# InstaCal

> InstaCal is a calendar built around the Mac menu bar, with full native apps for iPhone
> and iPad and a focused Apple Watch app included. It works with Apple, Google and
> Microsoft 365 calendars and is published by Higher Bar LLC.

## Facts

- Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. The Mac app requires macOS 14 or later;
  iPhone and iPad require iOS or iPadOS 18 or later; Apple Watch requires watchOS 11.
- Price: $29 once. One App Store purchase includes every app. There is no subscription,
  separate mobile unlock, Pro tier, in-app purchase, or InstaCal account.
- Calendar accounts: Apple, Google and Microsoft 365. Events remain with those providers
  and stay current across devices through the calendar accounts the customer already uses.
- Event entry: type in plain English ("Lunch with Sam Friday 1pm") with a live preview of
  what will be created. On supported Macs, iPhones and iPads Apple Intelligence can add
  on-device context; InstaCal's built-in Quick Add parser works without it in 12 languages.
  Search and English Quick Edit commands share the same field on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
- Meetings: InstaCal detects Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex and other links in
  an event's URL, location or notes, and keeps Join available until the meeting ends.
- On Mac, the menu bar can show the date, current or next event, a live countdown or a due
  reminder. The full window has Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year and List views.
- On iPhone and iPad, InstaCal has Agenda, Day, Week, Month, Quarter and Year views, full
  event and reminder editors, widgets, Live Activities, Day Briefing and leave-by alerts.
- On Apple Watch, InstaCal shows Now, Next and Later, a Day Briefing and live countdown,
  with complications and Smart Stack relevance.
- Also included: Calendar Sets, Apple Reminders, weather, moon phases, a second time zone
  and invitation conflict checking. Direct Google and Microsoft accounts support inline replies.
- Privacy: InstaCal contains no analytics and no tracking, is sandboxed by the App Store,
  and syncs events directly between the device and the calendar provider. There is no
  intermediate server operated by the publisher.

## Menu bar

- [Mac menu bar calendar](https://instacalapp.com/mac-menu-bar-calendar/): Month view, long-range agenda, reminders and invitations in one panel that opens with a keystroke.
- [Plain-English event entry](https://instacalapp.com/natural-language-calendar-mac/): Type "Lunch with Sam Friday 1pm" and press Return. A live preview shows what you'll get.

## Desktop

- [Mac calendar widgets](https://instacalapp.com/mac-calendar-widget/): Four native widgets for the desktop and Notification Center, with multi-day events drawn as continuous bars instead of dots.

## Platforms

- [iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch](https://instacalapp.com/ios/): A full native calendar on iPhone and iPad, plus widgets, Live Activities and a glance-first Apple Watch app.

## Calendars

- [Google Calendar in the menu bar](https://instacalapp.com/google-calendar-menu-bar-mac/): Sign in through your browser, keep tokens in your Keychain, and get Google events in the menu bar.
- [Outlook calendar in the menu bar](https://instacalapp.com/outlook-calendar-menu-bar-mac/): Microsoft 365 events in the macOS menu bar, with Teams links turned into one-click Join buttons.

## Meetings

- [Next meeting in the menu bar](https://instacalapp.com/next-meeting-menu-bar-mac/): Your next event and a live countdown where you already look, with a one-click Join.

## Compare

- [A BusyCal alternative](https://instacalapp.com/busycal-alternative/): For the menu-bar-first way of working: the panel, plain-English entry and meeting join, one keystroke away.
- [A Fantastical alternative](https://instacalapp.com/fantastical-alternative/): The menu bar panel, plain-English entry and Calendar Sets — for one payment instead of a subscription.
- [A calendar without a subscription](https://instacalapp.com/mac-calendar-without-subscription/): One payment, every current feature, no InstaCal account and no tiers — across Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
- [An Itsycal alternative](https://instacalapp.com/itsycal-alternative/): Itsycal's speed and restraint, plus direct Google and Microsoft accounts, quick add and meeting join.
- [Every InstaCal feature](https://instacalapp.com/features/): The complete list across Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, grouped by what you need.

## Help

- [InstaCal support](https://instacalapp.com/support/): Email support for InstaCal, answered by the person who writes it.

## About

- [What's New](https://instacalapp.com/whats-new/): Every InstaCal release with what changed on Mac and iPhone — told as a story, with the App Store bullets alongside. The place to check which version added a feature.

## Download

- [InstaCal on the Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instacal-menu-bar-calendar/id1247292524?platform=mac)
- [InstaCal for iPhone and iPad](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instacal-menu-bar-calendar/id1247292524?platform=iphone)
- [iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch features](https://instacalapp.com/ios/)
- [Home](https://instacalapp.com/)
- [Support](https://instacalapp.com/support/)