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Fokus vs Morgen: the schedule builds and rebuilds itself

For people weighing Morgen who want the plan built and rebuilt for them, the assistant in the same workspace as their tasks, and a phone that stays in sync.

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The three differences

  1. A schedule that builds itself

    Morgen’s AI Planner page says its suggested plans are only scheduled with your approval. Fokus builds the schedule itself from your deadlines, priorities and energy, and rebuilds it when your day moves.

  2. The assistant lives with your tasks

    Morgen’s assistant, meeting recording and email triage are in Kai, which its site describes as a separate product at $20 or $50 per user per month. In Fokus, Captain Fokus and the add-ons for meetings and email live in the same workspace as your tasks.

  3. A phone that stays in sync

    Morgen’s FAQ says the sync between mobile, desktop and browser is not instant unless refreshed, and otherwise runs in the background hourly. Its App Store listing calls the mobile app a companion to the desktop app with a subset of features. Fokus syncs in real time across phone, desktop and browser, and it runs on Apple Watch too.

Feature by feature

Feature Fokus Morgen
A schedule that builds itself
Yes

No

Plans are scheduled only with your approval

The assistant lives with your tasks
Yes

No

Kai is a separate product

Notes next to your tasks
Yes

No

No long-form notes, its site says

Real-time sync with your phone
Yes

No

Hourly unless you refresh, its FAQ says

An Apple Watch app
Yes

No

Its App Store listing names iPhone and iPad

Works with an e-paper display and a paper notebook
Yes

reTerminal Sticky and Huion Note X10

No

Its FAQ lists Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android apps

A Linux app
Yes

Yes

Pricing

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Fokus

Free during the public beta

  • No credit card required.
  • After the beta: Pro at €15 a month billed yearly, or €19 billed monthly.
  • Add-ons such as Meeting Scribe are billed per workspace.

Morgen

$15 per month, billed yearly

  • $30 a month when billed monthly.
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
  • Kai is a separate product: $20 or $50 per user per month.
Start Free No credit card required — free during the public beta.

Questions and answers

Is Fokus a good alternative to Morgen?
Yes. Both bring your tasks and calendars together and plan your day. Fokus builds the schedule itself and rebuilds it when your day moves, keeps Notes and Objectives in the same workspace, syncs in real time, and is free during its public beta, no credit card.
Does Morgen schedule tasks automatically?
Morgen’s AI Planner suggests a plan, and its page says suggested plans are only scheduled with your approval. Fokus builds the schedule itself and rebuilds it when your day moves; Optimize Schedule rebuilds it in one click.
Is the AI assistant part of the app?
In Fokus, yes: Captain Fokus lives in the same workspace as your tasks, with chat, voice and proactive nudges. Morgen’s site describes its assistant, Kai, as a separate product at $20 or $50 per user per month.
Do my phone and computer stay in sync?
In Fokus, yes: the phone app syncs in real time. Morgen’s FAQ says the sync between mobile, desktop and browser is not instant unless refreshed, and otherwise runs in the background hourly.
How does Fokus protect my account?
Fokus has two-factor authentication, with an authenticator app, an email code or approval from your phone. App Lock adds a PIN, Face ID or fingerprint in front of an app that is already signed in; it is a privacy gate, not encryption.
How do the prices compare?
Fokus is free during its public beta, no credit card. After the beta, Pro is €15 a month billed yearly or €19 billed monthly. Morgen Pro is $15 a month billed yearly or $30 billed monthly, after a 14-day trial.