Planful App vs Sunsama (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sunsama grades higher than Planful App: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Planful App grades higher on value for money. Sunsama grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Sunsama
Daily planner with guided planning routines and calendar timeboxing
Which one is for you
Pick Planful App if
- Fits if you want goals, habits and tasks in one iPhone app
- Works for people who like a weekly review ritual
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android or Windows, as only iOS is listed
- Watch out: the price is not stated, even though the buttons say free
- Watch out: the App Store button leads to the general store, so we could not find a store listing or rating
- Too light for teams, since no sharing or integrations are named
Pick Sunsama if
- Fits if you want the same planning routine every workday, step by step
- Works for people whose tasks sit in Asana, Trello, Gmail and Slack
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one once the 14-day trial ends
- Pricey if you're one person, at $204 a year up front, or $22 a user a month billed monthly
- Not for you if you might stop and come back later, as your data is deleted 30 days after a canceled plan ends
- Watch out: SSO, SAML, SCIM and audit logs are Enterprise only, and Enterprise has no public price
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAPlanful AppWeak | 2.6GPASunsamaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price or plan is shown on the site, so it sits in the middle with no evidence either way. | D$17 a user a month, and only if you hand over $204 for the year. Pay monthly and it's $22. A planner here typically starts around $6, so you're paying about three times the going rate with no cheaper tier to drop to. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe buttons say Start Planning Free, but no plan, limit or trial terms are shown. | CNo free plan. You get 14 days with every feature and no card asked for, and then the workspace locks until you subscribe. |
| Features | CTime blocking, goals linked to actions, daily and weekly reviews and several views. No integrations are named and no sync with calendars is described. | BGuided daily planning, timeboxing onto Google, Outlook or iCloud calendars, tasks pulled in from Asana, Trello, Jira, Notion, Gmail and Slack, a focus timer with Pomodoro, and a weekly review. That's the whole job of a daily planner, and the listing doesn't point at a hole in it. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and goals, habits and reviews all need setting up. | B4.5 from about 500 App Store ratings. The daily routine goes in order: review yesterday, add today's tasks, check the workload, set the order. Not much to work out. |
| Platforms and integrations | DOnly iOS is listed, with no web, Mac or Android version and no integrations. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, plus Google, Outlook and Apple calendars, Asana, Todoist, Notion, Slack and Gmail, with Zapier and MCP on top. |
| Best for | an iPhone planner that ties goals to daily tasks | a guided planning routine every workday |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Planful App and Sunsama. How we grade
Where they differ
- Planful App also covers daily notes and habit tracking.
- Sunsama also covers auto-scheduling, calendar and Pomodoro timer.
At a glance
| Planful App | Sunsama | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $17 per user / month, billed yearly ($204) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with access to all features, no credit card required. |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Planful | Summay, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | sunsama.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Planful App
- No pricing page or store listing could be read, so the cost is unconfirmed; the site's buttons say Start Planning Free.
- Only iOS is listed as available; the App Store button on the site points to the general App Store, not to a listing.
- No integrations are named on the pages read.
Sunsama
- There is no free plan. Workspace access stops when the 14-day trial ends unless you subscribe.
- The $17 rate requires paying $204 per user for the year; monthly billing is $22 per user.
- SSO, SAML, SCIM and audit logs are limited to the Enterprise plan, which has no public price.
- Workspace data is permanently deleted 30 days after a cancelled subscription ends.
Key features
Planful App
- Time blocking
- Drag and drop tasks and events onto the day to block time.
- Action-linked goals
- Pick a goal and link it to daily or weekly actions so progress shows up as those actions are done.
- Daily and weekly reviews
- Guided reflections for the end of a day and a week.
- Several views
- Day, month, year and board views for zooming in or out.
- Focus hours
- Set ideal work hours; the vendor says the app learns when you work best.
- 90-day framework
- A Dream it, Plan it, Do it structure that breaks a vision into milestones and daily actions.
Sunsama
- Guided daily planning
- A step-by-step routine: review yesterday, add today's tasks, check the predicted workload and set the order. Sunsama can prompt you to start at a set time.
- Timeboxing
- Drag a task to a time slot, or press X to auto-schedule it. The block shows up in Google, Outlook or iCloud calendar, or on Sunsama's internal calendar.
- Tasks from other tools
- Bring in work from Asana, Trello, Jira, Linear, Notion, Todoist, Gmail, Slack and others, and plan it alongside tasks created in Sunsama.
- Focus mode and Pomodoro
- Work on one task at a time with a timer, Pomodoro intervals, break reminders and the option to mute other apps.
- Weekly planning and review
- A weekly prompt to review where time went and what got done, then set objectives for the week ahead.
- AI estimates and channels
- Suggests a time estimate and a channel for each new task, based on work you have previously added to Sunsama.
Plans
Planful App
Pricing could not be confirmed. See planful.app.
Sunsama
Pro$17
per user / month, billed yearly ($204)
The one self-serve plan: unlimited usage and integrations, AI, MCP and Zapier. $22 per user / month when billed monthly.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SSO and SAML, SCIM, audit logs and custom privacy and data requirements.
Ways to pay less
Planful App
No public discounts listed.
Sunsama
- Annual discount
Save $60 per user with yearly billing
Sunsama charges $204 per user once a year ($17 per month) on the yearly plan, against $22 per user each month ($264 a year) on monthly billing.
- Education
Student discount on request
Actively enrolled college students can email support from a student address to get a discount. It lasts until graduation or four years, whichever comes first.
- Nonprofit
Non-profit pricing on request
Sunsama's billing guide says it offers non-profit plans. Organizations apply by sending proof of non-profit status to support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Planful App or Sunsama?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Planful App has no price we could confirm, and Sunsama starts at $17 per user / month, billed yearly ($204).
Which has a free plan, Planful App or Sunsama?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Planful App nor Sunsama has a free plan. Sunsama has a free trial.
Which platforms do Planful App and Sunsama run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Sunsama lists a web app and macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps. Both list an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.