Quick verdict
- What it is
- Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
- At a glance
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- From $3.99/mo
- Free to download
- In-app purchases
Categories and search queries
Official categories
- Social Networking
- Productivity
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Key functions
| Function | Availability | Access | Scope | Evidence |
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| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Limited free | — | Store published |
Screens
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Pricing & paywalls
App Store
- Howbout+ Monthly — $3.99/month
- Howbout+ Monthly — $39.99/year ($3.33/mo)
Ratings & reviews
App Store
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5/5Inclusivity made easy; less time planning, more time doing
While Howbout easily attracts the planner in your group, it may be even better for the people who HATE planning. This app makes planning and getting a group together easy so you can spend less time planning and more time having fun with friends! Perhaps the greatest benefit is the ease of connecting with people at your parties and other activities to be able to include them in your next plans. Easy to be inclusive and branch out with Howbout—like Meet Up but at a micro level, how most friends and connections are made. Excited to see how this app evolves, particularly with tools to help remember the great moments!
rdkenyon · 2 Sep 2026
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5/5This app is mad clever and FREEEE
My friends and I always have trouble finding a time to hangout and this app helps a lot. You can pin events which count down the days for the events, you can hav bucket lists, the plans are color coordinated to each person so you can tell who is free or not, you can invite people to see who is going to the same event you are, you can add details to the plan explaining what you are doing, add a location, you can mark your plans as busy, maybe busy, or free, alert everyone when the event is starting and if it’s a day or a week away (even more times available), you can set an event for multiple days without individually adding it, you can add multiple events on a day, and you can add memories to the app, and pictures to your plans. If you only want to look at your schedule or a certain amount of people you can press on the people to limit the viability of whose plans you want to see. Very great and useful.
Keichanln · 31 Jul 2026
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3/5Needs to fix and add things, pretty decent
I’ll start off by saying I hate how you HAVE to add three friends to even begin using it and they keep shoving it down your throat until you do so. Another thing I hate is how you can’t use the calendar to pick days when you’re trying to put down a multi-day, all-day event. Anywhere you put your finger, it’ll just go to the day before that ?? For whatever reason and then when you try to save it, it shows a completely different date like at that point what is the little calendar for if it doesn’t even do the job. A widget on the iPhone would be pretty helpful too. Other than that though I actually quite like the app. It’s very helpful with planning things with friends and easy to organize. I find it very useful in my everyday life. It would be way nicer if they fixed those mistakes.
Liecyda · 2 Sep 2026
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1/5Gatekeeping the app. Locked Out!
Need at least one friend SIGN UP for an new account, before you can use the app. My friends who uses the app suggested me to get it to put my work schedules in so they know when I can hang out with them. When I downloaded the app, I was locked out. All my friends have the account already, so I can’t get in. According to my friends this app is really good, but unfortunately you are stuck if your the last friend to get the app… Wish it didn't have this feature. So I could use the app. Edit: After reading other reviews, the only way to bypass this step is by email the support email… Forcing people to get others too join is annoying for those who only have a few friends. Also claiming the forced invite is to have “a better experience with real friends” is just a bad reason. If I downloaded the app, It means I WAS ALREADY going to use it with friends. Please put a button to skip this step entirely. Until then, I’m deleting it.
Clara Hart · 2 Sep 2026
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3/5Duplicates annoying
Calendar functionality could be better for collaboration. The thing I find most fun is the updates and reacting to them, but the calendar itself is so tiny and ours immediately filled up with a bunch of duplicates, such as people having multiple "busy" items on the same day/overlapping times, and multiple people making the same event instead of it merging into one. And there are only four of us. Since you can only see four items at a time (because there's only one calendar view) it's kind of pointless to have anymore than four items per day or else you can't actually see what people are doing at a glance. I think the 'busy' feature in general is kind of pointless and clutters everything- I wish I could at least hide it. If this and duplicates could be dealt with it would be a lot better! A weak view would also be great.
Sunnie1ee · 2 Sep 2026
Privacy & accessibility
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Accessibility
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Versions
App Store
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13.10.0
A couple of small tweaks here to keep Howbout going strong, including bug fixes and some performance improvements!
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13.10.1
A couple of small tweaks here to keep Howbout going strong, including bug fixes and some performance improvements!
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13.11.0
A little bug exterminating in this build to keep your app speedy!
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13.12.0
A couple of new changes in this build... We've made some small but mighty improvements to Day View! We now show full event titles, and you can drag and add events to 15 minute increments rather than just 30! Plus, a couple of general fixes to keep things running smoothly!
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13.13.0
We’ve updated the app with a few performance improvements and bug fixes.
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13.4.1
In this latest build, we have a couple of bug fixes and performance boosts coming your way!
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13.4.3
In this latest build, we have a couple of bug fixes and performance boosts coming your way!
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13.5.0
No new features to report! Just some routine fixes to keep the app healthy.
