Timepage by Moleskine Studio Reviews

by Adeledrake

The thing I (would have) liked most about Timepage is the easy adding of who is at an appointment. I sometimes want to refer back and remember names. BUT adding a name sends an invitation and there is no way to turn this off. Been waiting a long time (two years?) for this seemingly simple option. Still not using Timepage because it takes longer to enter appointments and there is little offsetting benefit for me without using the link to names.

Update may 31, 2019
Thanks for responding but this is a non-response to the real issue. Of course I can manually type people’s names into the notes. Why should I have to when you have functionality that pulls names right out of my contacts? I want to list attendees in People BUT have the option whether or not to send invitations. Other people have asked for this specifically on your update request site and, for at least two years, you have promised to look into providing this capability OR given this ‘use notes’ no response. I am lowering my rating from three to two stars because very few enhancements are being delivered.

by Ldyrose

****UPDATE*** The lag time is becoming an issue. I literally have to wait before Timepage will respond to taps. So I am having to use another calendar to create events. I am not always able to wait when creating events in offices or on the phone. Such a beautiful calendar, but this lag time is definitely a problem.

From a cosmetic stand point Timepage is absolutely beautiful! It looks very professional the colors are gorgeous. It is very easy to use. However, when it comes to adding locations I am unsure, but it appears that Timepage does not do a web search for locations. So this is a setback when I’m trying to enter a location in an event as now I have to find the location and manually enter it in th event And yes locations are turned on for Timepage. Another concern I have is when I am adding a guest to an event. The guest can be in my contacts, however, I find myself having to fully input the entire email address instead of this app pulling it up from my contact file and allowing me to select it. So, am I wrong in assuming it does not use the contacts and you always have to input the full email address to an event to invite a guest? If those two concerns weren’t a concern I would rate it a 5 and recommend purchasing it.

by Huxjsjxiifeiskx

App looks great I would LOVE to continue using it but the subscription is not worth the bugs, it says it can sync just by signing into the same account on another device. I do so but then nothing is there, calendar is blank and brand new on that device, I’m using for the purpose to sync between my devices and share the calendar for work purposes but what’s the use of I have to reinput ALL of the items to my iPad calendar when I’ve already spent an hour putting them in on my iPhone? Not worth it. If this is a simple fix please tell me if not I will continue to check on Timepage for improvement but until then I’m moving on, I’ve been using for a few months hoping for it to get better with updates but it has not, I also agree with all of the improbable points formally brought up by other users. I believe Timepage has wonderful potential but not quite there yet.
I know for myself and I feel most Moleskin users are looking for the customizable aspects you have with a PHYSICAL planner shared on their devices without having to actually carry one around. Simplifying and beautifying our busy lives 💕💕💕 much love

by Elxsound

this app provides an incredibly useful feature that can not be found in the native Apple Calendar app, and that’s the ability to show every “all-day” event when the number of events on a single day is greater than 4.
In Calendar, all day events appear in the top grey bar when in day view, but only the first 4 appear fully. All day events 5 & 6 are cutoff and anything beyond that is difficult to see at a glance. So if you are active with multiple events to juggle, this app will be incredibly useful.
The reason why I can’t rate it higher is because I do not like the subscription model. I’ve been using this for years and have been grandfathered in (for now) but subscription after subscription just becomes very expensive once you add them ALL up.
I fully like the idea of supporting great developers and their useful products but I hope they share the same concern that ALL of our subscription when added together are becoming too expensive to justify, making the subscription model one that will eventually need to fail.

