Price against what you get
Best-value daily planner apps
Going by our grades, Pocket Informant, LiveIt, Blocos, School Assistant and 1 more give the most for the money among daily planner apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.
Paid plans start at a middle price of $4.17 a month across the 53 that charge, from $0.50 (Weeklo) to $23.80 (Koala For Work). 4 more cost nothing at all. 20 of the 57 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 9 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- Nothing scores higher without costing more
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
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Each step is the highest score daily planner apps reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.
Free
No paid plan · scores 2.7 of 4
- DoobiesFreeBCB
- School AssistantFreeCAC
$1.67
a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4
$2.50
a month to start · scores 3.7 of 4
- Pocket Informant$3.99 per month, or $29.99 per yearABA
Paying more for less
The daily planner apps that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.
- Koala For WorkStarts at about $23.80 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.36 of 56 score higher for lessCCB
- OwavesStarts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0 of 4.34 of 56 score higher for lessCBD
- AftertoneStarts at $16.67 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.32 of 56 score higher for lessBBD
- DayCaptainStarts at $12 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.31 of 56 score higher for lessCCB
- TemporalStarts at $7.67 a month and scores 2.0 of 4.31 of 56 score higher for lessCCC
A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.
The four quarters
Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.
More for less20
Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.
Pocket Informant, Structured, Brite, Artful Agenda, Lifestack, Tweek, Blocos, LiveIt and 12 more
Costs more, scores more16
Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.
Sunsama, Motion, Routine, Planzer.io, SkedPal, FlowSavvy, Morgen, Akiflow and 8 more
Costs less, scores less12
Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.
Will Be Done, Taskito, Planmore, Moleskine Planner, TimeBlocks, Ebbi, SparkDay, WeekToDo and 4 more
Costs more, scores less9
Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.
Week Plan, Voiset, Intend, DayCaptain, Aftertone, Koala For Work, Day Flow, Temporal and 1 more
All 57 on the chart
Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.
| # | Tool | Score | Features, ease, platforms | A month | As its listing states it | Score higher for less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocket Informant | 3.7 | ABA | $2.50 | $3.99 per month, or $29.99 per year | None |
| 2 | Structured | 3.3 | BAB | $2.99 | $2.99 to $7.99 per month (US App Store in-app purchase list) | 1 |
| 3 | Brite | 3.3 | BBA | $3.29 | $3.29 per month, billed annually | 1 |
| 4 | Artful Agenda | 3.3 | BBA | $3.33 | $39.99 per year | 1 |
| 5 | Lifestack | 3.3 | ACA | $4.17 | $50 per year, or $7 per month | 1 |
| 6 | Tweek | 3.3 | CAA | $4.17 | $4.17 per month, billed annually ($49.99 per year) | 1 |
| 7 | Sunsama | 3.3 | BBA | $17 | $17 per user / month, billed yearly ($204) | 1 |
| 8 | Motion | 3.3 | ACA | $19 | $19 per seat / month on team plans, billed annually (individuals from $29) | 1 |
| 9 | Blocos | 3.0 | BBB | $1.67 | $5.99 per month, or $19.99 to $49.99 per year (US App Store) | None |
| 10 | LiveIt | 3.0 | BCA | $1.67 | $19.99 per year, or $1.99 per month | None |
| 11 | PolyPlan | 3.0 | BCA | $2.92 | $34.99 per year (about $2.92 per month), or $5.99 billed monthly | 1 |
| 12 | Shovel | 3.0 | ACB | $3.25 | $39 per year ($3.25 per month), or $9.79 billed monthly | 2 |
| 13 | EPIM (EssentialPIM) | 3.0 | ACB | $4.15 | ₹4,814.95 per year (as shown to a visitor in India) | 4 |
| 14 | Routine | 3.0 | BCA | $5 | $5 per month, billed yearly | 6 |
| 15 | Planzer.io | 3.0 | BCA | $8 | $8 per month, billed yearly | 6 |
