InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar
InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar is #29 in Productivity Paid in France and charting in 7 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperHigher Bar, LLC
CategoryProductivity
Price19.99 GBP
Released
Rating★ 0.0 (0)
Version3.9.4
Age rating4+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100+ worldwide
Rating
0.0 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#29
Productivity PaidMeasured
InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-16. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
InstaCal is a one-time purchase productivity app that unifies calendar events, reminders, tasks, and countdowns across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch for users seeking an integrated planning experience without subscriptions. The app currently ranks #1 in Paid Productivity charts in Argentina, indicating strong regional traction despite lacking global rating data.
Similar apps: Fantastical, Things 3, Calendar+
InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar on the App Store
App details
App ID
1247292524
Publisher
Higher Bar, LLC
On the store since
Jul 2017
9 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 18.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
31
CA HR CS DA NL EN FI FR DE EL HI HU …
Size
119 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
App privacy Measured
InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. iPhone downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| France | ProductivityPaid | #29 |
| Italy | ProductivityPaid | #27 |
 China | ProductivityPaid | #140 |
 Spain | ProductivityPaid | #37 |
 Taiwan | ProductivityPaid | #34 |
 Turkey | ProductivityPaid | #34 |
 Netherlands | ProductivityPaid | #47 |
Apps near InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar on the chart
Productivity Paid, around #29.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
0.0 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Ratings
0
Measured
What users say about InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's simple interface and utility as a menu bar calendar replacement for Fantastical. However, frequent complaints highlight broken support links, sync failures with Outlook/Google, and bugs related to recent macOS updates.
Mixed but leaning positive (56% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and login and account problems.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy to ease and great looking app”
- Updates: “Does not work with latest Mac Update”
- Features & content: “a daily utility, works well, feature request: make links LIVE!”
- Price & subscription: “And reasonably priced, too”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn't work with Outlook”
- Login & account: “And when I tried to link my Google account, I felt like they were asking for too much data”
- Price & subscription: “So the developer gets his $6 ( not even worth pursuing a chargeback)”
- Features & content: “This one feature would make a huge difference for me”
About InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar
Your events, reminders, tasks and countdowns, together. Plan your day on iPhone and iPad, check what is next in interactive widgets and keep important dates close.
ONE PURCHASE. FOUR PLATFORMS.
One purchase includes four native apps:
• Mac: a menu bar calendar and full calendar window.
• iPhone: your agenda, widgets and Live Activities.
• iPad: calendar, agenda and event details side by side.
• Apple Watch: upcoming plans, tasks, countdowns and complications.
No subscription, separate mobile unlock or InstaCal account to create.
BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD
Move between Agenda, Day, Week, Month, Quarter and Year views. On iPad, see your calendar, agenda and event details side by side. Use notification controls to choose which calendars alert you and when.
YOUR PLANS GO WITH YOU
Check your next event, daily agenda, tasks and countdowns on Apple Watch. On your Mac, keep your calendar one click away in the menu bar.
EVENTS, REMINDERS, TASKS AND COUNTDOWNS
• See calendar events and Apple Reminders together.
• Organize tasks in lists with tags, priorities and checklists.
• Keep trips, birthdays and milestones in view with countdowns.
• Join online meetings and respond to supported invitations.
• See weather and moon phases alongside your plans.
• Get travel-time and leave-by guidance for your next event.
ADD PLANS IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Type "Lunch with Sam tomorrow at noon" to create an event. Quick Add understands dates and times in 31 languages, with processing on your device. Use Quick Edit to move, rename or cancel events, or search from the same field.
WIDGETS THAT KEEP PLANS CLOSE
Browse dates and check off reminders in interactive widgets. Keep your agenda, next event and countdowns on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Mac desktop, with options for supported devices. On supported iPhones, Live Activities keep upcoming plans in view on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR DAY
Switch between calendar views to see the details or the bigger picture. Use calendar sets, choose colors and display a second time zone. Your settings sync through your own iCloud. Add plans with Siri, Shortcuts or the Quick Add control on iPhone and iPad.
WORKS WITH THE CALENDARS YOU USE
Use calendars available through Apple Calendar, or connect Google and Microsoft accounts directly for richer event and invitation support.
IN YOUR LANGUAGE
The interface and natural-language Quick Add support English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Dates, week starts and time formats follow your region.
PRIVACY
No advertising, tracking or usage analytics. Natural-language entry is processed on your device. Calendar connections use the providers you choose. Optional feature-request submissions and image generation send the content you provide to online services; see our privacy policy for details.
WELCOME BACK
InstaCal has been rebuilt for today's devices. Every previous p
ONE PURCHASE. FOUR PLATFORMS.
One purchase includes four native apps:
• Mac: a menu bar calendar and full calendar window.
• iPhone: your agenda, widgets and Live Activities.
• iPad: calendar, agenda and event details side by side.
• Apple Watch: upcoming plans, tasks, countdowns and complications.
No subscription, separate mobile unlock or InstaCal account to create.
BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD
Move between Agenda, Day, Week, Month, Quarter and Year views. On iPad, see your calendar, agenda and event details side by side. Use notification controls to choose which calendars alert you and when.
YOUR PLANS GO WITH YOU
Check your next event, daily agenda, tasks and countdowns on Apple Watch. On your Mac, keep your calendar one click away in the menu bar.
EVENTS, REMINDERS, TASKS AND COUNTDOWNS
• See calendar events and Apple Reminders together.
• Organize tasks in lists with tags, priorities and checklists.
• Keep trips, birthdays and milestones in view with countdowns.
• Join online meetings and respond to supported invitations.
• See weather and moon phases alongside your plans.
• Get travel-time and leave-by guidance for your next event.
