Knowledge for better weeks
Fourteen honest guides on planning and time management — written by people who plan every week themselves. No marketing speak, with clear recommendations. Even when the answer is: don't buy any of ours.
Three ways through this page
You're looking for a planner. Then start with the big comparison — format, time span and layout, thought through in order, with all 2027 models and prices.
You already have one and want to work with it better. Then the ABC priorities the best entry point — the system our whole layout is built on.
You've been planning with us for a long time. Then you'll probably want to know how to swap just the year set instead of buying a new book every year: Reorder inserts.
Which planner suits you?
Format, time span, features — five guides that break the decision down step by step instead of simply recommending the most expensive model.
Buy a weekly planner 2027
The lead page: all weekview planners for 2027 side by side, six buying criteria and an honest answer as to which planner really fits your everyday life.
To the comparison →A6+ vs A6+compact extended or compact note?
Same format, two philosophies: a large notes section versus 18 months of coverage with quarterly planning. The direct comparison.
Both side by side →Planning for workBusiness Planner Ratgeber
Weekly, quarterly and annual level in one book. For everyone who doesn't just manage appointments but pursues goals.
Read the guide →Self-employedThe best planner for the self-employed
If you're your own boss, you plan differently: acquisition, projects and bookkeeping want to be visible side by side. Our recommendation, with reasons.
See the recommendation →12 or 18 monthsWhy October is the better fresh start
Degree courses, school years and many fiscal years don't start in January. What an 18-month planner does better — and when it's unnecessary.
On the 18-month principle →Plan better, stop planning
A planner is a tool, not an end in itself. These three guides show how a date grid becomes a system that's still in use in June.
ABC priorities in time management
A to-do list without a ranking gets worked through until the day ends — not until the important things are done. This is how the ABC system works.
Understand the system →In practiceTime management tips for planners
The methods that survive in practice — and the ones that vanish again after two weeks. With a note on which layout suits each.
Read the tips →The fundamental questionDigital planner or paper?
For appointments the screen wins, for planning it's paper. Why most people end up using both — and what the split looks like.
Both pages →Reorder instead of buying new
Cover and registers stay, only the year set is swapped — cheaper and more resource-friendly than a new book every year.
Reorder inserts
How the annual planning cycle works: which inserts exist, which punching fits which system, and when the right moment to swap is.
To the cycle →The systemThe weekview ecosystem
Filofax punching, X17 booklets, tabs and wall planners all interlock. The overview of what goes with what.
See the ecosystem →The view across the whole year
What a desk planner can't do: the year at a glance, visible to everyone in the room at once.
Wall planners for the office — what to look for
Size, writability, calendar-week optimisation: the points that decide whether the wall planner is still being kept up in March.
Buying criteria →The overviewWall planner guide
Wipeable or paper, A1 or leporello, year or project planning — all 2027 wall planners compared.
All wall planners →Why weekview?
Two guides in which we compare ourselves with the competition — and say openly where others are the better choice.
weekview vs conventional makers
Most calendars are date grids: date, lines, done. What a planning system brings instead — and what it costs.
Read the comparison →PlatformAlternative to Amazon planners
Why the cheapest planner is rarely the least expensive: paper, binding, production — and which of it you only notice after three months.
See the differences →What we write here
Three models cover most cases. All made in Germany, thread-bound, with a 14-day right of return.
18 months · Oct 2026 – Mar 2028compact extended 2027
For everyone whose year doesn't start in January
Same format as the compact note, but with a year and a half of coverage — one quarter of lead-in, one quarter of follow-on. Plus quarterly planning and annual goals. The planner for degree courses, school years and offset fiscal years.
26.95 €View →
A5+ · 12 monthsBusiness Planner 2027
The planner for professional planners
Weekly planning, quarterly goals and year overview in one book. Twice the writing space per day of A6+, but usually stays on the desk. In 28 versions.
34.95 €View →
DIN A1 · wipeableWall planner Colour 2027 wipeable
The year on the wall
Twelve months at a glance, wipeable and writable. For teams who want to look at the same overview together — holidays, projects, absences.
19.95 €View →Before you start
Which guide should I read first?
If you don't have a planner yet: the big comparison. It walks through the three decisions — format, time span, layout — one by one and ends with a concrete recommendation.
If you already plan and just want to get better, start with the ABC priorities on.
Are these guides advertising for weekview?
Partly — we sell planners and say so openly. But we also write when a weekview isn't the right fit: if you only manage appointments, your phone serves you better. If you're after a pure notebook, you don't need a planning system.
Every comparison names the points where other makers are better. A guide that only praises helps no one make a decision.
Do the guides refer to 2027?
Yes. All models, prices and time spans refer to the 2027 edition. The 18-month edition runs from October 2026 to March 2028.
I'm not sure — can I ask?
Gladly. Two sentences about your everyday life are enough, and we'll tell you honestly which planner fits — even if it's none of ours. Via the Help page you can reach us directly.
Just write to us.
Two sentences about your everyday life are enough — we'll tell you honestly which planner fits. Even if it's none of ours.