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This is the head-to-head a React Native developer actually faces: the RN calendar libraries you might reach for instead. Every one of them is good at what it targets, so the table below is a map of trade-offs, not a scoreboard. For the “coming from the web” case (FullCalendar, react-big-calendar) see Coming from FullCalendar and Coming from react-big-calendar.
Checked mid-2026 against each project’s current docs. Libraries move fast, so verify anything load-bearing against the version you install.

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Feature matrix

Legend: ✅ built in · ➕ official add-on · ⚠️ partial or with caveats · ❌ not available.

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What each one is best at

Picking the right tool matters more than a row of checkmarks:
  • react-native-big-calendar has the lightest footprint here (dayjs + calendarize, no Reanimated or Gesture Handler). If you want month/week/day/agenda without gestures, virtualization, or drag, it is the simpler dependency story. super-calendar is its spiritual successor, so the <Calendar> API is close: see Migrating from react-native-big-calendar.
  • @howljs/calendar-kit has an excellent time grid with pinch-zoom, haptics, resources, RRULE, and per-event time zones. Its gap is the month and agenda views (the month view is its most-requested feature). If you only need day/week scheduling, it is a strong choice. See Migrating from calendar-kit.
  • react-native-calendars (Wix) is the most established, with a mature marked-dates month, agenda, and timeline. It has no event drag, recurrence, or all-day spanning bars (it marks days with dots), and the project has been quieter lately.
  • flash-calendar is a fast, tiny infinite-scroll date picker built on FlashList. It has no event model, so it is a picker rather than an event calendar. It inspired our MonthList.

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Why super-calendar

The axis that sets it apart is one calendar model that runs on React DOM and React Native from the same API, with events, drag-and-drop, recurrence, time zones, and resources built in and free. If you are web-only, a mature web library like FullCalendar may still suit you better; if you only need a native date picker, flash-calendar is leaner. Reach for super-calendar when you want a full event calendar that behaves the same across platforms. See also Why super-calendar for the high-level positioning and the dom vs native comparison for what differs between the two renderers.