by Starsigma

Overall I really like Timepage and have used it as my primary organization calendar for work on a daily basis. The main feature I don’t like on Timepage is the fact that the option to add an event or activity to the calendar is not available to you. Unless you go to the specific day in question. Unlike most organization apps there is no + at the top to add a new event. You always have to find a day, go to it, then hit the option to add in order to put something on your calendar. Is also not very easy to get back to the current day once you scroll thru the overview pages that shows all events. You basically had to swipe up until you get back to the main date or on the left page choose the date to go back to the overview page. It’s a good concept but has some basic functionality that would make it a lot easier to use if the steps weren’t there. I also don’t like the fact that the reminders app and the calendar app you have to sync them together but you can’t add a reminder while you’re in the calendar app. You shouldn’t have to have two separate apps pay for them separately and have them sync together it really adds extra steps to the process which makes it not as functional as it could be. Needs to be simplified a bit.

by Sholloway

I do like this app on the iPhone but there are major problems with syncing the Apple watch app. In short, the sync is not automatic and continuous even though I have all the settings required by this app turned on. I have to kill this app on the phone and restart it to cause a sync. So if I forget to do this after making a change to my calendar, the watch app is incorrect. And since the forced sync only syncs one week at a time and there is no automatic sync, if I don't remember to kill/restart frequently, the watch app is blank after 7 days. I have reported this to the developers and I see in various forums that this is a long-standing problem that has yet to be successfully resolved. What's odd is that the behavior I describe above occurs on my watch 4, while on my watch 3, the sync appears to work but the watch app crashes immediately after displaying the current day. I have other calendar apps that do sync continuously and automatically to the watch so these issues are definitely due to the this app implementation. A final minor irritation, this app does not support the watch 4 Infograph face. So for the moment, I'm using this app on the iPhone and a different calendar app on my Infograph face. Unsure if I'll resubscribe or not.

by Burt_reynolds_wrap

I ended up paying for Timepage twice due to a paypal billing issue. When I tried to get a refund, Timepage was deleted from my account. So I paid $20 to use it for a few months, but can’t see myself buying it again because it’s not really cross platform. Can’t even get a web version on desktop. I log into my phone and iPad and the calendar syncs only if I unlock both devices and physically open each app and refresh. Never getting my full roster of notifications in the morning on time; I don’t really have a free day if I have calendar items just waiting to sync. Actions and Flow tabs would always lead to the “buy now/ restore your purchase” screen and it made me look really disorganized at work to never be able to pull up this totally amazing calendar app or my list of work to do items in Actions. It just sat there for minutes on end as “restoring your purchases” before going right back to “buy now!” So much work to be done. At least it was pretty.

by May B. Cicely

It works, which is good. The widgets are lovely. But why in the world make it so I have to pay monthly for this app AND Actions. They should be the same thing. I don’t want to delete events when I complete them, I’d rather just check them off and let this app acknowledge that and calculate my free time accordingly. I like to leave notes on events so I can go back and reference them if need be whether it’s assignment grades, why I need to reschedule, what I decided to eat, or how much I spent.

I’m perfectly fine with spending money for something that works, but at this point I’m feeling like they just want me to throw money away. I paid for a year, and I’ve been using it since late December, but I think I’ll have to begin searching (yet again) for an option. There isn’t any assurance that there won’t be additional apps cropping up in the future that hold features that should have been in this app. (I do appreciate that they are really clear about the this app sub not carrying over to Actions in the Membership FAQ) It’s unfortunate that there aren’t many good options out there.

Hopefully this helps some other people that are thinking about Timepage. If you don’t want any todo list options or things like that then Timepage should be great for you. I just don’t want to pay two subs when I could just go back to use spreadsheets for free. It’s not as pretty, but at least it’s free.

by Liquisoft

This moleskine app aims to simplify one’s day and bring new levels of information while simultaneously delighting the user. It almost succeeds but fails in some really small, but critical, ways:
1. Creating a new event requires a tap into a specific day first. You can’t just tap a big old + button wherever you may be. As a calendar app, it stands to reason that creating new events would be a critical function, and yet it’s hidden one or two layers deep.
2. There is no natural language detection. Competing apps like Fantastical allow you to write something like “Lunch tomorrow at 3pm with Bob.” It’ll set the event for tomorrow at 3pm and help you find the right Bob to invite. Moleskin does let you locate a contact, but that’s as far as it goes, expecting you to drag a slider around to pinpoint the exact time you want rather than just typing “3:00” or “:2:15.” Sliders are nice to look at but not as usable as just typing.

