Guides
Best Fantastical Alternatives for Mac in 2026
Compare Fantastical alternatives for Google Calendar on Mac by provider support, planning workflow, platform, and current pricing model.
Maciej Szamowski11 min read
Stories
Build notes
What hora's First Public Beta Broke in Five Days
Five days into hora's public beta, real calendars exposed SwiftData hangs, OAuth edge cases, and sync assumptions my test account never could.
Maciej Szamowski6 min read
Product updates
What I Wanted hora's First Public Beta to Prove
A founder note prepared before hora's first public TestFlight beta: what version 0.6 shipped, what I asked testers to break, and what changed next.
Maciej Szamowski6 min read
Engineering
Real-Time Google Calendar Sync on macOS
How hora uses Google Calendar watch channels, a Cloudflare Worker, APNs, and fallback polling to keep its native Mac calendar fresh and reliable.
Maciej Szamowski10 min read
Engineering
Native vs Electron vs PWA for Mac Apps
Native, Electron, or PWA for a Mac app? A practical comparison of runtime, OS integration, performance, and the tradeoffs behind hora Calendar.
Maciej Szamowski10 min read
Build notes
Six QA Groups and the Week hora Stopped Feeling Fragile
A founder note from hora 0.6: recurring deletes, widget deep links, RSVP gestures, editor polish, and the SwiftData migration I reverted.
Maciej Szamowski6 min read