Streamline Calendar App (iOS): Perhaps Too Streamlined

I seldom use the calendar function on my phone, mostly because the interface is so cumbersome. Siri support has helped in some regard, but ultimately, I just write upcoming events in my notepad, constantly checking throughout the day. Streamline Calendar seeks to ease that pain a bit, but ultimately, it’s nothing to write home about—at least when you take the app’s premium pricing into account.

Setting up Streamline is pretty simple, as I was asked to allow it access to my core calendar, and within a few seconds I was off and running. The main gist is that it allows you to easily see every event with a zoomed-out view. This is capped by a UI that’s fairly pleasing to the eye, with a set of white and aqua hues that make everything easy to read.

Streamline’s concept is to allow you to switch between a hourly, daily, and weekly view at will by tapping the bottom of the screen, and it works as advertised. Hourly view displays 15 minutes at a time, and daily has an hourly view. Got it? Good, because that’s about all you’re getting.

There’s no interface to allow for easy invites or contacting individuals based on events, nor is there a informative monthly view. Touching a magnifying glass, which you would think would bring up a search, only toggles the view interface on or off.