Fantastical
Give your calendar superpowers
About Fantastical
Fantastical is a calendar and task app from Flexibits that unifies work and personal calendars from Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, iCloud, CalDAV, and Todoist into one view. It runs on Mac, Windows, Googlebook, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro, and syncs through a Flexibits account. The Flexibits Premium subscription adds scheduling links, meeting proposals, team features, and the Cardhop contacts app.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Natural language event and task entry is among the best in any calendar app
- Consolidates Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, iCloud, and Todoist into one view
- Built-in scheduling links (Openings) and proposals replace a separate booking tool for many users
- Polished, consistent design across Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- Calendar sets make it easy to switch between work and personal contexts
- Usable free tier covers basic calendar management
Cons
- Most advanced features require the Flexibits Premium subscription
- Fantastical can't be bought on its own; Premium always bundles Cardhop
- No Android phone or tablet app yet (announced for 2027)
- Syncing settings across devices requires a Flexibits account
- Team plan costs the same per seat as Individual, which adds up for larger teams
Key Features
Natural language input
Create events and tasks by typing phrases like "Lunch with Sarah at 1pm tomorrow", or forward an email and the built-in AI extracts the event details.
Unified calendar accounts
Connects Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, iCloud, CalDAV, and Todoist accounts into a single organized view.
Calendar sets
Group calendars into sets such as work and home and switch between them quickly, optionally based on location.
Openings
Share a booking link with your availability; Fantastical blocks slots that conflict with existing events and can add a Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or Webex link automatically.
Proposals and RSVP
Send invitees several candidate times, check their availability, and collect yes/no/maybe responses with participant limits and registration deadlines.
Tasks alongside events
Add, schedule, and complete tasks in the calendar, with full support for iCloud Reminders and Todoist; overdue tasks carry forward.
Multiple views
DayTicker plus full-screen day, week, month, quarter, and year views across desktop and mobile.
Conference call detection
Detects join links for dozens of services, including Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, Slack Huddle, and Granola, and joins with one click.
Event and task templates
Save frequently used events and tasks as templates and create new ones with all details pre-filled.
Weather and time zones
10-day AccuWeather forecast inside calendar views and a time zone card for scheduling across regions.
Pricing
- Fantastical and Cardhop basics
- Works with your existing calendars
- Day, week, month, quarter, and year views
- 2 weeks of calendar mirroring
- 3-day weather forecast
- Standard email support
- Billed annually ($6.99 billed monthly)
- All Premium features
- Fantastical Scheduling (Openings, Proposals, RSVP)
- 6 months of calendar mirroring
- 10-day weather forecast
- Priority support
- 14-day free trial
- Billed annually ($10.49 billed monthly)
- Everything in Individual
- Up to 5 members
- Personal use only
- 14-day free trial
- Billed annually ($6.99 per user billed monthly)
- Everything in Individual
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Openings with multiple hosts
- Commercial use
- 14-day free trial
Best For
Merging work and personal calendars
Professionals with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and iCloud calendars see everything in one view and switch contexts with calendar sets.
Booking meetings without a separate scheduler
Freelancers and consultants share Openings links that respect existing events and add a video call link automatically.
Planning tasks and events together
Users who run their day from a calendar schedule Todoist or iCloud Reminders tasks next to meetings.
Coordinating a family schedule
The Family plan gives up to five people their own private Premium accounts for shared household planning.
Small team scheduling
Teams use SSO and multi-host Openings to let clients book time with any available team member.
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