Alternatives
Multical and Meetingpad do the same core job: when a meeting lands on one calendar, the time is blocked on your others, so each client's team sees you're busy. Meetingpad adds a private Blocked event to every other Google and Microsoft calendar you connect, without the meeting's title, and runs as a Mac app, with Windows in beta. Multical also syncs iCloud and lets you show free/busy, the title or full details. You sign in to Multical at app.usemultical.com; its website says "any device" and doesn't name a desktop or phone app. OneCal, CalendarBridge, SyncThemCalendars, Reclaim, Notion Calendar and Google Calendar sharing cover other setups. We built Meetingpad, so it's on this list; every other tool's details come from its own website, checked on November 9, 2026.
Multical is made for fractionals, multi-hyphenates and portfolio careerists. When an event is booked on one calendar, it blocks that time on all your others; you choose what the block shows, and you can skip events by keyword or sync only during working hours. It connects Google, Outlook (personal and work or school) and iCloud, and adds scheduling links for each client, project or role, plus a combined Portfolio View.
Google and Outlook sync almost instantly; iCloud can take up to 15 minutes. After a 7-day trial with no credit card, it's $5 a month, $50 a year, or $200 one-time for lifetime access, with unlimited calendar syncing. Where an organization requires it, an admin has to approve Multical first.
| What the block shows | How fast | Which calendars it connects | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multical | Free/busy, the title or full details | Google and Outlook almost instantly; iCloud up to 15 minutes | Google, Outlook, iCloud |
| Meetingpad | A private event titled Blocked, without the meeting's title | Every few minutes on Meetingpad's server, even while your computer is asleep | Google and Microsoft |
| OneCal | A custom title, "Busy" by default, or the original title | Real time; iCloud and CalDAV up to 10 minutes | Google, Outlook, iCloud, CalDAV |
| Reclaim | Free/busy or full details | Not stated | Google and Outlook |
| Notion Calendar | Show as busy, or include details | Not stated | Google, Outlook, iCloud |
From each company's own website and help pages, checked on November 9, 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.
Skip it if you need iCloud, a phone app or a team plan, or if a client's IT won't allow third-party apps.
Syncs Google, Outlook, iCloud and CalDAV, with apps for iPhone, Android and Mac. Meetingpad vs OneCal
Mirrors events, connects CalDAV servers and offers organization accounts. Meetingpad vs CalendarBridge
Copies events between Google, Outlook and iCloud, with details hidden behind a Busy block if you like. Meetingpad vs SyncThemCalendars
Busy blocks across Google and Outlook, plus tasks, habits and focus time scheduled for you. Meetingpad vs Reclaim
A free calendar app for Google, Outlook and iCloud that can auto-block busy slots. Meetingpad vs Notion Calendar
Free/busy sharing between Google accounts, where the administrator allows it.
Both block your time across calendars for people who work in several organizations. Meetingpad is a Mac app, with Windows in beta, for Google and Microsoft calendars, and adds a private event titled Blocked. Multical also syncs iCloud and lets you choose free/busy, the title or full details. You sign in to Multical at app.usemultical.com; its website says "any device" and doesn't name a desktop or phone app.
Multical's help says deleting a rule doesn't remove the events it created; disconnecting the calendar does.
Multical is $5 a month, $50 a year, or $200 one-time for lifetime access, after a 7-day free trial with no credit card.
Connect your Google and Microsoft calendars and switch on calendar blocking. A meeting on one adds a private Blocked event to the others, so each client's team sees you're busy.
