 3 other people and it’s worked out incredibly well. My only suggestion so far is I wish I could select a bunch of days and add my work schedule; I have a wonky schedule so I can’t select a recurring date. As of now, I have to add my work schedule to every day individually which is annoying. But worth it for everything else..Version: 9.3.0

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..Version: 9.10.0

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!.Version: 7.2.0

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!!.Version: 9.4.1

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..Version: 8.3.2

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.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..Version: 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.Version: 9.1.0

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..Version: 9.5.1

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 💖.Version: 8.9.2

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!.Version: 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.Version: 8.3.2

Great app with a few consistent pain pointsOverall I like this app for planning events and coordinating with friends. I do have an ongoing issue with exporting the Howbout calendar to my main Google calendar. Firstly you have to set your iOS Howbout cal feed to public which isn’t ideal. Then once you add that feed to Google calendar it will show up for a few weeks, but eventually stop syncing. I know the developers want users to think of Howbout as their main calendar and social hub, but that’s not realistic IMO. If they could fix the sync/export issue I’d rate it as a 5!.Version: 11.3.1

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..Version: 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..Version: 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..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..Version: 9.7.0

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.Version: 9.7.0

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..Version: 9.1.0

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..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..Version: 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. :).Version: 11.0.1

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!.Version: 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 ☺️.Version: 10.8.1

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.Version: 7.2.3

Love it!!I absolutely love this app!! I made everyone download it so we can keep track of our schedule and everyone is on the same page with family events and events with friends! I love how easy it is to put all of the event information in one place and get reminders. The only problem is I wish there was a desktop version so I can use it on my laptop! But everything else is great!.Version: 9.1.0

Where has this been all my lifeI am naturally a disorganized person when it comes to plans/ things that need to get done and this is extraordinary in terms of seeing it all laid out on a calendar. This is my first day using it and I’m already in love. Another great thing about it is that it’s free! Digital calendars can be confusing and pricy, this one on the other hand is easy to grasp and very convenient..Version: 10.1.1

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!.Version: 6.1.3

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..Version: 9.7.0

Almost 5 stars!I love this app and how easy it is to make plans with my friends! there are a few features i would like to have added so i can completely eliminate my google calendar such as widgets and tasks. I love seeing my day at a glance on my home screen with a widget, and sometimes i have things due on certain days but don’t want to set it as an event, i just need a task option. these two features would make it a 5 star for me!.Version: 10.9.1

Great planningIt helps my friends and I plan get togethers. I love how you can see other people’s schedules so you can take into account when they’re busy while planning meet ups. They also have countdowns to the next pinned event which I really like. A great feature that should be added are widgets that display the countdown to the next event. Great app. Recommend for planning things..Version: 9.3.0

So far so goodThere are some quality of life requests that would be wonderful to see implemented: a widget for iPhone, a better sync for iCal items to be marked (free/busy) as they are in iCal (everything is marked busy currently), and a way to share specific calendars with only one or multiple SELECTED people. Overall it seems like it will do what I need it to, but these requests would really be a game changer and would increase my overall rating of the app. I love that it is free - thank you thank you thank you!!.Version: 9.10.0

Very resourceful but also a very aggravatingYes, it’s very useful for scheduling and planning event with friends/family but it can also be soooo annoying when an event is multi-days cause most of the time it won’t pick up that date your choosing, or/and it won’t put it on the correct date forcing you to go back and fix it, not only that plans longer then 2 days are soooo annoying to schedule cause it won’t pick it up at all, idk if it’s jst mine but omg is it annoying.Version: 9.10.0

Very useful app (plus a tip to get access)I'll start with the tip: When it asks you to invite friends, tap the link at the top and just copy it three times. Should give you access after that. Also, this app is actually amazing for planning things, i've been struggling to plan times to hang out for a while and this made it soooo much easier.Version: 9.9.0

Great but I don’t have a lot of friendsSaw this and thought it would be great for a friend who has a crazy work schedule (with 2 jobs). Got the app but why do I HAVE to invite 3 people before I can unlock the calendar feature??? My circle is small and I wish you didn’t have to do that. I only ever hang out with the same people and some of them I don’t need this app for. Otherwise it’s great for seeing each other’s work schedules and events. Would get 5 stars otherwise.Version: 11.3.2

