Native iOS calendar app with scheduling links
Built for iOS users who need calendar scheduling/booking functionality and depend on native Apple Calendar integration; professionals and service providers who switched away from Calendly due to iOS deprecation..
“That’s a big miss. Have Apple devices & it’s no longer supporting iOS Calendar. I discovered there are many other better and cheaper (even free) options out the…”
The receipts — real demand
“That’s a big miss. Have Apple devices & it’s no longer supporting iOS Calendar. I discovered there are many other better and cheaper (even free) options out there. Now I just have to figure out how to cancel this service.”
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Why this is a gap
Surfaced from a high-intensity complaint with clear willingness to pay and a specific, reachable audience.
The market
iOS users and service professionals who relied on Calendly's native iOS Calendar integration, now deprecated. No search volume and feasibility unknown; single complaint signal suggests this is a small but frustrated cohort missing a specific integration rather than mass-market demand.
Competition & the opening
Calendly dominates but dropped iOS Calendar support. Acuity Scheduling, Setmore, and others exist but users report missing the native integration. The gap is a native iOS app with embedded scheduling links that syncs directly to Apple Calendar without web redirects.
What's hard to build
Building a production iOS app requires App Store compliance, TestFlight beta distribution, and ongoing maintenance for iOS version changes. Unknown feasibility likely reflects uncertainty about whether a native app is even viable (small market) or whether Apple's Calendar framework allows the requested sync depth.
Why now
iOS Calendar integration is table-stakes; competitor dropped support and forced ecosystem lock-in.
How you'd monetize
$4.99/mo or $49.99 one-time