Legami Weekly Planner Review (Pros, Cons & Pen Test)
On a recent trip to Tasmania I was disappointed by the lack of (i.e. zero) stationery stores. While killing time in the airport before a delayed flight home I randomly came across the Legami Planner in one of the shops. Straight away reminded me of the Leuchtturm – similar appearance and weekly layout. It was on sale… so I figured may as well buy it to compare!
Quick facts
- Size: 5″ wide x 7.25″ high
- Stitched binding
- Softcover
- This belongs to page in case your planner is lost
- Dates at a glance
- Neutral inside pages
- 1 page horizontal weekly spread (starts on Monday) + checklist / notes page for each week
- 1 Page monthly calendar (starts on Monday)
- Monthly lined notes page
- Extra pages – measurements, time zones world map, password log, dictionary phrases in various languages etc.
- Mini contacts / address booklet
- 12 month duration
- Made in Italy
Price: In Australia this was priced at $40 but I got it on sale for 50% off (as it was partway through the year) so it was $20. A bit pricey for the small page size but comparable to the price of the similar Leuchtturm.
Related: Leuchtturm 1917 Weekly Planner
Let’s take a closer look!
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The Cover
The cover is that bendy material you sometimes find on dot grid notebooks (like the Leuchtturm slim) and got a bit damaged in my suitcase on the way home 🙁
At least the cover isn’t black! (although black was also available)
At the back is a half pocket folder with a mini address book leaflet.
Approx 0.5″ thick
Monthly Calendar
Rather unusual – this planner has a 1 page monthly calendar where the weeks go across the page instead of down. Each box is only 1.5cm wide x 2.2cm high (tiny!)
The week starts on Monday.
Weekly Planner
Starts on Monday (consistent with the monthly calendar).
Saturday and Sunday share the same space as a weekday. Which wouldn’t be so much of an issue if all the language translations and country codes (that refer to a holidays list) didn’t take up so much space…
Extras pages
Legami is an Italian Planner. Similar to the Moleskine (it must be a European thing?) it has a bunch of random extra pages (but no notes pages at the back)
- Measurements
- Clothing sizes
- Numbers dictionary
- Word dictionary – shopping daily life
- A good idea if you’re a frequent traveller… but I’d probably just use the Google translate app or show an image on my phone
- Passwords
- Time zone world map
Tabs
There are no tabs but there are perforated corners you can tear off to keep your place. There is 1 ribbon bookmark.
Pen Testing
I tried the usual ballpoint, fine and gel tip pens. The paper quality of this planner is terrible! Ghosting or bleed through for every single pen.
Pros of the Planner
- Portable size but still enough room to write in the weekly
- Minimalist color scheme
- Perforated corners
- Cover colors other than black
- Monthly notes page
Cons of the Planner
- No tabs
- 1 page monthly calendar is not functional – too small to write anything in
- Softcover is easily damaged
- No notes pages at the back of the planner
- Poor paper quality
- The country codes that reference the country that has a holiday that day take up too much space
- So many languages = multiple translations of the days of the week = lots of wasted space
Would I use this planner?
I really only bought this planner because it was on sale and I wanted to compare it to the Moleskine and Leuchtturm… but I may use it. I do like the horizontal 1 page weekly + notes / list space, however since the page size is quite small (one of the smallest planners I’ve ever bought), I would only use on less busy weeks.
Comparison with similar Moleskine and Leuchtturm
When I first saw this planner it immediately reminded me of the Moleskine and Leuchtturm. Similar cover color, inside page layout, the multiple languages etc.
Size comparison
See my review of the Moleskine here and the Leuchtturm in this post.
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