Reviews for Howbout: shared calendar

Cute app! Like it better than some competitors I've tried before. My one thing is that it could use a widget, maybe one as functional as the Google calendars widget? The sign up process is also a smidge annoying. I have a timezone difference with friends so waiting for one to wake up so I could even start messing with it in the first place was :/ And I don't like that I had to essentially force them to create an account. What if I had just wanted to test it myself before recommending it to them?

It's stupid because I can't even get into the app because I need to invite 3 friends before I can even have access. Which is stupid since I am the last in the group to do so meaning I don't have anyone to invite. I get that inviting friends "enhances the experience" or whatever it is they respond with to reviews similar to mine but you can't have an experience if you can't even get into app in the first place. This really needs fixing as it will dissuade others from using the app

I could barely even use it, I intended on using the app with someone and it said we were connected. I was let through but it refused to let them through as well? Spent more time trying to figure out how to let them get past the "Invite your best friends screen" than actually using the app, because for whatever reason being connected with someone already does not allow you to use the app. They also could not go back or exit from that screen either. Seemed like a pretty app though.

I just downloaded this app and so far I really like it. It's clean and easy to use. I also love that you don't have to pay for the full calander view and that you can sort by each person individually. The only thing I wish is that there was a widget with androids so I could have it on my home screen for quick access

Easy to use. No ads. Nothing is blocked by a pay wall. you can set things to repeat forever or even every 2,3,4 weeks. there's really no limit. you can set it so only specific people can see your plans. VERY user friendly and neat to look at. definitely something I will continue to use. definitely recommend for bust friend groups or family or what ever you need.

Seemed like a great fit for what I was looking for, until it wouldn't let me continue or do anything else unless I added 3 friends. What if I only have one person I want to set up a shared calendar with? Why do I *have* to have *3* friends without any option to add them later? Ridiculous that I cant even see how the rest of the app works without convincing 3 other people to also make accounts, or sharing my private contacts. Very clearly meant to just drive up signup numbers :/ disappointing

It's great! I can integrate all my calendars, easily convert events sent from other social media apps to howbout so I can easily track invites across multiple platforms. The ONLY thing keeping it from 5 stars is that there isn't a month and planner widget for my home screen. I need to be able to look at my plans quickly, not open an app every single time I need to see a calendar, otherwise I would stick to the paper version

Really useful app! Lovely n pleasant to use - if you can use it. 1 star bc "add 3 friends to use app" is insulting. I have a friend I really want to share my calender with but can't bc this feature. Many other reviews dislike this too, I think it would be much better with a lower friend requirement. At least add this info to your FAQ to warn people before they try and invite their introverted friends onto your app and then made to feel bad since they have less friends/a small circle.

I ♥️ Howbout! I used to use the basic calendar app on my phone. After I got Howbout, planning so easy. It's fun to color code everything. I love the bulletin board that lets you make a scrapbook of past events with titles, pictures, and descriptions. You can make plans with friends by adding them to your plans and calendars, and can compare their schedules with yours to make plans. My only two complaints are that there aren't enough to colors and that there aren't more customizing options. TY ♥️

Can't even give an accurate review - the need to invite 3 friends before you can even see if the app works for you... much less 3 other people you know??? That's absolutely ridiculous. I really can't wrap my head around that thought process. Let me just go send random app invites to my friends before I even try the app myself! 🙃🫠 Uninstall 🙄 If the response is going to be the usual "we find our users enjoy the app better with more friends"- save it. It's a business move.

even if you have friends on the app already, at least one new person has to sign up with your link, which doesn't sit well with me. i'm the consumer, not the marketer, and i would suggest it to more friends if it were good. but i can't even check if it is edit: you're not understanding the issue here. i have friends who would join if i invited them, but i can't invite people to put their information in an app that i haven't been able to try or even see. i won't reccomend it before trying it

I love this app! my bf and I use it due to him having a iPhone and I have a Samsung! it really helps us with our work schedules, social schedules, and school schedules! being able to color code each person and choose who's schedules you want to see is a lifesaver! however, I only reviewed 4 stars because it does take a little bit to learn and you need a certain amount of " friends" in order to color coordinate. other then that, it's a amazing app 10/10 recommend.

This app is DEFINITELY not ergonomic (easy to use). The daily menu pops up after every single time you add an event, the multi-day event is finicky to select, it doesn't have an option to select days without setting a repeat, it offers the same event if I start typing in a similar title, which is helpful if it would pop up consistently. Overall the menus and general feel of the app are too crowded and repetitive for much use. It's a good app for friend planning, but please improve it.

getting a 1 star because I downloaded this app to join my wife who already has it, however its unusable until I find someone else? thats stupid if your app is good enough for people to actually use then you dont have to force the issue Edit for reply: no, it doesn't. It's a cheap trick to try and force more people to download your app. which we've already moved away from because you think sending random notifications for no reason is okay too. 8 in 2 days none of them about my schedule.

Kind of frustrated. I had a s10+ for years and it worked wonderfully with my kids and their phones to line up our schedules. I just upgraded to a newer phone and while it let me install without problems when I go to log in it tells me my app isn't supported with my phone number. it's a newer phone with better hardware and software then then last phone should work.

I would agree what others said that forcing you to invite three friends is ridiculous. The whole reason I'm trying out the app is to see if it's useful or usable before inviting my friends. So while I get that it's intended to be used with friends, I need to understand how it works before recommending it to others and asking them to download an app and create an account. I think you should definitely allow users to move past that part of the invite if they want, it's a bit insulting to insist

I really want to give the app 5 Stars because I do find it useful myself, but for an app that advertises itself on social planning I find it ironic that I've had so much trouble getting my partner signed up. My boyfriend tried to sign up on his own, but can't get past the invite screen. All of his friends have already signed up through me so he has no one to invite. I tried sending him an invite link, but my screen gets stuck on an infinite load whenever I try. The whole invite process is bogus.

Response to developer: It's not just a little frustrating. It makes the app unusable. I don't want to use it with a huge friend group. I want to use it with one person, my partner. Who already has it downloaded. So, it is a required step that is not able to be gotten past. ---- They still require you to invite three friends and have one person sign up with your link to be able to use the app. Ridiculous.

It's a good app, does what you expect it to. I use it for my wife and myself to plan. We have included friends in the past but they're hesitant to use it. I dropped the score by two stars because I've reached out to support multiple times about changing phone number with no response. This app only uses your phone number for an account without any backup recovery option. Don't change your phone number!!

really enjoy how easy and simple it is to use, The sign up process is a bit annoying as it took a few hours for me to be able to join but aside from that. There aren't any ads or paywalls. My only quif is that the colors are too similar and when you have a big group they tend to look the same. Wish we could use a color spectrum or just be able to have a wider variety of colors instead of 5 green 2 blue 1 orange and 4 pinks and a red