Short answer
Screenshots to Calendar wins on breadth: it extracts several events from one image, recognizes recurring rules such as "every Tuesday" or "biweekly" (its page says in 10 languages), can be triggered from the camera, photo library, clipboard, share sheet and a home screen widget, and picks up video meeting links. SnapCal trades the other way: one screenshot makes one event, but it focuses on Chinese chats and posters, lets you edit every field on a confirmation screen and can sync to Feishu Calendar. Need multi-event images and recurring rules: Screenshots to Calendar. Use Feishu and mostly Chinese screenshots: SnapCal. Both send screenshots to an AI service and say they are not kept. Third-party facts checked 2026-10-16.
The differences at a glance
| Screenshots to Calendar | SnapCal | |
|---|---|---|
| What it mainly does | Per its page: triggered by screenshot, photo, share sheet, clipboard or widget; extracts title, date, time, location; recurring patterns in 10 languages; multiple events from one image; video call links; optional translation; extraction history with original screenshots; shareable event cards | Triggered from the share sheet, a Shortcut or the in-app Recent Screenshots; a confirmation screen lets you edit title, date, time and place; writes to the iPhone calendar and can sync to Feishu Calendar; one screenshot makes one event |
| Platform and requirements | iPhone; iOS 17.0 or later; the store page lists many interface languages including Chinese | iPhone |
| Price | Free to download in the US store; in-app purchases and subscriptions: not verified | Free tier of 10 recognitions a month; subscription (US$1.99 monthly, US$9.9 yearly) or a lifetime plan unlocks unlimited use; the price in the app applies |
| Where data goes | The page says no account is required and that screenshots are sent securely to extract event details and are not retained | The screenshot is compressed and sent to an AI service for recognition and not kept afterwards; on-device OCR is only for the preview and is not uploaded |
| Calendar destination | The page says events are saved to the system calendar; other calendar services: not verified | Writes to the iPhone calendar and, after confirmation, can sync to Feishu Calendar |
Third-party entries come from the other product's official pages (read on 2026-10-16) and are its own statements, not our tests. Prices and requirements change, so check the official page on the day you download. "Not verified" means we did not see it on an official page, not that it does not exist. Our own column comes from our home page and privacy policy.
When to pick Screenshots to Calendar
- Your screenshots are timetables, concert schedules or agendas with several events in one image and you want them all extracted at once.
- Your events carry recurring rules like "every Tuesday" or "biweekly" and you want them created as recurring events.
- You want to point the camera at a poster, or trigger from the clipboard or a home screen widget.
When to pick SnapCal
- You mostly screenshot Chinese chats and notices from WeChat or Feishu and want to check each field on a confirmation screen before saving.
- Your work calendar is Feishu and you want events written to both the iPhone calendar and Feishu Calendar.
- You want to try it free first: the free tier gives 10 recognitions a month, then a subscription or a lifetime membership.
Limits of SnapCal
- One screenshot makes one event, so an image with several events has to be captured in several passes.
- The screenshot is compressed and sent to an AI service for recognition (not kept afterwards), so it is not purely on-device; on-device OCR is only for the preview and is never uploaded.
- iPhone only for now: no Mac or Android version.
Three things to test yourself before you commit
- Take a timetable screenshot with 3 events and see whether each app extracts all of them or only one (SnapCal makes one event per screenshot).
- Take a Chinese group notice containing "every Tuesday" and check whether the rule and time come out right and whether the confirmation screen lets you edit each field.
- If you use Feishu Calendar, confirm the event shows up there after saving; SnapCal supports this, while Screenshots to Calendar's page does not mention it.
Moving over from Screenshots to Calendar, or using both
Both apps write events into the system calendar, so events you already created need no migration; either app works on the same calendar. To move from Screenshots to Calendar to SnapCal, first deal with any unsaved events in its extraction history, then install SnapCal and use the share sheet or Recent Screenshots for new screenshots. To use both, give multi-event timetables to Screenshots to Calendar and Chinese chat notices to SnapCal.
FAQ
Can Screenshots to Calendar read recurring events?
Its page says it recognizes recurring rules in 10 languages. SnapCal makes one event per screenshot, so a recurrence has to be set by hand on the confirmation screen.
Do both apps upload my screenshots?
Both send them for recognition: Screenshots to Calendar says screenshots are sent securely and not retained; SnapCal compresses the screenshot and sends it to an AI service and does not keep it after recognition, with on-device OCR used only for the preview.
I use Feishu Calendar. Which should I pick?
SnapCal can write to both the iPhone calendar and Feishu Calendar after you confirm. The page of Screenshots to Calendar only mentions saving to the calendar, so Feishu support is not verified.
Which is cheaper?
Both are free to download. SnapCal's free tier is 10 recognitions a month; the free allowance and purchases of Screenshots to Calendar are not stated on its page, so we mark them not verified.
Sources and check dates
- Screenshots to Calendar App Store 页面（美区，Apple iTunes Lookup 读取） (checked 2026-10-16)
