Comparison
Multical and Meetingpad are built for the same people: consultants and fractionals who hold a calendar inside more than one client's organization. Both block your time on your other calendars when a meeting lands on one, so each client's team sees you're busy. Meetingpad adds a private Blocked event, which doesn't show the meeting's title, to every Google and Microsoft calendar you connect, and runs on Mac, with Windows in beta. Multical also syncs iCloud. You sign in to Multical at app.usemultical.com; its website says "any device" and doesn't name a desktop or phone app. We built Meetingpad; Multical's details come from its own website, checked on November 9, 2026.
| Multical | Meetingpad | |
|---|---|---|
| How it stops double bookings | Blocks the time on your other calendars when an event is booked on one; you choose free/busy, the event title or full details | A meeting on one calendar adds a private Blocked event to every other calendar you connect; doesn't show the meeting's title |
| Calendars | Google, Outlook (personal and work or school) and iCloud | Google and Microsoft calendars (Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365). No iCloud |
| How fast | Google and Outlook almost instantly; iCloud can take 15 minutes | On Meetingpad's server every few minutes, even while your computer is asleep |
| Booking links | Scheduling links that check all your connected calendars | 2 per account free, unlimited on Pro; they only offer times you're free on every calendar you connect |
| Apps | You sign in to Multical at app.usemultical.com; its website says "any device" and doesn't name a desktop or phone app. | Mac, and Windows in beta. No phone app |
| Free plan or trial | 7-day free trial, no credit card | Free plan, no time limit |
| Paid plans | $5 a month, $50 a year, or $200 one-time for lifetime access | Pro $5 a month or $50 a year |
| If a client's IT restricts apps | An admin may need to approve Multical | Your client's IT may need to allow Meetingpad |
Multical details from Multical's own website, checked on November 9, 2026. Prices and plans change; follow the source links below.
Multical says that the moment an event is booked on one of your calendars, it blocks that time on all your others. You choose what the copy shows: free/busy only, the event title, or full details. It can skip events by keyword or sync only during working hours, and it includes scheduling links and a combined Portfolio View.
Meetingpad adds a private event titled Blocked to every other calendar you connect, including your account inside each client's organization, so their team sees you're busy. The Blocked event doesn't show the meeting's title, and you can rename it. Blocking is off until you switch it on, and it runs on Meetingpad's server, so it keeps working while your computer is asleep.
Multical syncs iCloud calendars, and Meetingpad doesn't. Multical also lets you show the event title or full details on your other calendars, and offers a one-time lifetime price. If any of those matter, Multical is the better fit.
A month, or $50 a year, or $200 one-time for lifetime access. 7-day free trial, no credit card.
Free plan: unlimited Google and Microsoft calendars and cross-calendar blocking. Pro is $5 a month or $50 a year.
Looking at more options? See Multical alternatives.
Yes. Multical syncs Google, Outlook and Apple iCloud calendars; iCloud can take up to 15 minutes. Meetingpad connects Google and Microsoft calendars only.
Multical is $5 a month, $50 a year, or $200 one-time for lifetime access, with a 7-day free trial and no credit card.
No. It adds a private event titled Blocked at the same time, which doesn't show the meeting's title.
We built Meetingpad. Every Multical detail here comes from Multical's own website, checked on November 9, 2026, and is linked under Sources.
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.
