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Pure Calendar widget (agenda)

Pure Calendar widget (agenda) - all your appointments and tasks in one fell swoop

by Jay O. on Mar 1, 2011 11:45:55 PM — read 8,644 times

Tested version: 2.5.0
Latest version: 2.9.4
Requires Android: from 1.5

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Summary

Smartphones are little powerhouses and tcan accomplish quite a lot—so much so that the multitude of functions which they can offer can sometimes get to be somewhat overwhelming. At the end of the day the good old fashioned calendar was probably a faster and easier way of keeping on top of things. All you had to do was flip to a date and bam! there it was, your whole day planned out.


Pure Calendar widget (agenda) sets out to provide you with the same conveniences as a traditional calendar, only on your homescreen, and without having to start up any apps whatsoever.


Today’s review lets you know if Pure Calendar widget (agenda) can help make your life a little bit easier.
 

Features & Use

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Test device: HTC Desire with Android 2.2, 2.3
App: runs as of Android 1.5
Authorizations: Internet access, read calendar, writing and editing, send emails to guests, read/write SD


Pure Calendar widget (agenda) is, as its name suggests, a widget for your homescreen which shows you all your appointments and tasks in one fell swoop. You can adapt the widget just as you would a paper calendar, though I’m sorry to say that it can’t do little hearts, scribbles or other obscenities.
You are basically given carte blanche and can design the widget any way you please. It’s up to you to find your ideal configurations. It’s worth investing a bit of extra time because the outcome will be a calendar that’s perfectly adapted to your preferences. Regarding your to-do list/tasks: provided you have an app such as Astrid, they will also be displayed in the widget.


Pure Calendar widget (agenda) accomplishes what it sets out to do really well (with a little help from Google ;). I was pleasantly surprised to see that Pure Calendar widget doesn’t have its own calendar interface (aside from the day-overview one) any longer and can access more or less any calendar app. The developers have made another great change to the app: it’s now possible to invite guests to appointments—super convenient!


Bottom line:
I’ve been using Pure Calendar widget (agenda) since it first came out and I’m still just as thrilled by how easy it’s helped make keeping on top of things for me. The multitude of settings options and designs really are the icing on the cake. It might be an idea to add an option that lets users alter the basic design… I’m sure some users would get a kick out of that!
 

Screen & Controls

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Pure Calendar widget (agenda) can be found in your app overview, but all that’s shown is a (relevant) tutorial on how to use the widget.


When you place a new widget on your homescreen you can choose between 10 different sizes (22x2 – 4x4). Once you’ve made your choice you will be redirected to the settings page where you’ll find the following:


• General
• Calendar
• Tasks
• Colors
• System
 

Speed & Stability

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Pure Calendar widget (agenda) ran really well; in fact, a few of us here at AndroidPIT tested it and we were all very satisfied. Syncing with Google Calendar works like a charm… whether that’s down to Google or the app’s developer is another question ;)


The only kink that occasionally arose was a “Problem loading widget” notification—but that was due to my A2SD solution, and as soon I imported saved settings it didn’t come up any longer.
 

Price/Performance Ratio

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Pure Calendar widget (agenda) costs 1,49€ in the Android Market and 1,77€ in the AndroidPIT App Center and the price is totally justified, especially considering that the developer has a reputation for responding super quickly to emails regarding problems with the app. I didn’t have any problems and so I didn’t have to contact him, but that’s what I’ve heard. That being said, I’m sure there are users out there who will choose to opt for a cheaper or for-free alternative.

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Fabien Roehlinger
Mar 6, 2011 8:55:08 PM

I personally love this app... :-)

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Market Comments

Bryan, Apr 15, 2012
Great I use everyday
Matt, Matty, Turtle, Apr 6, 2012
Needs update for ICS/GNex Was a great app on my OG Droid and DInc. But the lack of dedication to developing ICS compatibility is very upsetting. Source Code has been out for awhile and yet no resizing or scrolling has been enabled for ICS. It used to be a 5* app, now I wouldn't spend any $ on it. Need better support if you are going to charge for the app. Very dissapointed!
Andy, Apr 3, 2012
Brill Brilliant app, if he would do a bookmark widget would buy that too
Alan, Apr 2, 2012
Excellent Widget The amount of customization available with this widget makes it my favorite for listing upcoming calendar events. I have been using this app since the G1 was the only Android phone available. The developer is quick to respond when there are issues.
Green72, Mar 31, 2012
Top 3 app For this application I would buy an android phone!
george, Mar 30, 2012
Geocache To do
Eric, Mar 29, 2012
Great app Very nice app for those looking to get organized, it keeps your list in almost any order you want, many themes to choose from, syncs with many other task apps and best of all, ridiculously fast support when you need it. Worth paying a couple of bucks for.
Dave, Mar 27, 2012
Awesome, but... Great app. But recently does not filter my tasks' tags/categories from Touchdown 2.0. I set a specific Tag but all tasks still show.
69L46, Mar 27, 2012
Great, but... Updated on 3/26 and now widget is unstable. 1 minute I see my tasks and appointments, the next they are all gone except for one.
Jacques, Mar 25, 2012
Todo 1-day shift problem solved Under some circumstances, the ToDo's synchronized from Ultimate Todo will show up one day early in Pure Calendar Widget. The Ultimate Todo List developer recommended I uninstall and reinstall Ultimate Todo. That solved the problem for me. Back to 5 stars!
Anders, Mar 25, 2012
Must Have I think I have had this for over 2 years. One of my first apps. It has gotten better and better and it is always on my desktop.
Mike, Mar 20, 2012
Last update broke my time After the last update, my time shows up as an hour later than what is in my calendar. Using galaxy Nexus on East coast.
Clint, Mar 20, 2012
Powerful and simple Works with a variety of calendar providers. I use it both with TouchDown for Exchange and Google Calendar.
BurlaMatto, Mar 18, 2012
Great One of the Best apps on market! A lot of update and zero bug
Dave, Mar 18, 2012
Awesome widget with many different options for calendar display.
Wm Brian, Mar 13, 2012
Awesome! This widget ROCKS! I use multiple calendars... You can put one calendar per widget AND/OR multiple calendars on multiple widgets!
Anonymous, Mar 13, 2012
You need this Anyone who needs to keep track of appts from a glance needs this widget. Setup is fine once you get used to it. Looks good too. Refresh could be slightly improved.
Dawn, Mar 12, 2012
Stopped working for me Loved it, but task list stopped showing up after an update, but moved to agenda widget, now everything shows up and scrolls well.
jenarelJAM, Mar 11, 2012
Contact permissions. Don't like contact permissions. Remove them and you get 5 stars from me.
Aaron, Mar 11, 2012
Nice Combines outlook via touchdown and gmail
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