DAVx5
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
1warn against
Jan 8, 2026first mention
May 9, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Set up Davx5 on mobile to sync with the local server”
“For carddav, I use a background sync app though (davx).”
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“keeps mobile calendar and contact list synced with private NextCloud server.”
“We have tested and recommend DAVx⁵, which is approximately $5.”
Caveats and dissent
“DAVx5 actually didn't work reliably afaict”
tried moving to Android; uses Synology calendarson “Samsung Galaxy update removes Android recovery menu …”
“I tried DAVx5 but found it unreliable.”
Often compared with
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Data: davx5.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
“Set up Davx5 on mobile to sync with the local server”
“For carddav, I use a background sync app though (davx).”
“DAVx5 actually didn't work reliably afaict”
“I have to use DavX for calendar synchronization”
“I tried DAVx5 but found it unreliable.”
“keeps mobile calendar and contact list synced with private NextCloud server.”
“We have tested and recommend DAVx⁵, which is approximately $5.”
“You need https://www.davx5.com/”