ADD PLANS IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Type "Lunch with Sam tomorrow at noon" to create an event. Quick Add understands dates and times in 31 languages, with processing on your device. Use Quick Edit to move, rename or cancel events, or search from the same field.
WIDGETS THAT KEEP PLANS CLOSE
Browse dates and check off reminders in interactive widgets. Keep your agenda, next event and countdowns on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Mac desktop, with options for supported devices. On supported iPhones, Live Activities keep upcoming plans in view on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR DAY
Switch between calendar views to see the details or the bigger picture. Use calendar sets, choose colors and display a second time zone. Your settings sync through your own iCloud. Add plans with Siri, Shortcuts or the Quick Add control on iPhone and iPad.
WORKS WITH THE CALENDARS YOU USE
Use calendars available through Apple Calendar, or connect Google and Microsoft accounts directly for richer event and invitation support.
IN YOUR LANGUAGE
The interface and natural-language Quick Add support English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Dates, week starts and time formats follow your region.
PRIVACY
No advertising, tracking or usage analytics. Natural-language entry is processed on your device. Calendar connections use the providers you choose. Optional feature-request submissions and image generation send the content you provide to online services; see our privacy policy for details.
WELCOME BACK
InstaCal has been rebuilt for today's devices. Every previous p
Latest updates
3.9.4
• InstaCal está listo para el iPhone Duo. Ábrelo y el calendario y la agenda se colocan uno al lado del otro a ambos lados del pliegue, con la división y la posición de los botones que elijas. Pliégalo o despliégalo y lo que estabas haciendo se queda donde estaba.
• Toca un número de vuelo en un evento para ver su estado en directo, con puertas y horarios.
• «Añadir rápido» colorea las palabras que ha entendido mientras escribes. Toca una para cambiar solo ese detalle, como la hora o el lugar.
• Hora de inicio y después cuenta atrás: la Cuenta atrás en directo y los widgets muestran la hora de inicio de un evento y pasan a una cuenta atrás unos minutos antes. Una notificación «Iniciar cuenta atrás» en ese momento pone en marcha la Cuenta atrás en directo, y puedes añadir cualquier evento a Cuentas atrás desde su editor.
• En reposo y la pila inteligente: Próximo evento, Ahora + siguiente, Cuentas atrás y la Actividad en directo muestran una cuenta atrás grande. Y Desk, un reloj discreto a pantalla completa con tu próximo evento para un iPhone sobre un soporte, en Ajustes › Próximos › Desk.
• Elige otro icono de calendario para tu pantalla de inicio en Ajustes › Aspecto.
• Correcciones: las ventanas abiertas y un «Añadir rápido» a medio escribir se mantienen al girar o cambiar de tamaño; «Añadir rápido» libera el campo en cuanto pulsas Intro; las alertas de reuniones siguen tus Calendarios con alarma y suenan una sola vez para una reunión que está en dos calendarios; deslizar para eliminar ya no abre un enlace para unirse; los eventos que pasan de medianoche muestran su hora de fin el día en que terminan; las cuentas atrás redondean hacia arriba; Duplicar abre una copia; «Añadir rápido» en francés y catalán conserva «8h30».
3.9.3
• InstaCal ahora habla 31 idiomas en iPhone, iPad y Apple Watch y añade polaco, sueco, danés, noruego, finés, húngaro, checo, eslovaco, ucraniano, croata, rumano, turco, griego, catalán, hindi, vietnamita, tailandés, indonesio y malayo. «Añadir rápido» entiende fechas, horas y repeticiones en todos ellos.
• El tiempo te acompaña cuando viajas, y al cambiar de zona horaria se actualizan al instante hoy, la agenda y tus widgets.
• Las alertas de reuniones muestran dónde es el evento y pueden mostrar cuánto dura, como hora de fin o como duración.
• Escribe un lugar en el título de un evento nuevo y elige entre los lugares cercanos que coincidan, justo debajo del título.
• Al tocar un recordatorio en un widget se abre el editor de ese recordatorio, sea cual sea la vista en la que esté la app.
• Correcciones: el Apple Watch ya no se cierra inesperadamente al desplazarte por sus páginas después de que aparezca una nueva; «Añadir rápido» conserva el título completo en «Dinner on friday»; editar un evento de todo el día ya no lo alarga un día, y su campo Finaliza muestra el último día; guardar un evento recurrente ya no deja la app lenta durante medio minuto, los eventos de todo el día que terminan a las 23:59 conservan su último día en el calendario y la agenda, y los encabezados de día de la agenda muestran el año de un día en otro año.
3.9.2
• Heat maps in your colors: choose Custom under Heat Map Colors in Settings › Appearance and give each number of events its own color, from 2 to 15 levels. Quarter, Year and the Up Next calendar widget's heat map all follow it, and your colors sync with your Mac.
• Search Settings: type any word, whether it's a setting's name, an option, or a word from the explanation under it, and tap a match to go straight to that setting, scrolled into view and briefly highlighted.
• Settings, reorganized: Reminders and Tasks get their own group, Calendar Sets and Smart Filters sit beside Calendars, a new Calendar Views page holds each view's options, Alerts is now Notifications, and Availability brings sharing and conflict blocking together.
• New events appear the moment you tap Save, and a plain new event's sheet closes right away while it saves in the background.
• The Up Next bubble is now off until you turn it on in Appearance or Button Layout.
Store changes
What InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Added 19 languages
+ CA + CS + DA + EL + FI + HI + HR + HU + ID + MS + NB + PL + RO + SK + SV + TH + TR + UK + VI
App got bigger
67 MB → 115 MB (+73%)
Renamed 
Menu Bar Calendar: InstaCal → InstaCal: Menu Bar Calendar
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