The Short Answer
Reclaim.ai is the closest spiritual successor to Clockwise and the migration we recommend to 90% of former Clockwise users. It has the same smart focus-time protection, team scheduling flexibility, and Google Calendar integration Clockwise users are used to — plus it's still actively developed and has a healthy business model. Read our step-by-step Clockwise-to-Reclaim migration guide before you make the switch.
Why Clockwise Shut Down
Clockwise was acquired in early 2025 and officially deprecated the same year, with the final shutdown completed in Q4 2025. The product's core thesis — "let AI rearrange your team's calendars to create more focus time" — was technically sound but struggled to monetize at the individual level. Enterprise teams loved it but churn among small teams was steep, and the broader AI calendar market split into either task-manager-first tools (Motion) or habit-and-focus-first tools (Reclaim).
The Ranked List of Alternatives
- Reclaim.ai — Closest replacement. Same focus-time DNA, better habit support, active team feature development.
- Motion — For users who also want a task manager. More aggressive than Clockwise was.
- Google Calendar + Gemini time insights — Free. Good enough for individuals who mostly used Clockwise's basic focus-time feature.
- Akiflow — If you used Clockwise alongside a task manager, Akiflow unifies both.
- Sunsama — If you want a slower, more intentional planning ritual instead of algorithmic scheduling.
- Cron (now Notion Calendar) — If you're a Notion user, the integrated calendar is solid for manual scheduling.
- Morgen — Privacy-first alternative, EU-based, less AI-forward but well-built.
Feature Migration Map
| Clockwise Feature | Best Replacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Time protection | Reclaim Habits | Identical UX; Reclaim's is arguably richer |
| Smart 1:1 rescheduling | Reclaim Smart 1:1s | Direct feature parity |
| Team calendar optimization | Reclaim Teams | Less automatic than Clockwise's was, but more predictable |
| Meeting buffers | Reclaim / Motion | Both support configurable buffers |
| Slack Focus status sync | Reclaim Slack app | Same integration pattern |
| Team Analytics | Reclaim (paid) or Fellow.app | Reclaim's analytics are lighter than Clockwise's were |
How to Pick
- You used Clockwise mainly for focus time: Reclaim. Stop reading. Install it.
- You used Clockwise for team scheduling on a 5-50 person team: Reclaim Teams.
- You used Clockwise alongside Asana/Linear/Jira for task scheduling: Motion or Akiflow.
- You used Clockwise mostly for the Slack integration: Reclaim. Its Slack app is the closest match.
- You're in a regulated industry / EU: Morgen or Reclaim (check data residency).