Adaptive, not autopilot

5 work weeks lost to app-switching every year. Cadence gives them back.

Cadence reads your live calendar, lays your tasks alongside your meetings, and when a call runs long or an urgent request lands at 3 PM, it moves the unfinished work into the next open slot automatically. You keep the wheel. Your plan stops falling apart.

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~5 weeks
work weeks lost to app-switching every year (~4 hours/week)
Sources: coommit.com, timeeting.com
23 min
to refocus after a single interruption
Sources: rock.so, APA research
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Cadence protects your deep-work blocks so you never pay that cost
Cadence is an AI daily planner for knowledge workers. It automatically reschedules your tasks when meetings overrun or the day breaks, time-blocks deep work around your real calendar, and keeps you in control. Adaptive rescheduling, not autopilot. Free forever, no credit card.

Why does another to-do list fail by 11 AM?

Most task managers treat your day as a static list. Cadence treats it as something that has to survive contact with reality.

Most task managers treat your day as a static list. You block out an hour for deep work, a meeting gets moved, three urgent requests land in your inbox, and by midmorning the plan is fiction. You either abandon it or spend ten minutes dragging tasks around a calendar.

Cadence is different. It reads your live calendar, understands which blocks are protected, and when your day shifts, it moves the unfinished work into the next available slot automatically.

Where Cadence sits in the gap

Motion takes the wheel and runs your day for you, and charges you credits for every AI decision. Sunsama's Sunny helps you plan, but rescheduling is still a manual ritual when the day breaks. Morgen suggests slots and waits for you to move things by hand. Cadence sits in the gap: adaptive enough to save your afternoon, transparent enough that you stay in charge, and without metering your planning by credits.

What makes Cadence the best daily planner app for knowledge workers?

Cadence brings your calendar, your task list, and your focus time into one view that adjusts when reality intervenes. Three capabilities do the heavy lifting.

Calendar-aware task management

Your tasks live next to your meetings, not in a separate tab.

  • Pulls your Google Calendar or Outlook events and lays your tasks alongside them.
  • Drag a task onto a free block and it becomes a time-blocked commitment.
  • When a meeting overruns, Cadence shifts the displaced tasks into the next open slot, respecting your priorities and your protected deep-work blocks.
  • No more pasting tasks between two apps or rebuilding your afternoon every time something slips.
calendar-aware task manager · AI daily planner

Adaptive rescheduling

When your day falls apart, your plan rewrites itself.

  • You flag which tasks are flexible and which are fixed.
  • If a 2 PM call runs long or an urgent request lands at 3, Cadence recomputes the rest of your day in seconds.
  • Flexible tasks slide into the next available window. Fixed commitments stay put.
  • You see the new plan before you accept it, and you can override anything with a drag.
  • The difference between a planner that works on a good day and one that survives a bad one.
daily planner app · adaptive scheduling · AI scheduling app

Deep-work time blocking

Protect the hours that actually move your work forward.

  • Define deep-work blocks: recurring windows reserved for your most important project.
  • Cadence defends them against lower-priority tasks and auto-fills them from your backlog when you have nothing scheduled.
  • Notifications are silenced during the block.
  • When the block ends, Cadence asks what you shipped and carries anything unfinished into tomorrow's plan.
  • Available on the free plan. Reclaim locks Focus Time behind a $12/mo paywall. Cadence doesn't.
time blocking app · deep work planner · AI calendar

From calendar chaos to a plan that holds, in three steps.

No setup wizard. No 40-tab import. Connect your calendar, drop in your tasks, and let the day adapt.

Connect your calendar

Sync Google Calendar or Outlook in seconds. Cadence reads your real schedule, including meetings you can't move.

Add your tasks

Drop tasks in and mark them flexible or fixed. Drag any task onto an open block to commit to it. Cadence respects your protected deep-work windows.

Let the day adapt

When a meeting overruns or an urgent request lands, Cadence recomputes your afternoon in seconds. You review the new plan, accept or override with a drag, and keep moving.

How Cadence compares to other AI daily planners

The differences that matter when the day falls apart.

Comparison of Cadence against Motion, Sunsama, Morgen, and Reclaim across seven features.
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 wording verified against the Cycle 8 SEO/GEO analysis (2026-08-12). Re-check all competitor cells at launch in case a competitor has changed.

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Everything you need to plan a day that holds, on the house. Pay only if you outgrow it.

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$0 / forever
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  • Calendar-aware task management
  • Adaptive rescheduling
  • Deep-work time blocking
  • Google Calendar + Outlook sync
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$8 / mo (billed annually)
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  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Unlimited deep-work blocks
  • Advanced priority rules
  • Integrations & analytics
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Questions, answered

How is Cadence different from Motion?
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.
How is Cadence different from Sunsama?
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.
How is Cadence different from Morgen?
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.
Is there a free plan?
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.
Which calendars does Cadence support?
Google Calendar and Outlook. Both sync in seconds. (Confirm Outlook-on-free-plan support with the product team before publishing this claim.)
Do I need a credit card to try Pro?
No. Pro is a 14-day trial, no credit card. Cancel anytime.
What happens to my plan when a meeting runs long?
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.