A shared calendar for couples: TT, Google Calendar or TimeTree?
All three let two people share their plans, but each is built for something different. Here they are side by side.
| TT | Google Calendar | TimeTree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made for | Exactly two people | Anyone: work, school, family | Groups: family, friends, teams, couples |
| Getting started | A username and password, or Google. Your partner joins through an invite link | Both of you need a Google account, then one shares a calendar with the other | Install the app, make a calendar and invite members |
| When your partner changes a plan | A notification to the other person, on from the start | An email, if each of you turns on “Changed events” for that calendar | Notifications in the app |
| Anniversaries and days together | Counted from the day you met: every 100 days and each anniversary appear on the calendar with a countdown | Add them yourself as events | Add them yourself as events |
| Whose plan it is | Mine, yours or ours, each in its own colour | Separate calendars and colours | Labels and colours |
| Photos | Up to 30 of your photos shown on the calendar | Not built in | Photo attachments on events with Premium |
| Ads and price | Free during beta, no ads | Free, no ads | Free with ads. Premium (about US$4.49 a month, per person) removes them |
| Where it runs | In the browser; add it to the home screen | App or browser | App or browser |
Details about the other apps were checked on . Google Calendar and TimeTree belong to their owners; TT is not connected with them. If something here is out of date, write to tt.calendar.help@gmail.com.
When another one fits better
- Google Calendar, if your plans already live there, or you want meeting invites, video calls and work calendars in one place.
- TimeTree, if a whole family or group shares one calendar, or you want to comment on plans inside the app.
Questions
What is the best shared calendar app for couples?
It depends on what you need. If everything already lives in Google Calendar, share a calendar there. If you want something made for two, with your partner’s changes announced from the start and anniversaries counted for you, TT is built for exactly that.
Can couples use Google Calendar together?
Yes. Each of you needs a Google account, and one shares a calendar with the other. To hear about each other’s changes, each of you turns on email notifications for that calendar.