Palby Planner

Microsoft To Do alternative

A Microsoft To Do alternative that puts your list on a timetable

Microsoft To Do is a free list that syncs everywhere. Palby Planner takes the same list and lays it out on the hours beside your Google Calendar, with routines and habits on the same day.

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30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.

The short version

Stay with Microsoft To Do if you want it free, live in Outlook, or share lists with family. Pick Palby Planner if you plan on Google Calendar and want the list turned into a timetable, with routines and habits beside it.

Who should pick which

Stay with Microsoft To Do if

  • You want a list at no cost
  • You use Outlook. To Do works with Outlook tasks
  • You share lists with family, friends or colleagues

Pick Palby Planner if

  • Your calendar is Google Calendar
  • You want to see the day hour by hour, not only as a list
  • You want habits, routines and a focus timer in the same app

Side by side

Compared onPalby PlannerMicrosoft To Do (from microsoft.com, 31 October 2026)Source
PriceNo published price yetFree to useMicrosoft To Do site
Works onInstalls from your browser on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. Not in the app stores yetThe web, iOS, Android and WindowsMicrosoft To Do site
Planning the dayA timetable for today. Drag tasks onto the hours, or let Plan my day fill the gapsMy Day, with suggestions for your daily or weekly listMicrosoft To Do site
CalendarGoogle Calendar events beside your tasks; the time you plan can go back onto GoogleWorks with Outlook tasksMicrosoft To Do site
Breaking a task downProjects with sections and steps, each with a date and a prioritySteps inside a taskMicrosoft To Do site
As of October 2026. Microsoft To Do's details are from its own pages, read on 31 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check them before you pay.

Where Microsoft To Do is strong

To Do costs nothing and syncs across the web, iOS, Android and Windows. My Day suggests what to put on today's list, tasks break into steps, and lists can be shared with family, friends and colleagues. It works with Outlook tasks. If your day runs in Outlook, or you want a free list you can share, it fits better.

The three differences that matter

The list becomes a plan

Today's tasks sit on a timetable beside your Google Calendar events. Drag one onto an hour, or let Plan my day fill the gaps, and you see whether the day fits before it starts.

Routines and habits on the same day

A routine comes back on the days you pick, and a Telegram message reminds you if it slips. Habits keep a streak with the last 30 days at a glance.

Tasks typed the way you say them

"Dentist fri 3pm #health" lands on Friday at 3pm in your health project. "Every monday" repeats it.

Switching in three steps

  1. Book a 30-minute walkthrough and see the planner on your own week.
  2. Add this week's tasks in one line each. There's no import from To Do yet.
  3. Connect Google Calendar and plan tomorrow on the timetable.

Questions

Turn tomorrow's list into a plan.

Your tasks on the hours, beside your Google Calendar.

Book a walkthrough Download

30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.

Sources

Every page read on 31 October 2026. Nothing about a competitor on these pages comes from anywhere else.