Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Scheduler & calendar widget for reservations, workshops, event booking, classes, rentals & ticketing
| BookX Appointment Booking App | The Shop Events Calendar | |
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Create your own events calendar to promote sales, launches, and promotions on your store
| Metric | BookX Appointment Booking App | The Shop Events Calendar |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 606 | 129 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 2 | — |
| Languages | 7 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | May 2023 | Jul 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 The Shop Events Calendar's 4.5★ 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, The Shop Events Calendar at Free trial 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 129), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. The Shop Events Calendar'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 — The Shop Events Calendar's 129-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 • The Shop Events Calendar audit
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| Keyword | BookX Appointment Booking App | The Shop Events Calendar |
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| events | #7 | #5 |
| calendar | #11 | #3 |
| event | #8 | #9 |
| event calendar and widget | #15 | #4 |
| calendar widget | #10 | #11 |
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Both BookX Appointment Booking App and The Shop Events Calendar offer paid plans only. BookX Appointment Booking App starts at Free plan available; The Shop Events Calendar starts at Free trial 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 The Shop Events Calendar (4.5★ from 129 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 4.5★). 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 129), 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). The Shop Events Calendar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (129 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 The Shop Events Calendar 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 The Shop Events Calendar" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
