Palby Planner

Todoist alternative

A Todoist alternative with your calendar, habits and notes in the same app

Todoist is a fast, well-loved to-do list. Palby Planner keeps the quick list and puts your Google Calendar, your habits and your notes on the same day.

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30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.

The short version

Stay with Todoist if you want a US$0 plan, an app on every device you own, or a shared workspace for a team. Pick Palby Planner if you want the list, the calendar, your habits and your notes in one place, so the day is planned in one app instead of three.

Who should pick which

Stay with Todoist if

  • You want to start at US$0. Its Beginner plan has 5 projects and 3 filter views
  • You want an app on Linux, a watch or every phone and computer you own
  • You plan with a team. Its Business plan adds a shared workspace

Pick Palby Planner if

  • You want your Google Calendar events beside the list, without paying for a calendar layout
  • You want habits, routines and a focus timer in the same account
  • You keep notes next to the tasks they turn into

Side by side

Compared onPalby PlannerTodoist (from todoist.com, 31 October 2026)Source
PriceNo published price yetUS$0 Beginner. Pro is US$5 a month billed yearly (US$60), or US$7 monthlyTodoist pricing
To startBook a 30-minute walkthroughThe US$0 plan: 5 personal projects, reminders, list and board layouts, 3 filter viewsTodoist pricing
Works onInstalls from your browser on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. Not in the app stores yetApps for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and watchesTodoist site
Adding a taskOne line: "dentist fri 3pm #health" lands on Friday at 3pmSmart Quick Add reads natural language as you typeTodoist pricingTodoist site
CalendarGoogle Calendar events beside your tasks; the time you plan can go back onto GoogleA calendar layout on Pro. Works with Google CalendarTodoist pricingTodoist site
Habits and focusHabits with streaks, and routines that come back on the days you pick. A 25-minute focus timer. Tap Done and the task is ticked offRecurring tasks, and templates for forming a habit. No focus timer listed on its pagesTodoist siteTodoist pricing
As of October 2026. Todoist's details are from its own pages, read on 31 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check them before you pay.

Where Todoist is strong

Todoist says 50+ million people use it, and it shows. Smart Quick Add reads a date as you type, the Beginner plan costs nothing, and there's an app for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and watches. Pro adds a calendar layout, task duration and deadlines, and the Business plan gives a team a shared workspace. If you want a native app everywhere, or you plan with other people, it's the safer pick.

The three differences that matter

Your calendar sits on the same day as the list

Connect Google Calendar and your events show beside your tasks on a timetable. Drag a task onto an hour, and the time you plan can go back onto Google as busy. In Todoist the calendar layout is a Pro feature.

Habits, routines and a timer come with it

Type a habit once and tick it off as you go, with a streak and the last 30 days at a glance. Routines come back on the days you pick, and you get a Telegram message if one slips. The focus timer runs 25 minutes, and Done ticks the task off.

Notes live beside the tasks

Keep the packing list, the questions for the landlord and the gift ideas in folders right next to your tasks. Record a voice note, and turn a checklist into tasks when it is time.

Switching in three steps

  1. Book a 30-minute walkthrough and see the planner on your own week.
  2. Type this week's tasks the way you'd say them. There's no import, so the rest can wait in Todoist for now.
  3. Connect Google Calendar and drag tomorrow's first task onto an hour.

Questions

Plan tomorrow in one app, not three.

See the list, the calendar and your habits on the same day.

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.

  • Todoist: Beginner US$0 with 5 personal projects, Smart Quick Add, reminders, list and board layouts, 3 filter views; Pro US$5 a month billed yearly (US$60) or US$7 monthly with 300 projects, calendar layout, task duration and deadlines; Business US$8 per user a month billed yearly with a shared team workspace. www.todoist.com/pricing
  • Todoist: Apps for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, watches and the browser. www.todoist.com/downloads
  • Todoist: 50+ million professionals; natural language capture; calendar view of the week and recurring tasks; works with Google Calendar, Outlook Mail, Slack and Zapier. www.todoist.com/