Compare tidycal and Manage My Damn Life on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Calendar tools, Freemium vs Open Source (self-hosted) pricing to…
At a Glance
tidycal
Manage My Damn Life
Primary category
Calendar
Calendar
Rating
Not documented
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Pricing model
Freemium
Open Source (self-hosted)
Starting price
$0
Free
Free plan
Yes
Not documented
Free trial
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Web
Web
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Not documented
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Public API
Not documented
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
tidycal
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Manage My Damn Life
Self-hosted — Free N/A
Pros & Cons
tidycal
Pros
Genuinely free-forever plan with unlimited bookings and booking types, not just a trial.
Sells one-time "lifetime" plans ($29 Individual, $79 Agency) as an alternative to a recurring subscription.
Auto-generates Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams links for booked meetings from the Individual Lifetime tier up.
Recognized as a #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt, per a badge shown on the homepage.
Cons
Removing TidyCal branding and using a custom domain requires the separate Pro subscription ($12/mo, or $99/yr billed annually) on top of a lifetime purchase.
SMS reminders are limited to the US & Canada, per the Agency Lifetime plan description.
The AI booking assistant and group bookings aren't available on the free plan — they start at the paid Individual Lifetime tier.
Manage My Damn Life
Pros
Completely free and open source, with no subscription cost
Keeps task and calendar data self-hosted and under user control
Works with existing CalDAV servers rather than locking data into a new format
Actively developed, with visible GitHub releases into 2025
Fits naturally into existing home-lab and Docker-based self-hosting setups
Cons
Requires self-hosting knowledge and infrastructure to run
Still in beta, so bugs and rough edges should be expected
No official managed/cloud-hosted version for non-technical users
Smaller community and support surface than mainstream productivity apps
Feature set is narrower than established commercial to-do and calendar apps
Use Cases
tidycal
Manage My Damn Life
Self-hosting enthusiasts — Individuals already running services like Nextcloud who want a dedicated, modern task and calendar UI on top of their existing CalDAV data.
Privacy-focused task management — People who prefer to keep personal task and calendar data off commercial cloud platforms while still getting a usable app experience.
Shared household task tracking — Using multiple user and CalDAV accounts from one instance to coordinate tasks and calendars across a household.