Reviews for Howbout: shared calendar

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20 reviews

Review by Chaos Ex
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) August 17, 2025

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 […]

Review by Felix
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) September 19, 2025

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 […]

Review by Water Bottle
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) September 14, 2025

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 […]

Review by Makayla Gubbels
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (4/5) January 19, 2025

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 […]

Review by Zoe Quick
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) November 2, 2024

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. […]

Review by S. Graeff
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) March 8, 2024

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 […]

Review by Kate
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (4/5) May 16, 2024

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 […]

Review by Jay Hart
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) April 21, 2025

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 […]

Review by Elena Eapen
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (4/5) February 5, 2025

I β™₯️ 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 […]

Review by Ashley Brown
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜† (2/5) May 7, 2024

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 […]

Review by Krisha Patel
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) August 12, 2025

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 […]

Review by Clarissa Vargas
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (4/5) April 22, 2025

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 […]

Review by S Harsh
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (3/5) May 14, 2025

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 […]

Review by Dustin Liberto
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) August 21, 2025

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 […]

Review by Jaaziel Pickel
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (3/5) August 11, 2025

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 […]

Review by Xander Johnson
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) August 14, 2025

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 […]

Review by blooberry
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) August 7, 2025

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 […]

Review by Tracy Johnston
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (1/5) August 25, 2025

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. —- […]

Review by Paul Kleinert
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜† (2/5) October 1, 2025

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. […]

Review by Jess
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… (5/5) September 15, 2025

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 […]