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13.6.0
Improvements under the hood for this new update to keep your app racing ready, kachow! You can now add events even quicker from your calendar on month view! Just press and hold on a day, or press & drag to create a multi-day event! Let us know any feedback over at [email protected]
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13.7.0
There's a Valentine's Day gift waiting for you in our latest update, head to the app to claim it! Also, you can now add events even quicker from your calendar on month view! Just press and hold on a day, or press & drag to create a multi-day event!
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13.8.0
Nothing too crazy this time! Just some bug fixes and performance boosts to keep your app running smoothly.
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13.9.2
Just a regularly scheduled Howbout clean-up, with bug fixes and performance improvements coming your way.
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14.0.0
Our latest build introduces more meaningful colors, making it easier than ever for you and your friends to stay organized and track your events at a glance!
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14.1.0
We’ve made some behind-the-scenes improvements this build…
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14.1.1
We’ve made some behind-the-scenes improvements this build…
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14.2.0
Recurring events just got an upgrade; it’s now quicker and easier to add or edit repeating events!
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15.0.0
Improvements under the hood for this new update to keep your app racing ready, kachow!
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15.0.1
Improvements under the hood for this new update to keep your app racing ready, kachow!
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15.0.2
Improvements under the hood for this new update to keep your app racing ready, kachow!
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15.1.0
Big things are coming in this latest build! You can now add week numbers for the calendar view to make planning easier. Our widget just got more social! Now, you can see friends' upcoming plans on our home screen widget as well as your own You might see some more rectangle edges on profile pictures and calendar events that are just the beginning of some new exciting changes to come!
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15.1.1
Big things are coming in this latest build! You can now add week numbers for the calendar view to make planning easier. Our widget just got more social! Now, you can see friends' upcoming plans on our home screen widget as well as your own You might see some more rectangle edges on profile pictures and calendar events that are just the beginning of some new exciting changes to come!
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15.1.2
Big things are coming in this latest build! You can now add week numbers for the calendar view to make planning easier. Our widget just got more social! Now, you can see friends' upcoming plans on our home screen widget as well as your own You might see some more rectangle edges on profile pictures and calendar events that are just the beginning of some new exciting changes to come!
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15.2.0
Nothing to see here: just some minor improvements and bug fixes
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15.3.0
We’ve made it even easier to get your home screen looking aesthetic. You can now find a brand new widget entry point right inside your Settings, making it quicker than ever to discover and set up your Howbout widgets!
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16.0.0
· 27 Jul 2026
You know at the end of Grease when Sandy goes from being the cute girl-next-door to… hot? Well, we’ve gone and done it again. Howbout has officially had a complete glow-up! We’ve completely refreshed the app with a brand new look, updated fonts, and a total overhaul of our theme, event, and friend colours. It’s cleaner, sleeker, and looking better than ever. And because we know you love to keep your life in sync, we’ve got another massive update for you: you can now directly sync your Google Calendar to Howbout! No more switching back and forth between apps to see when you’re actually free.
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16.0.1
You know at the end of Grease when Sandy goes from being the cute girl-next-door to… hot? Well, we’ve gone and done it again. Howbout has officially had a complete glow-up! We’ve completely refreshed the app with a brand new look, updated fonts, and a total overhaul of our theme, event, and friend colours. It’s cleaner, sleeker, and looking better than ever. And because we know you love to keep your life in sync, we’ve got another massive update for you: you can now directly sync your Google Calendar to Howbout! No more switching back and forth between apps to see when you’re actually free.
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16.0.2
· 30 Jul 2026
You know at the end of Grease when Sandy goes from being the cute girl-next-door to… hot? Well, we’ve gone and done it again. Howbout has officially had a complete glow-up! We’ve completely refreshed the app with a brand new look, updated fonts, and a total overhaul of our theme, event, and friend colours. It’s cleaner, sleeker, and looking better than ever. And because we know you love to keep your life in sync, we’ve got another massive update for you: you can now directly sync your Google Calendar to Howbout! No more switching back and forth between apps to see when you’re actually free.
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16.0.3
You know at the end of Grease when Sandy goes from being the cute girl-next-door to… hot? Well, we’ve gone and done it again. Howbout has officially had a complete glow-up! We’ve completely refreshed the app with a brand new look, updated fonts, and a total overhaul of our theme, event, and friend colours. It’s cleaner, sleeker, and looking better than ever. And because we know you love to keep your life in sync, we’ve got another massive update for you: you can now directly sync your Google Calendar to Howbout! No more switching back and forth between apps to see when you’re actually free.
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16.1.0
Never miss a plan again, even when your phone is locked. We’ve brought Live Activities to Howbout! Now, you can get real-time updates for your upcoming plan invites right on your lock screen and Dynamic Island.
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16.2.0
· 25 Aug 2026
We’ve made some small but mighty tweaks in this build to keep your app looking clean and consistent.
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16.3.0
We’ve made some behind-the-scenes improvements this build… Let us know any feedback over at [email protected]
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- Last verified
- 2 Sep 2026
- Sources
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