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Vimcal
A calendar for people who live in their calendar.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — Google has not replaced it
Google's version overlaps, but does not finish the scheduling job, so this one still earns its $15/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Speed and keyboard control are not generative features. Google, February 21, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Cron / Notion Calendar and Google Calendar.
- What the call is worth $180/yr
- $15/mo at the entry paid tier — $180 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Since
- February 21, 2024
- List price
- $15/mo
- Per year
- $180
The backstory
Vimcal is a fast, keyboard-driven calendar built for executives and their assistants, with time-zone handling and instant scheduling links. AI added natural-language event creation, which Vimcal shipped. Nothing about the wave threatens a latency-and-ergonomics product.
Escape hatches
C 
Cron / Notion Calendar Free, similar spirit.
notion.so open_in_new G 
Google Calendar Free and universal.
calendar.google.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.