Comparison

ByDesign

Tweek

ByDesign vs Tweek

Tweek keeps the week simple. ByDesign keeps the whole plan running.

Tweek is a minimalist weekly planner: the week on one screen, Someday lists below it, notes on any task, shared and published calendars, and Premium for subtasks, recurring tasks, reminders, a month view and calendar sync. ByDesign starts from the goal: AI builds the tasks and schedules them around your hours with a preview you approve, your calendar syncs both ways, and habits, goal pages, Kanban, a Pomodoro timer and chat live in the same app.

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What you get with ByDesign that Tweek doesn’t offer

AI that plans the week for you
Say a goal and ByDesign writes the tasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines and places them on your calendar for your approval. Tweek has no AI inside the app; its ChatGPT and Claude apps and MCP server act on your tasks from outside, and unfinished tasks roll to tomorrow.
A calendar that syncs both ways
Edit an event in ByDesign or in Google and Apple Calendar and both stay right, with Outlook and ICS subscriptions too. Tweek syncs titles and dates with Google both ways on Premium, but tasks created in Tweek “are not sent to your Google Calendar”, and Outlook sync is one way, per its help page.
Habits, goals, focus and the long view
A habit tracker with streaks, goal pages, a Pomodoro timer, time tracking, Kanban boards and a canvas from the year to the day. Tweek has a week, a Premium month view and Someday lists; its facts page says “there are no boards”.
Assign it and talk about it
Share pages, assign tasks, @mention in comments and chat in the app on a per-seat team plan. Tweek shares and publishes calendars in real time with anyone, with no assignees or comments, and its paid plans are Individual and Family.

ByDesign vs Tweek, feature by feature

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

Included
Limited
Not available

Feature	ByDesign	Tweek
AI planning
AI goal plans	Included: Built and scheduledTasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines land on your calendar; AI and AI Plus plans	Not available: ChatGPT and Claude appsAct on your tasks from outside Tweek; no AI inside the app
AI scheduling with a preview you approve	Included: Preview, then acceptConflicts shown; nothing saves until you say so; 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	Not available: RolloverUnfinished tasks roll to tomorrow
Planning assistant chat	Included: In the app, full contextSees your calendar, goals, habits and notes; moves and reschedules items; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: ChatGPT and Claude appsPlus an MCP server; nothing inside Tweek
Voice control	Included: Mic and hands-freeOptional wake phrase; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: Siri through Apple RemindersPremium, in the Apple app
Calendar and views
Two-way calendar sync	Included: Google and AppleEdit events in either place; Outlook and ICS subscriptions too	Limited: Google and Apple two-way on PremiumTitles, notes and dates sync both ways, Apple through the iPhone app; deletions, completions and recurring events go one way; tasks made in Tweek “are not sent to your Google Calendar”; Outlook is one way, per its help page
Year-to-day planning canvas	Included: Year to dayYear, quarter, month, week and day on one zoomable surface; AI and AI Plus plans	Limited: Day, week and monthMonth view on Premium; no year view
Kanban boards	Included: Custom columnsMain board plus boards per page	Not available: “There are no boards”, per Tweek
Sticky notes, images and pinned pages on the calendar	Included: Yes	Not available: No
Customisable dashboard	Included: Drag-and-drop widgetsScore board, tasks, habits, inbox, pinned pages, Kanban	Not available: No
Habits, goals and focus
Habit tracker	Included: Check-ins and streaksSkip a day, stats, habits with friends	Not available: No
Goals with progress	Included: Goal pagesTasks, resources, percent complete, shareable	Not available: No
Notes and pages	Included: Nested pagesTables, code, embeds, sub-pages, backlinks; publish to the web	Limited: Notes on tasks
Courses and roadmaps from the Hub	Included: The HubCourses, roadmaps and a habit library; schedule a roadmap straight onto your calendar	Not available: A printable weekly template and guides
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	Not available: A time of day on tasks; no timer
Collaboration and platforms
Share pages and assign tasks	Included: View, comment or editAssign tasks; @mention in comments	Limited: Shared and published calendarsReal-time sharing for free; no assignees, per its facts page
Built-in chat	Included: Direct and groupThreads, reactions, polls	Not available: No
Team plans	Included: Per seatAdd or remove members in settings	Limited: Shared calendars for anyoneFree accounts can collaborate; paid plans are Individual and Family, with no per-seat team plan
Apps	Included: Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, iPad and Android	Limited: Web, iOS, iPad and AndroidNo desktop app: Macs with Apple silicon run the iPad app; Windows uses the browser

AI planning

AI goal plans
ByDesign
Included: Built and scheduledTasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines land on your calendar; AI and AI Plus plans
Tweek
Not available: ChatGPT and Claude appsAct on your tasks from outside Tweek; no AI inside the app
AI scheduling with a preview you approve
ByDesign
Included: Preview, then acceptConflicts shown; nothing saves until you say so; AI and AI Plus plans
Tweek
Not available: No
Auto-schedule around your hours
ByDesign
Included: Rules you setWork hours, breaks, buffers, max hours a day, split long tasks
Tweek
Not available: RolloverUnfinished tasks roll to tomorrow
Planning assistant chat
ByDesign
Included: In the app, full contextSees your calendar, goals, habits and notes; moves and reschedules items; AI and AI Plus plans
Tweek
Limited: ChatGPT and Claude appsPlus an MCP server; nothing inside Tweek
Voice control
ByDesign
Included: Mic and hands-freeOptional wake phrase; AI and AI Plus plans
Tweek
Limited: Siri through Apple RemindersPremium, in the Apple app

