Fasti

Fasti is a student planner that brings classes, work shifts, study time and budgeting into one calendar. It is best suited to students juggling paid work and coursework who want planning tools that connect their schedules and finances. Its strongest case is breadth; its main drawback is that frequent imports and fuller scheduling require a paid plan.

Overview

Fasti covers academic deadlines alongside shifts, commutes, shared plans and money management. That makes it a better fit for students whose weeks are shaped by both study and work than for someone seeking only assignment reminders. Assignment tracking, exam planning, revision scheduling and recurring study sessions give it a substantial academic-planning foundation.

Key features

Fasti turns screenshots, photos, PDFs and pasted text into editable events for courses, assignments, exams and shifts. Importing varied schedule formats can reduce manual entry, but the two starter imports on Free will be a tight allowance for students whose timetables change often.

The AI Planner accepts natural-language requests and proposes calendar changes. Users can preview, approve, reject or undo those edits, so suggestions do not alter the schedule without consent. Plus includes 100 Planner requests with AI edits each month; Pro raises that to 300, a meaningful distinction for anyone expecting to reorganize their calendar regularly.

Budgeting tools connect shifts and pay cycles with one-off income, expenses and goals, then forecast take-home pay and upcoming expenses. This connection is useful for students balancing paid work against study commitments; it is less central for someone who needs only a coursework tracker.

Sharing can be limited to selected events, courses, categories, import groups or date ranges, and proposed edits require acceptance. Two-way calendar sync is optional. Fasti says synced events are read or written on the device, while schedules stay on-device by default. Imported files are processed to extract events and discarded; imported images and text go through the maker's server and Google Cloud Vertex AI, whose policy says content is not used to train its foundation models. Fasti also says it does not sell personal data or use it for cross-app advertising.

Pricing

Free costs nothing, billed Free forever. It allows up to 30 events and recurring blocks, two starter schedule imports, and includes weather, check-ins and a weekly review. An optional two-upload refill costs CA$4.99. The event ceiling and small import allowance make it suitable for trying the workflow or maintaining a compact schedule, not an ideal choice for a busy semester.

Plus costs C$6.99 a month, billed CA$6.99 / month. It adds unlimited events, 60 imports monthly, 100 Planner requests with AI edits, pay forecasts, goals, commute alerts, two-way calendar sync and cloud backup. This is the most balanced plan for students who need ongoing imports and the connected work-and-budget features.

Pro costs C$13.99 a month, billed CA$13.99 / month. It includes everything in Plus, raises monthly imports to 200 and Planner requests to 300, and adds exam game plans and desktop web access. Choose it if those larger allowances or additions matter; otherwise Plus already removes the main Free caps.

Platforms

Fasti is available on Android, iOS and the web. The browser app works without an account or download; signing in enables cloud sync across devices. Desktop web access is a Pro feature, so the web app's availability should not be confused with that paid-plan addition.

Who it's for

Fasti is a strong match for students who combine classes with shifts and want one place for academic planning, schedule imports, sharing and budget forecasts. Students with a stable timetable and modest event needs may be able to stay on Free. Those who want a simpler assignment-and-grade tool, or whose main need is study content rather than schedule management, may prefer a narrower alternative.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Schedule imports accept images, PDFs and text, so students need not manually recreate every course or shift.
• Pro: Budget forecasts link work and pay cycles with expenses and goals, addressing a practical need beyond coursework.
• Pro: Planner edits are proposals users can approve, reject or undo, preserving control over the calendar.
• Con: Free stops at 30 events and recurring blocks with two starter imports, limiting its usefulness for a full, frequently changing schedule.
• Con: The 200-import and 300-request allowances, exam game plans and desktop web access require Pro at C$13.99 a month.

Alternatives

For a broader set of study-planning options, browse Study Planner Apps.

• Homeroom is a better fit if assignment tracking, grade management and basic AI assistance are the priority; its Free plan covers those tools, with Homeroom Premium at $4.99 a month for grade analytics.
• myHomework Student Planner suits students who want assignment, project and test tracking, class tracking, due-date reminders and device sync in a free plan supported by ads.
• Power Planner is worth considering for students who want grades and task or event planning, but its Free plan is limited to one semester, five grades per class, one repeating bulk entry and one photo attachment per item.
• Adapt may suit students looking for revision content and practice questions in addition to planning; its Free plan limits both and shows ads, while Premium Monthly costs £24.99 a month.
• MyStudyLife offers a free planner with up to five tasks at a time and a first AI timetable scan; consider it if that smaller task allowance meets your needs.
• Save My Exams is an alternative to consider for access to Premium resources; its Premium monthly and three-monthly plans have no published price.
• Simplyr is another free option for courses, assignments, exams, grades and planning, with focus timers and capped notebooks, PDFs and flashcard decks.
• DoMind may appeal if offline use and no account are priorities: its Free plan includes all features with limited entries per category, and Premium costs $2.99 a month.

Verdict

Choose Fasti if you need academic planning that also accounts for shifts, shared schedules and personal finances; the editable imports and budget forecasts make that combination its clearest advantage. Look elsewhere if you need a lasting free planner without tight event and import caps, or if your main priority is grade management or revision resources rather than a connected schedule.