Choical
An easy way to enter calendar events.
Choical – What is it?
Choical is an app that adds events to the default Calendar app on your iPhone or iPod touch.
You can enter events using simple phrases such as “2012/02/13 meeting” or “02/13 15:30 meeting”.
In Japanese, you can also type phrases like “meeting tomorrow” or “meeting tomorrow at 3 o’clock”.
I felt this kind of natural-language input would not be so useful in English, so I haven’t implemented it in English yet.
If you would like English support in Choical, please let me know through the contact form below. I’d love to hear from you.
Who is this app for?
- Your calendar app requires too many taps just to enter a single event.
- You want to enter events at the meeting table while looking at the screen as little as possible.
- Switching keyboard / input methods feels like a hassle.
- You think of the iPhone calendar as an extension of your personal organizer.
- You often forget today’s date.
- You often forget what you were going to type while you’re busy tapping various buttons.
If this sounds like you, then we share the same problem.
Let’s make things easier with Choical!
Description 1: Entering an event
The Choical window is simple – that’s it.
Enter an event such as “05221200 haircut”.

This time, I entered “05221200 haircut”, and the event window for “5/22 12:00–13:00 haircut” appears.

Tap “Done” to add the event.
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That’s all there is to it in Choical.
You can then check that the event has been added to the Calendar app.

Opening the Calendar app...

There it is – the event has been added!
Description 2: Supported formats
Here are the supported formats:
yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm hiking
mmddhhmm hiking
hhmm hiking
yyyymmdd birthday
m/dd birthday
The “Favorites” window shows you input examples.

Enjoy simple event input.
Inquiry
If you have any questions or feedback, please use the contact form below.
Thank you for your interest.
Contact FormGet it on the App Store
If you’re interested in Choical, open the App Store and search for “Choical”, or tap the link below.
