Structured is one of the most popular day planners on iPhone (4.8 stars, Editors' Choice). It shows your tasks and routines as a timeline you can drag around, and it has a generous free tier. ARCO is also a timeline planner, but it's built around one extra idea: a plan only works if your phone doesn't steal it.
At a glance
| Structured | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visual day timeline | Yes, with a NOW line | Yes |
| App blocking | Blocked Hours + focus sessions | No (via one sec) |
| Habits & streaks | Yes | Routines |
| Wake-up alarms | Yes | No |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Android, web |
| Price | 14 days free, then one subscription | Free tier; Pro subscription or lifetime |
Details about other apps come from their App Store listings and help pages as of October 2026 and may change. Check the App Store for current prices in your country.
Where Structured is stronger
- Everywhere in Apple's world: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, plus Android and web.
- Calendar and Reminders sync, and AI planning features on Pro.
- A real free tier with the timeline, widgets and Live Activities.
Where ARCO is different
- App blocking built in: Blocked Hours shut your picked apps on schedule, and focus sessions lock them until the timer ends. Structured doesn't block apps on its own (it can work with one sec).
- Habits with streaks, counts and timers, living on the timeline.
- Wake-up alarms that ring like the Clock app's and open your day.
- Insights that show focus hours and screen time side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Structured if planning is the whole job, you use a Mac, iPad or Watch daily, and your phone isn't what derails you.
Pick ARCO if your plans are fine at 8:00 and gone by 11:00 because of the feeds. Having the plan and the blocking in one place is the point.
New to timeline planning? Read how to time block your day on iPhone.