> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://super-calendar.afonsojramos.me/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Comparison

> How super-calendar compares to other React Native calendar libraries, feature by feature.

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](/coming-from-fullcalendar) and [Coming from
react-big-calendar](/coming-from-react-big-calendar).

<Note>
  Checked mid-2026 against each project's current docs. Libraries move fast, so verify anything
  load-bearing against the version you install.
</Note>

## Feature matrix

| Capability                        | super-calendar | react-native-big-calendar | @howljs/calendar-kit | react-native-calendars | flash-calendar |
| --------------------------------- | -------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------- | -------------- |
| Month grid                        | ✅              | ✅                         | ❌ (top request)      | ✅ dots                 | ✅ picker       |
| Week / day / N-day time grid      | ✅              | ✅                         | ✅                    | ✅ timeline             | ❌              |
| Agenda / schedule list            | ✅              | ✅                         | ❌                    | ✅                      | ❌              |
| Resource timeline                 | ✅              | ❌                         | ✅                    | ⚠️ timeline            | ❌              |
| True multi-day spanning bars      | ✅              | ⚠️ per-day chip           | ✅ time grid          | ❌ dots                 | ❌              |
| Drag to move / resize / create    | ✅              | ❌ (declined upstream)     | ✅                    | ❌                      | ❌              |
| Recurring events (RRULE)          | ✅ helper       | ❌                         | ✅                    | ❌                      | ❌              |
| Time-zone display                 | ✅              | ❌                         | ✅ per-event          | ❌                      | ❌              |
| Overlapping events                | ✅ side-by-side | ⚠️ stacked                | ✅                    | n/a                    | n/a            |
| Date selection / range picker     | ✅              | ❌                         | ❌                    | ✅                      | ✅              |
| Virtualized, snap-paged views     | ✅              | ❌                         | ✅                    | ⚠️                     | ✅              |
| Accessibility (labels + keyboard) | ✅              | ⚠️                        | ⚠️                   | ⚠️                     | ⚠️             |
| Theming / custom render           | ✅              | ✅                         | ✅                    | ✅                      | ✅              |
| Dark-mode preset                  | ✅ `darkTheme`  | ❌ bring your own          | ✅                    | ⚠️                     | ⚠️             |
| Also runs on the web (same API)   | ✅              | ⚠️ partial                | ❌                    | ❌                      | ❌              |
| License                           | MIT            | MIT                       | MIT                  | MIT                    | MIT            |

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

## What each one is best at

Picking the right tool matters more than a row of checkmarks:

* **[react-native-big-calendar](https://github.com/acro5piano/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](/migrating-from-big-calendar).
* **[@howljs/calendar-kit](https://github.com/howljs/react-native-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](/migrating-from-calendar-kit).
* **[react-native-calendars](https://github.com/wix/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](https://github.com/MarceloPrado/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`.

## 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](https://fullcalendar.io) 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](/why) for the high-level positioning and the [dom
vs native comparison](/reference/renderers) for what differs between the two
renderers.