Fantastical Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users love the seamless calendar integration that simplifies scheduling and event management with natural language input. (2 mentions)

Users value the ease of use in adding and sharing calendar events with Fantastical. (1 mentions)

Users value the ease of scheduling, enabling quick event additions and seamless sharing of calendar events. (1 mentions)

Users appreciate the simple management of all calendars and easy event creation with natural language in Fantastical. (1 mentions)

Users face import limitations as updates on iPad don't sync properly with their watch until done on the phone. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Fantastical

1. Calendar Integration

Users love the seamless calendar integration that simplifies scheduling and event management with natural language input.

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Steve C.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"Fantastical"

What do you like about Fantastical?

Access to schedule. Ease of adding and sharing calendar events

Kelly W.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Natural language calendar management"

What do you like about Fantastical?

I love that I can manage all my calendars from one tool at the same time. And I love that I can create new events and new tasks by typing with natural

2. Ease of Use

Users value the ease of use in adding and sharing calendar events with Fantastical.

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Steve C.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"Fantastical"

What do you like about Fantastical?

Access to schedule. Ease of adding and sharing calendar events

3. Scheduling

Users value the ease of scheduling, enabling quick event additions and seamless sharing of calendar events.

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Steve C.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"Fantastical"

What do you like about Fantastical?

Access to schedule. Ease of adding and sharing calendar events

4. Simple

Users appreciate the simple management of all calendars and easy event creation with natural language in Fantastical.

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Kelly W.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Natural language calendar management"

What do you like about Fantastical?

I love that I can manage all my calendars from one tool at the same time. And I love that I can create new events and new tasks by typing with natural

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Fantastical

1. Import Limitations

Users face import limitations as updates on iPad don't sync properly with their watch until done on the phone.

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Kelly W.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Natural language calendar management"

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

For some reason my watch will only sync with updates done on my phone and not on my iPad which means when I mark tasks as complete on my iPad. They do

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Kelly W.

Marketing specialist

Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/31/2025

"Natural language calendar management"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

I love that I can manage all my calendars from one tool at the same time. And I love that I can create new events and new tasks by typing with natural language. I don’t have to select from lots of drop downs or anything like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

For some reason my watch will only sync with updates done on my phone and not on my iPad which means when I mark tasks as complete on my iPad. They don’t show up as complete on my watch until I’ve marked them as completed on my phone as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steve C.

behavior professional

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/17/2025

"Fantastical"

4/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

Access to schedule. Ease of adding and sharing calendar events Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

How you may want to integrate it into other programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Public Policy

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/29/2023

"I love this calendar app, but it comes with a cost"

5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

It is super easy to use. It's hard to explain to folks who have basic calendar needs, but my calendar is very busy. It allows you to use plain english to add items to the calendar and the interface is great. It's much better than iCal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

For what it does, it really should be cheaper. They dont host the calendar or do anything fancy, the app and your computer do all the work, so they have little infratructure needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/23/2023

"Raise in price of Fantastical is unacceptable. I'm switching."

2.5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

It's so easy to manage my many calendar accounts and the GUI is wonderful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

Nothing except the ridiculous price increase of almost double. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Derek S.

Tutor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/31/2022

"Fantastical for scheduling work is great"

5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

I like how easy it is to make recurring events and how it can decode plain English into a title, date, time, and location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

I wish I could create zoom meetings on my iPhone/iPad. Right now it has to be on the computer app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Richard T.

Marketing Consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/14/2020

"Many great features make Fantastical a worthy calendar app"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

Fantastical excels at parsing (enter events in plain sentences and it figures it out (e.g., "lunch with Peter tomorrow from noon to 1pm"), handling of attachments, cross platform macOS-iOS, handling of multiple calendars, view options (I like the 14-day week view). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

Not too fussy about their subscription pricing. I know everyone is going that way and its not expensive at just a few dollars a month, but I'm paying for so many other SaaS subscriptions that I kind of resent having to do that for my calendar app. And lately it has been a bit crashy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Fantastical:

If you want to step up from using Google Calendar in the browser, or using Apple's built-in calendar app, Fantastical is, as the name suggests, a fantastic option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Fantastical solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integration with Gmail and handling of multiple calendars, both excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eric G.