If and when Moleskine fixes up their user experience issues and moves beyond just sleek-looking design, I will be excited to switch over to this. Until that time I’ll continue using Fantastical, which is a less sleek but more functional tool.

by Scdvt

Purchased this beautiful, customizable calendar long before it became a subscription service. The developers seem responsive and back their product well with good customer service and prompt answers to questions. I love the ability to change colors or the way it displays my week on a whim. The countdown feature and widget are fun—please add the ability to add more than one countdown item to the Countdown widget, as it works with swipable calendar items displayed in the Today widget! More event icons would be fun—there’s definitely a lack of variety there. It would also be great to set the current date to display in the center of the screen, where the white arrow for settings unintentionally draws your eye. (This seems like the only true visual design flaw, but it’s a big one.) I haven’t ever really had any tech issues until this last update. Now I get frequent freeze-ups and need to restart. Since I was an early buyer I’m putting up with it, but I’m imagining your free trial and paid subscribers won’t. Please fix! Less time spent on scrolling transportation options (really, I don’t care how long it will take me to walk to Maine) and more focus on usability, plus a wider variety of event type icons would make Timepage perfect again. Thanks for a great calendar.

by Dneville80

The lol is great, phenomenal actually. Timepage runs smooth as well. Easily ports over information from other calendars so you don’t have to re-enter anything. Also if your using this on your phone but another default calendar like say Apple or Google on your computer…it’s not an issue. Anything you add here will update on that calendar, so long as you assign it to said calendar. My uses default Apple cal and I was using this, we have a shared calendar and everything I added here was added to hers!! Wonderful. And don’t get me started on the widget, just beautifully done. Timepage is a home run. I would have subscribed and kept it but I just didn’t want to subscribe at the time. I still use the free download which will show you information and the widget, but you can’t add anything through it. If your looking for a good calendar this is it. While your at it go ahead and get the package deal and use Actions, a really great looking and functional todo list app!! Just awesome job here all around.

by Fitzmaurice

App is gorgeous, well thought out, and has many unique useful features. A few issues though:

When I put an address for an event, it sometimes shows the wrong place on the map, and consequently gives me an in accurate estimate of how long it will take me to get there. The address will be correct, and clicking on the button to get directions from Google maps will take me to the right place, the issue is not having an accurate estimate of travel time until I do that.

App has frozen on me quite a few times when trying to move things around in the day view. Using an iPhone 6s.

Would like a desktop version as part of the subscription, preferably as a dedicated Mac app. But web version would be useful too. It’s not the biggest deal, as it can pull things from Mac’s calendar app, but would complete the trifecta of devices on which I do my scheduling.

Would also like it if there was a way to mark scheduled events as completed. Will test out Actions app and see if that fulfills my needs, but would prefer to keep my to do activities in the calendar, as there’s no way to view or interact with Actions on desktop. Seems like functionality that shouldn’t need a separate subscription, and getting everything set up on Actions means I’m locked into their subscription model, whereas I can always go back to Apple’s calendar and not lose things i’ve put in via this app.

Love Timepage otherwise, just some things I’d like to see addressed down the line.

by AmyB8484

This is the most modern, responsive, fast, intuitive, attractive, and convenient-to-use calendar app I have ever used. I was literally wowed from the time I opened it up. It has this cool, high-tech feel to it, and the sound effects add a nice touch (although they can be turned off if you like). This is definitely different than any calendar app that’s out there, and has lots of cool features. And the premium price of $1.99 a month is really cheap compared to a lot of other similar apps. It also gives you tons of options to choose from when customizing your theme and there are lots of calendar options you can customize in the settings.

