Artful Agenda vs LiveIt

Artful Agenda

• Paper-planner fans who want covers, stickers and fonts on a digital calendar
• Seeing Google, iCloud and Outlook calendars in one decorated planner
• Planning meals, lists and tasks next to the week's events

LiveIt

• People who want planner, journal, notes and habits in one personal app
• Planning without a connection: it is built to work fully offline
• Buyers on a small budget, with Pro at $19.99 a year

Artful Agenda

• There is no free plan. After the trial it costs $39.99 a year, and only annual subscriptions are offered.
• The habit tracker, drawing mode, sticker uploads and custom color palette require Artful Plus at $49.99 a year.
• Microsoft Exchange calendars cannot be synced, and calendar sharing is set up in Google, iCloud or Outlook, not in the app.
• The US App Store listing shows the standard plan at both $39.99 and $44.99, so in-app pricing may differ from the website.

LiveIt

• End-to-end encryption, the built-in timer, video attachments, subtasks and the task backlog are Pro features.
• Text data is stored on the vendor's server for syncing; files and media use your own Google Drive or iCloud storage, which sets the attachment limit.
• It is designed for individuals, not teams: there is no family plan and each person needs their own account.
• There is no Linux app; the vendor points Linux users to the web version.

Artful Agenda

Calendar sync

Shows Google Calendar, Apple iCloud and Outlook calendars together in monthly, weekly and daily views, with repeating events and push reminders.

Paper-planner styling

Pick a cover design and a handwriting-style font, color code calendars and decorate pages with sticker packs. Some premium covers are sold in the app for $1.99.

Tasks and priorities

Monthly, weekly and daily task lists can be reordered by drag and drop and crossed off, with repeat, rollover and snooze options and task alarms.

Daily page extras

The day view includes meal planning, a water intake tracker and custom categories for tasks, notes or journaling, and it stays in step with the weekly and monthly views.

Custom lists

A lists section holds things like groceries, packing and gift ideas, with headings, check-off items and drag-and-drop ordering.

Artful Plus tools

The higher tier adds a habit tracker with streaks, uploads of your own sticker images, a saved color palette and stylus drawing on iPad and Android tablets.

LiveIt

Planner with time blocks and day themes

Named blocks such as Morning or Deep Work hold reminders, habits and calendar sessions, and a day theme like Work Day applies a preset set of blocks.

Tasks, goals and schedulers

Tasks move through a five-stage workflow. Attaching a scheduler to a task or goal creates its recurring calendar sessions in the planner automatically.

Habits and trackers

Habits appear in the daily plan with per-day targets, up to 10 slots per reminder, streaks and KPIs, and can be linked to the goals they serve.

Journal and timeline

Journal entries take photos and mood tracking, and completed tasks, habits and entries flow into one chronological timeline for review.

Linked notes

Text, outline and collection notes, plus a whiteboard canvas, share bi-directional links with the rest of the app and one cross-content search.

Offline-first with optional encryption

Every platform works without a connection and syncs when back online. End-to-end encryption can be switched on with Pro.

Artful Agenda

• Artful Agenda$39.99

  per year, annual subscription only

  The standard plan: calendar sync, monthly, weekly and daily views, tasks, lists, meal planning, covers and stickers.

• Artful Plus$49.99

  per year, annual subscription only

  Everything in the standard plan, plus a habit tracker, your own uploaded stickers, a custom color palette and drawing mode on tablets.

LiveIt

• Free$0

  Unlimited items and entries with the planner, journal, all note types, tasks, goals, habits, attachments and sync on every platform.

• Pro$19.99

  per year, or $1.99 billed monthly

  Adds end-to-end encryption, video attachments, the built-in timer, subtasks and backlog, timeline comments and unlimited dashboard panels and KPIs.

• Lifetime$99

  one-time purchase

  All Pro features permanently for a single payment, with all future updates included.

Artful Agenda

• Other savings

  Referral credit of 10%

  Sharing your referral code earns you 10% of each referred friend's first payment as credit toward future subscription fees paid through the website.

LiveIt

• Annual discount

  About 16% less on yearly billing

  Pro is $19.99 per year or $1.99 per month. Twelve monthly payments come to $23.88, so yearly billing costs about 16% less.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime access for $99

  A one-time $99 payment unlocks all Pro features permanently, with all future updates included. Purchases carry a 60-day money-back guarantee.