Choose Structured if…
- You like placing each task on a simple visual timeline yourself.
- Price matters most: Pro is $29.99 a year, with a lifetime option.
- You want native Apple Watch and Mac apps.
Choose Needt if…
- You want the timeline filled for you around meetings and deadlines.
- You plan at a desk and want the scheduler and AI agent on the web too.
- You need email, docs and moodboards alongside the plan.
Side by side
| Needt | Structured | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7/month or $59/year; Lifetime $149 once | Pro $6.49/month, $29.99/year or $99.99 lifetime (US App Store) |
| Free plan | Yes: 1 calendar, 1 board, 15 auto-scheduled tasks/month | Yes: timeline, inbox, subtasks, notes |
| Trial | 14 days of Pro, free | 3 days of Pro |
| Auto-scheduling | Yes: around meetings, by deadline, priority and energy; day rebuilds when plans move | Replan reschedules missed tasks (Pro, iOS only) |
| Time-blocking | Yes, tasks and events in one view | Yes: visual timeline |
| Docs | Yes: pages with rich text and databases | Task notes only |
| Moodboards | Yes: Boards with images, hex swatches, notes, links | Not listed |
| AI assistant | Ask agent; small allowance on Free, included on Pro; bring your own key | Structured AI (Pro, iOS and Android) |
| Calendars | Google, Outlook/Microsoft 365, iCloud, any CalDAV | Calendar import (Pro) |
| Gmail, Outlook, IMAP (up to 3 mailboxes on Pro) | Not listed | |
| MCP/API | Remote MCP server + REST API (Pro) | Not listed |
| Apps | Web app, installable on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Android (PWA); native mobile apps in development | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android, web |
Prices and features from each company’s own pages, checked 11 Oct 2026. “Not listed” means we couldn’t find it there.
Who Structured is great for
Structured is simple and pleasant. Tasks and events sit on one colorful timeline with icons. The free version is generous: timeline tasks, all-day tasks, an inbox, subtasks and notes, with no ads. Pro is cheap, and there is a lifetime option.
Where Structured wins:
- Price. $29.99 a year on the US App Store, about half of Needt Pro.
- Native apps on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Android, plus a web app.
- Simplicity. One timeline, little to learn.
Where people get stuck
In Structured you build the timeline. That is the appeal, and also the limit when a day has eight meetings and twelve tasks. Calendar import, recurring tasks and Structured AI need Pro. Replan, which moves missed tasks, is iOS only, and the web app lacks AI and Replan. If you plan at a desk, that gap matters.
A missed task is the other friction. Skip a 10:00 block and, without Replan, it sits in the past until you drag it forward. With several missed blocks, the evening becomes a sorting session.
How Needt differs
- The timeline fills itself. Tasks with estimates go into free time around meetings, by deadline, priority and energy.
- Same features on every device. Needt is one web app installed everywhere, so the scheduler and AI agent work the same on laptop and phone.
- Two-way calendars. Connect Google, Outlook, iCloud or CalDAV, plus Gmail, Outlook or IMAP mail.
An example day
Alex has meetings at 09:00, 11:30 and 16:00. Instead of dragging, Alex adds edit vlog, 2h, high energy #Shop, Spanish homework, 40 min and pay rent, 10 min, by today #Home. Needt places the edit 09:30 to 11:30, rent at 12:15, Spanish at 14:00. When the 11:30 meeting runs to 12:30, Needt shifts rent to 12:40 and lists the change.
Cost over a year
| Plan | Math | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Free | $0 | $0 |
| Structured Pro, yearly | $29.99 | $29.99 |
| Structured Pro, monthly | $6.49 × 12 | $77.88 |
| Structured Pro, lifetime | $99.99 once | $99.99, then $0 |
| Needt Pro, yearly | $59 | $59 |
| Needt Lifetime | $149 once | $149, then $0 |
Structured is cheaper. Regional and promotional prices vary; check the paywall in the app. Sources: Structured on the App Store, Structured Pro features and Needt pricing, checked October 11, 2026.
Switching in an afternoon
- Sign up for Needt and confirm your email for 14 days of Pro, free. Add a card only if you keep Pro.
- Connect your calendars. Events you had imported into Structured come straight from the source.
- Recreate recurring routines as habits. Paste inbox tasks into Needt, or ask an assistant on the Needt MCP server to create them with estimates.
- Run the scheduler and compare it with your Structured timeline.
Sources
- Structured Pro features — help.structured.app
- Upgrade to Structured Pro (trial) — help.structured.app
- Structured Web — help.structured.app
- Structured on the App Store — apps.apple.com
- Needt pricing — needt.app
