GroupCal is a shared calendar app with real-time sync and permissions for teams, communities, and families. Free plan; paid plans from $10/month.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
GroupCal is a shared calendar platform for groups that need to stay in sync in real time. It runs on iPhone, Android, and the web. It is made by 24me, a company founded in 2012 by Gilad Hertanu and Liat Mordechay, and the company says more than 800,000 people use it.
Rather than sharing one personal calendar by link, GroupCal is built around the group. Each calendar has its own name, photo, color, and member list, and changes trigger push notifications to members. The free plan covers unlimited calendars and events, so a group can begin without paying, and paid plans add control and publishing features.
An admin creates a calendar, gives it a name and photo, and shares a single link. Members join with one click, without signup friction or individual email invitations. Anyone can then add events, depending on the permissions the admin has set. Everyone sees updates as they happen across iPhone, Android, and the web app.
When an event is added or changed, GroupCal sends a push notification to the group, which the company compares to a chat app. Admins can create many separate calendars and view them together in one dashboard. Master calendars can link to related schedules and sync them automatically, which is an Organization plan feature.
The permission system is a central feature. Admins can assign Owner, Admin, and Member roles, decide who can add events or members, restrict members to editing only their own events, and show only Busy times for sensitive schedules. Event ownership and member colors and photos make it clear who is responsible for what and whose event is whose.
For wider audiences, a calendar can be published as a searchable channel with a custom photo, description, and verification badge, and unlimited followers. Public calendars can be embedded on a website with simple code, a WordPress plugin, or Wix widgets. Users can also connect Google, Outlook, or iCloud accounts and share those events with a group.
GroupCal is a shared calendar platform for groups that need to stay in sync in real time. Teams, communities, schools, families, and businesses use it to share schedules, control permissions, and get instant updates. It works on iPhone, Android, and the web.
Yes. The free plan includes unlimited calendars and events, 25 photo attachments, and 1 admin. Paid plans add more control, collaboration, and publishing features.
Pro is $10 per month billed annually ($15 billed monthly), Team is $50 ($75 monthly), and Organization is $150 ($225 monthly). Enterprise has custom pricing.
Yes. Any paid plan includes a 7-day free trial with no setup fee. You can also stay on the free plan indefinitely.
GroupCal is built for group collaboration rather than individual subscriptions. Members join by link, receive push notifications on changes, and can be given granular permissions. Each calendar also has its own name, photo, and member list.
Users can connect Google, Outlook, and iCloud calendars to share their events. Public calendars can be embedded on websites with simple code, a WordPress plugin, or Wix widgets. Enterprise adds a REST API and webhooks.
Yes. Any public GroupCal calendar can be embedded on a website. Organization and Enterprise plans add features such as embedding multiple calendars together and an event cards view.
Its examples include a barbershop, a dental office, and a tattoo studio sharing schedules. Small teams can start free or on Pro, and the Team plan adds event ownership and advanced permissions for staff scheduling.