Keep the planner feeling. Lose the rewriting.
The pen, the pages, the Sunday set-up: paper planners are lovely. But your week doesn’t stay still on paper.
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THE SHORT VERSION
Each is better at something.
Where a paper planner is better
- Writing by handSome things just feel right in pen. Anser is typed.
- No screenIt doesn’t buzz, and it’s there when your phone isn’t.
- Pay onceA paper planner is a one-off buy. Anser is $10 a month or $95 a year after a 7-day free trial.
Where Anser is better
- Your real calendar is in itGoogle Calendar events show up on their own, and what you add in Anser saves to Google.
- Plans change without an eraserDrag a meeting to a new time. Repeating events never need copying out.
- Stickers that don’t run outPut them on days and events, or make your own from a photo.
- Your evenings are protectedWhen something lands in protected time, Anser tells you and helps you decline.
- Routines that count themselvesTick off a morning walk and keep a streak.
- With you everywhereWorks in your browser on Mac, iPad and iPhone; add it to your Home Screen.
SIDE BY SIDE
The details.
| Paper planner | Anser | |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | By hand | Typed |
| Your Google Calendar | Copy it in | Shows up on its own, both ways |
| A plan changes | Cross out, rewrite | Drag it |
| Repeating events | Write each one | Added once |
| Price | A one-off purchase | $10 a month or $95 a year, 7 days free |
EVERYTHING ELSE IN ANSER
And the rest of your planner.
Make it yours
- StickersOn your days and events, and your own stickers made from a photo.
- Vision boardA year of photos and words beside your goals, with steps you can put on your calendar.
- Your look4 styles, 19 palettes, 6 fonts, light or dark, cozy backgrounds and a monogram.
- A companionA goose, hedgehog, puppy or kitty, or none at all.
Plan
- Today’s Top 3Three things that would make today feel done.
- RoutinesOn your calendar, grouped by time of day, with streaks and optional reminders.
- Schedule templates11 ready-made weeks and routines, previewed on your own week first.
- CountdownsA day count to the things you’re looking forward to.
- WeatherBeside the date, if you turn it on.
Reflect
- Today’s pageA private page for each day, with photos.
- Evening reviewYour mood, one thing you’re grateful for, and a few words.
- NotesYour day pages and notes of your own, searchable, and where your planned time went.
Protect your time
- Protected timeEvenings, sleep, lunch or any time you want to keep, with alerts when something lands in it.
- Declines in your wordsWarm, Friendly, Direct or your own words.
Plan with people
- Shared LifeSee when you and someone are both free, and suggest plans. Friends join free.
Your data
- No ads, never soldNo ads in Anser, and your information is never sold. Cookies on our site only if you say yes.
- Take it with youDownload everything as one ZIP, in files that open without Anser.