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Akiflow review
7.0/10★★★★★Keyboard-first planner with a universal task inbox and the Aki AI assistant
- Best for
- Power users who capture tasks from many sources and like keyboard shortcuts
- Price
- Free trial · from $19/month
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
- Made by
- Akiflow Inc.
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.2★ (189) · Android 3.7★ (338)
What it is
Akiflow collects tasks from your email, Slack and other tools into one inbox, then lets you time-block them on your Google or Outlook calendar using a fast command bar. Its Aki assistant captures tasks in plain language or by voice, reschedules, auto-schedules and sends daily briefings.
What the AI does
- Aki AI assistant
- Plain-language and voice task capture
- Auto-scheduling and rescheduling
- Daily briefings
- AI meeting notes (add-on)
Pros and cons
- Universal inbox for tasks from many tools
- Very fast command-bar workflow
- Strong time-blocking
- Expensive on monthly billing, with no free plan
- Mobile apps are poorly rated
- Google and Outlook calendars only
How it scores
Powerful for keyboard-driven users; weaker mobile apps and a high monthly price.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Automatically schedules tasks into your calendar (yes)
- Protects focus time and recurring habits (no)
- Guided or AI-suggested daily plan (no)
- Pulls in tasks from other apps (e.g. Asana, Jira, Todoist) (yes)
- Syncs Google and Outlook calendars (yes)
- Booking or scheduling links (no)
- Add tasks in plain language or by voice (yes)
- Free plan available (no)
- iPhone and Android apps (yes)
Alternatives
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- Reclaim.ai 8.0/10People and teams who want to protect focus time without paying much
- Motion 7.7/10Deadline-heavy professionals and teams who want AI to run their schedule
- Morgen 7.7/10People juggling several calendars and task apps who want AI suggestions they control
- Todoist 7.7/10Anyone who wants a dependable to-do list with light AI help for planning