What a subscription actually buys, tier by tier
Two tiers is enough to be confusing if nobody says plainly what divides them. What divides them is Microsoft.
What most people assume
That the higher tier is the same features with more of them.
The first tier removes adverts
It also adds managing events across your iCloud and Google calendars, Google sharing permissions, automatic Meet links and quicker weather refreshes. But the reason people buy it is the adverts.
At this price it is roughly a coffee a year, and it is the tier that suits most people who want to pay anything at all.
The second tier is for Microsoft
Outlook and Exchange sync, Teams links, cross-account management including work, attendee management. It costs an order of magnitude more because the connection does.
If your work calendar is not Microsoft, this tier has nothing in it for you and you should not buy it.
Yearly against monthly
Both tiers are cheaper taken yearly. The saving is modest rather than dramatic, so take yearly if you already know, and monthly if you are still deciding.
Neither is a trap — cancelling leaves you on the free tier with your calendars intact, because the events were never ours to hold.
The numbers
| What it describes | Value |
|---|---|
| First tier, monthly, in dollars | 0.49 |
| First tier, yearly, in dollars | 4.99 |
| Second tier, monthly, in dollars | 4.99 |
| Second tier, yearly, in dollars | 49.99 |
What it looks like
What to do
- Buy the first tier to remove adverts, not to unlock the calendar.
- Buy the second only if Microsoft is where your work lives.
- Take yearly once you are sure; the saving is real but small.