The problem in their words
People keep dropping planners because keeping them up is a job in itself. They want something simple that repeats tasks "every X days," builds a routine around how they actually work, and breaks big goals or study loads into daily steps. Time blocking breaks down when a task takes longer than the gap between meetings.
Who's asking
- r/productivityapps: 4 posts
- r/ProductivityApps: 2 posts
- r/notion: 1 post
What they use today
- A notes workspace used as a planner
- To-do list apps
- Time blocking between meetings
- Calendars, task managers and journaling together
All 7 posts
Is there any better way to make notion calendar work like a planner?
“The reason I say this is because every calendar app is so complicated, and I just want something simple.”
r/notion · 11 Oct 2026 · Read it on Reddit (Is there any better way to make notion calendar work like a planner?) App to manage recurring tasks
“I need an app that I could mention that every X days, I need to do Y.”
r/ProductivityApps · 5 Oct 2026 · Read it on Reddit (App to manage recurring tasks) “Looking for an AI app that can help breakdown long term (5 year) personal goals to daily tasks and help keep on track to achieve them! Any suggestions.”
r/ProductivityApps · 1 Oct 2026 · Read it on Reddit (Looking for an AI app that can help breakdown long term (5 year) personal goals to daily tasks and help keep on track to achieve them! Any suggestions.) “Any productivity app that actually builds a routine on how you work, instead of a generic to do list?”
r/productivityapps · 18 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (Any productivity app that actually builds a routine on how you work, instead of a generic to do list?) ADHD Planner
“This is my last semester, and I really want to stay on top of my studies instead of cramming everything at the last minute.”
r/productivityapps · 6 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (ADHD Planner) Which apps let you time block a single task into multiple blocks?
“My struggle with time blocking is often times a task will take longer than I have time between meetings.”
r/productivityapps · 6 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (Which apps let you time block a single task into multiple blocks?) “A planner you don’t have to constantly maintain”
r/productivityapps · 4 Aug 2026 · Read it on Reddit (A planner you don’t have to constantly maintain)
If you tested it
A headline for the page: “A planner that keeps itself up to date, so you don't have to”
Test first: The riskiest assumption is that people will hand planning over to a tool rather than tweak it themselves; sign-ups for automatic routines and task splitting would show it.
- Build a one-page site showing recurring tasks, routines built for you, and big tasks split across free time, with an email sign-up.
- Share it in planner and productivity communities where people ask for a planner that needs no upkeep.
- Treat steady sign-ups plus several replies describing the planners they dropped as a yes.
Test this idea
Edit it to make it yours, then see who's asking this week. If you want, Ghostlaunch builds the page and runs the 7-day test.