Cron

Overview

Cron is a next-generation professional calendar app, built by a team in San Francisco, United States, later acquired by Notion and evolved into Notion Calendar. Cron offers a modern calendar experience with deep Google Calendar sync, multi-timezone views, and team scheduling, focused on improving professionals' time management.

Cron is known for its clean, fast interactions and powerful keyboard shortcuts, with iOS and desktop support. After the Notion acquisition, Cron's features were folded into the Notion Calendar ecosystem. For team collaboration tooling, see the Notion project management guide; this page belongs to the automation tool providers category.

Key Strengths

• Modern experience: Next-generation calendar interactions, clean and efficient.
• Google sync: Deep integration with Google Calendar.
• Multi-timezone views: Multi-timezone and team scheduling management.
• Cross-platform: Consistent iOS and desktop experience.
• Notion ecosystem: Folded into Notion Calendar for ecosystem synergy.

Product Ecosystem

Calendar

Modern calendar views, event creation, and keyboard shortcuts.

Google Sync

Two-way sync with Google Calendar.

Team Scheduling

Multi-timezone and shared team scheduling management.

Notion Calendar

Folded into the Notion ecosystem, coordinating with notes and projects.

Limitations

• Part of Notion: The standalone product is no longer iterated, folded into Notion Calendar.
• Google dependency: Mainly supports the Google Calendar ecosystem.
• Focused scope: Calendar only, no task management.

Use Cases

• Professional time management (★★★★★): Professionals seeking efficient scheduling.
• Google ecosystem users (★★★★★): Teams deeply using Google Calendar.
• Notion users (★★★★☆): Coordinate with Notion notes and projects.
• Multi-timezone teams (★★★★☆): Cross-timezone remote teams; see the remote team toolchain.
• Full project management (★★★☆☆): Combine with the Notion project management guide.

Pricing

Note: Cron is now part of Notion Calendar; see the Cron official website.

FAQ

• Is Cron still operating? It was acquired by Notion and evolved into Notion Calendar, with the standalone product folded into the ecosystem; for calendar tools, see the Notion project management guide.
• Which calendars are supported? Mainly deep sync with Google Calendar; for scheduling, see the remote team toolchain.
• Is it free? Notion Calendar is free to use with no extra cost; for tool pairing, see remote team management tools comparison.
• Is it for teams? Yes, supporting multi-timezone and team scheduling for remote teams; see remote team management tools comparison.
• What is the Notion relationship? Cron's features are now part of Notion Calendar, coordinating with notes and projects; see the Notion project management guide.