DAVx5

Android app for syncing contacts and calendars to CalDAV/CardDAV servers

MIXEDOperations

Pricing

Freemium

Learning curve

Steep

Time to value

Days

BEST FORSoloSmall Team

WORKS FOR

Calendar synchronization without using Google services, Self-hosting for CalDAV/CardDAV synchronization

KEY INSIGHT

It's a technical tool for syncing calendars and contacts to self-hosted or private servers, not a mainstream scheduling app.

DOESN'T WORK FOR

Requires disabling background optimization for reliable self-hosting

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What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.

“DAVx5 for syncing CalDAV and CardDAV (so calendar data, contacts and optionally also tasks)”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2025-08-06
“I had a lot of issues getting it working, could be because of different CalDAV implementations. DAVX5 to ZOHO calendar sync takes forever.”
NEGATIVE · performance · Hacker News · 2025-04-11