Conmigo vs Howbout: which shared calendar fits your friends?
Updated November 2026
Howbout is a phone app for friends, couples and families who want to see who's free and talk each plan through in its own group chat, on iPhone and Android. Conmigo is a social calendar for iPhone and the web that syncs both ways with Google, Outlook and Apple, lets you choose how much each person sees, and sends invites anyone can answer from a link, with no account or download.
Both want fewer "when are you free?" texts and more time together. Here's how they compare in November 2026.
Conmigo and Howbout at a glance
| Conmigo | Howbout | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. On the web, 1 connected Google, Outlook or Apple account is free, with unlimited calendars inside it; each extra account is a one-time $10. The iPhone app is free, with no paywall. No subscription. | Free to download. Optional Howbout+ subscription; the US App Store lists it from $3.99 a month or $39.99 a year. |
| Platforms | iPhone app with home-screen widgets. Web app in any browser, including on Android phones. No Android app. | iPhone and Android apps. |
| Sharing and privacy | Share the calendars you pick at Full Details, Title & Time Only, or Busy Slots Only. Any event can be Not Visible to Others. | Each plan, synced calendar or default is visible to Friends, Close Friends, or No one. Others see you as Busy. |
| Google, Outlook, Apple | Two-way sync with all three, refreshed every 5 minutes. iCal/webcal subscriptions and .ics import too. | Google connects directly; Outlook and iCloud through your phone's calendar; iCal links. Plans export to your phone's calendar. |
| Seeing when friends are free | Compare schedules turns shared calendars one color, so open slots stand out. You can ask a friend to share theirs. | A friend's or group's availability shows who's free, busy or maybe busy, including while you make a plan. |
| Inviting people without the app | Send a link. Guests open the event in their browser and RSVP by typing their name. | Invite links bring people into the app as friends. Its help pages don't describe answering a plan without the app. |
| Talking about the plan | Comments, replies, reactions, photos and GIFs on every event. Text blasts to guests who opt in. No polls. | A group chat in every plan, plus group and one-to-one chats. Polls in events and chats. |
| Photos | Cover photos, photos in comments, and memory photos that fill past days on your calendar. | Photos and videos in chats. Plans can carry a photo. |
| Trips and itineraries | Events inside an event, up to three levels. Build one from a link, screenshot, spreadsheet or PDF; share it with one link. | Multi-day events. No itinerary feature described. |
| Views | Week, month and your whole year on one screen, printable as a PDF poster. | Month and list views; a week view widget with Howbout+. |
| Also distinctive | A map of friends and open events, open invites your connections can join, typing an event the way you'd say it. | A bucket list for undated plans, a feed of friends' plans, widgets on iPhone and Android. |
Is Howbout free?
Yes. The core app is free on iPhone and Android. Howbout+ is an optional subscription that adds calendar themes, more than 30 colors, custom color categories, a week view widget, multi-add for shifts and classes, and scan-to-plan, which turns a screenshot or photo into events. Howbout says prices vary by country and platform. The US App Store lists it from $3.99 a month or $39.99 a year.
Is Conmigo free?
Yes. The iPhone app is free, with no paywall at all. On the website, 1 connected calendar account from Google, Outlook or Apple is free, with unlimited calendars inside it. Each extra account is a one-time $10. There's no subscription.
Can my friends RSVP without downloading the app?
With Conmigo, yes. Your friend opens the invite link and sees the cover, time, place, description and itinerary in their browser. They tap "Are you coming?" and type their name. Once they answer, they can comment and add photos too. Howbout has invite links, and they bring people into the app as friends. Its help pages don't say whether a guest can answer a plan without installing it.
Which app is better for seeing when friends are free?
Both do it, in different ways. Howbout is built around availability: open a group, see who's free, busy or maybe busy each day, and tap a day to make a plan. Conmigo starts from shared calendars. Each friend chooses how much you see, and Compare schedules makes the gaps stand out. Because Conmigo syncs two ways with Google, Outlook and Apple, it keeps up with the calendars people already use.
Does Howbout or Conmigo work on Android?
Howbout has an Android app. Conmigo doesn't, but its web app runs in any browser, on an Android phone or a computer.
When Howbout is the better choice
- You or most of your friends use Android and want an app, not a browser tab.
- Your group likes to talk plans through in a group chat, with polls to settle where and when.
- Your friends are already on Howbout. A shared calendar works best where your people are.
- You like a bucket list of someday plans and a feed of what your friends are up to.
Details about the other app come from its own website, help pages and app store listings, checked in November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Conmigo have group chat?
- Every Conmigo event has its own comment feed with replies, reactions, photos and GIFs. Hosts can also text guests who opted in. There are no polls.
- Can I keep some plans private?
- Yes, in both. Howbout shows each plan to Friends, Close Friends or No one. Conmigo events are private by default, and you choose Full Details, Title & Time Only, Busy Slots Only or Not Visible to Others.
- Do I have to pay to sync Google Calendar?
- Not with Conmigo: your first connected account is free on the web, and the iPhone app is free. Howbout's Howbout+ page doesn't list syncing among its paid features.
- Can friends add their own plans to my trip?
- In Conmigo, yes. If you invite a friend or share your calendar with them in full, they can add one of their events to your trip's itinerary, and you get a notification.