TidyCal is a calendar scheduling and booking tool with a free-forever plan, one-time lifetime pricing ($29–$79), a $12/mo Pro tier, and Google Calendar sync.
TidyCal is a calendar scheduling and booking platform: users get a personal (or team) booking page that invitees use to pick an available time slot. The free plan supports unlimited bookings, unlimited booking types, paid bookings, recurring and package bookings, and a personal booking page. Paid tiers are structured mainly as one-time "lifetime" purchases rather than only a recurring subscription: Individual Lifetime ($29 one-time, listed against a $144 reference price) adds auto-generated Zoom/Google Meet/Microsoft Teams meeting links, group bookings, an AI booking assistant, and custom emails & analytics; Agency Lifetime ($79 one-time, listed against a $240 reference price) adds round-robin and collective meeting types, a dedicated team booking page, and SMS reminders for the US & Canada. A separate Pro subscription ($12/month, or $8.25/month billed annually at $99/year) removes TidyCal branding and adds a custom domain on top of the lifetime feature set. The sign-in flow redirects to a Google OAuth consent screen requesting Google Calendar read/write scopes, indicating native Google Calendar sync. The homepage also displays a Product Hunt '#1 Product of the Day' badge.
Key Features
Personal & Team Booking Pages — Share a personal or team booking page so invitees can pick an available time slot.
Auto-Generated Meeting Links — Automatically creates Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams links for booked meetings.
Round-Robin & Collective Bookings — Agency-tier scheduling that distributes or combines bookings across a team.
Google Calendar Sync — Reads and writes events directly to a connected Google Calendar.
Pros & Cons
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.