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What is the best free time-blocking app?
If you want to plan your week in blocks and actually finish them, Cutline is a free time-blocking calendar built for exactly that: you plan the week in blocks, tick each one off, and earn XP, streaks and cleared days for what you finish. Google Calendar is the free default if you mostly need meetings; Cutline is for the hours you control.
The short answer
- To plan and finish your own week: Cutline. Free forever for planning, XP, streaks, Budget, the Arena, linked calendars and the verified CV.
- For meetings and sharing with colleagues: Google Calendar or Outlook, which you can link into Cutline so meetings sit next to your blocks.
- For a list first, calendar second: a to-do app with a calendar view, such as Todoist or TickTick.
What a time-blocking app needs to do
- Show the whole week, so you can see where the hours go before you plan.
- Make blocks fast to create and move, by drag, by typing or from a template.
- Close the loop: mark a block done, so the plan becomes a record.
- Show the result: finished hours, by category, week after week.
Most calendars do the first two. Cutline is built around the last two: every block has a done state, finished blocks earn XP (10 XP per 15 minutes), a day where every block is done is stamped Cleared, and your finished hours show on a weekly board if you join it.
What is free in Cutline
| Free forever | Paid plans add |
|---|---|
| The week in time blocks, templates, XP, levels, streaks | A badge (Verified, Pro, Crew or your logo on Brand) |
| Google, Outlook, Apple and iCal calendars in your week | Posting on the Floor and starting conversations |
| Budget (what each block cost) | Shared calendars |
| The Arena, the weekly board | Lower selling fees on payment links |
| The verified CV | Posting on the Floor |
See pricing for the paid plans, from $9 a month, or try Pro free for 7 days.
Questions
Is Cutline really free?
Yes. Planning, XP, streaks, Budget, the Arena, linked calendars and the verified CV are free forever. Paid plans add a badge, posting, shared calendars and lower selling fees.
Does it work on my phone?
Cutline runs in any phone or desktop browser at app.gocutline.com, and your week can also show in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook by subscription.
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