Fantastical is finally on Android, but you might have to wait until 2027 to try it

Fantastical has long been hailed as one of the best calendar apps available today, but if you’re an Android user, chances are you’ve never used it. Despite the move from Apple exclusivity to cross-platform availability on Windows, Android has long escaped the attention of the Flexibits development team. Today, that’s finally changing, as Fantastical is heading to Google’s mobile operating system platform, but not precisely in the way you might expect.

Starting today, Fantastical is now available for Google’s new laptop initiative, Googlebook. Existing Fantastical users who use the app on different platforms (like iOS or Windows) can access Fantastical on Googlebook at no additional cost, while new users arriving at Fantastical for the very first time can also use the app on any of their other supported devices.

Although Googlebook’s underlying operating system is Android, Flexibits co-founder and CEO Michael Simmons stressed that the app is not yet ready to debut on phones, tablets, or foldables. Those versions are on the way — contrary to what Simmons himself said in 2024 when he said the app would never find its way to the Play Store — but they won’t be ready to launch until 2027. Likewise, today’s announcement doesn’t include integration of the company’s contact management app, Cardhop, on Android; Simmons tells me they have “no announcements” about this app at this time.

Fantastical began life on the Mac in 2011, offering calendar creation tools through a simple, plain language-based interface that’s not much different from today’s LLMs. Although Flexibits unveiled a Windows variant in late 2024, today’s move marks the first step toward compatibility with Google’s mobile operating system, and you can thank Googlebooks for building that bridge. Simmons told me that development began after Google showed the Fantastical team a demo of its new laptop platform, and he found himself impressed enough to take a chance and finally expand the app to Android.

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While most users will have to wait until next year to get their hands on Fantastical, all early Googlebook adopters have the chance to start using a brand new calendar app starting today. Individual rates start at $57 per year, and family plans start at $90 per year. A free, less powerful tier is also available.

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