Mihaly vs Akiflow
Akiflow collects tasks from your work tools into one calendar and can schedule them with AI. Mihaly is a free Mac app for a calmer routine: you plan the day yourself, focus on it, and close it, with your data on your Mac.
Choose Mihaly if
- you work on one Mac and want no subscription;
- you want your tasks on your own machine, with no account;
- you prefer to decide the day yourself;
- you want focus sound built into the session.
Choose Akiflow if
- tasks reach you from Slack, Gmail, Notion and similar tools and you want them in one place;
- you want AI to schedule tasks for you;
- you need Windows, iOS or Android apps;
- you use Outlook calendars.
| Feature | Mihaly | Akiflow |
|---|---|---|
| Billed yearly | Free | $19 a month, promotional; may vary by country |
| Billed monthly | Free | $34 a month |
| Trying it | Free, no account or card | 7-day trial, card required, no free plan |
| Platforms | Mac | Mac, Windows, browser, iOS, Android |
| Your data | On your Mac, no cloud copy | On Akiflow servers (Google Cloud) |
| Calendars | Apple Calendar, Google Calendar | Google, Outlook, iCloud |
| AI planning | You plan; auto-schedule fills the next free slot without AI | Automatic scheduling and the Aki assistant |
| Connections | WHOOP and Oura (sleep and recovery), MeetCal booking pages | Slack, Gmail, Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Jira, GitHub, Linear, Teams, Zapier and more |
| AI agents | Hands a task to Claude Code or Codex and takes back a report | MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Claude Code |
| Focus | Timer with breaks between rounds | Focus Timer and Focus Mode |
| Focus music | Its own music, nature and noise layers | Not mentioned on its site |
| Daily rhythm | Daily planning and daily shutdown | Daily rituals and shutdown |
| Weekly rhythm | Weekly planning and weekly review | Weekly rituals and shutdown |
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| Time blocking | Tasks get their own time on the calendar | |
Question
Does Akiflow have a free plan?
No. Akiflow has a 7-day trial that asks for a card. Its yearly price of $19 a month is marked as a promotion, and the checkout page shows the final price for your country.
Sources
Prices and features checked on November 8, 2026. They change; each product's own site has the current version. Corrections: [email protected].
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
