Fantastical 2 has a place in our heart as one of the Best Calendar Apps on iPhone and iPad. Now we have a reason to love it even more. That’s because developer flexibits has updated the app to support Notification Center’s Today view. Now with a simple swipe from the top of your screen you’ll be able to carry out basic calendar functions. Press a date and instantly see it’s scheduled events. Or schedule a new event by pressing and holding on a date. This will launch the app ready to receive your natural language input. It’s fairly awesome!

Fantastical 2 is just one of our favorite widgets for iPhone and iPad. We’ve collected all of our favorites here. And if you’d like to see more of our top app selections in different categories, just head on over to our Best Apps Series.

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Drafts – Much more than a common notepad

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Thessa – Control your Nest Thermostat from your iPhone Today Screen

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