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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Chunk

The Insider’s Guide

Menu bar time-blocking app for Mac, sold as a one-time license

Chunk, as pictured on chunkapp.net

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among daily planner apps, read from Chunk’s own pages.

Made by Chunk · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.4GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Chunk’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Chunk’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.4

GPA, above 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade

Chunk is a time-blocking app for macOS that opens from the menu bar. Tasks from its own lists and from Apple Reminders are dragged onto a day, week or month timeline that syncs both ways with Apple, Google and Outlook calendars, and a countdown in the menu bar tracks the block in progress. It is sold as a one-time license after a 7-day trial, and the schedule is stored on the Mac.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Chunk, taken from its own pages and our grades.

Drag tasks onto a timeline and it syncs both ways with Apple, Google and Outlook calendars.
From our report card of Chunk
  1. 1

    Best for time blocking from the Mac menu bar

    Chunk is a time-blocking app that lives in your Mac's menu bar.

  2. 2

    What it costs

    Paid plans start at $29.99 one-time (Lifetime License, 2 Macs).

  3. 3

    You can try it first

    7-day free trial with every feature on 1 Mac, no credit card required

  4. 4

    It runs on macOS

    macOS.

  5. 5

    Menu bar panel

    Opens from the menu bar or with Cmd+/ and floats above other windows, fullscreen apps included. A countdown for the current block stays in the menu bar.

  6. 6

    Day, week and month timeline

    Drag on the timeline to create a block or drop a task from a list. Views cover one, three or five days, a week or a month, with PDF and CSV export.

  7. 7

    Two-way calendar sync

    Google, Outlook and Apple Calendar events sit beside your blocks, and moving or resizing one in Chunk writes the change back. A lock toggle makes them read-only.

  8. 8

    A 2.4 GPA, above 17 of 69

    That is against the other daily planner apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Keep it

    The plain part of Chunk you could make: time blocking, tasks and calendar. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

Chunk at a glance

Pricing
Free trial, from $29.99 one-time (Lifetime License, 2 Macs)
Free plan
No
Free trial
7-day free trial with every feature on 1 Mac, no credit card required
Runs on
macOS
Made by
Chunk
Category
Daily Planner Apps
Our grade
2.4 GPA, fair

The report card

Best for time blocking from the Mac menu bar

Chunk is a time-blocking app that lives in your Mac's menu bar. Drag tasks onto a timeline and it syncs both ways with Apple, Google and Outlook calendars. You pay $29.99 once, with no subscription. But it's Mac only for now, the iPhone app will cost $8.99 more when it lands, there's no free plan, and a license bought direct can't be refunded.

ToolGPA report cardChunkGraded Oct 10, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyA$29.99 once for a lifetime license on 2 Macs, future updates included. Planners here charge $5.99 a month in the middle, so you're even inside five months and then it's yours. A family license for up to 6 Macs is $59.99.
Free plan and trialCNo free plan at all. You get 7 days with every feature on 1 Mac and no card asked for, and then it stops unless you buy a license.
FeaturesBIt does the whole planning job on a Mac: its own lists and Apple Reminders in one column, dragged onto a day, week or month timeline, two-way sync with Apple, Google and Outlook, reusable day templates, a follow-through dashboard, PDF and CSV export. The MCP server for Claude is an odd extra.
Ease of useCNo store rating on record for it. And there's setup before it earns its keep: calendars to connect and template lists to build. The menu bar panel, Cmd+/ and the countdown on the current block are quick once you're going.
Platforms and integrationsDmacOS 12 or later and nothing else. The vendor says there's no Windows, Linux or Android version, and the iPhone app is still marked coming soon, as a separate $8.99 purchase when it lands.
Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.4

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Chunk is for

  • Fits if you time-block on a Mac around Google, Outlook or Apple calendars
  • Works for anyone who'd rather pay $29.99 once than subscribe

Who it is not for

  • Skip it if you need your plan on your phone today, as the iPhone app isn't out yet
  • Watch out: the iPhone app will be a separate $8.99 purchase, not part of the Mac license
  • Not for you if you want a free plan, because access stops when the 7-day trial ends
  • Skip it if you might want your money back, since a license bought direct from Chunk is a final sale
  • Not for you if you're on Windows, Linux or Android, as the vendor says there's no version for them

Good to know

Good for

  • Mac users who time-block around Google, Outlook or Apple calendars
  • People who want a one-time license instead of a subscription
  • Keeping planning data on the device, with optional iCloud sync between Macs

Worth knowing

  • Chunk runs on macOS 12 or later only; the vendor says there is no Windows, Linux or Android version.
  • The iPhone app is listed as coming soon and will be a separate $8.99 one-time purchase, not part of the Mac license.
  • There is no free plan: access stops when the 7-day trial ends unless a license is bought.
  • A Mac license bought directly from Chunk is a final sale and is not refundable.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$29.99 one-time

To start

Chunk is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29.99 one-time (Lifetime License, 2 Macs).

  • Lifetime License

    $29.99

    one-time purchase

    Permanent access on 2 Macs with all current features, future updates and priority support.

  • Family Package

    $59.99

    one-time purchase

    One family license that activates on up to 6 Macs, with future updates and priority support.