Director of Business Development

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/27/2022

"Best tool for calendar access - particularly with the toolbar app.."

5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

I use the toolbar with a hot key probably about 100 times a day. I use it to pull up my calendar, check meetings, book meetings, etc. I also like the new links to Zoom/Google Meet so it can kick off meetings straight from the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

The task management side isn't great. Rest is solid Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shubham G.

Augmented Reality Researcher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/27/2021

"Best Calendar App"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

This app syncs with all the other apps to keep my calendar updated with all my meeting schedules. This provides a very interactive and nice way to present all the meetings. Being a cross-platform app, this helps me a lot as the calendar and all the tasks are synced on all the devices so whichever device I'm working on I always stay updated with the tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

The app sometimes takes a lot of time to solve the issues addressed. It's widgets on the iPad are not that interactive or informative and the team can work on improving these. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Fantastical:

Do recommend using this tool. You can make use of a free trial and after using this tool you can understand the features. Pricing is a little high but the features are worth the price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Fantastical solving and how is that benefiting you?

It automatically detects a conference call and syncs it with the calendar which is a very useful feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David H.

Marketing

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/8/2021

"Fantastic calendar... for a price. Fantastical is what Apple's calendar app should have been!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

Design of iPhone/iPad version better than any other app

Usability is better than other calendar apps

Weather forecast on the calendar

Widgets are better than any other iOS calendar app I've seen

Premium (paid) version includes desktop, mobile and watch versions (competitors are usually separate purchase)

travel time to events/appointments included on calendar

Sync multiple calendar sets and accounts across multiple devices

Subscribe to multiple calendars via SchedJoules (sports, holidays, TV etc)

Family subscription (up to 5 users) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

Free version is very limited

Full calendar view not visible unless you pay for app

Subscription model is annoying, but they have to eat so might as well embrace it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Fantastical:

I hate subscribing to apps, but this is one I use every day, and it's so much better than any of the 20+ other calendars I've tried that it makes it worth it. $4.99/month (or $40/year) isn't too bad and they offer a 5 user family plan for $8/month (or $65/yr).

The full calendar view is so helpful to get a big picture view - especially on iOS. The printed calendars look great if you need to put the family calendar on the refrigerator. The addition of weather and travel time to the calendar is a time saver - you don't know what you're missing until you use it. Once you get it you won't want to go back to your old way of doing things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Fantastical solving and how is that benefiting you?

I really hate having to use multiple apps to accomplish a few minor tasks. Fantastical gives me my schedule, the weather, and travel time to my appointments all in one easy to use app. Fantastical is visually pleasing and easy to use. Fantastical is one of the few apps that was worth the purchase price. It is what Apple's native calendar should have been.

The subscription model is a pain, but the developers need to make money. Thankfully the $4.99/month (or $40/year) isn't too bad and they offer a 5 user family plan for $8/month (or $65/yr). I hate subscribing to apps, but this is one I use every day, and it's so much better than any of the 20+ other calendars I've tried it makes it worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jake M.

Owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/25/2021

"Fantastical is a great way to schedule your day"

4/5

What do you like best about Fantastical?

My favorite feature is natural language processing for events. "Lunch with mom tomorrow at 1" perfectly translates into an appointment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Fantastical?

The subscription model is a bit steep and locks away some essential features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Fantastical:

Consider what features you need and if a subscription will open up more of what you're looking for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Fantastical solving and how is that benefiting you?

It used to take forever to schedule each individual meeting or event. Natural language processing speeds up this process. The clean day/week/month views are excellent for planning out my time! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Fantastical Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Top Pros or Advantages of Fantastical

1. Calendar Integration

2. Ease of Use

3. Scheduling

4. Simple

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Fantastical

1. Import Limitations

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