Calendar Apps That Do More Than Just Show You Meetings
Modern calendar apps have grown well beyond simple scheduling. Here's what the newer features actually add.
Basic calendar apps simply display scheduled events, but a newer wave of calendar tools actively help decide when things should happen, not just record that they will.
Automatic time-blocking features
Some calendar apps now automatically find and block time for tasks from a connected to-do list, effectively scheduling focused work time automatically rather than leaving open calendar gaps to be filled manually.
Smarter scheduling across other people
Tools that analyze everyone's existing calendars to suggest meeting times that avoid conflicts, and that automatically handle time zone conversion for distributed teams, remove a meaningful amount of the manual back-and-forth that scheduling across several people used to require.