The 9 best weekly planner apps in 2026 (an honest comparison)

1. Kavro

A week on one screen, with visible roll-over · Web (PWA on mobile) · Free / £15 per year

Best for: People who plan a week at a time and want zero setup.

• Seven days on one screen is the whole interface - no views to configure
• Unfinished tasks roll forward automatically and visibly, with a stuck-task warning after three days
• Free tier is genuinely usable; no signup needed to try it
• AI assistant (Pro) drafts a week from a plain-English description

Where it falls short:

• Web-only - no native apps, no offline-first sync
• Single-user - no shared lists or assignees
• No projects, sub-tasks, labels, or filters - deliberately, but if you need them, that's that

2. Tweek

The prettiest minimal week calendar · Web, iOS, Android · Free / ~$4 per month

Best for: Aesthetes who want a calm, paper-like weekly to-do.

• Beautiful, calm design - the closest thing to a paper spread on a screen
• Native mobile apps
• Simple sharing for family use

Where it falls short:

• Roll-over is manual on the free tier
• Recurring tasks and reminders live behind the subscription
• Light on keyboard shortcuts

3. WeekToDo

Free, open-source, local-first · Web, Windows, macOS, Linux · Free (open source)

Best for: Privacy-focused users who want everything stored locally.

• Completely free and open source
• Local-first: your data never leaves the device by default
• Desktop apps for every OS

Where it falls short:

• Local-first cuts both ways: syncing between devices is on you
• Development moves at hobby-project pace
• Design is functional rather than pleasant

4. Todoist

The power user's task manager · Everything · Free / ~$48 per year

Best for: People juggling many projects with deadlines and collaborators.

• Best-in-class natural-language input ("every other Tuesday at 3")
• Projects, labels, filters, shared workspaces - real depth
• Native apps on every platform, mature and fast

Where it falls short:

• The week view is a list, not a canvas - weekly planning is a workaround, not the core model
• Overdue tasks pile up in a redshifted guilt column
• The depth costs onboarding time: you configure Todoist before you use it

We've written a full head-to-head: Kavro vs Todoist.

5. TickTick

The everything app for productivity · Everything · Free / ~$36 per year

Best for: People who want tasks, calendar, Pomodoro, and habits in one app.

• Enormous feature surface: calendar sync, Pomodoro timer, habit tracker, Eisenhower matrix
• Good week-calendar view on paid plans
• Cheaper than Todoist for comparable depth

Where it falls short:

• The feature surface is the product - if you only want a planner, most of the app is noise
• Free tier is more limited than it first appears
• Habit streaks and gamification, if that's not your thing

We've written a full head-to-head: Kavro vs TickTick.

6. Things 3

The Apple design showcase · Apple only · One-off: ~£80 across Mac + iPhone + iPad

Best for: Apple-only users who value polish and pay-once pricing.

• The most polished task app ever made, full stop
• Pay once, no subscription
• Today / Upcoming / Anytime model is genuinely thoughtful

Where it falls short:

• Apple-only, and each platform is a separate purchase
• No week-grid view - Upcoming is a list
• No collaboration at all

We've written a full head-to-head: Kavro vs Things 3.

7. Apple Reminders

The default that got good · Apple (web via iCloud) · Free

Best for: iPhone users whose needs are lists, prompts, and Siri.

• Already on the device, genuinely good since iOS 17
• Siri capture and location-based reminders are unmatched
• Free, synced, shared lists with family

Where it falls short:

• No week view - planning a week means scrolling lists
• Effectively Apple-only
• Smart lists only go so far before you want a real planner

We've written a full head-to-head: Kavro vs Apple Reminders.

8. Notion

The workspace that can be anything · Everything · Free personal / ~$96 per year Plus

Best for: People who want their planner inside their docs-and-wiki workspace.

• Infinitely customisable - a weekly planner template is ten minutes away
• Your tasks live next to your notes, docs, and databases
• Great templates ecosystem

Where it falls short:

• Templates are starting points, not products - you will be re-tuning your planner in a month
• Heavy: opening Notion to check today's tasks is a journey
• Daily-driver speed isn't the point of the tool

We've written a full head-to-head: Kavro vs Notion.

9. Structured

The visual day timeline · iOS, Android, Mac, Web · Free / ~$30 per year

Best for: Time-blockers who want their day as a vertical timeline.

• Beautiful timeline view - your day as blocks, not a list
• Calendar integration folds meetings into the same view
• Gentle, ADHD-friendly design ethos

Where it falls short:

• Day-first, not week-first - the week overview is secondary
• Time-blocking every task is a commitment not everyone keeps
• Cross-device sync needs the subscription