The only thing I wish was different is that I wish Timepage had a task management feature, a section where you could make to-do lists, but that weren’t necessarily scheduled on the calendar. If Timepage had a robust task management feature built into it, I would be in heaven and would pay almost any price for it. But I still give Timepage 5 stars because it’s truly the best calendar app I’ve seen, and I’ve tried almost all of them. Definitely recommend.

by Appoli13

Timepage started off strictly as a good looking app, but over time has worked its way into something that is really useful. Especially with the actions companion app.

For the developers:
1. For smart ‘when to leave’ alerts you should add public transportation to the list (walking, bike, car). Public transport travel time is already calculated within the event, shouldn’t be too hard to add it to the list for smart alerts.

2. The other, and more important, reason why I still primarily use the iOS calendar app is because travel time is displayed graphically (helpful for scheduling and such). I know that Apple does this by setting your starting point while this app does the (more useful IMO) dynamic starting point of wherever you are.
But, if you guys could figure something out to block off time for travel graphically I think there would be basically nothing keeping people to iOS calendar (and adding public transport travel time alerts, which iOS also has).

I stuck with the stuff that I think needs improvements because basically everything else is amazing (maybe some better/updated widget design & force touch options too...).
I will say I do miss the original theme selector, though. There were a lot more color options that I miss.
Keep it up!

by SummerStorm78

Yes, I know we have native calendar apps on our phones already and you can punch them to each other to try to make life easier. But once I read through the user guide and learned all the features of Timepage, I am hooked! It’s like my personal assistant. I can set it to give me a briefing in the morning when I wake up so I don’t miss a breakfast appointment. It allows me to select Google Maps as my preferred map app and pulls up directions for my appointments straight from the calendar into google maps. Love this! I can even set it to remind me when to leave for appointments and it tells me how long it should take to get there given the current traffic conditions. I work as a salesperson and I’m also a mom, so being able to merge my worlds into one app (that I can see in real time from my work or personal device) is so awesome. Did I mention that it’s a really pretty interface as well? Thank you, Moleskine!

by Quinn_Atlas

I thoroughly enjoy Timepage; however, I really wish that there to do app and the calendar were in the same app. One of the problems is that it's good but having the other app makes it complete but having to pay for both monthly or yearly is just an annoyance. On top of that Timepage Vantage offers a beautiful interface with customization options and it includes the to do concept in the same app and on top of that it cost $10 that's it. You buy it and then you own it and they also come out with updates for their app improving it and adding new features to improve on the experience. If this app and the to do were all the same thing then I would really consider switching because it has a couple of things that Vantage doesn't, but as of right now it cost too much to have the best of both worlds and theirs a cheaper option out there that's just as good with a unique and intuitive UI.

by MetalHead44

this app is a beautifully designed calendar app(finally, a great looking calendar app for iOS). Its design and animations are better than all of the other calendar apps I have tried, and I have tested a lot of them.

I have one complaint about Timepage . In the different views, you can only see the start time of events. It doesn't display the end time. You need to click on each event to see its end time. If you schedule many events in a day, it becomes cumbersome to have to check ending times on individual events, just to see possible free time inbetween events. From a business perspective, this becomes a big annoyance and time waster when I need to schedule meetings throughout a day. Adding ending times for events to the different views (month page, weekly timeline, and widgets) in Timepage would be helpful.

There are minor bugs in Timepage , but this app is constantly being updated, so there are less bugs as time goes on. Their customer support is very nice and willing to help with any issues you have.

Another long standing bug I have experienced... the badge app icon disappears a little while after you close Timepage and doesn't reappear until you reopen Timepage . Then it happens again. It'd be great if they ever fix this bug!

