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BraveDay vs Reclaim
Reclaim pioneered defending focus time on Google Calendar. BraveDay does focus protection too - plus booking links, team scheduling, and an assistant you can just talk to, across every calendar.
Reclaim is beloved for guarding deep work and habits on Google Calendar. If your whole life is in Google and you want smart focus blocks, it's a great fit.
BraveDay brings the same focus-defense instinct but isn't Google-only, and it's a full scheduling platform: booking pages, team round-robin, routing, polls - with Beaver, a conversational assistant, tying it together.
What Reclaim does well
Reclaim's habit and focus-time automation on Google Calendar is mature and thoughtful, with smart defense of recurring routines. For a Google-native solo user focused purely on protecting time, it's excellent.
| BraveDay | Reclaim | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus / deep-work protection | Yes | Yes (core) |
| Running-late overflow alerts | Yes | No |
| Calendars supported | Google, Outlook, Apple, ICS | Google-first |
| Booking links (let others book you) | Yes | Yes |
| Team round-robin & routing | Yes | Limited |
| Conversational AI assistant | Beaver - chat, confirm-first | No |
| Clients, stock & POS | Native modules | None |
| Run it on your own server | Built and deployed for you | Cloud only |
Why teams pick BraveDay
Not just Google
Reclaim is happiest on Google Calendar. BraveDay unifies Google, Outlook, Apple and ICS into one honest view of your time.
A whole scheduling platform
Beyond focus blocks, BraveDay does booking pages, team round-robin, routing forms and group polls - Reclaim is focused on defending your own time.
Just talk to it
Ask Beaver to protect time, book a meeting or move your 3pm. Reclaim automates rules; BraveDay adds a conversational, confirm-first assistant on top.
Choose Reclaim if
You live entirely in Google Calendar and want a mature, focused tool purely for defending deep-work and habits.
Choose BraveDay if
You want focus protection across every calendar, plus booking links and team scheduling, with an assistant you can talk to.
Questions
Does BraveDay protect focus time like Reclaim?
Yes - Beaver finds open time and holds it for deep work, and adds running-late alerts when meetings run over. It works across Google, Outlook and Apple, not just Google.