Calendar and views

Two-way calendar sync
ByDesign
Included: Google and AppleEdit events in either place; Outlook and ICS subscriptions too
Tweek
Limited: Google and Apple two-way on PremiumTitles, notes and dates sync both ways, Apple through the iPhone app; deletions, completions and recurring events go one way; tasks made in Tweek “are not sent to your Google Calendar”; Outlook is one way, per its help page
Year-to-day planning canvas
ByDesign
Included: Year to dayYear, quarter, month, week and day on one zoomable surface; AI and AI Plus plans
Tweek
Limited: Day, week and monthMonth view on Premium; no year view
Kanban boards
ByDesign
Included: Custom columnsMain board plus boards per page
Tweek
Not available: “There are no boards”, per Tweek
Sticky notes, images and pinned pages on the calendar
ByDesign
Included: Yes
Tweek
Not available: No
Customisable dashboard
ByDesign
Included: Drag-and-drop widgetsScore board, tasks, habits, inbox, pinned pages, Kanban
Tweek
Not available: No

Habits, goals and focus

Habit tracker
ByDesign
Included: Check-ins and streaksSkip a day, stats, habits with friends
Tweek
Not available: No
Goals with progress
ByDesign
Included: Goal pagesTasks, resources, percent complete, shareable
Tweek
Not available: No
Notes and pages
ByDesign
Included: Nested pagesTables, code, embeds, sub-pages, backlinks; publish to the web
Tweek
Limited: Notes on tasks
Courses and roadmaps from the Hub
ByDesign
Included: The HubCourses, roadmaps and a habit library; schedule a roadmap straight onto your calendar
Tweek
Not available: A printable weekly template and guides
Pomodoro timer
ByDesign
Included: Built in25/5/15 cycles with a floating timer
Tweek
Not available: No
Time tracking on tasks
ByDesign
Included: Start and pause on any taskTotals per task; “most tracked” filter
Tweek
Not available: A time of day on tasks; no timer

Collaboration and platforms

Share pages and assign tasks
ByDesign
Included: View, comment or editAssign tasks; @mention in comments
Tweek
Limited: Shared and published calendarsReal-time sharing for free; no assignees, per its facts page
Built-in chat
ByDesign
Included: Direct and groupThreads, reactions, polls
Tweek
Not available: No
Team plans
ByDesign
Included: Per seatAdd or remove members in settings
Tweek
Limited: Shared calendars for anyoneFree accounts can collaborate; paid plans are Individual and Family, with no per-seat team plan
Apps
ByDesign
Included: Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, iPad and Android
Tweek
Limited: Web, iOS, iPad and AndroidNo desktop app: Macs with Apple silicon run the iPad app; Windows uses the browser

Tweek column based on features, facts, help, pricing, MCP, changelog, desktop app and Google sync on October 26, 2026. If something has changed, email info@bydesign.io.

Both apps cover the basics

A weekly planning view
Notes on tasks
Recurring tasks and reminders
A time of day on tasks
MCP server for AI assistants
Dark mode
Sync across devices

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Why people switch from Tweek to ByDesign

Say the goal. Get a scheduled plan.

Tell ByDesign what you want to achieve. It asks a few questions, then builds the tasks, subtasks, courses and deadlines and schedules them around the life you already have. Replan in one message.

Tweek: In Tweek you write tasks into the days of the week and park the rest in Someday. ChatGPT and Claude can add or move tasks through Tweek’s connectors, but nothing turns a goal into a plan or fills your week around your hours.

ByDesign AI goal plan with tasks, tags and durations

Your calendar, both ways

Connect Google or Apple Calendar and edit an event in either place, with Outlook and ICS subscriptions too. Auto-scheduling fills the real gaps around the meetings already there.

Tweek: Tweek’s Google sync carries titles, descriptions and dates both ways on Premium, but tasks created in Tweek stay in Tweek. Outlook flows one way, per its help page, Apple Calendar edits sync through the iPhone app, and there is no time blocking or auto-scheduling.

Google, Microsoft and Apple calendars syncing with ByDesign

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.

Tweek: Tweek shows the week, a month view on Premium, and Someday lists. There is no year view, no boards and no canvas for sticky notes and images.

ByDesign planning canvas showing a full year of plans

A workspace your team can live in

Share pages with view, comment or edit access, assign tasks, @mention people in comments and chat without leaving the app. Add seats from the app on a team plan.

Tweek: Tweek lets you share a calendar in real time or publish it to the web for free. Its facts page says there are no assignees, and its docs describe no comments or chat, and its paid plans are Individual and Family.

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 E
I really like ByDesign - a lot. I was looking for something that works for me but is also simple and intuitive enough to work for my 12 yr old daughter who needs to start planning out her homework and chores around her other calendar events. I think this is it - and I have looked at a lot of your competitors - Notion, Motion, Tick Tick, To-Do, Todoist. None have the simplicity of user interface combined with the rich features (but not overly complex). love it😍
From Callio
Can I just say I love you. Finally, a good-looking app that isn’t complex as hell. There are tears in my eyes. I’ll happily pay for this!💯

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