Cadence turns a pile of tasks into a realistic plan for the day. It time-blocks your work around your meetings, guards blocks of focus time, and reschedules what you don't finish so nothing falls through the cracks. When your day changes, the plan changes with it. You keep the wheel.
Free forever. Pro is a 14-day trial, no credit card. Syncs with Google Calendar and Outlook in seconds.
Most productivity tools stop at the list. They tell you what to do, never when. So you add tasks all morning, switch between them all afternoon, and close your laptop with half of them still open. You end the day further behind than you started, carrying the mental weight of everything you didn't get to.
Cadence fixes the missing step: it puts every task on the calendar, in the order that actually fits your day. When a meeting runs long or an urgent request lands at 3 PM, the plan reflows. Flexible tasks slide into the next open window. Fixed commitments stay put. You see the new plan before it takes effect, and you can override anything with a drag. Adaptive, not autopilot. You keep the wheel.
Cadence brings your calendar, your task list, and your focus time into one view that adjusts when reality intervenes. Four capabilities do the heavy lifting.
Tasks on the calendar, not just on a list.
Cadence reads your meetings and energy patterns, then drops each task into an open block that fits. Drag to adjust, or let it auto-arrange.
One task. One window. Zero pings.
When a focus block starts, Cadence mutes notifications, hides other tabs, and shows only the task at hand. No tabs to chase, no Slack to check. Just the work in front of you, for as long as you said you'd do it.
Didn't finish it? It moves. Nothing gets lost.
A meeting runs long, a task takes more than you planned. Cadence shifts what's left into the next open slot and tells you what got bumped. You stop carrying the mental load of "what about that thing I didn't get to."
See where your time went. Plan where it goes next.
Every Friday, Cadence shows you what you finished, what slipped, and where your focus actually went. Five minutes, and you start Monday with a plan built on last week's reality, not guesswork.
Type them, drag them from your existing list, or connect your calendar and let Cadence pull in what's due.
It slots each task into the right block, around your meetings and your energy curve. Flexible and fixed flags keep the plan honest.
Follow the plan, hit focus mode, and let Cadence handle anything that slips. When the day breaks, the plan reflows. You review and keep moving.
| Feature | Cadence | Motion | Sunsama | Morgen | Reclaim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-reschedules when day breaks | Yes, you stay in control | Yes, autopilot takes over | No, manual approval for every AI suggestion | Suggests slots, you move manually | Limited, Google-Calendar-only |
| Free plan | Free forever, no credit card | No free tier | No free plan | No free plan | Google-Calendar-only free tier |
| Deep-work time blocking | Included on free plan | Paid only | Paid only | Paid only | $12/mo paywall |
| AI usage metering | No credits, no metering | $0.25/100-credit overage (7,500 credits/mo) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Calendar support | Google + Outlook (free) | Google + Outlook | Google + Outlook | Google + Outlook | Google only (free); Outlook paid |
| Trial | 14-day Pro trial, no credit card | Credit card required | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comparison verified against the Cycle 8 SEO/GEO analysis (2026-08-12) and live SERP pulls on 2026-08-16. Pricing drift already observed: Morgen at $30/mo, Sunsama at $22/mo, Motion at $19/seat/mo. Re-check all competitor cells on launch day.
The free plan covers daily planning, smart time blocking, focus mode, and adaptive rescheduling for up to 15 tasks a day.
Motion runs your day on autopilot and charges you credits for every AI decision (7,500 credits/month, then $0.25 per 100-credit overage). Cadence adapts your schedule when the day breaks, but you stay in control. You see the new plan before you accept it and can override anything with a drag. No credits, no metering, and a free plan Motion doesn't offer.
Sunsama's Sunny helps you plan, but when the day breaks, rescheduling is a manual ritual. You approve every AI suggestion one by one. Cadence recomputes your whole afternoon in seconds and shows you the result. You accept it or drag things around. No per-item approval loop.
Morgen suggests open slots and waits for you to move tasks by hand. Cadence moves the unfinished work into the next available slot automatically, respecting your priorities and protected blocks.
Reclaim locks deep-work Focus Time behind a $12/month paywall and its free tier is Google-Calendar-only. Cadence includes deep-work time blocking on the free plan and supports both Google Calendar and Outlook.
Yes. Free forever, no credit card. Calendar-aware task management, adaptive rescheduling, and deep-work time blocking are all included. Reclaim locks deep-work focus time behind a $12/month paywall. Cadence doesn't.
Google Calendar and Outlook. Both sync in seconds.
No. Pro is a 14-day trial, no credit card. Cancel anytime.
Cadence detects the overrun, recomputes the rest of your day in seconds, slides flexible tasks into the next available window, and leaves fixed commitments where they are. You see the new plan before it takes effect and can override anything.
Set up Cadence tonight, wake up to a day that's already scheduled, and finish what matters. When the day changes, the plan changes with it.
Free forever. Pro is a 14-day trial, no credit card. Syncs with Google Calendar and Outlook in seconds. Cancel anytime.
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