Comparison

ByDesign

Griply

ByDesign vs Griply

Griply makes you build the plan. ByDesign builds it with you.

Both apps put goals first. Only one turns a goal into a scheduled plan, keeps your whole year on one canvas, syncs with Google, Apple and Outlook, and works with the AI you already use.

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What you get with ByDesign that Griply doesn’t offer

AI goal plans and scheduling
Say the goal. ByDesign builds the tasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines, then schedules them around your calendar. Griply has no AI features.
Works with Claude and ChatGPT
An MCP server lets the assistant you already use add tasks, read your schedule and plan your day. Griply doesn’t offer one.
Apple, Google and Outlook calendars
Two-way sync with Google and Apple, an Outlook connection, and guest invites with Google Meet links. Griply syncs Google and Outlook only.
Built for sharing
Share pages with view, comment or edit access, assign tasks, @mention in comments, chat in the app, and add seats on a team plan. Griply has no sharing at all.

ByDesign vs Griply, feature by feature

Only the differences. What both apps do the same is listed underneath.

Included
Limited
Not available

Feature	ByDesign	Griply
AI planning
AI goal plans	Included: AI-builtType or speak a goal; get tasks, resources and a schedule. Replan in one message; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: ManualYou build vision, life areas, goals, subgoals and tasks yourself
AI scheduling with a preview you approve	Included: Preview, then acceptConflicts shown, step-by-step undo; nothing saves until you say so; AI and AI Plus plans	Not available: No AI features
Planning assistant chat	Included: Full contextCreates, moves and reschedules items; finds time with people; answers questions about your week; AI and AI Plus plans	Not available: No
Voice control	Included: Mic and hands-freeOptional wake phrase; AI and AI Plus plans	Not available: No
Auto-schedule around your hours	Included: Rules you setWork hours, breaks, buffers, max hours a day, split long tasks, Find Time	Limited: Focus blocksPlaced by hand
Planning views
Year-to-day planning canvas	Included: Year to dayYear, quarter, month, week and day on one zoomable surface; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: Gantt timelineMonth to 5-year Gantt of goals, subgoals and projects; day, 4-day, week and month calendars
Sticky notes, images and pinned pages on the calendar	Included: Yes	Not available: No
Task lists: daily, weekly, someday	Included: Plus All Tasks and Kanban tabs	Limited: Today, Upcoming, Inbox and Smart Lists
Kanban boards	Included: Custom columnsMain board plus boards per page	Not available: No
Customisable dashboard	Included: Drag-and-drop widgetsScore board, tasks, habits, inbox, pinned pages, Kanban	Limited: Insights dashboard
Tasks and time
Pomodoro timer	Included: Built in25/5/15 cycles with a floating timer	Not available: No
Time tracking on tasks	Included: Start and pause on any taskTotals per task; “most tracked” filter	Limited: Duration estimates only
Notes, pages and templates
Notes and pages	Included: Block editorHeadings, to-dos, tables, code, embeds, sub-pages, backlinks	Limited: Descriptions on tasks and projects
Courses and roadmaps from the Hub	Included: The HubCourses, roadmaps, templates and a habit library; schedule a roadmap straight onto your calendar	Limited: Goal templates
Habits and goals
Habits with friends	Included: Shared streak boardInvite friends, comments and likes	Not available: No
Share a goal	Included: Read-only linkRecipients can add it to their own goals	Not available: No
Calendar and integrations
Calendar sync	Included: Google, Apple and OutlookTwo-way with Google and Apple; subscribe to any calendar by ICS	Limited: Google and Outlook onlyPer Griply’s calendar integration guide
MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants	Included: YesClaude Desktop, Claude Code and ChatGPT guides; revocable access	Not available: No
Collaboration
Share pages	Included: View, comment or editLink sharing, access requests, transfer ownership	Not available: No
Assign tasks and comment	Included: YesInline comments, threads, @mentions	Not available: No
Built-in chat	Included: Direct and groupThreads, reactions, polls	Not available: No
Team plans	Included: Per seatAdd or remove members in settings	Not available: No

AI planning

AI goal plans
ByDesign
Included: AI-builtType or speak a goal; get tasks, resources and a schedule. Replan in one message; AI and AI Plus plans
Griply
Limited: ManualYou build vision, life areas, goals, subgoals and tasks yourself
AI scheduling with a preview you approve
ByDesign
Included: Preview, then acceptConflicts shown, step-by-step undo; nothing saves until you say so; AI and AI Plus plans
Griply
Not available: No AI features
Planning assistant chat
ByDesign
Included: Full contextCreates, moves and reschedules items; finds time with people; answers questions about your week; AI and AI Plus plans
Griply
Not available: No
Voice control
ByDesign
Included: Mic and hands-freeOptional wake phrase; AI and AI Plus plans
Griply
Not available: No
Auto-schedule around your hours
ByDesign
Included: Rules you setWork hours, breaks, buffers, max hours a day, split long tasks, Find Time
Griply
Limited: Focus blocksPlaced by hand

Planning views

Year-to-day planning canvas
ByDesign
Included: Year to dayYear, quarter, month, week and day on one zoomable surface; AI and AI Plus plans
Griply
Limited: Gantt timelineMonth to 5-year Gantt of goals, subgoals and projects; day, 4-day, week and month calendars
Sticky notes, images and pinned pages on the calendar
ByDesign
Included: Yes
Griply
Not available: No
Task lists: daily, weekly, someday
ByDesign
Included: Plus All Tasks and Kanban tabs
Griply
Limited: Today, Upcoming, Inbox and Smart Lists
Kanban boards
ByDesign
Included: Custom columnsMain board plus boards per page
Griply
Not available: No
Customisable dashboard
ByDesign
Included: Drag-and-drop widgetsScore board, tasks, habits, inbox, pinned pages, Kanban
Griply
Limited: Insights dashboard

Tasks and time

Pomodoro timer
ByDesign
Included: Built in25/5/15 cycles with a floating timer
Griply
Not available: No
Time tracking on tasks
ByDesign
Included: Start and pause on any taskTotals per task; “most tracked” filter
Griply
Limited: Duration estimates only

Notes, pages and templates

Notes and pages
ByDesign
Included: Block editorHeadings, to-dos, tables, code, embeds, sub-pages, backlinks
Griply
Limited: Descriptions on tasks and projects
Courses and roadmaps from the Hub
ByDesign
Included: The HubCourses, roadmaps, templates and a habit library; schedule a roadmap straight onto your calendar
Griply
Limited: Goal templates

Habits and goals

Habits with friends
ByDesign
Included: Shared streak boardInvite friends, comments and likes
Griply
Not available: No
Share a goal
ByDesign
Included: Read-only linkRecipients can add it to their own goals
Griply
Not available: No

Calendar and integrations

Calendar sync
ByDesign
Included: Google, Apple and OutlookTwo-way with Google and Apple; subscribe to any calendar by ICS
Griply
Limited: Google and Outlook onlyPer Griply’s calendar integration guide
MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants
ByDesign
Included: YesClaude Desktop, Claude Code and ChatGPT guides; revocable access
Griply
Not available: No

Collaboration

Share pages
ByDesign
Included: View, comment or editLink sharing, access requests, transfer ownership
Griply
Not available: No
Assign tasks and comment
ByDesign
Included: YesInline comments, threads, @mentions
Griply
Not available: No
Built-in chat
ByDesign
Included: Direct and groupThreads, reactions, polls
Griply
Not available: No
Team plans
ByDesign
Included: Per seatAdd or remove members in settings
Griply
Not available: No

Griply column based on help centre, changelog, features, task-manager, time-management and pricing on October 23, 2026. If something has changed, email info@bydesign.io.

Both apps cover the basics

Tasks with subtasks, priorities and tags
Recurring tasks
Deadlines and reminders
Duration estimates
Inbox for quick capture
Natural-language quick add
Habit tracking with streaks
Day, week and month calendar views
Time blocking
Web, Mac, Windows, iOS and Android apps
Dark mode
Multiple languages
Keyboard shortcuts
Home-screen widgets on iOS and Android
Event guests and Google Meet links

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Why people switch from Griply to ByDesign

Say the goal. Get the plan.

Tell ByDesign what you want to achieve. It asks a few questions, then builds a step-by-step plan with tasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines, and schedules it around the life you already have. Replan with one message.

Griply: In Griply you create the vision, life areas, goals, subgoals, projects and tasks yourself. Its planning is manual by design.

ByDesign AI goal plan with tasks, tags and durations

Your whole year on one surface

The planning canvas zooms from the full year down to a single day. Pin goals, notes and milestones where they belong, drag anything, and the plan keeps up.

Griply: Griply shows goals and projects on a Gantt timeline on desktop, and a goal roadmap on iOS, in its Premium plan.

ByDesign planning canvas showing a full year of plans

Scheduling you approve first

Say “plan my week” and ByDesign drafts the changes on a preview of your calendar. Nothing is saved until you accept. Events sync with Google, Apple and Outlook.

Griply: Griply has calendar time blocking, but every block is placed by hand.

ByDesign week view with the planning assistant previewing changes

Works with the AI you already use

Connect ByDesign to Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP-capable assistant and ask it to add tasks, read your schedule or plan your day from the chat you already use.

Griply: Griply has no MCP server or assistant integration.

ByDesign MCP settings connecting Claude Desktop

Don’t take our word for it.

From Daniel
Honestly, Notion was really exhausting for me... Your product works in the simplest way. I’m a product designer, and I’d love to share my feedback with you after using it more :)
From Petey M.
I used to keep a calendar, a to-do list, and a project app. ByDesign replaced all of them. It’s clean, it works, and I haven’t needed anything else.
App Store Review
I have tried pretty much every calendar app and this one is the best I’ve tried.

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