I've been on a planner journey this year and have purchased 7 and watched a ton of additional video reviews for the ones that I haven't. This planner was purchased somewhere in the middle of all of that.
And now that I have a clearer vision of what my planner needs are (which is so different for all of us - and it actually takes awhile to determine your likes, dislikes and the elements that you actually use/are most important), I went back to and am sticking with this one. (Though I'm tempted by the Clever Fox Pro for a variety of reasons!)
Anyway, I think no matter what your planner needs, you would not go wrong with a Clever Fox product as they do offer a very nice variety and one is likely to suit. And the quality is good, and the company is super-responsive, and always tweaking their designs.
PROS:
I love the paper. The 120 gsm weight and bright white color are awesome (I hate dark cream/yellow looking paper). I get no bleed-through or ghosting with gel pens, highlighters (as I did with other planners).
I love the cover. It has a soft, inviting/touchable, but sturdy feel. (Other planners had a cheaper feel.)
I love the binding. (I find that other companies say they have a lay-flat binding, but this one really works. And has not fallen apart either, but I would have to update on that.)
3 bookmarks, an elastic, and back pocket are non-negotiable for me, and all are present here.
The layout of this daily is pretty unique and I love it for the following reasons.
1) I love that it's 6 months instead of 3 (more common with dailies). But still nicely comfortable in the hand and easy to transport.
2) It has ONE daily page. (Many dailies have two pages for each day, which is too much for me, and weekly layouts tend to have too little space for me. This seems just right!)
3) The way it is set up is just so smart and I have seen no other planner set up this way:
The monthly spreads are at the front.
Then each week starts with one weekly PREVIEW page (one element of which is a habit tracker, another must for me)
Then 7 daily pages (one for each day).
Then one BLANK (dot-grid) page.
Then one weekly REVIEW page.
4) 23 additional blank pages at the end. By "blank" I mean that these are all dot-grid pages, which I totally prefer to either entirely blank or lined pages.
I think the color and sizing of the dot grid is perfect. (I had read reviews where it was darker and closer together in older versions, but not in mine. It is a nice med-light grey about 5 mm apart.)
So you get basically 2 blank pages per week if you want to look at it at that way. (one within each week, and then one at the back, minus a couple), which is SO great (and so much more than a lot of other planners)
CONS:
The ONLY con for me is that I don't require so much of a scheduling component (but I'm sure many people do, so I totally get why it's set up like that).
I just washi tape over the numbers and use one side for scheduling, and the other side for gratitude and reflection/notes.
But that is SO minor compared to the drawbacks, or much more extensive hacking I've had to do to try to make other planners work.
Other tiny notes:
I might add a few more goal or project planning-type pages at the front, but the fact there are some there already is great.
I would add a 2020-2021 tiny calendars spread.
And add just a few more blank pages at the back (so it's at least 26.)
But again TOTALLY minor stuff compared to the ways other options fall short for me!