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<\/p>\nToday should see the release of our full paid version of the Midnight version of The Grid Calendar. We really like this product and hope that having a paid version can support it into the future. <\/p>\n
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We have mentioned it several times in the past but thought we’d break it down here, We think The Grid is a superior product to Fantastical, the app that garnered so much attention in the press at the same time as every major release of “The Grid”. While they did a good job on that product, initially it was full of a lot of holes, that Im glad that they have partially fixed. It does have a unique way of scrolling through dates and a couple neat features, but really the UI isn’t over the top attractive and stays quite Apple generic.<\/p>\n
So here is a breakdown of what we see as benefits of each: <\/p>\n
| <\/td>\n | The Grid Midnight <\/td>\n | Fantastical <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Month View <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Week Strip View <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Search <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Copy\/Move Events <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Week Numbers <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Day Badge <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Attendees <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Natural Language Entry <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Time Zone Support <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Drag-n-Drop <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Templates <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Text on Calendar <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| One Touch Filtering <\/td>\n | X <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Advanced Repeating Events <\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Multiple Event Alarms<\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Email and Share Events<\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Multiple Themes<\/td>\n | X<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
Universal<\/strong><\/td>\n| X<\/strong><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Dated Reminders<\/strong><\/td>\n | X<\/strong><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Weather<\/strong><\/td>\n | X<\/strong><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n | And a little secret, we have a couple things in the works for the only 2 things they have we don’t.<\/p>\n Thanks for considering ‘The Grid’, and if you aren’t convinced try out the FREE version and give it a try before upgrading or buying Midnight.<\/p>\n |