The beautiful look of this app, along with unique features like weather alerts, make Timepage my all time favorite calendar app for iOS!

by CBsignal

this app maximizes legibility for your short short term and long term planning. I have been looking for a calendar that integrates with a task list for years, and now I’ve found it. I recommend trying it out with the other two apps in the bundle membership (Flow and Actions) to get the full benefit of their functionality. this app used with Actions has eliminated redundant schedule management and sped up prioritizing my tasks. A crucial function it delivers on is seeing your upcoming schedule in multiple ways. It helps me to see a heat map of combined tasks and events, then switch to a planner view to start my tasks for the day, then zoom out to schedule things in advance. Making all those tools flow together makes Timepage more powerful than a physical calendar for me and more like an quiet virtual assistant. If you want your calendar to be enjoyable and seemingly effortless to use and understand, this is the one to beat.

by CRPaz44

Timepage was wonderfully designed. The description was detailed and on point. The icon is clean, although I do appreciate the option to change the color of the icon to match the user’s chosen color theme of Timepage . I love the very simple and user friendly UI. Everything is made simple with just a swipe or scroll. No instructions were necessary, but I’m sure they are helpful to anyone who may need them. The feature to send weather and timing notifications to the user is quite innovative. This’ll be sure to get any busy person to their destination on time. I’m very glad Timepage is free to use, but I’m not a fan of the subscription to maximize use of Timepage. I’d love to be able to access all features with one payment. Timepage was easy to navigate. I never found myself lost or needing to find my way back home. One thing I’d change, would be to change any event to any color, instead of having color based on the source of the event (calendar, email, holidays). Timepage wasn’t perfect, but it definitely deserves more than 4 stars!

by JimmyMonkeyBrains

I have had this app since it was initially released, and it is a nice break from the iOS Calendar, but both calendars function as a scrollable “what’s coming up” calendar. this app has better color schemes.

My issue is that if I’m in any sort of hurry, I go ahead and go straight to the iOS Calendar bc it will load immediately, whereas this app will def take longer. This is also true if I am trying to add any kind of appointment that has any complexity, it’s just easier to use the iOS version.

One thing I can say with absolute certainty is that had I not already owned this app and get a free subscription, there is no way at all I would pay for this app as a SUBSCRIPTION! In fact, I am thinking of deleting it from my phone on principle and just going back to the faster and free iOS calendar. The subscription theory of app economics is on the rise, I see that, but it would have to be a paradigmatically different and fundamentally beneficial product for me to pay any kind of subscription service. But extra colors and some formatting options don’t cut it.

by Mynameisreco

This calendar is a revolutionary advancement in organization when it comes to calendar apps. The look is clean and minimal, and is the future of what apps should ultimately become as we now head into the 2020s. With the click of a button I can add a beautiful calendar event that is seamless and easy to work. Even better, it syncs with Actions, a task manager that includes your to-do list in your calendar schedule and vice versa. Timepage makes me feel like I'm living in the future, with estimated travel times for appointments, weather forecasts, and even fun facts each day.

With that being said, I would absolutely love to see a better WEEK view than what we currently have. The week view is a list of events, which, as easy on the eyes as it is, I am more of a visual person and love to see a whole week's schedule with blocked times and open times, much like how the week view in Apple's Calendar app looks. It makes it easier to see where I have free time and where I have blocked time with scheduled events. I will happily give 5 stars if the view changed from list view to week view, or if there was a way to toggle that in the settings. Please consider this in your next update, but I will still continue using Timepage for how clean and easy it is to use!

by Trishxx1177

The this app app is by far the greatest calendar app I have tried (and I’ve tried a lot) which is why it was worth it to me to do the yearly subscription. It is both pleasing to the eye and very functional, two essentials for me. However, I dropped one star for 2 reasons.
1. There is not an app/webpage for the mac. I personally love having the convenience of planning on my phone, but being a student I also need it on my computer.
2. I understand having 2 different apps for actions and this app, although I would much rather they be in the same one. However, I do not understand having customers pay for 2 different subscriptions. There are many calendar/to-do apps out there that are completely free, and while I am willing to pay for one to support you all, I am not willing to pay for both and I know many others feel the same way.
All in all a very nice app, I just hope moleskine takes mine and everyone else’s input into consideration, because I know a lot of us feel the same way!