Trying it first

7-day free trial with every feature on 1 Mac, no credit card required

Read from chunkapp.net on Oct 6, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Lifetime license

    Lifetime license for a single payment

    Chunk for Mac is sold only as a one-time purchase: $29.99 for 2 Macs or $59.99 for a family license on up to 6 Macs, with future updates included.

    Stated on chunkapp.net

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: macOS

Menu bar time-blocking app for Mac, sold as a one-time license. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, local-first, one-time purchase, tasks, time blocking, calendar, menu bar app.

The MCP server for Claude is an odd extra.
From our grade for features
Menu bar panel
Opens from the menu bar or with Cmd+/ and floats above other windows, fullscreen apps included. A countdown for the current block stays in the menu bar.
Day, week and month timeline
Drag on the timeline to create a block or drop a task from a list. Views cover one, three or five days, a week or a month, with PDF and CSV export.
Two-way calendar sync
Google, Outlook and Apple Calendar events sit beside your blocks, and moving or resizing one in Chunk writes the change back. A lock toggle makes them read-only.
Task lists and templates
Smart lists, custom lists and Apple Reminders share one searchable column. Recurring template lists store a reusable day to apply whole or block by block.
Analytics
A dashboard compares 7, 30 and 90-day ranges for planned hours, completed tasks, follow-through and how consistently recurring routines were kept.
Local MCP server for Claude
An optional MCP server runs on the Mac and lets Claude Desktop read the schedule and create, edit or delete events, tasks and templates.

Where it runs

  • macOS

What it works with

  • Apple Calendar
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook Calendar
  • Apple Reminders
  • Claude Desktop
  • iCloud

Chunk is made by Chunk.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

17/69

Other daily planner apps it is graded above

Chunk's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 17.

It stands best on value for money (A, above 54 of 69) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0).

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 70 daily planner apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Chunk’s own letter is outlined.

  • AValue for moneyAbove 54 of 69
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 69
  • BFeaturesAbove 32 of 69
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 69
  • DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 69

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

The plain part of Chunk you could make: time blocking, tasks and calendar. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 35 of the 69 other daily planner apps grade higher. It costs $29.99, paid once.

What you could make

  • Time blocking, tasks and calendar: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

  • A native app living in the menu bar.
  • A real app for macOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
  • It plugs into other products, Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar among them.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Chunk’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Structured, TimeBloc, TimeFinder, Akiflow and Sunsama

The 5 tools Chunk is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

  • 3.0GPA

    Structured

    Free plan · from $2.99/mo

    Visual day planner that puts tasks and events on one timeline.

    • Structured has a free plan. Chunk does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Structured lists a web app.
    • Only Structured lists iOS and Android apps.
    Chunk and Structured compared in full
  • 2.2GPA

    TimeBloc

    Free plan · from $19.99

    Time-blocking phone app that shows the day as colored blocks.

    • TimeBloc has a free plan. Chunk does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Chunk lists a macOS app.
    • Only TimeBloc lists iOS and Android apps.
    Chunk and TimeBloc compared in full
  • 2.6GPA

    TimeFinder

    Free plan · from $4.99

    Drag-and-drop time-blocking planner with color-coded schedules.

    • TimeFinder has a free plan. Chunk does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only TimeFinder lists a web app.
    • Only TimeFinder lists iOS, Android and Windows apps.
    Chunk and TimeFinder compared in full
  • 2.2GPA

    Akiflow

    Free trial · from $19/mo

    Time-blocking planner that pulls tasks from other apps into one inbox.

    • Only Akiflow lists a web app.
    • Only Akiflow lists Windows, iOS and Android apps.
    • Chunk can be bought with a one-time purchase.
    Chunk and Akiflow compared in full
  • 2.6GPA

    Sunsama

    Free trial · from $17/mo

    Daily planner with guided planning routines and calendar timeboxing.

    • Only Sunsama lists a web app.
    • Only Sunsama lists Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
    • Chunk can be bought with a one-time purchase.
    Chunk and Sunsama compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

13

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Chunk free?

No, Chunk is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial with every feature on 1 Mac, no credit card required.

How much does Chunk cost?

Chunk lists 2 plans. Lifetime License: $29.99 one-time purchase.

What platforms does Chunk work on?

Chunk is available on macOS.

Does Chunk offer any discounts?

Chunk publicly lists the following: Lifetime license for a single payment.

Does Chunk have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Chunk is listed for macOS.

Does Chunk have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Chunk is listed for macOS.

Is Chunk open source?

Chunk is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

Does Chunk work offline?

Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.

What does Chunk integrate with?

Chunk's listing names Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Apple Reminders, Claude Desktop and iCloud.

Who makes Chunk?

Chunk is made by a company of the same name.

What are the alternatives to Chunk?

The closest alternatives to Chunk in our directory are Structured, TimeBloc, TimeFinder, Akiflow and Sunsama.

How does Chunk compare with other daily planner apps?

Chunk's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 17.

Could I make my own version of Chunk?

The plain part of Chunk you could make: time blocking, tasks and calendar.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Chunk’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Chunk's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-02.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Chunk. Prices change, so check chunkapp.net before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

3,189

Tools graded, in 94 categories

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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