Google Calendar alternative
As of 19 Oct 2026, 8 Android apps can take over from Google Calendar. The same week can stay. Start with Proton Calendar.
Encrypted events in a Proton account
A calm, finished calendar with encrypted events and a layout that looks like a current phone, not a 2014 agenda.
Hand-checked 22 Oct 2026.
The things people use Google Calendar for, and which alternatives do them today. Hand-checked against each maker's own pages.
| Feature | Google Calendar | Proton Calendar | Notion Calendar | DigiCal | Fossify Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show Google calendars | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Encrypted events | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Week, month and agenda | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Home-screen widget | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works without an account | Google account | Proton account | Notion account | Optional | ✓ |
Source: each maker's website, read by a person on 22 Oct 2026. "—" means not offered, as far as the maker says.
8 calendar apps you can set as the default. Sort by any column.
| App ▼ | What it does | Price | Updated ▼ | Min Android ▼ | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fossify CalendarFossify |
A local calendar with every view and widget | Free | 15 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | website |
Etar |
Etar is a material designed calendar, for everyone! | Free | 31 Jul 2026 | Android 6.0+ | F-Droid |
CalendulaJean-Luc Makiola |
A Material 3 calendar that uses the calendars already on your phone | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 10+ | website |
Events on Google's servers stay there. A new app can read the same calendars, or you can start a new one.
Pick one from the table. Keep Google Calendar for now.
Proton Calendar is its own calendar. DigiCal, KashCal and Fossify Calendar can show the Google calendars already on the phone.
Open an invite, tap Open with, pick the new app, then Always. Or leave both installed.
Start with Proton Calendar if you want encrypted events. Notion Calendar if you want a thin week view. DigiCal if you want every layout.
Events on Google's servers stay there. DigiCal and Fossify Calendar can show those calendars. Proton Calendar is its own calendar.
Yes. Open Google Calendar. Events already there stay there.
No. Proton Calendar is its own encrypted calendar. Use DigiCal or Fossify Calendar if you want the Google week in another app.
Proton Calendar and Notion Calendar yes. Fossify Calendar and Calendula stay on the phone.
