Akiflow gathers tasks from email, Slack, Notion, project tools and more into one inbox. From there you sort them and drag them onto your calendar as time blocks, fast and mostly from the keyboard. For people whose work arrives from everywhere, it is a solid choice.
Next Moves Lab starts from a different problem. It assumes the hard part is choosing. You write down what is on your plate, and it hands you one task to do now, the reason it was picked, and a small first step.
The short version
- Akiflow is a solid pick if your tasks are scattered across many apps, you enjoy time-blocking, and you like to control every detail.
- Next Moves Lab is the better fit if you work for yourself, your list lives mostly in your head, and you want something to decide the order for you.
Side by side
Price
- Akiflow
- $34 a month, or $19 a month billed yearly
- Next Moves Lab
- $9.99 a month, 30-day money-back guarantee
Main job
- Akiflow
- Collect tasks from many apps, then time-block them
- Next Moves Lab
- Decide which task to do next
Who decides the order
- Akiflow
- You, by sorting and placing blocks
- Next Moves Lab
- It does, and shows you the reason
How the morning starts
- Akiflow
- You sort the inbox and place your blocks
- Next Moves Lab
- The first task is already waiting
What you see
- Akiflow
- Inbox, calendar and time blocks
- Next Moves Lab
- One task and a small first step; the rest waits in Later
Rules for your day
- Akiflow
- Kept by you as you place blocks
- Next Moves Lab
- Set once, like "no calls before 10", and followed every day
When Akiflow is a solid choice
- Your work comes from many places. If tasks arrive in Gmail, Slack, Asana and Notion every day, gathering them in one inbox saves real time.
- You like to time-block. Akiflow is made for dragging tasks onto your calendar, with shortcuts and a command bar for speed.
Where Next Moves Lab wins
- The sorting is done for you. A unified inbox still has to be sorted, and time blocks still have to be placed. If you skip that step, the inbox just fills up. Next Moves Lab ranks everything and hands you a pick.
- You get the reason. Every pick says why it won, such as a deadline, your goal for the week, or a client waiting. You can swap it if you disagree.
- A calmer screen. One task in front of you, not a full calendar and inbox. At most three tasks are in play in a day; the rest wait in Later.
- A day sized to you. Tell it how much time and energy you have, and it sizes today to fit. No blocks to drag around when the day changes.
- Your week has a point. Set one goal for the week, and tasks that move it rank first.
- A lower price. $9.99 a month is about half of Akiflow's yearly price, and less than a third of its monthly price.
Switching from Akiflow
Look at your Akiflow inbox and today's blocks, and write down what matters this week in Next Moves Lab, in plain words. Keep your calendar for meetings. Let Next Moves Lab decide what to do in the open time between them.
Common questions
Do I need to sort my tasks first?
No. Write them down in any order, by typing, speaking, pasting or a photo of your notes. It does the sorting.
Can it time-block my calendar?
No. It picks your next task and fits the day to the time and energy you tell it.