Chinese Calendar - 万年历 is a utility app for iOS that converts Gregorian dates to lunar dates and displays traditional Chinese astrological markers.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users open the app to retrieve specific lunar-solar date conversions and zodiac data for traditional Chinese festivals, but the current failure to display data prevents this job from being completed.
For Users interested in traditional Chinese calendar systems, lunar date conversion, and astrological timing.
What does it look like?
Key features
Calculates and displays corresponding lunar dates for any Gregorian calendar input.
Provides traditional Chinese astrological markers including year, month, day, and time stems, branches, and animal signs.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no visible in-app purchase or subscription tiers.
Velocity
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The app has been inactive for 3,032 days, indicating a complete cessation of development. There have been no feature updates, bug fixes, or maintenance patches in the observed history. The project shows no signs of active support or ongoing engagement from the developer.
Who built it?
海文 王
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans upset.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The application fails to display lunar calendar dates correctly, showing undefined values instead of expected information
3 of 3 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Chinese Calendar - 万年历
How's the Utilities market?
Chinese Calendar - 万年历 holds a 2-star rating based on 5 total ratings across its lifetime. The lack of updates since 2018 places it outside the active utility market.
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Key takeaways for Chinese Calendar - 万年历
Where is it heading?
The utility market for lunar-solar conversion has moved toward integrated calendar solutions that receive regular updates. Chinese Calendar - 万年历 remains in a dormant state, and the failure to provide basic date conversion data ensures that user churn will remain total.
- The lack of updates since 2018 confirms the app is in a terminal state, which guarantees continued performance degradation on modern iOS versions.
The SWOT
- Traditional stem-branch and zodiac data provides niche astrological markers.
- High-intent audience for lunar-solar conversion remains underserved.
Next best moves
Sunset the application because the core conversion logic is broken and the developer has abandoned the product → remove from store.
The counter-intuitive read
The app's failure is not a technical bug…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The application's competitive assessment has shifted from a passive observation of abandonment to an active identification of an underserved market opportunity. The core functional failure persists, but the analysis now frames the product as a zombie utility that fails to capture high-intent demand.
Bottom line
Chinese Calendar - 万年历 is a zombie utility that no longer performs its core conversion function, and the lack of maintenance since 2018 signals that the developer has abandoned the product.
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Is Chinese Calendar - 万年历 still being updated?
Does Chinese Calendar - 万年历 work for lunar date conversion?
What is a better alternative for lunar calendar conversion?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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