| 16 | SkedPal | 3.0 | BCA | $9.95 | $9.95 per month, billed annually | 6 |
| 17 | FlowSavvy | 3.0 | BBB | $10 | $10 per month, billed yearly | 6 |
| 18 | Morgen | 3.0 | BCA | $15 | $15 per month, billed yearly | 6 |
| 19 | Akiflow | 3.0 | BCA | $19 | $19 per month, billed yearly ($228) | 7 |
| 20 | Doobies | 2.7 | BCB | Free | Free | None |
Show the other 37
| # | Tool | Score | Features, ease, platforms | A month | As its listing states it | Score higher for less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | School Assistant | 2.7 | CAC | Free | Free | None |
| 22 | Weeklo | 2.7 | CBB | $0.50 | $1.99 per month, or $5.99 to $9.99 per year (US App Store listing) | None |
| 23 | Finalist | 2.7 | BBC | $2.50 | $4.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store) | 2 |
| 24 | MyStudyLife | 2.7 | BCB | $3.33 | $6.99 per month, or $39.99 per year | 7 |
| 25 | PlanWiz | 2.7 | CBB | $3.33 | $3.99 per week, or $39.99 per year (US App Store in-app purchases) | 7 |
| 26 | Yoodoo | 2.7 | BBC | $3.33 | $3.33 per month, billed annually ($39.99 per year) | 7 |
| 27 | 24me | 2.7 | BBC | $4 | $7.99 per month, or $47.99 per year | 8 |
| 28 | Thruday | 2.7 | BCB | $4.17 | $10 per month, or $50 per year (US App Store) | 9 |
| 29 | TimeHero | 2.7 | BCB | $4.60 | $4.60 per user / month, billed yearly | 11 |
| 30 | Trevor AI | 2.7 | BCB | $5 | $5 per month, paid annually | 11 |
| 31 | Timestripe | 2.7 | BCB | $7 | $7 per month on the 5-year plan ($9 per month billed yearly) | 12 |
| 32 | BeeDone | 2.7 | CBB | $8 | $8 per month (Pro Player), or $120 one-time (Legend) | 12 |
| 33 | Emery | 2.7 | BCB | $8.25 | $99 per year | 13 |
| 34 | Ellie | 2.7 | BCB | $9.99 | $9.99 per month, billed monthly (yearly billing saves 20%) | 14 |
| 35 | Reassign | 2.7 | BCB | $10 | $10 per month, billed yearly ($120) | 14 |
| 36 | Amie | 2.7 | BCB | $20 | $20 per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | 19 |
| 37 | Will Be Done | 2.3 | CCB | Free | Free | None |
| 38 | Taskito | 2.3 | CCB | $0.67 | $3.49 per month, or $7.99 to $19.99 per year (US App Store) | 3 |
| 39 | Planmore | 2.3 | CAD | $1.25 | $2.99 per month, $14.99 per year or $29.99 one-time (US App Store) | 3 |
| 40 | Moleskine Planner | 2.3 | CBC | $2.50 | $3.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store) | 5 |
| 41 | TimeBlocks | 2.3 | CCB | $2.50 | $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store) | 5 |
| 42 | Ebbi | 2.3 | CBC | $4 | $47.99 per year (about $4 per month), or $7.99 billed monthly | 15 |
| 43 | SparkDay | 2.3 | CBC | $4.17 | $49.99 per year (about $4.17 per month), or $6.99 billed monthly | 17 |
| 44 | Week Plan | 2.3 | CCB | $8.67 | $8.67 per month, billed annually | 27 |
| 45 | Voiset | 2.3 | CCB | $8.96 | €8 per month, billed annually (€9.99 billed monthly) | 27 |
| 46 | Intend | 2.3 | CCB | $10 | $10 per month, paid as $120 per year | 29 |
| 47 | DayCaptain | 2.3 | CCB | $12 | $12 per month minimum (€10); the subscriber picks the amount | 31 |
| 48 | Aftertone | 2.3 | BBD | $16.67 | $16.67 per month, billed yearly ($200), or $20 billed monthly | 32 |
| 49 | Koala For Work | 2.3 | CCB | $23.80 | £18 per month | 36 |
| 50 | WeekToDo | 2.0 | CCC | Free | Free | None |
| 51 | Arcush | 2.0 | CBD | $0.83 | $3.99 per month, $9.99 per year or $24.99 lifetime (US App Store) | 5 |
| 52 | Pencil Planner | 2.0 | CBD | $1.67 | $4.99 per month, or $19.99 per year | 6 |
| 53 | Weel | 2.0 | CCC | $3.33 | $7.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (US App Store) | 16 |
| 54 | Weekrise | 2.0 | CCC | $4 | $4 per month (billing interval not stated) | 20 |
| 55 | Day Flow | 2.0 | CBD | $6.67 | $7.99 per week, $19.99 per month or $79.99 per year (US App Store) | 30 |
| 56 | Temporal | 2.0 | CCC | $7.67 | $23 per 3 months (about $7.67 per month), or $9 billed monthly | 31 |
| 57 | Owaves | 2.0 | CBD | $8.33 | $12.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (US App Store) | 34 |
How daily planner apps grade
Every bar is all the daily planner apps we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.
