Lamorial vs Clever Fox vs Nokbox: which end of life planner fits your family?

What is each product, exactly?

Lamorial End of Life Planner & Journal

Lamorial's US edition is an 83-page A4 hardcover journal organized into 9 sections: phone access and verification codes, bank accounts and credit cards and crypto, insurance and protection, home and vehicles and assets, subscriptions and auto-payments, emergency contacts and people to call, passwords and account access, personal messages to loved ones, and yearly update pages¹. The product page shows the physical edition at $55.00 with a $45.00 comparison price displayed on the same listing, marked sold out on September 23, 2026, and a separate fillable digital edition at $14.99¹. Lamorial also sells the same planner in Canadian and UK editions, plus accessories: a $5.00 "Priority Action Notes" pad, a $10.00 five-pocket document storage folder and a $59.00 "Protection System" case².

Clever Fox End of Life Planner

Clever Fox sells its End of Life Planner as a vegan-leather hardcover on 80 lb (120 gsm) paper, in two sizes: A5 at $19.99 and a large 8.5 by 11 inch format at $25.99, each covering 16 sections including personal and medical information, care instructions for dependents and pets, personal property, finance and business information, key contacts, insurance policies and beneficiaries, accounts and memberships, essential passwords, the location of keys and documents, personal wishes, and instructions for incapacitation (cleverfoxplanner.com, checked 2026-09-23). The book includes an elastic closure, pen loop, ribbon bookmark and an expandable back pocket⁴.

Nokbox

Nokbox is a different kind of product: instead of a book you write in, it is a filing system for the documents themselves. The Original Nokbox and Fireproof tiers include 67 labeled hanging folders sorted into 15 color-coded categories, 72 double-sided checksheets (one per folder, with the front for the owner and the back, called the "Noklist," instructing next of kin what to do with that folder), a zippered document pouch and a key organization bag with labeled key tags⁶. Four tiers were listed on September 23, 2026: Lite at $69 (checksheets, pouch and key bag, no folders or box); Base Kit at $139 (adds folders, no box); Original at $129 on sale, $159 regular (folders in a handled box); Fireproof at $149 on sale, $179 regular (fire-resistant box) (thenokbox.com, checked 2026-09-23).

Price, page count and sections at a glance

(Prices, ratings and review counts: Lamorial, Clever Fox and The Nokbox, each company's own site, checked 2026-09-23.)

How do the review counts compare?

Nokbox has by far the largest review base of the three: 11,604 reviews at 4.6 stars on its own reviews page⁶, reflecting years on the market and a large customer base. Lamorial's 1,212 reviews at 4.7 stars is a meaningful sample for a book-format planner¹. Clever Fox's End of Life Planner shows far fewer reviews on its own site: 15 reviews at 4.7 stars for the A5 size and 1 review at 5.0 stars for the large format (cleverfoxplanner.com, checked 2026-09-23), though Clever Fox as a planner brand sells far more broadly across daily and weekly planners, so this specific title has a smaller track record. A small review count is not the same as a bad product, but it does mean less evidence to go on before you buy.

What do buyers say, verbatim?

Nokbox's own reviews page includes: "Using NOK makes the process of providing for your end of life wishes easy to document and organize" (Larry G., thenokbox.com/pages/customer-reviews-1, checked 2026-09-23), and "This is a life changing system! It is well thought out, organized and easy to implement" (Connie L., January 17, 2026, thenokbox.com/pages/customer-reviews-1, checked 2026-09-23).

Clever Fox's own product page states its guarantee in these words: "We really hope this end of life planner organizer notebook satisfies all of your needs, or we will give your money back, no questions asked" (cleverfoxplanner.com, End of Life Planner A5, checked 2026-09-23).

Lamorial's return policy page states: "30-Day Free Returns: Try it for 30 days. If it doesn't cover what your family needs, return it for a full refund"¹.

How do you keep each one up to date?

None of the three planners updates itself, and each handles changes differently.

• Lamorial builds updating into the book itself with dedicated yearly update pages, and sells a $14.99 fillable digital edition as an alternative to writing by hand, which you can edit and reprint¹.
• Clever Fox has no built-in update mechanism beyond crossing out and rewriting in the same fill-in pages; no digital or refill edition is listed on the product pages checked (cleverfoxplanner.com, checked 2026-09-23).
• Nokbox sells individual digital checksheet downloads so you can print and replace a single section, for example a vehicle checksheet, without redoing the whole kit; you then decide whether to keep or discard the old paper copy (thenokbox.com, checked 2026-09-23).

If updating without rewriting by hand matters most to you, Lamorial's digital edition or Nokbox's individual checksheet refills go further than Clever Fox's fixed pages. An account-based family guide, such as the one Omliva is building in preview, is a different approach again: you edit your answers online and regenerate a fresh printed and digital copy rather than editing paper by hand.

Who does each one suit?

Lamorial suits someone who wants one journal that walks through phones, accounts, passwords and final messages in a fixed sequence, and who wants the option of a digital fillable copy alongside the physical book. Its 9 sections are fewer and broader than Clever Fox's 16, so it reads more like a guided journal than an exhaustive checklist.

Clever Fox suits someone who wants the most sections for the lowest price, and who is comfortable filling in a book by hand with no digital backup. Its 16 sections split topics more finely, including separate care instructions for dependents and pets and a dedicated incapacitation section that Lamorial does not list separately.

Nokbox suits someone whose real problem is where to put the paperwork, not just where to write it down. If you already have a folder of documents scattered across drawers, the labeled folders and checksheet system give you a place to physically consolidate them, with next-of-kin instructions built into each folder. It costs more than either book, and its 7-day return window is shorter than Lamorial's 30 days or Clever Fox's 60.

None of the three suits someone who wants their family guide updated without re-copying information by hand every time something changes. That is the specific gap Lamorial's digital edition and Nokbox's checksheet refills only partly close, and it is the problem Omliva, in preview, is built to solve: you answer questions once, then update your answers online and regenerate the guide, rather than starting a new book or reordering checksheets.

When to get professional help

None of these planners, or Omliva, replaces a will, a power of attorney, a health care directive or advice from an attorney or financial professional. If you are unsure whether your state recognizes a document you write in one of these planners, or you need help with estate planning beyond organizing information, talk to a licensed attorney in your state. See our executor checklist and estate planning checklist for what a will, power of attorney and executor appointment actually require.