Palby Planner

OmniFocus alternative

OmniFocus alternative: type a task the way you'd say it, and get on with the day

OmniFocus is built for Getting Things Done, with views you shape yourself. Palby Planner has less to set up: one line adds a task with its date, project and label, and Today shows what's due.

Book a walkthrough Download

30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.

The short version

Stay with OmniFocus if you run Getting Things Done with custom perspectives and a weekly review, on Apple devices. Pick Palby Planner if you want less to build, apps on Android and Windows through the browser, and your Google Calendar beside the list.

Who should pick which

Stay with OmniFocus if

  • You run Getting Things Done and want custom perspectives
  • You want a weekly review built in
  • You live on Mac, iPhone and iPad

Pick Palby Planner if

  • You want a list that works the first day, with nothing to configure
  • You use Android or Windows as well
  • You plan the day on Google Calendar

Side by side

Compared onPalby PlannerOmniFocus (from omnigroup.com, 31 October 2026)Source
PayingNo published price yetA 14-day trial, then buy once or subscribeOmniFocus site
Works onInstalls from your browser on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. Not in the app stores yetMac, iPhone, iPad, watch and Vision Pro. Android or PC through OmniFocus for the WebOmniFocus site
ViewsToday, Upcoming for the next 14 days, labels and saved filtersForecast, and custom perspectives you buildOmniFocus site
MethodNone to learn. A list, a timetable and your calendarGetting Things Done, with a weekly reviewOmniFocus site
Adding a taskOne line: "dentist fri 3pm #health" lands on Friday at 3pmProjects and tagging, with Forecast for what is comingOmniFocus site
As of October 2026. OmniFocus's details are from its own pages, read on 31 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check them before you pay.

Where OmniFocus is strong

OmniFocus is the deep end of task managers. Forecast shows what is coming, custom perspectives group your actions any way you like, and the weekly review keeps you up to date. It runs on Mac, iPhone, iPad, watch and Vision Pro, with a web version for Android or PC, and you can buy it once or subscribe. If you run Getting Things Done properly, it fits better.

The three differences that matter

Nothing to configure

Type "dentist fri 3pm #health" and it is on Friday at 3pm in your health project. Today shows what is due, and Upcoming shows the next 14 days.

Your calendar is part of the plan

Google Calendar events sit beside your tasks on a timetable. Drag a task onto an hour and the time can go back onto Google as busy.

The rest of the day comes with it

Routines that come back on the days you pick, habits with a streak, goals with a monthly figure and a 25-minute focus timer, in the same account.

Switching in three steps

  1. Book a 30-minute walkthrough and see the planner on your own week.
  2. Add this week's actions as tasks. There's no import from OmniFocus yet.
  3. Give each area its own project, and use labels where you used tags.

Questions

Get it out of your head tonight.

One line per task, and tomorrow on a timetable.

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.

  • OmniFocus: 14-day trial, then buy once or subscribe; Mac, iPhone, iPad, watch and Vision Pro, and the web for Android or PC; Forecast, custom perspectives, weekly review, Getting Things Done. www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus