Leave a Review Artful Agenda
Brilliant All-In-One Planner
Was looking for a place to pop everything in one place and this is exactly what I needed.
My only thing is that it would be great if there were less ugly calendar covers/pattern designs 😂 It would also be good to add your own stickers. In general I’m hoping the customisable aspect is gradually added to because it’s such a brilliant idea. Love this app and when my free trial ends I’m defo going to invest in the yearly subscription.Show lessTildy1000
EDITED! I'm an hour in
Edit: Rating dropped from 5 stars to one, due to a continuing issue with Apples app specific password, and tech support being non responsive for a month. Good app, many bugs that make using the software much less appealing. Wish I could get a refund.
And I already know I'll be continuing to use this app. I've been hunting for an ADHD friendly digital planner, and this is the best I've found. The ONLY negatives I can find is that I wish there was either a tab with pages we could choose to include or not (goal tracking, savings planning, etc., but not everyone uses all of them, so the option to include them or not would be nice), a "Monthly preview" that asks you to set goals and plan for them, and "monthly review" page for each month that asked "Which goals did you accomplish? What goals are moving on to the next month? What are you grateful for this month?" I feel that really helps me stay mindful and present. Other than those things, I REALLY like this app. The quotes are a nice touch, I love the color coding, and the stickers are easy to use and fun. The yanks for making something my brand of neurospicy can understand!Show lesstmhnglr
True Digital Planner App
I have been planning digitally for about 3 years now (via GoodNotes) and loved that I could use my Apple Pencil to write in a digital planner just like I wrote in my paper planner. But eventually, my calendars got to be so complex and things were constantly changing that I got tired of re-writing everything. I know that GoodNotes makes it easier with copy and paste, but still it got frustrating. Now with Artful Agenda my calendars automatically sync, tasks transfer from one day to the next, and you can even set up reoccurring tasks.
4 Stars not 5
My only hesitancy for not giving that 5th star to Artful Agenda is that you can’t customize the app as much as you can a paper planner/digital planner in GoodNotes. You can’t add “extra pages” or general notes. There is a List section but the organization isn’t great because you search through a long dropdown to find the list you are looking for. I would love to be able to import PDFs or even pages from GoodNotes so that I could use other template pages to track more in my planner than just my calendars & to do lists. For example, I have a weekly review template (in PDF form) that I would love to be able to link to and access from the Weekly view. Even just having a Notes section that I could link to from the Monthly/Weekly/Daily view would be great!Show lessMsCelestial
Developer Response
Thank you for your in-depth review and feedback MsCelestial! We are happy to hear that you are enjoying your Artful Agenda and many of its features. Please submit your suggestions through the Tech Support section of your Artful Agenda under the category Artful Suggestions.Finally ditched my paper planner!
I had used paper planners since grade school. I grew up with the tech rise, but was never able to find an app that would allow me to give up my paper planner completely. Enter Artful Agenda. I love the flexibility of planning on the fly with my iPhone. I can sync all my calendars as I add new events and never lose an event because I forgot to add it from my paper planner.
I love the cover and sticker packs, and I’m experimenting with hex codes to fully customise my planner to my taste. The community has been helpful and supportive to this newbie, and I am telling everyone who is on the fence about switching from paper to digital to give the app’s two week trial a go. I took a leap and now I’m fully committed. I doubt I’ll ever go back to paper planners again. Thank you, Artful Agenda!Show lessliaysha
Expensive
I was looking to change over to a digital planner that had the same functionality as my paper planner. This one fit most of my criteria. I ultimately went back to my paper planner because of price and convenience. I would have liked to purchase one month rather than the entire year. It is hard to decide if a planner is right for you in just a weeks time (the trial) and I had to purchase an entire year subscription. After about 3 months, I knew the planner wasn’t fitting my needs so the option to pay for a smaller increments would of been nice. Some of my favorite things: -being able to rollover unfinished tasks -multiple sections to keep work, family, and personal items separated Drawbacks -had to continually switch back and forth between my planner and work tasks on the iPad -the cost of the digital planner is more than the cost of my paper planner -there were some error messages where items weren’t moved properly and then lost (which turned out to be a much larger problem when the items weren’t properly on the planner when I needed them)Show lessMari123876!
