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Productivity software

35 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Showing 1–24 of 35

  • Akiflow logo

    Akiflow

    The ultimate time blocking platform

    From $19/mo
    • Web
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • +2
    18 integrations

    4 alternatives · 6 questions answered

  • Any.do logo

    Any.do

    To do list & planner

    Free plan, then $4.99/mo
    • Web
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • +2

    5 alternatives · 5 questions answered

  • AnyList logo

    AnyList

    Grocery list and recipe app with fast list sorting and cross-household sharing, sold as a paid subscription

    Pricing not published
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Web

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Bluedot logo

    Bluedot

    Bot-free meeting recorder and AI note taker that runs as a browser extension

    Free plan, then $14/mo
    • Web
    • Browser extension
    • macOS
    • +3
    8 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Bluemail logo

    Bluemail

    Free multi-account email client from Blix with unified inbox, smart filters and calendar

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    • +2
    6 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Brain.fm logo

    Brain.fm

    Scientifically-designed music to enhance focus and productivity

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Bring! logo

    Bring!

    Free shared grocery list app with a simple icon-based interface, no subscription required for core use

    Free
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Web

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Canary Mail logo

    Canary Mail

    Security-focused AI email client with end-to-end encryption and a lifetime purchase option

    Free
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • iOS
    • +1
    5 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Capacities logo

    Capacities

    A studio for your mind with object-based notes

    Free plan, then $10/mo
    • Web
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • +3

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Day One logo

    Day One

    Journalling app for iOS, Android and Mac now sold as a subscription after years as a one-time purchase

    Free
    • iOS
    • Android
    • macOS
    • +1

    1 alternative · 3 questions answered

  • DeskTime logo

    DeskTime

    Automatic computer activity tracking and productivity analytics

    Free plan, then $9/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Fastmail logo

    Fastmail

    Paid email hosting with custom domains, calendar and contacts, run without ad-based revenue

    From $3/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +2
    5 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • FigJam logo

    FigJam

    Free online whiteboard for teams

    Free plan available
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Focus@Will logo

    Focus@Will

    Subscription streaming of instrumental music channels intended to be worked to rather than listened to

    Free plan, then $4.95/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Focusmate logo

    Focusmate

    Virtual co-working platform for accountability and productivity

    Free plan, then $8/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Forest logo

    Forest

    Stay focused, be present

    Free plan, then $39.99/yr
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Browser extension

    2 alternatives · 6 questions answered

  • Gamma logo

    Gamma

    AI-powered presentation and document creation software

    Free plan, then $12/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Granola logo

    Granola

    AI notepad that transcribes meetings and merges transcripts with user notes

    Free plan, then $14/mo
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • iOS
    • +1
    7 integrations

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Habitica logo

    Habitica

    Open source task manager that runs your habits, dailies and to-dos as a role-playing game

    Free plan, then $4.99/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • HEY logo

    HEY

    Flat annual subscription email service from 37signals, with its own hey.com domain and a distinctive Screener

    From $99/yr
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • Web
    • +2

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Hubstaff logo

    Hubstaff

    Time tracking and team management for remote teams

    From $5.99/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +2

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • iA Writer logo

    iA Writer

    Distraction-free markdown writer with powerful focus mode

    Free plan, then $29.99 one-off
    • macOS
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Kahoot logo

    Kahoot

    Make learning awesome with game-based quizzes

    Free plan, then $19/mo
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Kami logo

    Kami

    The ultimate document annotation and collaboration tool

    Free plan, then $12/mo
    • Web
    • Browser extension
    • iOS
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

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Where does this data come from?

Pricing, platforms and feature lists are taken from each vendor's own pages. Limitations, answered questions and alternatives are researched separately and carry a source URL on the page that states them. Every product is described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Why are there no star ratings?

Because we did not collect any. Softwr hosts no reviews, and a rating aggregated from somewhere else is not ours to publish as though it were an assessment we made. What is shown instead is what a tool costs, where it runs, and what it is concretely bad at.

How are alternatives chosen?

A researcher proposes them, then two independent reviewers judge one question each: would a buyer evaluating this product seriously consider that one instead. 225 of 1,841 candidates failed and were deleted, including a font inspector matched to a dark mode extension. Only pairings that survived both rounds are published.

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