TMP v.1.16. by Lil' Red Spider $16.95 USD
DateBk5, V-5.4a, s5 by Pimlico Software, Inc. $24.95 USD
MyWeek 3.1 by NJ Software $14.95 USD
WeekView 2.2b by Pimlico Software, Inc. $15.00 USD

Review date: 10/18/2005

TMP 250k file size.

Datebk5 772k file size.

MyWeek 160k file size.

WeekView 51k file size.

TMP requires Palm OS 4.0 or greater. Syncing and launching the software was simple and easy.

Datebk5 requires Palm OS V-2.0 or later. Syncing and launching the software was simple and easy. But it is a huge memory hog.

MyWeek requires Palm OS 3.0 or higher. Syncing the software was simple and easy. But cannot get it to work after syncing. Does it support the T5?

WeekView requires Palm OS V-2.0 or later. Syncing and launching the software was simple and easy.

TMP supports hi-resolution, color and can display 320x480 & landscape mode.

Datebk5 supports hi-resolution, color and can display 320x480 & landscape mode.

MyWeek features are unknown, cannot run on my T5 for some reason.

WeekView is in black and white. Does not support large screens or rotations. However it does seem to be in high resolution.

TMP provides detailed custom font sizes, even hi-res fonts. You can choose fonts for non-timed events to be bigger than timed events. You can bold or not bold, change the size of the day of the week, or the date as well. This feature is also available in the Task that TMP also provides. There are five font sizes, plus you get to choose if you want to bold them or not ending you with ten font choices. You can also custom the width of the column to allow more or less space for the date/month view on the left side.

There is also a lots of colors to choose from. It has it's own RGB scale to make your own custom colors. If you work for a company and know what the company colors are, you can set TMP to match those colors. All these features are available both in calendar and task views. You can set colors for each day of the week if you would like. Have Monday be blue, Tuesday be red and so on.

You can set it to show event time ending, and when you have a lot of events for one day, it will show it all, pushing the following days down the screen. But you cannot set it to automatically view everything in one week, or two weeks like Datebk5.

Datebk5 supports fonts sizes, including hi-res fonts. But only has three choices on font size, and it is not easy to find where to make those changes. Datebk5 has so many features that it boggles the mind to try and find them all and set it the way you want it to. The Tiny Font view is slightly better and smaller than the TMP smallest font view. But you have only three choices of font size, unlike the TMP ten choices.

It does have a great feature of show one week, two week or 3 days of the week on the screen. But if you have a lot of timed or non-timed events on a particular day, and you are viewing in a one week or two week view, you will find that the events are cut off, requiring you to tap on the day to view the rest of the events. Like TMP, it also has the Task features which are very similiar to TMP.

WeekView is made by the same company that makes Datebk5. However, this is a very basic week view program. There is no changing in fonts or colors. Cannot support large screens or task. It is very basic and wonderful program for those who are still on the Black and White Palm or for those who likes things extremely simple.

Clearly the Winner is TMP. TMP is the best out there for anyone that is looking for a great program for viewing their events in a weekly format. The ability to customize the fonts, and colors was the bait for me. What really impressed me was that it was easy to make these changes. Since it only cost $16.95 USD, which is only two dollars more than the WeekView, it is a great deal.

That said, I also want to point out that the DateBk5 is a fantastic calendar program that has more features such as daily, monthly and yearly views and more. For many years I have been using DateBk5, but it was the weekly view that I always used it the most for. So when TMP came out, I gave that software a shot, and it has stole my heart.

So for my lifestyle and preference, TMP fits my need the best. In conclusion, for those who are looking to find the best weekly view calendar, try TMP, but if you are looking for something more robust in a calendar program, give DateBK5 a look, which is $24.95 USD, which is only eight dollars more than TMP.

For more information on TMP, please read the review by at Time Manager Pad (TMP) by Mike Featherstone.

For more information on DateBk5, please read the review by at Iambic Agendus Versus DateBK5 by Nicholas Hilgeman.