Developer Response
We are sorry to hear that Artful Agenda wasn't for you! Please contact us through Tech Support in your AA and we will guide you on how to get a refund.Good but needs improvements
I was very excited to find Artful Agenda. It is very pleasing aesthetically and easy to use however I’m always on the go and I find it is not optimised (yet) for iPhone use which is my go-to device when out and about. It is a bit better on the iPad but really it is at its best on desktop. I also think it needs more options to customise features to individual needs (eg: I don’t need the water drinking feature but I’d like a task timing one). But that’s constantly evolving with new features coming out regularly. Price wise i find it a bit expensive but because there are no other similar product I make it fit in my budget! I also wish there was a subscription renewal email sent to me before it is due so I don’t get locked out like I just did because my card details had changed! A simple automatic email would be very simple to set up I’m sure!Show lessBush School
Great planner app
I had been looking for a while for a way to better organize my life and am so glad I found this app. I love that I can sync all my calendars in one spot, and updates in Artful Agenda sync to my iOS calendars (crucial for keeping family members up to date). I love that I can actually see events in the monthly view on my iPhone (as opposed to the pretty useless “dots” for events on the default iOS calendar app). I also love how pretty and fun it is to use.
My only (minor in comparison) gripe is that stickers seem to shift position when switching between the iPhone app/iPad app/desktop app (probably related to size differences). If there was a way to keep the stickers in the same spot and relative size across apps that would be wonderful. This issue has limited some of my sticker use since sometimes they will end up blocking events in other views. I would also love a way to place stickers behind events instead of in front.Show lessKirsehn
Developer Response
Hi Kirsehn! Thank you so much for your review! We are thrilled to hear that you are enjoying your Artful Agenda. Whenever you have a suggestion you can submit them through the Tech Support Section of your app under the category Artful Suggestions. Happy planning!Ridiculously expensive
RATED ZERO STARS. Many devs are choosing not to go with subscription models (which are becoming increasingly unpopular) as now users are waking up to this scam.. not so long ago, even the most complex of apps were just a couple pounds (at most). Then came along the subscription model (thank you Adobe!) where you never owned the app and are forced to sign up to keep paying for something you’ve already paid for. THIS IS A SCAM UNLESS THE DEVELOPER HAS TO PAY A 3rd PARTY FOR A SERVICE THAT FORMS PART OF THE APP.
I WILL NEVER USE THIS APP AS LONG AS THERE IS A SUBSCRIPTION MODEL IN PLACE. ITS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CUSTOMER TO KEEP YOUR CASH FLOW HEALTHY IN YOUR COMPANY. Make a good app, make one charge for it, and if you’ve done your job well, someone might buy it.
RIP OFF.Show lessRealSting
Paper planner now digital
I have been using paper planners for 40 years and my life can’t function without it. I have been looking for a digital planner that resembles a paper one and up until now I have only found outside planners that need to be used through another app. I have purchased a few and they are not user friendly which makes me use it less.
A came upon Artful Agenda and I am in love with the app. I finally feel it will replace my paper planner, or at least 2 of the 3.
This app even works with my Samsung Fold 4 S Pen. I can use bold font, color my calendars, add stickers that come with the app and so much more.
I am constantly looking at my artful agenda and getting ideas as how to stay organize. I love that it is always with me.
This is the only paper planner app out there that makes you feel you are using a paper planner. This is a great start to 2023!Show lessmehall7
Almost there
It’s been a great calendar for integrating all of my shared calendars in one place and having it look nice and color coded. It’s syncing nicely across devices and it really has been wonderful. I purchased the premium after the trial. My one qualm is that it’s just wild to me that you pay for a premium subscription and not everything is included… the fact that not all covers and stickers are included is baffling. If anything, offer a free or cheaper subscription with limited features, and have the premium subscription include everything. I will of course continue to use this for the year and see how it goes or if they make changes, but I will definitely be researching other options before my renewal is up now that I know I’m more than willing to pay for a calendar service.Show lessamie kirman
