PhotobookShop Calendars

Overview

The editor combines photo uploads with layouts, backgrounds, text, and marked birthdays, anniversaries, and other events. That makes it more than a photo-print order: users can shape the calendar around family occasions or school-term planning. Calendars can begin in any month, which is helpful for non-January schedules and gifts timed to a particular occasion.

Available date information includes public holidays for Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, and European countries, plus Australian and New Zealand school terms based on published public-school dates. The key recurring chore is that special dates from a previous-year project do not transfer automatically. Anyone ordering a new edition will need to add those dates again.

Key features

• Multiple formats: Choices include desk calendars, A4 and A3 wall calendars, and double calendars that show two months at once. The double format is a practical fit when a single monthly view is too limited.
• Photo and date customisation: Upload photos, choose layouts and backgrounds, add text, and mark personal events. The mobile app accepts photos from Facebook, Instagram, Google Photos, Dropbox, or phone storage, giving users several ways to gather images.
• Design across devices: An online designer works on computers and tablets, while a downloadable desktop designer supports offline work. Mobile apps are offered for Android and iOS.
• Printed locally: PhotobookShop says calendars are printed at its Melbourne facility on 170gsm regular silk paper, with optional 250gsm premium silk. The regular paper is FSC certified and acid free. Printing takes about 5 to 7 business days, followed by a further 3 to 7 business days in transit across Australia.

Phone support runs Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm, and Saturday, 10am–3pm; online chat and email support are also offered, with an email response target within 24 hours. These support channels are useful if an order or design question arises, though they do not remove the need to check dates before each new annual project.

Pricing

PhotobookShop is a paid, one-time purchase rather than a subscription, with no free plan. Each option includes 12 pages unless noted; extra pages cost $ 0.00. Shipping is charged separately, so the product price is not the full delivered cost.

• Desk 21x10cm calendar: 19.95 USD per once. The lowest-cost format is suited to a small desk display. Shipping is $ 0.00 pickup, $ 6.95 standard, $ 12.95 tracking, or $ 18.95 express.
• Desk 21x21cm calendar: 24.95 USD per once. Its square format costs more than the smaller desk option; it includes 12 pages. Shipping is $ 0.00 pickup, $ 6.95 standard, $ 12.95 tracking, or $ 18.95 express.
• A4 Landscape or Portrait calendar: 24.95 USD per once. This is the wall-calendar choice at the same product price as the larger desk calendar, with 12 pages. Shipping is $ 0.00 pickup, $ 6.95 standard, $ 12.95 tracking, or $ 18.95 express.
• A4 Double calendar: 29.95 USD per once. It includes 24 pages and displays two months at once, making it the more useful choice for readers who value a broader date view. Shipping is $ 0.00 pickup, $ 6.95 standard, $ 12.95 tracking, or $ 18.95 express.
• A3 Portrait calendar: 34.95 USD per once. The larger wall format includes 12 pages. Shipping is $ 0.00 pickup, $ 9.95 standard, $ 15.95 tracking, or $ 21.95 express.
• 30x30 Double calendar: 39.95 USD per once. This is the highest-priced option and combines a larger square format with 24 pages and a two-month view. Shipping is $ 0.00 pickup, $ 9.95 standard, $ 15.95 tracking, or $ 21.95 express.

Platforms

PhotobookShop supports Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. The online designer covers computer and tablet use, and the downloadable desktop designer is the option for offline work. Mobile apps suit photo selection and calendar creation on phones; the desktop and web routes offer alternatives for users who prefer a larger screen.

Who it's for

This is a good fit for families coordinating birthdays and other occasions, households or schools planning around term dates, and offices that want a printed calendar with custom imagery. Its choice of desk, wall, and two-month formats also makes it a flexible personalised gift. It is less suitable for anyone who wants a digital-only calendar or expects saved special dates to roll forward without maintenance.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Any-month starts and a range of sizes accommodate schedules beyond the standard January-to-December wall calendar.
• Pro: Photo sources span social, cloud, and phone storage, reducing friction when pictures are kept in different places.
• Pro: Offline desktop design and mobile apps give users distinct ways to build a project.
• Con: Special dates do not carry over from last year's project, so annual reorders require date re-entry.
• Con: Shipping is extra, and delivery follows a stated 5-to-7-business-day print period plus 3-to-7 business days in transit across Australia; plan ahead for gifts or events.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse Photo Calendar Software. Lulu Calendar Creator is a better fit for anyone who wants to create calendar projects online for free and pay only when purchasing printed copies; it is web-based. Choose WTPBiz Photo Calendar Designer if you want a paid, web-based alternative.

posterXXL is another paid option across Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, with one-time print and photo-book products. Saal Digital is worth considering for its free plan and broad platform coverage; its free tier includes 10 GB storage, a 12% commission on download revenue, and 0% commission on photo products. MYPOSTER Photo Calendars is a paid calendar alternative for web, iOS, and Android.

Pixum offers a freemium option across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, including a small square photo book at 9.95 GBP per once. CreatePhotoCalendars.com is a paid, web-based alternative. For Apple-only users, Motif Photo Calendars offers a freemium calendar app for iOS and macOS, with a 29.99 USD per once base price for a 12-month calendar.

Verdict

PhotobookShop Calendars is best for people who want a printed, personalised calendar with a format and start month suited to their household, school, office, or gift. Its broad design options, photo sources, and two-month formats are the strongest reasons to choose it. Look elsewhere if you need a free creation tier or automatic carryover of special dates between years.