# Fantastical alternative: your calendar from WhatsApp

> Looking for a Fantastical alternative? Add Google or Outlook events and reminders by WhatsApp message or voice note, and see where Fantastical still wins.

Source: https://www.getmindie.app/alternatives/fantastical (updated 2026-10-31)

## Messages to send Mindie
- Plain words: "Lunch with Sarah on Thursday at 1pm at the Italian place"
- What's coming: "What's on tomorrow?"
- A flight: "Flight to Denver on 9 May at 6:40am, add it to my calendar"

If you're looking for a Fantastical alternative, maybe because you're on Android or you mostly want to add things quickly rather than look at a calendar, Mindie lets you add Google Calendar and Outlook events from a WhatsApp chat. Type a sentence or send a voice note, and it lands on your calendar.

Fantastical is a carefully made calendar app. If you spend your day inside a calendar, it's likely the better tool.

## The short answer

- **Stay with Fantastical if** you want a full calendar app with day to year views, scheduling links, invites and conference links on Apple devices or Windows.
- **Try Mindie if** you want to add events and reminders by message or voice note from any phone, and get the nudge in WhatsApp.

## At a glance

| | Mindie | Fantastical |
|---|---|---|
| Where it lives | A WhatsApp chat, plus a web dashboard | Apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro |
| Android | Yes, through WhatsApp | No app yet |
| Calendar views | No, ask "what's on today?" | Day, week, month, quarter, year and more |
| Calendars | Google Calendar and Outlook | iCloud, Google, Microsoft 365, Exchange, CalDAV and more |
| Scheduling with others | No | Invites, availability links and time proposals (Premium) |
| Voice notes and screenshots | Yes | No |

## Where Fantastical is better

Fantastical is a complete calendar. It connects many account types, shows your time in several views, keeps tasks next to events and adds a weather forecast. With Premium you get scheduling tools like availability links and time proposals, travel time, time-to-leave alerts and calendar sets that switch automatically. The free version already covers natural-language entry and the main views. If you need to see and arrange your week, Mindie doesn't replace that.

## Where Mindie fits

Mindie is a contact in your WhatsApp. You text it the way you would text a friend ("pay rent on the 5th at 10am"), or send a voice note or a screenshot, and it replies with the time it understood. If you leave out a time, it asks. When the moment comes it messages you in the same chat, and you reply done, snooze or undo.

Say "lunch with Sam Friday at 1" and Mindie adds it to Google Calendar or Outlook. Ask "what's on tomorrow?" and it lists your events. A screenshot of a booking or an invite becomes an event or a reminder. With the opt-in morning briefing, your day arrives as a WhatsApp message before you open anything.

## Using both

Keep Fantastical as the place you look at your week, and use Mindie as the quick way in when you're away from it or on a phone it doesn't support. Events Mindie adds to Google Calendar or Outlook show up in Fantastical like any others.

## Price

Fantastical has a free version. Flexibits Premium covers Fantastical and Cardhop, with Individual, Family (up to 5 people) and Team plans, each with a 14-day free trial. Flexibits' pricing page doesn't show the amounts before checkout.

Mindie has one plan: $9 a month or $90 a year. You can try it on WhatsApp first with no sign-up, then start a 7-day free trial with every feature. A card is saved at checkout and nothing is charged during the trial. A $99 lifetime plan is open to the first 50 buyers outside the UK and EU. The first payment has a 7-day money-back guarantee, and texting "cancel" ends the plan. See [pricing](/pricing) or [start your trial](/signup).

## FAQ

### Is Mindie a calendar app like Fantastical?
No. Mindie has no calendar view. It adds events to your Google Calendar or Outlook and tells you what's on when you ask, all from a WhatsApp chat.

### Can Mindie send invites or booking links?
No. Mindie adds events to your own calendar. Invitations, availability links and conference links are things Fantastical does and Mindie doesn't.

### Does Mindie work on Android?
Yes. It runs inside WhatsApp, so any phone or computer with WhatsApp works.

### Can Mindie add events in plain words too?
Yes. Connect Google Calendar or Outlook, then text the event the way you'd say it. You can also send a voice note or a screenshot.

### Can I check my day without opening a calendar?
Yes. Ask "what's on tomorrow?" in WhatsApp. You can also turn on a morning briefing and calendar nudges.

## Related
- [Google Calendar alternative](https://www.getmindie.app/alternatives/google-calendar)
- [Google Calendar in WhatsApp](https://www.getmindie.app/features/google-calendar-whatsapp)
- [Outlook Calendar in WhatsApp](https://www.getmindie.app/features/outlook-calendar-whatsapp)
- [WhatsApp calendar guide](https://www.getmindie.app/guides/whatsapp-calendar)