When2Meet is free, needs no account, and has helped groups find a time for years. Commonhour keeps all of that and fixes the parts that slow people down: it ranks the best time for you, works by tapping on a phone, and ends with a real calendar invite instead of a screenshot of a grid.
| Commonhour | When2Meet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Account needed to create or respond | No | No |
| Finding the best time | Ranked list with the best time on top and who's missing | Shaded grid you read yourself |
| Marking availability on a phone | Tap each time that works | Drag across a small grid |
| Calendar invite at the end | Google Calendar, Outlook, or .ics, free | Not available; you announce the time yourself |
| Time zones | Detected and converted for each person, with a manual override | Chosen from a dropdown |
| Emails when people respond | Yes, for signed-in organizers | No |
| Plan history | Optional free account keeps your plans in one place | No accounts; keep the link |
| Respondent limit | 12 without an account, unlimited with a free account | No set limit |
Based on each product's public site as of September 2026. Spot something out of date? Let us know.
If you like When2Meet because it's quick and nobody has to sign up, Commonhour works the same way. You pick dates and a time window, get one link, and send it to the group. People open it, enter their name, and mark when they're free.
Commonhour ranks every possible time by how many people can make it, with the best one on top and a note of who's missing. Someone only counts as free if they're free for the whole event, not just its start.
Most people answer a scheduling link from a group chat. Commonhour lets them tap the times that work instead of dragging across tiny cells.
Once you've picked a time, the organizer can send it straight to Google Calendar or Outlook, or download an .ics file for anything else. That step is free on every plan.
If you're collecting responses from a very large group and don't want to create an account, When2Meet has no respondent cap. On Commonhour, a free account removes the 12-response limit.
Yes. Creating a plan, responding, and generating the calendar invite are all free, and neither you nor the people you invite need an account.
No. Like When2Meet, each person marks their own free times. Commonhour connects to calendars at the other end: once the group picks a time, the organizer can send it to Google Calendar, Outlook, or an .ics file.
Plans created without an account take up to 12 responses. Plans created while signed in to a free account have no respondent limit.