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Reclaim.ai vs Vimcal

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Reclaim.ai starts at $10, Vimcal at $20. Both have a free tier.

Reclaim.aiCalendar assistant that auto-schedules tasks, habits and meetingsVimcalKeyboard-first calendar over Google and Outlook, built around time zones and availability sharing

Side by side

FactReclaim.aiVimcal
CategoryCalendar & Time BlockingCalendar & Time Blocking
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10 month$20 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, Slack AppWeb, macOS, iOS, Android
CompanyDropbox, Inc.Vimcal
Launched2019—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Reclaim.ai

The strongest pick if your to-do list already lives in Jira, Asana or Linear and you want those items to hold real calendar time. If you mainly want a booking link, Calendly still does that job better and cheaper.

Pros

  • Reschedules blocks automatically instead of dropping static holds on the calendar
  • Deep task-tool coverage: Jira, Asana, Linear, ClickUp, Todoist, Google Tasks
  • Free Lite tier is usable day to day rather than a time-limited demo
  • Slack, Zoom, Teams and Meet integrations are included

Cons

  • No published REST API reference or official SDK, despite API keys existing in account settings
  • Google Calendar and Outlook only
  • Hard seat ceilings per tier: Starter tops out at 10 seats, Business at 100
  • Roadmap now runs through Dropbox priorities after the 2024 acquisition

Vimcal

Worth the money only if scheduling is a real part of your day: the time-zone strip and the highlight-and-paste availability flow save minutes per meeting, and nothing else. If you take three calls a week, Google Calendar plus a free booking link does the same job for nothing.

Pros

  • Time zones shown per event against multiple cities, not buried in a settings panel
  • Availability can be pasted as text or as a link, which suits email-first scheduling
  • Every action has a keyboard shortcut and the interface responds fast enough to use blind
  • Event tagging feeds time-spent metrics without a separate time tracker

Cons

  • $20 a month on top of the calendar you already pay for
  • Free tier is iOS-only, so the desktop experience cannot be tried without paying or trialling
  • Mac-only desktop app and no public API

Which one fits

Choose Reclaim.ai if you need

  • Individual contributors whose calendars get eaten by meetings and need protected focus blocks
  • Teams syncing sprint tasks into personal calendars automatically
  • Recurring 1:1s that should reschedule themselves when either side is busy

Choose Vimcal if you need

  • Founders, investors and executive assistants scheduling across time zones all day
  • Keyboard-driven users who resent reaching for the mouse in a calendar
  • People who send availability as text rather than making others click a booking page

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