Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Scheduler & calendar widget for reservations, workshops, event booking, classes, rentals & ticketing
| BookX Appointment Booking App | Event Calendar by Elfsight | |
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Showcase and manage your events with a calendar, schedule and agenda to keep users engaged.
| Metric | BookX Appointment Booking App | Event Calendar by Elfsight |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 3.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 606 | 23 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 3 |
| Featured placements | 2 | — |
| Languages | 7 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | May 2023 | Jan 2020 |
Based on the data on this page, BookX Appointment Booking App is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Event Calendar by Elfsight's 3.9★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: BookX Appointment Booking App at Free plan available, Event Calendar by Elfsight at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
BookX Appointment Booking App has the larger user base (606 reviews vs 23), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Event Calendar by Elfsight's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to BookX Appointment Booking App; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Event Calendar by Elfsight's 23-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than BookX Appointment Booking App's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: BookX Appointment Booking App audit • Event Calendar by Elfsight audit
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| Keyword | BookX Appointment Booking App | Event Calendar by Elfsight |
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| event calendar and widget | #15 | #13 |
| calendar | #11 | #19 |
| event calendar | #21 | #102 |
| events calendar | #22 | #102 |
| event form | #130 | #58 |
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Both BookX Appointment Booking App and Event Calendar by Elfsight offer paid plans only. BookX Appointment Booking App starts at Free plan available; Event Calendar by Elfsight starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
BookX Appointment Booking App has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 606 reviews) compared to Event Calendar by Elfsight (3.9★ from 23 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
BookX Appointment Booking App holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. BookX Appointment Booking App has the deeper published review base (606 vs 23), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
BookX Appointment Booking App typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (606 reviews). Event Calendar by Elfsight typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (23 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. BookX Appointment Booking App and Event Calendar by Elfsight both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Event Calendar by Elfsight" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
