Integration / sync between Apple Reminders and Calendar?

I have been slamming the me too button, giving feedback through the forms, and following these community posts for years now. There is no way they haven't jotted this software development down as a dev/fix option on their secret, shiny Apple exclusive kanban board software lmao. PLEASE APPLE. JUST FLIP THE SWITCH. I was really hoping Sonoma would have this stupid blindspot fixed. Guess we'll have to wait for a whole new operating system where Apple says wow hey, we have this new incredible feature no one's ever heard of... *REMINDERS AND CALENDAR IS NOW INTEGRATED...." Just do it already.

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@apple PLEASE integrate the two!

Not everything in the calendar is an event or appointment! I have daily errands and tasks that I do with some notes on them and they are currently all in my reminders. Which is great as a bullet list/ cross out option. However when certain tasks are assigned to a specific date or even more detailed time I would prefer to also see it on my calendar so I don't have to constantly switch between two apps!

Right now I have settled for manually duplicating my tasks/reminders to my calendar and setting them for “all day” to show it’s a task. This helps it bring the event to the top of the day where I can easily see it. 

This spot could be very useful for integrating both systems. Please consider on the next update!!!

This is probably what you’re looking for: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/remindercal-reminders-to-cal/id1662218674

I haven’t tried it, but it’s fully local sync, with one time payment, no subscription, and Shortcuts integration. Looks good.

I disagree... @BusyCal is a subscription and we shouldn't have to pay $3 a month for an app to sync our calendars, reminders and notes.

alexfromnewport news wrote:

I guess everyone else is missing the point. Why not have them sync (Not a 3rd party solution)? Why install a bunch of other software when we should be able to use the native software? IMHO, they both do the same things. One displays as a calendar and one as a set of lists. It's a waste, writing the same code twice. Now that is tech debt! Put them both together and let us decide what to display as a list and others as a calendar. If a simple person as myself can think of this then the highly paid people at Apple should have figured this out.

As a general answer, the “native” software provide by Apple is rather basic. For every Apple app there are several to dozens of 3rd party apps with more capabilities. I’m sure this is intentional, to encourage 3rd party developers rather than compete with them. If Apple provided feature-rich apps there would be little incentive to write for Apple’s platforms. The strategy works, because there are over a million 3rd party apps in the app store.

I’ve honestly been looking for this. The closest I got two was an app called Structured on the App Store. It integrates well with both iCal and reminders, but I don’t love the interface too much.

should meet your requirement though!

I guess everyone else is missing the point. Why not have them sync (Not a 3rd party solution)? Why install a bunch of other software when we should be able to use the native software? IMHO, they both do the same things. One displays as a calendar and one as a set of lists. It's a waste, writing the same code twice. Now that is tech debt! Put them both together and let us decide what to display as a list and others as a calendar. If a simple person as myself can think of this then the highly paid people at Apple should have figured this out.

Juedne wrote:

Thanks for replying :-) Pity. I wonder why? It seems crazy to have to hunt for a 3rd party app for this when Apple has two excellent apps that just need to talk to each other.

No one here in this user-to-user forum would be able to answer that. However, you can let Apple know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Apple's productivity apps have always been pretty basic. It makes sense that their free apps would be pretty basic, leaving the space open to third-party developers who charge money (of which Apple gets a cut). I also suspect that a lot of people want simple.

My Current Solution: the app BusyCal can do it and does it wonderfully with more features. Integrates great with Apple Calendar and Apple Reminders apps, showing each reminder task in the calendar views with easy to use check bubbles.

Give Fantastical a try. I’m very picky about these sorts of things, and I am very impressed with what they’ve done. There is of course a paid version, but the free version works perfectly well.

Check it out.

Just appending my previous post…

in addition to Fantastical, I’m really liking BusyCal and Calendars 5.

All are strong contenders for apps that combine Apple calendars and reminders.

it’s hard to decide which is better. They’re all great.

thomasbricker wrote:

I totally agree. The fact that the two of these apps don’t integrate more fully is simply weird. They obviously should.

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

BusyCal is the best solution I've seen, in functionality and pricing. Beware though, no 3rd party app can access all of the features Apple includes in Reminders (Tags, Groups, ...). I suspect Apple has a contract with Microsoft, from when Steve Jobs came back to Apple, and needed a M$ investment to keep Apple alive, that limits their ability to offer certain capabilities that match M$s apps. Does this explain why they don't let developers access Tags or group information?? This is only speculation, but those who know of Apples deeper history, know of the well integrated PIM, Claris Organizer, which morphed to Palm Organizer and then faded away with Palm.

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