Many years ago there used to really only be two main weekly layouts that planners came in: horizontal and vertical. So it makes sense that there are lots of planners with these spreads to choose from these days.

This post has what I think, are the best vertical weekly planners (I had trouble choosing but managed to narrow it down to a top 5!).

These planners make it to my list for one or more of the following reasons:

Good paper – either smooth to write on and / or minimal ghosting or bleed through
Quality – a quality coil and cover that will last an entire year
Good layout – practical layout that can be customised to suit different needs
Personalisation – of the cover or the inside pages

The best vertical weekly planners

1. Agendio

Let’s start with the most customisable planner company I’ve come across so far – Agendio. They can make basically any layout you like, including some very unique layouts you’re not going to find elsewhere like this:

See how I used it in this post: Weekly spread in my custom vertical Agendio planner (with spans)

Agendio planner features

Choose from dated or undated (and any start month)
Multiple cover designs to choose from
Various page sizes available
Can pre-fill with important dates – I opted to add taxes filing, birthdays, insurance renewal, my Etsy shop anniversary etc. – very handy feature and Agendio saves them in their system so if you order another planner it’ll pre-fill it for you so you don’t have to re-enter them all in again
Take a base layout and customise it in so many ways – type of line style, checkboxes or no checkboxes, 1 large section or divide into multiple sections
Pocket
Daily, weekly and monthly spreads to choose from
Customise add on pages e.g. pre-print titles on checklists
You choose how many pages to make your planner
Can make a daily planner only, weekly planner only, monthly calendar only, a combination day + week + month, week + month, day + month etc.
Spiral bound soft cover (they also offer hardcover)
Australian holidays pre-printed (they have other country’s holiday available too)
Choose what font you’d like from their options
Choose between colorful and neutral (black and white only) spreads
- Can also choose between the same colors or different colors per month
Add tabs
Add perforated corners if you’d like to tear them off as you go

And perhaps one of the best features fora vertical weekly planner – spans. These can be used for tasks that extend over multiple days so you don’t have to re-write them and waste space.

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2. Plum Paper vertical priorities

Not as many customisation options as the Agendio, but the Plum Paper is a great alternative (and has better paper).

When I purchased this planner a few years ago Plum Paper didn’t have the option to customise the categories in the columns for each day but nowadays, you can choose to leave these blank, or have Plum Paper pre-print whatever text you like.

If you like lots of sections for each day, the Plum Paper Me Planner is a good option.

I purchased the inserts unpunched then created my own discbound planner, but these days you can get the planners with disc binding straight from Plum Paper.

Plum Paper Me Planner

Plum Paper Planner features

Weekly spreads start on a Monday
Comes in 3 page sizes (I almost always opt for the medium 7 x 9″ which is what is shown in the photos above)
Start the dates in your planner in any month, or choose the undated version
Choose from 12-18 months
Month & Year-at-a-Glance Pages
Monthly Highlights Pages
Monthly Notes Pages (generally 2 per month)
Double Sided Pocket Folder
Durable Aluminum Binding Coil
Durable Mylar Coated Tabs
Paper Weight: 70lb text
Tear proof & water resistant cover with a clear plastic protective sheet

3. Happy Planner

Wondering if I even need to write anything about the Happy Planner at this point, as I’m sure everyone reading this post has already heard of the Happy Planner!

Their vertical weekly layouts would be ideal if you already know what you want to plan where and don’t need category labels for each section, as it’s just a thin divider line to create the 3 boxes.

My favorite vertical layout that the Happy Planner came out it with was the Amy Tangerine collab a few years ago: wish I could just buy an entire sticker sheet with days of the week stickers like these. And those rainbow discs… <3

Happy Planner features

3 page sizes to choose from
- Mini = 5.5″ wide x 7.5″ high.
- Classic = 7.75″ wide x 9.75″ high (the actual planner pages are 7″ wide x 9.25″ high)
- Big = US letter size 8.5″ wide x 11″ high
12 month dated, 18 month dated, 12 month undated versions
Disc binding
Laminated front and back covers
Dates at a glance yearly overview calendars
Monthly divider tabs
Monthly planning page

More information about the Happy Planner

MAMBI Happy Planner Mini vs. Classic vs. Big: which size is right for you

If you like the Happy Planner layout but not all of the colors in their planner, you can use the Happy Planner inserts with the Maggie Holmes planner and visa versa.

4. Whistle and Birch

One of my favorite Australian planner companies, these planners maximise the entire page with clean, functional layouts. They have a few vertical spread options:

Teacher layout
Family
Vertical scheduling
Vertical

Whistle and Birch Planner features

Size: 7.75″ wide x 9″ high (inside pages are approx 7″ wide x 9″ high)
Coil binding
Glossy cardstock cover (personalisation optional) with clear frosted cover
This belongs to page in case your planner is lost
Dates at a glance
Neutral & colorful inside pages
2 page monthly planning spread
2 Page monthly calendar (starts on Monday)
2 page weekly spread (starts on Monday) – various layouts to choose from
Lined notes page for each month
Double sided cardstock pocket folder
2 clear storage sleeves
Lined notes / list pages
Monthly dividers & tabs
Australian made
12 Month duration

Here’s one of the custom covers I’ve chosen over the years – a refreshing change from generic patterns!

Trying out the teacher layout

Vertical Scheduling – the schedule runs from 5am to 12am with lined notes underneath each day.

Vertical Family – While this planner is intended for a family, you could use the different boxes for different areas of your life e.g. meal planning, cleaning, eat that frog, bills etc.

Vertical

5. Limelife Planners

Limelife Planners have multiple vertical weekly spreads including their:

Layout A (lined columns)
Layout B (scheduled)
Layout C (categories – similar to the Plum Paper)
layout D – vertical dashboard – not the ‘official name’ just what I’ve nicknamed it
Layout H – teacher or student planner layout (5 categories)
Layout I – teacher or student planner layout (9 categories)

The majority of the above layouts come in 4 page sizes:

8.5″ wide x 11″ high (US letter size)
7″ wide x 9″ high
8 x 8″ (square)
A5

And the best part: you can download and try them for free from the Limelife Planners website. So you can really test if you like a layout before committing to buying a planner.

Limelife Planners features

Personalised cover (various cover designs to choose from)
Most layouts come in 3 page sizes
Spiral binding
Interchangeable covers (laminated)
Various weekly layouts to choose from
2 page monthly calendar starting on Sunday
2 page weekly planner starting on Monday
Monthly tabs
Plenty of notes pages
Colorful!

I don’t often use vertical weekly spreads but my favorite that Limelife offers is their layout D – it’s not your traditional vertical weekly spread!

Weekly spread using Limelife Planners Layout D (free printable)

Limelife Planners Layout C review

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The best vertical weekly planners (my top 5)

The best vertical weekly planners

1. Agendio