OurCal

My thanks to OurCal for sponsoring last week at DF. You ever have a discussion that starts with “I didn’t see you put that on the calendar”? Could be with your colleagues, could be with your family. But the problem is familiar: Shared calendars solved scheduling, not communication.

OurCal connects any calendar, new or existing, to a group chat. Changes post there automatically, so nobody misses them. Because it’s a messenger, they made everything end-to-end encrypted, certified by France’s cybersecurity agency.

OurCal is native SwiftUI across Apple’s platforms, and the App Store just featured it in “Great apps on iPhone Duo”. They’ve got an Android app too, but they’re an Apple-first company. It’s really well done. Even the app icon is chef’s kiss.

OurCal is free to try, then a low monthly group subscription. No ads, no tracking.

★ Sunday, 8 November 2026