Howbout: shared calendar subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.8★ from 49,226 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$3.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months46 of 520 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews46 of 520 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (9%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days free trial, then $3.99 per month

What Howbout: shared calendar costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $3.99 per month.

• Howbout+ Monthly7 days free trial, then renews every month$3.99
• Howbout+ MonthlyRenews every month, no trial$3.99
• Howbout+ Annual7 days free trial, then renews every year$39.99
• Howbout+ AnnualRenews every year, no trial$39.99

How to cancel Howbout: shared calendar

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Howbout: shared calendar (listed under a plan name such as Howbout+ Monthly).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Calendar sync issues causing duplicate events; Notifications not working as expected; App crashing or freezing; Inability to edit events without resending invites.

Recent one-star reviews

colour code disasterI loved this app and finally had my life together. With the colour coding feature…. For it to be taken away. I’m a shift worker and needed my shifts colour coded. This has just ruined it for me. Please revert it back.

it was good until they updated iti genuinely enjoyed this app, but ruined everything when they updated it and removed most of the colours.

Holy Money GrabAt first, I was genuinely in love with this app. I recommended it to so many friends, and now I’m honestly embarrassed that I put them onto it. They decided to make an update that completely destroyed the colour coding system. Like, I spent so much time organizing everything, just for them to limit…

Recent five-star reviews

The best appThis app is really fun and it so easy to and plans to your calendar and you can make it just for you

HowboutI’ve been using Howbout for almost three years and is so useful and I love it. It’s so much better than the calendar app and I enjoy it a lot. But I hate the new update😭I liked chosing a different color for each event but now all my events got turned to black and only have a choice of 4 colors idk i…

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About the developer

Howbout Ltd. has published on the App Store since Nov 30, 2019: 1 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

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Questions people ask

How much does Howbout: shared calendar cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $3.99 per month.

How do I cancel Howbout: shared calendar?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Howbout: shared calendar and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Howbout: shared calendar have a free trial?

Yes: Howbout+ Monthly offers a 7 days free trial, then $3.99 per month.

Is Howbout free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering core features for social planning. There are optional in-app purchases available for enhanced functionality through a subscription called Howbout+.

Howbout: shared calendar in one paragraph

Howbout: shared calendar by Howbout Ltd. is a Social Networking app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $3.99 per month across 4 plan(s). App Store rating 4.8 from 49,226 ratings. 46 of 520 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (9%). The developer has 1 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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