- Value for moneyaverage 2.5
- Free plan and trialaverage 2.2
- Featuresaverage 2.6
- Ease of useaverage 2.6
- Platforms and integrationsaverage 2.7
An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every daily planners grade in one table
Not on the chart
Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.
- Chunk$29.99 one-time (Lifetime License, 2 Macs)
- Hero Assistant$0.99 to $53.99 per item (US App Store in-app purchases; basis not shown)
- Open SunsamaNo public price
- Opus One$4.99 or $39.99 (US App Store; sold monthly or yearly, prices not labelled)
- Parchment$4.99 one-time purchase
- Power Planner$4.99 one-time purchase (Premium, unlocks every platform)
- Sectograph$3.99 one-time on iOS; Android in-app purchases $1.99 to $99.99 per item
- Smart Timetable$0.99 to $7.99 (US App Store in-app purchases; terms mostly not shown)
- SuperPlanner$4.99 (Pro subscription; billing period not shown on the App Store)
- Tiimo$7.00 to $54.00 (US App Store in-app purchases; billing period not shown)
- TimeBloc$19.99 to $59.99 (US App Store in-app purchases; terms mostly not shown)
- TimeFinder$4.99 to $79.99 per item (US App Store in-app purchases; basis not shown)
- TimeTune$2.99 to $49.99 per item (US Google Play in-app purchases; basis not shown)
Common questions
Which daily planner apps give the most for the money?
Pocket Informant, LiveIt, Blocos, School Assistant and Doobies. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Doobies scores 2.7 out of 4 and is free; School Assistant scores 2.7 out of 4 and is free; Blocos scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $1.67 a month when paid by the year; LiveIt scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $1.67 a month when paid by the year; Pocket Informant scores 3.7 out of 4 and starts at $2.50 a month when paid by the year. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.
Which are the best free daily planner apps?
Of the 4 daily planner apps here with no paid plan at all, Doobies and School Assistant score highest, at 2.7 out of 4. 34 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.
Which daily planner apps are best for under $5 a month?
Pocket Informant, with a score of 3.7 out of 4: the highest among the 35 that start at $5 a month or less. Pocket Informant starts at $2.50 a month when paid by the year.
Which daily planner apps cost the most for what they offer?
On this chart, Koala For Work (starts at about $23.80 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 36 tools score higher for less), Owaves (starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year, scores 2.0 out of 4, and 34 tools score higher for less) and Aftertone (starts at $16.67 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 32 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.
How much do daily planner apps cost?
The middle starting price is $4.17 a month: half of the 53 daily planner apps with a recurring price start below that and half above. 4 of the 70 in this directory have no paid plan, and 34 of those that charge also have a free plan.
How is the score on this chart worked out?
It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 57 of the 70 daily planner apps are on the chart; 13 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.
How this chart is made
- The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
- The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
- A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
- The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade
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