Informant

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Freedom report

Three barsScore 7.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Informant is ranked #39 of 197 in calendar apps on Freedom251. It runs on Android, Browser extension, iOS, macOS, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

Informant plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free No tasks or projects · No contacts · No Connect Bundle pocketinformant.com · 22 Sept 2026

Premium Monthly $3.99/mo Billed through iTunes every 30 days; reverts to the free version after subscription ends Full calendaring · Tasks and projects · Contacts · Connect Bundle pocketinformant.com · 22 Sept 2026

Premium Quarterly Not published Full calendaring · Tasks and projects · Contacts · Connect Bundle apps.apple.com · 22 Sept 2026

Premium Yearly $29.99/yr Billed through iTunes every 365 days; includes a 7-day trial Full calendaring · Tasks and projects · Contacts · Connect Bundle pocketinformant.com · 22 Sept 2026

Informant Sync Monthly $3.99/mo $3.99/Monthly Available in-app · Auto-renewing subscription pocketinformant.com · 9 Oct 2026

Informant Sync Yearly $29.99/yr $29.99/Year Available for iOS in-app purchase or via website · Requires Pocket Informant 5+ for iOS and 5.0+ for Android pocketinformant.com · 9 Oct 2026

Compared on calendar apps

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $3.99/user/mo
Shared calendars: No
Calendar sync: two_way
Mobile apps: ios and android

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The record

Product: Informant combines calendars, tasks, projects, contacts, and notes in a personal organizer.
Task management: Tasks can be organized into projects and include subtasks or checklists.
Planning methods: Web task settings support GTD, Franklin-Style, and Simple tasks.
Calendar features: The iOS app offers a scrolling month view that shows event names and times and supports multi-day events across months.
Location alerts: The iOS app supports geofenced locations, filtering by location, and alerts on arrival or departure.
Travel time zones: TravelAssist automatically handles event time zones during configured trips, with exceptions for calendars that have specific time zones.
Integrations: Informant for iOS can access native calendar data with permission and integrates with Apple Reminders.
Sync: Informant Sync supports cross-platform syncing between iOS and Android and can sync additional data such as tags, smart groups, notes, voice notes, locations, settings, and templates.
Email tasks: Users can generate a private account email address that converts incoming messages into tasks, using the subject as the title and body as the note.
Outlook sync: Informant Sync for Outlook supports more fields than basic iOS or Android Exchange/Outlook sync, including categories or tags.
Security: The maker says Sync communication uses SSL, passwords are encrypted, and data is encrypted on the server and in transmission; its hosting platform has SSAE-16 certification and yearly audits.
Support: The company says it answers email and technical support forum inquiries on standard business days, with possible delays around trade shows, holidays, or product launches.
Web availability: Informant for Web runs in a browser without installation and provides access to calendars, tasks, and projects from a computer.
Company history: The company says Pocket Informant began as WebIS and later Fanatic Software, was founded by Alex Kac, and has focused on mobile PDA and smartphone software since August 2001.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Calendar Apps in 2026#39 of 197

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Sources

pocketinformant.com· checked 9 Oct 2026
pocketinformant.com/informant-for-web/· checked 9 Oct 2026
pocketinformant.com/products/pocket-informant-v5/· checked 9 Oct 2026
pocketinformant.com/products/informantsync/· checked 9 Oct 2026
pocketinformant.com/company-press/privacy/· checked 9 Oct 2026
pocketinformant.com/company-press/· checked 9 Oct 2026
apps.apple.com/us/app/pocket-informant/id1141040577· checked 22 Sept 2026
pocketinformant.com/product/desktop-informant-for-os-x/· checked 9 Oct 2026