# Calendar / Organiser App Recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 2, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595 "2024-11-02T21:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/1 "2024-11-02T21:25:42Z")
Hi. I’m looking for a calendar / organiser app that can display events horizontally across days so I can easily see where crossovers occur (see example below). I currently use my own solution using MacOS Numbers but I’m keen to find something with more functionality. I know that apps such as Google Calendar can show something very similar but they always display events vertically and that makes multi day events look cluttered and generally less intuitive. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112629893_fe4e00a27f_b.jpg "Screenshot 2024-11-03 at 10.07.36") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/200199460@N02/54112629893/) Requirements: 1. MacOS, iOS, or web based. ie, anything but PC. 2. Able to display events horizontally across days while keeping precision to five minute blocks. 3. Able to easily print a four week display as per the example. I would be open to something more user friendly that I create myself such as what I’ve done with Numbers. My main problem with my Numbers solution is that it is overly complicated and therefore difficult to make changes to how it works. It’s created with over 50 individual bar graphs that I’ve painstakingly layered and aligned. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/2 "2024-11-02T21:56:51Z")
I’m watching this thread with serious interest. Tripler _ **Not** _ happy with Outlook. ---
**Author:** ![LouMa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/louma/32/19472_2.png) [@LouMa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouMa)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/3 "2024-11-24T15:58:05Z")
Have you tried acalendar.tapirapps? They offer a free version as well as an upgrade (not expensive) with many features. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/4 "2024-11-24T16:03:33Z")
It doesn’t appear to be on iOS. ---
**Author:** ![LouMa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/louma/32/19472_2.png) [@LouMa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouMa)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/5 "2024-11-24T16:15:54Z")
Oh, that’s a pity, didn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/6 "2024-11-24T16:42:35Z")
Maybe I’m missing some nuance, but doesn’t MacOS Calendar do exactly this? ---
**Author:** ![LouMa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/louma/32/19472_2.png) [@LouMa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouMa)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/7 "2024-11-24T17:02:41Z")
They are obviously not planning an iOS version, seems there are technical problems with Apple, but suggest ‘fantastical’ or ‘calendars 5’ for iOS users. Haven’t tried them myself, so I can’t give a recommendation. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/8 "2024-11-24T18:24:26Z")
I will check again but I think Mac calendar is like every other calendar, events are displayed vertically so they aren’t a continuous bar across multiple days. Horizontal events are only for “all day” events and don’t have any precision other than what day they are on. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/9 "2024-11-24T18:28:38Z")
Not on my Mac Calendar. Multi-day events go horizontally. e.g.: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/xEjj7nA.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/xEjj7nA) ETA: OK, I see you are interested in something finer than “all-day” events, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595/10 "2024-11-24T20:32:00Z")
Yeah. I would’ve thought it was a useful display option but it seems I’m the only person in the world who wants this. To create my own version I looked up instructions on how to create a Gantt chart because it is a similar concept, but real Gantt charts aren’t quite right either.