Mihaly
Free. Mac only.
Best for a calm daily and weekly routine with your data on your Mac.
Daily and weekly rituals, time blocking next to your Apple or Google calendars, and focus sound. It has far fewer integrations than Akiflow.
Akiflow alternatives
If you want a lower monthly price, a trial with no card or a simpler tool, these are the planners to weigh against Akiflow, which costs $19 a month billed yearly as a promotion and $34 billed monthly. We make Mihaly, so it comes first; the rest follow by price, with the case for each.
Ellie
$9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, $299.99 once for life. 7-day trial.
Best for a low price and a simple day view.
Time blocking on Mac, Windows, web and iPhone, with connections to Notion, Todoist and Slack. Planning and shutdown rituals are optional.
Morgen
$15 a month billed yearly, $30 billed monthly. 14-day trial.
Best for many calendars and AI you approve.
Connects many calendar and task services, and AI proposes a plan for your approval. The trial needs no card.
Sunsama
$17 a month billed yearly, $22 billed monthly. 14-day trial.
Best for the same rituals at a lower monthly price.
Daily planning, shutdown and weekly review with a long list of integrations. Its trial needs no card.
Motion
$29 a month billed yearly for individuals, $19 per seat for teams.
Best for teams that want an AI suite.
AI scheduling with projects, documents and chat, built for teams.
How to choose
- Same rituals, lower monthly price: Sunsama.
- No subscription at all: Mihaly, if you work on one Mac.
- Many work tools: Morgen or Sunsama.
Question
Is there a free alternative to Akiflow?
Mihaly is free, on Mac only. It connects Apple Calendar and Google Calendar, and it does not pull tasks from other work tools.
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Mihaly for Mac
Plan the morning, timebox the day, close it with a look back. Free, with no account; signed and notarized by Apple.
Download for MacmacOS 14 or later ยท Apple Silicon and Intel
