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Desktop App

Akiflow

Pulls every task and event into one daily timeboxed plan.

Visit Akiflow4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Expensive

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Web

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What is Akiflow?

Akiflow connects your task apps, email and calendars, then pushes everything through a single inbox you process into time blocks on your calendar. The point is not more lists, it is one place where the plan for today already accounts for meetings, so you stop rebuilding it in your head each morning.

Pros: what Akiflow does well

  • Consolidates tasks from many apps into one inbox
  • Timeboxing is built in rather than bolted on
  • Fast keyboard-driven capture

Cons: where it falls short

  • No free plan
  • Overkill if you only use one task app

Who Akiflow is for

Busy professionals whose work is scattered across several tools.

Who can skip it

Anyone happy running everything from a single simple list.

Akiflow alternatives

Not sold on Akiflow? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Task Management resources

Amie

Focus: todo, scheduling and email. Shares calendar with Akiflow. A web app, not a desktop app. Freemium (Akiflow: Expensive). Rated 4.4 (Akiflow: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit

SunsamaEditor's pick, verified

Focus: calm. Shares daily planning and timeboxing with Akiflow. A web app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.6 (Akiflow: 4.5).

Web AppExpensiveWeb, macOS
4.6Visit

Routine

Focus: all-in-one, tasks and notes. Shares calendar with Akiflow. Freemium (Akiflow: Expensive). Rated 4.4 (Akiflow: 4.5).

Desktop AppFree planmacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Motion

Focus: auto-scheduling, time blocking and planning. Also in Time Management and Task Management, like Akiflow. A web app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.3 (Akiflow: 4.5).

Web AppExpensiveWeb, iOS
4.3Visit

TickTick

Focus: todo list, task management and habit tracker. Shares calendar with Akiflow. A web app, not a desktop app. Freemium (Akiflow: Expensive). Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Akiflow: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Akiflow

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Google Calendar

Focus: time blocking and free. Shares calendar with Akiflow. A web app, not a desktop app. Free (Akiflow: Expensive). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.5Visit

Calcure

Focus: task manager, terminal and vim keys. Shares calendar with Akiflow. Free (Akiflow: Expensive). Rated 4.4 (Akiflow: 4.5).

OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

khal

Focus: caldav, command line and terminal. Shares calendar with Akiflow. Free (Akiflow: Expensive). Adds Linux. Rated 4.4 (Akiflow: 4.5).

OtherFreeLinux, macOS
4.4Visit

Taskwarrior

Focus: to-do list, task manager and command line. Also in Task Management and Personal Productivity, like Akiflow. Free (Akiflow: Expensive). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Akiflow: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Itsycal

Focus: menu bar calendar, mac app and events. Also in Calendar and Scheduling, like Akiflow. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Free (Akiflow: Expensive). Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (Akiflow: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit

Super Productivity

Focus: to-do list, time tracking and open source. Shares timeboxing with Akiflow. Free (Akiflow: Expensive). Adds Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreeLinux, macOS
4.5Visit
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