Koalendar offers scheduling features of its own, with a free meeting poll as a quick way to ask a group which time works. Commonhour is built only for that group question, and it goes a step further: it shows times in each person's own zone and ends with a free calendar invite.
| Commonhour | Koalendar's meeting poll | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; Organizer $5/month (coming soon) | Free, no ads (Koalendar's other tools have their own plans, not covered here) |
| Account needed to create | No | No |
| Account needed to respond | No | No |
| Respondent limit | 12 without an account, 20 with a free Planner account, 100 with Organizer (coming soon) | None stated on the poll page |
| Finding the best time | Ranked list with the best time on top and who's missing | Results ranked as responses come in |
| Calendar invite at the end | Google Calendar, Outlook, or .ics, free, with everyone who's free added as a guest | The poll page says the poll has no calendar connection |
| Time zones | Detected and converted for each person, with a manual override | The host sets one time zone when creating the poll |
| Organizer view | Optional free account keeps your plans in one place | The poll page says there is no separate host dashboard |
| Emails when people respond | Yes, for signed-in organizers | Not described |
| Built for | Finding a time for a group, again and again | Quick coordination: classroom projects, small teams, one-off calls |
Based on each product's public site as of October 2026. "Not described" means the product's own site doesn't say. Spot something out of date? Let us know.
Both polls are free and ad-free, and nobody needs an account to create one or to respond. You set up the days and times, share one public link, and each person enters a name and marks the times they can make. Results build up as people answer.
Koalendar's poll has the host set a single time zone when creating it, and for overlaps across regions its page points to a separate time zone planner. Commonhour detects each person's zone and shows the options in it, with a manual override.
Koalendar's poll page says the poll has no calendar connection. With Commonhour, the organizer picks the winning time and sends it to Google Calendar or Outlook, or downloads an .ics file, with everyone who's free already added as a guest. That step is free on every plan.
Koalendar's poll page says there is no separate host dashboard. On Commonhour, an optional free account keeps your plans in one place and emails you as people respond.
Yes. Creating a plan, responding, and sending the calendar invite are free, and neither you nor the people you invite need an account.
No. You can create a plan, share the link, and see the results without an account. A free account adds plan history and email updates as people respond.
Yes. Commonhour detects each person's time zone and converts the options for them, with a manual override. If your options span a clock change, double-check the time in the invite.
Plans created without an account take up to 12 responses. Plans created while signed in to a free Planner account take up to 20 responses, and Organizer (coming soon) takes up to 100.