Reclaim is a calendar assistant. It connects to your Google or Outlook calendar and finds time for the things that keep getting pushed out: focus blocks, habits, tasks and breaks. It moves them around as meetings change. For people whose weeks are full of meetings, it is a solid choice.
Next Moves Lab does not touch your calendar. It answers a different question: of everything you have to do, what should you do now? You get one task, the reason it was picked, and a small first step.
The short version
- Reclaim is a solid pick if your calendar is full of meetings and your main problem is finding time at all.
- Next Moves Lab is the better fit if you have the time but struggle to decide what to spend it on.
Side by side
Price
- Reclaim
- Free plan; paid from $12 per seat a month billed yearly
- Next Moves Lab
- $9.99 a month, 30-day money-back guarantee
Main job
- Reclaim
- Protect and schedule time on your calendar
- Next Moves Lab
- Decide which task to do next
How it plans
- Reclaim
- Places tasks, habits and focus time into calendar slots
- Next Moves Lab
- Picks one task to do now, with a reason
Setup
- Reclaim
- Connect your calendar, set priorities and durations
- Next Moves Lab
- Write or say what is on your mind
What you see
- Reclaim
- Your calendar, filled in
- Next Moves Lab
- One task and a small first step; the rest waits in Later
When Reclaim is a solid choice
- Meetings run your week. If you have back-to-back calls, Reclaim is strong at defending the gaps.
- You want habits on the calendar. Lunch, exercise, a daily writing hour: Reclaim keeps them there and moves them when needed.
Where Next Moves Lab wins
- Your calendar is mostly open. Many people who work for themselves have few meetings. Their problem is not time; it is deciding what to do with it. That is the question Next Moves Lab answers.
- 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.
- Less setup. No durations or priorities to enter first. You type, speak, paste or add a photo of your notes, and it turns that into tasks.
- Rules in plain language. Tell it "no calls before 10" or "admin on Fridays" once, and it plans around that every day.
- A day sized to your energy. You tell it how much time and energy you have, and it sizes today to fit. If the day goes differently, nothing turns red.
- Follow-ups come to you. Finish a quote or an invoice and it suggests the follow-up. You tap Yes or No.
Using both
They fit together. Reclaim can keep your focus blocks safe on the calendar. Next Moves Lab can tell you what to work on when the focus block starts.
Common questions
Does Next Moves Lab connect to my calendar?
It does not schedule anything on your calendar. It decides what to do next.
Do I need to enter durations?
No. Write tasks in plain words, tell it how much time and energy you have today, and it sizes the day to fit.