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What Fantastical is

Fantastical brings calendars, tasks, and meeting scheduling together in an app for iOS, macOS, and Windows. It connects with iCloud, Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Todoist, CalDAV, and other calendar accounts, with two-way calendar sync. Events and tasks can be entered in natural language, and forwarding an event-related email can extract its details. Views range from DayTicker to full-screen day, week, month, quarter, and year layouts. For arranging meetings, Openings shares your available times, while Proposals presents invitees with several possible options. The app can add conference calls through Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex, and recognizes links from many other services. Tasks work with iCloud Reminders, Todoist, and Google Tasks; dated tasks and events appear together. Shared calendars and time blocking are supported. The free plan includes Fantastical and Cardhop, a simple calendar, and existing calendars. It allows one calendar set and one invitee per event; Premium removes those limits. Flexibits says it keeps user-created data on-device as much as possible, although some data may need to reach its servers to provide services. The company states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant and conducts an annual penetration test and security audit.

Who it suits

Fantastical suits people who want calendar accounts, tasks, and meeting scheduling in one app across iOS, macOS, or Windows. Its natural-language entry, scheduling options, and support for common task and meeting services are useful for coordinating a busy calendar.

What it does well

  • Syncs calendars in both directions.
  • Creates events and tasks with natural language.
  • Offers DayTicker and day-through-year calendar views.
  • Supports Openings and Proposals for meeting scheduling.
  • Adds calls through Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, and Webex.

What to know first

  • Free access allows one calendar set.
  • Free events are limited to one invitee.
  • Individual, Family, and Team prices are not shown.

Limits

The free plan includes one calendar set and one invitee per event. Premium offers unlimited calendar sets and invitees; its Individual, Family, and Team prices are not shown.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
FreeFantastical & Cardhop · simple calendar · existing calendarsFree
Individualbilled annually or monthly; page does not show amounts · All Premium features · Fantastical Scheduling · Priority Support · 14 day free trialOn request
Familybilled annually or monthly; page does not show amounts · Up to 5 members · 14 day free trialOn request
Teamper user, billed annually or monthly; page does not show amounts · Single Sign-On · Openings with multiple hosts · 14 day free trialOn request

As flexibits.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Visit https://flexibits.com/fantastical.
  2. Choose the Free plan or a Premium plan: Individual, Family, or Team.
  3. Use the 14-day trial offered with Premium plans if you want to try one.
  4. Use Fantastical on iOS, macOS, or Windows and connect a supported calendar account.

Verdict

Choose Fantastical if you want calendars, tasks, and meeting coordination together, with support for multiple calendar accounts and scheduling tools. The free plan is limited to one calendar set and one invitee per event; Premium removes those caps, but plan prices are not shown.

Questions

Is Fantastical free?

Yes. Its Free plan costs nothing and includes Fantastical and Cardhop, a simple calendar, and existing calendars.

What are the Premium plan prices?

Prices are not shown for Individual, Family, or Team. Individual and Family are billed annually or monthly; Team is billed per user, annually or monthly.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. The Individual, Family, and Team plans include a 14-day free trial.

Which platforms does Fantastical support?

Fantastical is available on iOS, macOS, and Windows.

Which calendar and task accounts does it support?

Calendar accounts include iCloud, Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Todoist, CalDAV, and others. Task support includes iCloud Reminders, Todoist, and Google Tasks.

What does Flexibits say about privacy and security?

Flexibits says user-created data should remain on-device as much as possible, though some data may be sent to its servers to provide services. It states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant and conducts an annual penetration test and security audit.

Facts from Fantastical's own pages

Calendar accounts
It works with iCloud, Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Todoist, CalDAV, and other calendar accounts. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Calendar sync
two_way · flexibits.com, 20 Sept 2026
Company
Flexibits gives its mailing address as 223 Wall Street #238, Huntington, New York 11743, USA; its site does not state a founding year. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Conference calls
Fantastical can add conference calls through Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex and detects links for many other services. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Event creation
Users can create events and tasks with natural language, and forward event-related emails for automatic detail extraction. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Free plan
Yes · flexibits.com, 20 Sept 2026
Mobile apps
ios · flexibits.com, 20 Sept 2026
Plan limits
The free tier includes one calendar set and one invitee per event, while Premium offers unlimited calendar sets and invitees. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Platforms
The pricing page lists Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, Windows, and Googlebook; Android phone, tablet, and foldable support is described as coming in 2027. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Privacy
Flexibits says user-created data should remain on-device to the greatest extent possible, though some data may need to be sent to its servers to provide services. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Product
Fantastical combines calendars, tasks, and meeting scheduling in a single app. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Scheduling
Openings lets users share available meeting times, while Proposals can offer invitees multiple possible times. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Scheduling links
Yes · flexibits.com, 20 Sept 2026
Security
Flexibits states it is SOC 2 Type II compliant and conducts an annual penetration test and security audit. · trust.flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Shared calendars
Yes · flexibits.com, 20 Sept 2026
Support
Premium Individual includes priority support, and Flexibits provides Fantastical FAQs, a help book, tutorial videos, release notes, and contact support. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Tasks
Task support includes iCloud Reminders, Todoist, and Google Tasks, with events and dated tasks shown together. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026
Time blocking
Yes · flexibits.com, 20 Sept 2026
Video meeting support
Yes · flexibits.com, 20 Sept 2026
Views
Calendar views include DayTicker and full-screen day, week, month, quarter, and year views. · flexibits.com, 9 Oct 2026

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