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TapCal help, FAQ, and user guide

TapCal is a month-based calendar app with a selected-day timeline below the calendar. It supports events and reminders, plus month, week, list, and heat map widgets.

Quick settings key

The most-used TapCal settings paths, kept in one clean list.

  • Change default event calendar

    Settings > General Settings > Default calendar

  • Change default reminder list

    Settings > Reminder Settings > Default list

  • Choose visible calendars

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > Calendars

  • Choose visible reminder lists

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > Reminders

  • Add subscription calendar

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > Add subscription

  • Leave Feedback

    Settings > scroll to bottom > Leave Feedback

Start Here

Create, edit, and search in TapCal

TapCal is designed around the month calendar and the selected-day timeline. These are the main actions most people use every day.

Create a new item

  • Tap the + button to open the composer.
  • Or tap a day once to select it, then tap the same day again.
  • Choose the Event or Reminder tab.

Edit from the timeline

  • Tap an event in the day timeline to edit it.
  • Tap a reminder row in the day timeline to edit it.
  • You work directly from the selected day below the calendar.

Search events

  • Open search from the main Search button.
  • TapCal searches events in visible calendars.
  • Search does not search reminders.

Reminder features

Reminders support priority, recurrence, notes, and optional location-based arrival or departure alerts. Arrival and departure alerts require Always location access and are Pro-only.

Calendars and Reminders

Control what TapCal shows and where new items are saved

TapCal shows calendars that already exist on your device through Apple Calendar / EventKit. Use these settings to choose defaults, control visibility, manage subscriptions, and switch between saved calendar sets.

Change defaults and visibility

Choose where new events and reminders go, and which calendars and reminder lists stay visible in TapCal.

  • Default calendar

    Settings > General Settings > Default calendar

  • Default reminder list

    Settings > Reminder Settings > Default list

  • Visible calendars

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > Calendars

  • Visible reminder lists

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > Reminders

Calendar accounts and subscriptions

TapCal syncs calendar accounts. Accounts are managed in iOS settings, so TapCal does not add them directly.

  • TapCal reads calendars from iOS, including iCloud, Google, Outlook/Exchange, Yahoo, and CalDAV.
  • Add accounts in Settings > Apps > Calendar > Calendar Accounts > Add Account.
  • Add subscription calendar

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > Add subscription

    Subscription calendars are read-only feeds.

How shared calendars work

  • If a shared calendar already appears in Apple Calendar on the device, it can appear in TapCal too.
  • That includes iCloud, Google, Outlook/Exchange, Yahoo, and CalDAV accounts configured in iOS.
  • TapCal cannot invite people to calendars or create calendar sharing itself.

Calendar sets

  • Open calendar sets from the main toolbar Calendar Sets button.
  • You can also find them in Settings > Calendars & Lists.
  • Save and switch between named calendar sets, with a maximum of 5 calendar sets.

Notifications

How TapCal notifications work

TapCal schedules its own event and reminder notifications. Alert settings live inside TapCal, and event and reminder behavior can be configured separately.

Use per-calendar settings for event alerts, per-list settings for reminder alerts, and separate options for what happens when you tap a notification.

  • Per-calendar event alerts

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > tap a calendar > Event Alerts

  • Per-reminder-list alerts

    Settings > Calendars & Lists > Reminders > tap a reminder list > Reminder Alerts

  • Event notification tap behavior

    Settings > Calendar Settings > Open event editor from notification

  • Reminder notification tap behavior

    Settings > Reminder Settings > Open reminder editor from notification

Customize

Appearance, widgets, weather, and smart input

TapCal includes separate settings for appearance, calendar layout, reminder behavior, widget layout, weather icons, and natural language event parsing.

  • App appearance

    Settings > Appearance

    Includes App Icon, Font, App theme, and Widget theme.

  • Calendar language

    Settings > General Settings > Calendar language

  • Day Number Highlights

    Settings > General Settings > Day Number Highlights

    Controls weekend and holiday day-number highlights.

  • App Icon Badge

    Settings > General Settings > App Icon Badge

  • Calendar layout

    Settings > Calendar Settings

  • Reminder behavior

    Settings > Reminder Settings

  • Widget layout

    Settings > Widget Settings

    Widgets include month, week, list, and heat map widgets.

  • Weather icons

    Settings > Weather

    Turn icons on or off and choose current location or a city. Free shows 3 days. Pro unlocks 10 days.

  • Natural language event parsing
    Pro

    Settings > Natural Language > Enable natural language

    This setting is Pro-only.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Direct answers to common TapCal setup and support questions.

Support

Troubleshooting and contact

Keep this part short: check permissions, recover deleted events if needed, then use the feedback link or email support.

Troubleshooting

  • Check app access in Settings > Check Permissions.
  • Recover deleted events in Settings > Recover.
  • For arrival and departure reminder alerts, location access must be set to Always.

Contact and feedback

  • In the app, go to Settings > scroll to bottom > Leave Feedback.
  • You can also email hello@tapcal.app.