Super Agenda vs the Samsung Calendar Widget: Is a Third-Party Widget Worth It?

Published

Oct 23, 2026

· Updated

Oct 23, 2026

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Bottom line. Pick the Samsung Calendar widget if you use Samsung Calendar and its widget already shows what you need. Pick Super Agenda if you want more control over the look of the list and over which events appear, and you will accept a one-time purchase for the styling.

Quick summary

The Samsung Calendar widget comes with your Galaxy phone. Samsung describes it as a quick view of the upcoming events in your calendar. It needs no extra download.

Super Agenda is a separate widget app for Android 8.0 and newer. It reads the calendars on your phone and draws them as an agenda list that you can style in detail. It has no month grid and no tasks.

If the Samsung widget does what you want, keep it. A third-party widget is worth a look when you want a different design or finer control than the built-in settings give.

Feature comparison

Type of product — Super Agenda: Separate widget app. Samsung Calendar widget: Widget of the Samsung Calendar app on Galaxy phones.
Works on — Super Agenda: Android 8.0 and newer. Samsung Calendar widget: Galaxy phones.
Agenda list — Super Agenda: Yes, with optional day headers and an optional timeline. Samsung Calendar widget: Shows upcoming events.
Layout choices — Super Agenda: One column, or two columns (today and next); toolbar with date or big date. Samsung Calendar widget: Not listed in Samsung's help pages.
Background color and transparency — Super Agenda: Yes, for each part (Pro). Samsung Calendar widget: Samsung's widget help lists a background color and a transparency setting; "not all widgets will have customizable settings".
Text sizes, shapes, corner radius — Super Agenda: Yes, for each part (Pro). Samsung Calendar widget: Not listed in Samsung's help pages.
Event color markers — Super Agenda: Bar, circle, or small dot. Samsung Calendar widget: Not listed in Samsung's help pages.
Built-in designs and saved presets — Super Agenda: Yes; save, share, and import (Pro). Samsung Calendar widget: Not listed in Samsung's help pages.
Accounts — Super Agenda: Calendars on the phone, including accounts that sync to the Android calendar. Samsung Calendar widget: Samsung Calendar connects to accounts such as Google and Outlook.
Time settings — Super Agenda: Past events, days ahead, maximum events, hide declined, hide all-day. Samsung Calendar widget: Not listed in Samsung's help pages.
Several widgets with their own calendars and style — Super Agenda: Yes. Samsung Calendar widget: Not listed in Samsung's help pages.
Price model — Super Agenda: Free download, one-time Pro, no subscription. Samsung Calendar widget: Part of the Samsung Calendar app; Samsung lists no separate widget charge.

Checked on 2026-10-23. Features and prices checked on 2026-10-23 in Samsung's help pages on widgets and on the Calendar app. "Not listed" means the help pages do not mention it. Your widget may do more than Samsung's pages say, and the options change with the One UI version. Check the widget settings on your phone.

Key differences

No install. The Samsung widget is already on the phone. Super Agenda is a download.
Detail of control. Samsung lists a background color and a transparency setting. Super Agenda lets you set colors, text sizes, shapes, transparency, and corner radius for each part.
Transparency range. Users in the Samsung Community report that the transparency choices changed with newer One UI versions. Samsung's pages do not confirm what the range is today. Look at your own widget settings.
Event filters. Super Agenda has settings to hide declined and all-day events and to limit days ahead and the number of events. These are free.
Month view. Samsung Community posts mention a month calendar widget. Super Agenda has no month grid. Samsung's help pages do not describe the widget types.

Your calendar, on your home screen. Super Agenda is a free, very customizable agenda widget for Android. No account, no ads.

Get Super Agenda on Google Play

Price

Samsung Calendar widget. It is part of the Samsung Calendar app. Samsung's pages list no separate charge. Samsung says you can reinstall the Calendar app from the Galaxy Store if you removed it.
Super Agenda. Free to download. One one-time in-app purchase, "Super Agenda Pro", unlocks all style options: colors, layouts, per-widget styles, presets, and day and night themes. The time settings and the calendar choice are free. There is no subscription.

Verdict

Pick the Samsung Calendar widget if you use Samsung Calendar every day, you want a widget with no extra download, or you want a month widget (user posts say Samsung has one).
Pick Super Agenda if you want an agenda with your own colors and shapes, two columns for today and next, or separate widgets for work and home.
Test it for free. Super Agenda is free to download, and the time settings and calendar choice are free. The app shows a live preview that matches the widget on your home screen.

Setting up the Samsung widget first? Read how to add a calendar widget on a Samsung Galaxy. For a wider list, see the best calendar widgets for Samsung Galaxy phones. A similar comparison for Google's widget is in Super Agenda vs the Google Calendar widget.