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Akiflow pricing 2026: review and a simpler alternative

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Akiflow pricing is short to state: one plan, Pro, at $34 a month billed monthly or $19 a month billed yearly, which is $228 a year. There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial that asks for a card. Akiflow is a strong time-blocking planner for people whose tasks arrive from many work tools. If you want something simpler, Carnet is a digital bullet journal with a weekly spread, at $10 a month.

We make Carnet, so read this page with that in mind. Every Akiflow fact below comes from Akiflow's own site, checked on November 3, 2026. The sources are listed at the bottom.

Akiflow vs Carnet at a glance

AkiflowCarnet
What it isA time-blocking planner and calendar with a universal inbox and an AI assistantA digital bullet journal on a two-page spread, born from paper
TasksCollected in an inbox, then blocked onto the calendarGiven a day, not a time
Things with no date yetWait in the inbox until you plan themA "This week" box that stays in sight
CalendarsGoogle and Outlook syncReads Google Calendar, read-only
IntegrationsSlack, Gmail, Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Trello, Todoist, Jira, Linear, Zapier and moreNone
ExtrasDaily rituals, focus timer, availability links, stats, the Aki assistantSearch across every page, three highlighters
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, web, iOS, AndroidWeb, on any screen. No native app
Price$34 a month, or $19 a month billed yearly$10 a month during the beta
Free planNoneNone
Try before paying7-day trial, card required7-day free trial, card required. A demo on the homepage, no account needed

The short verdict

Choose Akiflow if:

  • your tasks reach you through Slack, email, Jira, Asana or Notion and you want them in one inbox;
  • you like placing each task in a time slot on your calendar;
  • you book a lot of meetings and want to share your availability from the same tool.

Choose Carnet if:

  • your tasks come from your own head, not from six work tools;
  • you know which day you'll do something, not which hour;
  • you want your notes next to your week;
  • you'd rather pay less and connect nothing.

Akiflow review: what it does well

Akiflow is built on one good idea: tasks are scattered, and gathering them is the hard part.

Its universal inbox turns a Slack message or an email from Gmail or Outlook into a task, and imports tasks from Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Trello, Todoist and Jira. From there you drag each one onto the calendar, and that block of time is reserved for it.

You can type a task in plain language with its day, hour and duration. There are keyboard shortcuts for most actions, desktop apps for macOS and Windows, and an offline mode.

Around that sit daily rituals to review and plan your day, a focus timer, a link to share your availability, and Aki, an AI assistant that can reschedule things when you ask.

Why people look for an Akiflow alternative

Three reasons follow from how Akiflow is built and priced.

The price. On monthly billing, Akiflow comes to $408 a year. The yearly plan cuts that to $228, paid at once. There is no free plan, the trial asks for a card, and the AI Meeting Assistant is a separate $19-a-month add-on.

Time-blocking doesn't suit everyone. A time-blocked day depends on every block holding. When the 10:00 block overruns, the 11:00 one is already wrong, and you spend part of the day repairing the plan.

It is built for work that comes from elsewhere. The inbox and the integrations are the heart of the product. If your list is "book the vet, answer the landlord, finish the slides", there is nothing to import, and most of what you pay for stays idle.

How Carnet is different

A task gets a day, not a slot

Carnet shows your week as a spread of seven boxes, like a paper bullet journal lying open. Appointments keep their time, and they can come in from Google Calendar. Tasks don't have one.

"Book the vet" goes in Friday's box. If Friday fills up, you move that one line to Monday.

"This week" instead of an inbox to empty

Some things have no day yet. In Carnet they go in a box called "This week", on the same spread as your days. "Answer the landlord" sits there until you slide it onto a day.

It isn't a queue to process. There is no red badge on it and nothing to bring to zero.

Your notes sit next to your week

What isn't a task has a place too:

  • a Notes box on the spread, with no status and no due date;
  • pages inside every day, with headings, lists and checkboxes;
  • a brain dump page each day, to empty your head first and sort later.

To find something again, you search for a word. There are no folders or tags to keep tidy, and no streaks or scores to keep up. There is no timer, no dashboard and no AI either, by design.

What Carnet doesn't do

Read this before you switch.

  • No integrations. Carnet reads Google Calendar, read-only, so your appointments show in the week. No Outlook, and nothing pulled from Slack, Gmail, Jira or Notion.
  • No notifications. Carnet sends no reminders.
  • 7-day free trial, card required. Nothing is charged before the trial ends. The homepage also has a demo you can use without an account, but nothing you write there is saved.

Akiflow pricing in detail

Akiflow sells one plan, Pro, with four ways to pay for it.

OptionPrice shownPer year
Pro Monthly$34 a month$408
Pro Yearly$19 a month, billed as $228 once a year$228
Believer, 2 years$357.60 once ($14.90 a month)$178.80
Believer, 5 years$699 once$139.80 (about $11.65 a month)

What else the pricing page says:

  • No free plan. New customers get a 7-day full-access trial. A card is required, and the subscription starts when the trial ends unless you cancel.
  • AI Meeting Assistant: recording, transcripts and summaries are a $19-a-month add-on, so $228 more over a year. The Aki assistant itself is included in Pro.
  • Students and researchers: 40% off Pro Yearly after verifying an academic email, which brings it to $136.80 a year.
  • Teams: pricing is handled by Akiflow's sales team, not published per seat.
  • Local pricing: Akiflow says it may adjust prices in some countries. The checkout price is the one that applies.

Carnet has one price, $10 a month during the beta, taxes included. You can cancel anytime, and your access runs to the end of the paid month.

Akiflow vs Motion

These two start from opposite ends.

Akiflow gathers your tasks and lets you place them on the calendar, with an assistant to help. You stay the one who plans.

Motion schedules the tasks for you and re-plans when things change. It has also grown into a work platform with projects, docs and AI meeting notes.

Akiflow is $34 a month or $19 billed yearly. Motion's Pro AI plan for individuals is $49 a month or $29 billed annually. Both offer a 7-day trial. Akiflow lists Google and Outlook calendar sync, and Motion adds iCloud.

For one person, Akiflow is the cheaper of the two. Pick it if you want to decide and need help gathering. Pick Motion if you want the deciding done for you. We go further in our Motion review.

Other Akiflow alternatives

  • You want a guided daily plan with time-blocking: Sunsama costs $22 a month or $17 billed yearly, with a 14-day trial and no card. See our Sunsama alternative page.
  • You only want a solid task list: Todoist and TickTick both have a free plan. Our Todoist alternative page compares Todoist with Carnet.

FAQ

How much does Akiflow cost?

Akiflow Pro costs $34 a month billed monthly, or $19 a month billed yearly, charged as $228 once a year. Longer commitments are $357.60 for two years or $699 for five years.

Is there a free version of Akiflow?

No. Akiflow's pricing page says it has no free plan. New customers get a 7-day trial with full access, a card is required, and the paid subscription starts after the trial unless you cancel.

Is Akiflow worth it?

It is if your tasks come from several work tools, you time-block your day and you live in your calendar. The inbox and integrations are what you pay for. If your tasks are mostly your own and you don't time-block, a cheaper and simpler planner will serve you better.

What is the best Akiflow alternative?

It depends on why you're leaving. If you still want time-blocking, look at Sunsama or Motion. If time-blocking and integrations are more than you need, Carnet is a calmer option at $10 a month, where tasks get a day and notes live next to your week.

Try the spread before you decide

You don't need an account to see whether a week on two pages suits you. Open the homepage, click a line and write. Nothing is saved, so treat it as scratch paper.

Try Carnet's weekly spread

Sources

Checked on November 3, 2026.