The 6 Best Sorted 3 Alternatives in 2026

Why look for a Sorted 3 alternative?

Sorted 3 is one of the nicest day planners on Apple: it lays your tasks and calendar on a timeline and its Magic Select auto-schedule arranges chosen tasks into open slots for you, all for a one-time price. But two things push people to look elsewhere: it's iPhone, iPad, and Mac only — no Android or web — and some want either fuller automation or a more visual approach. Here are the six best alternatives, by what you're missing.

1. Structured — the closest visual-timeline match

Structured is the most Sorted-like app: a clean vertical timeline of tasks and calendar events, with a free tier and cheap Pro. It's more approachable than Sorted 3 and available on Android and web too (though some Pro features are iOS-only). The natural first stop — see our Structured alternatives guide for its trade-offs.

2. TickTick — the same idea, cross-platform

If Sorted 3's Apple-only limit is the problem, TickTick offers a timeline and calendar view plus tasks, habits, and a Pomodoro timer on every platform, for $35.99/year with a free tier. No feature gaps by platform. See our TickTick comparison.

3. Motion — for full auto-scheduling

If Magic Select was your favorite part and you want it turned up, Motion auto-schedules your entire task list around meetings and rebuilds the day as things change, for about $19/month. More automation than Sorted 3, at a subscription price. See our Motion comparison.

Want auto-scheduling that plans your day on both Android and iPhone? Productivity Genie is free to start.

4. Productivity Genie — auto-planning, cross-platform, free to start

Sorted 3's auto-schedule is manual-trigger and Apple-only. Productivity Genie takes it further and wider: an AI coach, Mo, builds your day from your tasks and calendar on both iOS and Android, with habits, a focus timer, and a review in one app — free to start. It's brand new and mobile-first, so it doesn't match Sorted 3's polished timeline gestures. But if you loved letting the app arrange your day and wanted that on Android too, without a silo, it's the cross-platform answer. See our AI coach roundup.

5. Tiimo — the visual, gentle option

If you liked seeing your day laid out and want an even more visual, low-pressure take, Tiimo is a color-and-icon-driven planner built with neurodivergent users in mind, on Apple and Android. A calmer, more visual cousin of Sorted 3's timeline.

6. Akiflow — fast manual planning

If you want to keep placing tasks yourself but faster, Akiflow unifies tasks from every tool into one inbox with sharp time-blocking and shortcuts (around $15/month). More of a power-user planner than Sorted 3's calm timeline. See our Akiflow comparison.

How to choose

• Closest visual timeline: Structured.
• Same idea, cross-platform: TickTick.
• Full auto-scheduling: Motion.
• Auto-planning on Android too, free to start: Productivity Genie.
• Visual and gentle: Tiimo.
• Fast manual planning: Akiflow.

Whichever you pick, the plan is only as good as the tasks feeding it — our guide to simple task management keeps the list honest.