It used to workThe app used to stack all of the different colored plans on top of each other when you shared a plan on the calendar but now whenever you share a plan it just has a peace of color next to it to indicate the people invited and there is no way to change it back. it irritated me so bad and I had to switch to a different shared calendar app..Version: 8.8.1

Way better then group chats!!!This is the best app for making group events. Gone are the days of annoying group chats. I love the polls, it’s so much easier to just have everyone vote on what day they can it. I definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone. I use for my church group, rugby team, and the Super Bowl party that I’m having for my small friends group..Version: 8.4.2

NOT introvert friendlyFirst off I just wanted to say that this is probably a pretty good app, but there is one thing that I didn't particularly like, being the feature where you need at least 3 friends to use it in the first place! as someone who only has two best friends, this was a bit disappointing for all of us, and maybe it'd be better if you just needed one friend to continue? great app, though not everyone is a social butterfly these days! :/.Version: 11.1.1

CrashesIt used to be a really good app to make plans and stuff but now I can't even make a plan. The app crashes as soon as I open it sometimes and I can't do anything or click on anything. Same with making a plan, I can start it but then it randomly stops working and I have to close the app and reopen it, just for it to happen again. Just very annoying..Version: 11.3.2

10/10My favorite calendar app! Has so many features. I’m able to see when my friends are off or working. If they’re free or have anything planned that day. I love scheduling things, I also am able to invite them to parties or hang outs just simply by planning and sending them an invite in the app. 10/10.Version: 11.4.1

One feature I wishOne feature I wish this had was to be able to have a group calendar where you can put your stuff on it even if not all your friends are going, I hate having to invite everyone when I make a group! Let us be able to add individual people within the group, not the whole group itself! Otherwise great app!.Version: 11.2.2

Great app but..The app is really great to use with Friends. It’s been super useful and planning and makes everything easier. The one problem I have is, whenever I try to put a specific end date on something, it will change to a few days before or after. It is super aggravating. Makes things confusing when planning with other friends..Version: 10.5.4

GreatBut I really wish I could have 2 separate calendars with different people that can’t see the other one! Because I would like to have one with my boyfriend and a completely separate one with my friends!! That can’t see each other and I can’t download the app twice and there is no other app like it!.Version: 10.7.3

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!.Version: 9.4.1

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!.Version: 10.5.6

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..Version: 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!!.Version: 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..Version: 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..Version: 9.4.1

NotificationsThe app is pretty good overall, no ads or subscription required! However, my issue lies with the notifications, they’re constantly 1-3 minutes. Not once do I believe that I got a notification for an event on time, it’s always been around 2 minutes late. If not for the notifications this would have been a 5/5 app!.Version: 9.5.1

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!.Version: 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!.Version: 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..Version: 9.3.0

So easy to make plansIt’s so fun and gives me and my friend freedom to make our own plans.Version: 8.9.2

GreatVery convenient for a group of friends! We struggle to make plans because half of us are always busy and the other half is always free or only make plans spontaneously. It’s just a little confusing at first but it’s great!.Version: 8.9.2

Amazing app so farWell organized super cute and fun layout..Version: 7.2.2

:)It’s a great app but a little confusing!.Version: 8.3.2

So great but…Literally perfect other than I got it to plan with just one person and I have to add 3 friends to get certain bonuses: annoying..Version: 7.2.2

THE BESTIt’s such a good help before me and my friend group got into fights bc we always hung out not together and now we never fight over hanging out!!!.Version: 7.1.2

Great App!This app does everything you need for planning in a big group. No fees or anything. The colours are a bit strange but it’s functionality is super helpful.Version: 5.4.2

LOVEI LOVE THIS APP AND MY FRIENDS TOO WE USE IT ALL THE TIME BUT PLS MAKE WIDGETSSSSSS.Version: 9.11.1

😝🥰Cuteeeeeeee.Version: 9.3.0

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