In general, calendars are used for scheduling events and meetings whereas reminders are used for giving you heads-up on a specific task so that you can take action. The fact of the matter is that everyone uses both of them depending on their convenience. However, it can be quite a daunting task to keep track of both Calendar events and reminders as you need to deal with two different iOS apps for creating, editing, and viewing them. But what if we said that there’s a way you can manage and add reminders and calendar events in one place on your iPhone? That would be super effective, right? So in this tutorial, you will learn how to get reminders to show up in the calendar on your iPhone. Not only that, all the existing Reminders and events in the Calendar and the new ones you create will be synced in the same place. Recommended: Best Apps For Shift Workers
Add Reminders To Calendar On iPhone
Currently, iOS doesn’t have the functionality to sync the reminders with Calendar.
1 Add Reminders To Calendar On iPhone1.1 Show Reminders In Calendar App1.2 Sync Reminders With Calendar App1.3 Bonus Tip: Share Your Calendar2 Final Thoughts
However, there are quite a few apps, free and paid that can help you in doing so. We tried a couple of freemium apps and they did the job free of cost. Note: The best part about these apps is that the events and reminders you create, edit, or delete in them will be synced to the Calendar and Reminders iOS app as well and vice versa is also true.
Show Reminders In Calendar App
As mentioned earlier, any changes (create, edit, delete) made in the Any.do app will reflect in the stock Calendar and Reminders app. This behavior is the same when doing it the other way around. It will also send you a notification at the time of the event or reminder. The only limitation of this app is that it forces you to register an account with them. However, using Any.do we achieve almost everything we wanted and the free version is good enough for that, right? On top of all this, the app is ad-free! Recommended: Wrike Review: Project Management App for Greater Productivity
Sync Reminders With Calendar App
The next app we would like to recommend is Awesome Calendar Lite to view reminders and Calendar events in one app. This app requires permission to Calendar and Reminders. It has all the features like creating and modifying events and reminders within the app. The weekly and monthly view in the aCal Lite app is quite neat. Similarly, just like the Any.do app, you can find the Awesome Calendar Lite in the App Store. After downloading, open the app and then give access to Notifications, Reminders, and the Calendar. You need to tap on the day to see all the events and reminders for that particular day. After that, you can select a specific event or reminder for editing if required. Similarly, you can also tap on a particular day to add a calendar event or reminder from this app. The only drawback of this app is that it contains ads as you can also see in the screenshots. That being said, the free features of this app work quite well if you wish to get all the reminders and events in the same app on your iPhone.
Bonus Tip: Share Your Calendar
You can also share your Calendar with required people so that they are always updated with your schedule and you don’t have to unnecessarily send Emails to do so. Here’s a comprehensive guide at calendar.com that explains the methods for sharing your Calendar. Doing it can go a long way in ensuring proper planning and scheduling of meetings and events. Recommended Articles:
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Final Thoughts
I always wished that whenever I create a reminder using the Reminders app, it should also appear in the Calendar app on my iPhone. Unfortunately, that is not the case by default but the apps featured here make it possible. Having all the reminders in the Calendar app is useful in keeping everything more organized as you will see a consolidated list of tasks and events in one place. It will help in planning things way ahead of time and hence improve your productivity. Moreover, the chances of missing any important task will diminish. Looking at the advantages of showing reminders in the Calendar app, we strongly believe that one should sync Calendars and Reminders on iPhone and avoid missing a thing in the future. If you found this article useful then don’t forget to share it on social media. Which method or app do you use to add reminders to the Calendar app on the iPhone? Let us know in the comments.
