PathRank vs Tiimo: Which One Should You Pick

Pick Tiimo if you want a visual timeline for your day with routines, gentle nudges and a focus timer. Pick PathRank if you start from a goal that has not been broken into steps yet and want the plan built for you.

Both apps are built around the idea that fewer choices and a visible next step beat a long list. Where they differ is the starting point: a day you fill in, or a goal you hand over.

What Tiimo does well

Tiimo is a visual daily planner that lays your day out as a timeline, with blocks you can see and move. It combines calendar planning, a to-do list, a focus timer and gentle nudges into one app, and its AI planning feature can turn a typed or spoken task into a step-by-step plan with a time estimate for each part. It runs on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, Android, Mac and the web, keeps a free version with planning tools and a focus timer, and its Pro tier adds AI task breakdown, custom widgets and advanced scheduling. More than half a million people use it, and it won iPhone App of the Year at the 2025 App Store Awards.

If what you need most is a clear visual picture of today, with blocks of time you can glance at and reorder, Tiimo is built for exactly that, and its routines and streaks reward showing up daily.

PathRank starts one step earlier than a daily timeline. You say or type the goal itself, even a messy brain dump, and PathRank turns it into a World with a Monster goal at the top and the steps underneath sorted into four phases: Ready, Prep, Research and Blocked. Only the Ready tasks carry a deadline, so the dates on your plan stay honest instead of turning into a wall of red.

Where the two apps actually differ

A timeline tool and a goal-breakdown tool solve different parts of the same problem. Tiimo assumes you already know what needs doing today and helps you see it, pace it and stick to it with visual blocks and focus sessions. PathRank assumes you are starting from a goal you have not broken down yet, like a thesis chapter or a product spec, and does the breaking down for you.

That means the apps shine in different moments. Open Tiimo when your tasks are already known and you want a day you can see and follow without rereading a list five times. Open PathRank when the goal is still a single big line in your head and you need it turned into an ordered set of next steps before a timeline would even help.

A worked example: launching a podcast

Say the goal is launching a podcast. With Tiimo, you would likely type each task yourself, such as “record episode one” or “write show notes,” then lay them onto today’s timeline and let the focus timer and nudges carry you through each block.

With PathRank, you start with the goal itself: “launch a podcast.” PathRank builds a World with “Launch the podcast” as the Monster goal, then sorts the steps underneath it. Buying a microphone and drafting an episode outline land in Ready, since you can do them now and they get a date. Researching hosting platforms sits in Research. Recording the first episode moves to Prep once the gear arrives. Waiting on a guest’s reply to confirm a date sits in Blocked, out of your way until they answer. If the goal still feels too big to even start this list, our guide on how to break down a big goal into steps covers the method PathRank automates.

How PathRank’s phases work

Every World in PathRank keeps its Monster goal visible at the top, with the steps underneath always in one of four phases. Ready means actionable now, and it is the only phase that ever carries a deadline. Prep covers work you can start once something small is ready, like gathering files before you can begin. Research covers anything you need to look into before deciding. Blocked covers tasks waiting on someone or something else, kept visible but out of your main list.

Two completed Ready tasks count as one streak day, which rewards finishing small, real steps rather than just checking boxes. Voice commands let you create and edit tasks by speaking, and PathRank runs on iOS and Android, with a Mac app available too. If you want to see how the phases line up with other prioritization methods, our guide to prioritization frameworks like RICE walks through the comparison.

Pricing and platforms

Tiimo shows its price at checkout in the App Store, Google Play or on the web, with a choice of monthly or annual billing and a 7 day free trial available on the annual plan. PathRank charges $24.99 a month or $179.99 a year, also with a 7 day free trial, and both plans unlock the full breakdown and phase sorting rather than holding core features back for a higher tier.

Which should you pick

Choose Tiimo if your day’s tasks are already known and you want a visual timeline, routines and a focus timer to get through them. Choose PathRank if you are starting from a goal, not a task list, and want that goal turned into a prioritized plan with one clear next step. Neither app replaces a conversation with a doctor or another qualified professional if you have questions about how you focus or plan; both are planning tools, not medical care.

If a goal has been sitting on your mental list without a plan under it, start by saying it out loud to PathRank or trying our guide to voice commands and ranking up tasks to see how the sorting works before you commit to a method.