@matt_birchler I‘m at a similar point every year when my @flexibits Sub renews. Everytime I come to the conclusion that it is the best and I’m not willing to sacrifice a few features to use another app - happy customer even if it’s a bummer that there isn’t a cheaper tier without a lot of „business“ features that I rarely use.

@flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits I’ve ended my Fantastical subscription despite having been with them since their menubar-only days. It’s just too expensive — especially when, like you, I’m only using a small subset of its functionality. Apple Calendar makes me shake my head because it’s so frustrating, but it’s just good enough. 🤷‍♂️ None of this is ideal.

@tantramar @flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits Every year I want to cancel Fantastical. Every year I try alternatives. Never found one that didn't have something missing that I needed. BusyCal comes closest for me in functionality and is a one off purchase, but aesthetically there is always something that hurts my eyes. Maybe I should get over the nitpicking and save some money by finally cancelling my Fantastical subscription.

@athanasiosa @flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits A major thing for me is that the number of meetings I attend fell off a cliff in March, 2020, and hasn’t ever really recovered. Remote, online meetings haven’t made up the difference. 🤷‍♂️

@tantramar @flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits To be honest, I don't have too many meetings either. But I love how polished Fantastical is. Even though I don't use most features, the few I use are in a different league compared to Calendar app et al. Something so essential like easy rescheduling for example.

@athanasiosa @flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits Oh, adding an appointment to Apple Calendar on iOS is a total clown show. Still, it’s better than it was last time I tried it a couple of years ago. Something I suspect devs forget is that their pricing often comes with significantly higher sticker shock once converted from US dollars.

@athanasiosa @flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits Secure notes in Apple Notes?

@tantramar @flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits Sadly not an option. The risk of modifying or deleting info while "grabbing" it is too big. If it had e dedicated edit button for notes rather than defaulting into edit mode...

@athanasiosa @flohgro @matt_birchler @flexibits I’ve never been a Notes user — the days of it synchronizing data via IMAP cured me of that (also trying to import an Evernote library once nearly killed me), so I haven’t encountered this behaviour.