Align
Align is an iPhone time-blocking planner that places tasks and calendar events in one visual schedule.
What Align is
Align is an iPhone time-blocking planner that places tasks and calendar events in one visual schedule. Users can drag or resize blocks, create recurring blocks daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly, and add checklist subtasks; a block is marked finished when all its subtasks are complete. Align imports events from calendars available through the iOS calendar system. Notifications can be set for a block’s start or in advance, with settings available per block. Align Plus can shift later blocks while preserving their duration. The free plan includes unlimited time blocks, calendar sync, recurring blocks, reminders, colors, icons, and drag-and-drop planning. Optional Plus subscriptions or a one-time purchase are available, with weekly, monthly, yearly, and lifetime options; prices are shown in the App Store. Align requires iOS 17 or later and runs on iPad in iPhone compatibility mode, but other Apple platforms are not supported. The maker says data is stored locally or synced to private iCloud, and that it does not collect, share, or sell personal data.
Good
- Free plan includes unlimited time blocks
- Imports events from iOS calendars
- Blocks can recur daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly
- Per-block notifications and checklist subtasks are available
Watch out
- Requires iOS 17 or later
- Other Apple platforms are not supported
- Align Plus prices are shown in the App Store
Who it suits
Align suits people who want to plan tasks, routines, and existing calendar commitments visually on an iPhone. It also fits users who want recurring blocks, reminders, or checklist subtasks in their daily plan.
Verdict
Align combines calendar events and planned tasks in a visual schedule, with recurring blocks and reminders included in its free plan. Check the iOS requirement and App Store pricing for Plus if you need its advanced features.
Plans and prices
From Align's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Align Plus Weekly | — | Align Plus premium features |
| Align Plus Monthly | — | Align Plus premium features |
| Align Plus Yearly | — | Align Plus premium features |
| Align Plus Lifetime | — | Align Plus premium features |
| Align Free | Free | Core time blocking features; unlimited time blocks, calendar sync, recurring blocks, reminders, colors, icons, and drag-and-drop planning |
| Align Plus | Priced on request | Advanced features; subscription options include weekly, monthly, and yearly plans, or a one-time purchase · Optional in-app subscription or one-time purchase; pricing shown in the App Store |
The facts
Each one read from Align's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics and diagnostics
- Align says it uses PostHog for anonymous usage analytics and Firebase Crashlytics for anonymous crash reports and diagnostics.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Calendar integration
- Align imports events from calendars available through the device’s iOS calendar system.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Calendar sync
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Align as a personal daily planner for people who want to organize tasks, routines, and existing calendar commitments with visual time blocks.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Users can set notifications when a block starts or reminders in advance, including per-block notification settings.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Apple processes Align Plus in-app purchase payments, and Align says it does not collect or store payment information.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says app data is stored locally and can sync to the user’s private iCloud account; it says it does not collect, share, or sell personal data.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Align is a visual time-blocking planner that puts tasks and calendar events into one schedule.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Recurring blocks
- Time blocks can repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Recurring tasks
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Rescheduling
- Users can drag or resize blocks, and Align Plus can shift later blocks while preserving their duration.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Subtasks
- Users can add checklist subtasks to a time block, and completing all subtasks marks the parent block finished.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists in-app help documentation, email support, and blog posts as support channels.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Planning method
- time blockingchecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile platforms
- ioschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform limits
- Align is an iPhone app requiring iOS 17 or later; it runs on iPad in iPhone compatibility mode, and other Apple platforms are not supported today.checked 9 Oct 2026
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