Emery
Daily planner that sorts tasks and meetings into three priorities
Emery report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 9, 2026
Best for a fresh daily page with no overdue pile
Emery gives you a clean page every day and three buckets to sort it into: Fires, Growth and Extras. Unfinished tasks go grey and step aside, so there's no red pile of overdue guilt. It syncs both ways with Google, Outlook and iCloud. But there's no free plan and no web trial: it's $99 a year up front, with 30 days to ask for your money back.
Who Emery is for
- Great if you've quit to-do apps before because the overdue pile got too big
- Good for managers, freelancers and solo founders planning their own day
- Handy when you want to block time for tasks next to Google, Outlook or iCloud events
Who Emery is not for
- Skip it if you want to try before you pay, as there's no free plan and no trial on the web
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19.99 on the US App Store against $99 for the year
- Not for you if you're planning for a team, since Emery says it isn't designed for that
Why Emery gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$99 a year on Emery's site, about $8.25 a month, which is typical for a planner. Lifetime access is $149, a fair deal if you stay past 18 months. Avoid monthly on the US App Store, which is $19.99.
- DFree plan and trialNo free plan. The only trial is 7 days on an App Store subscription, the kind that starts charging unless you cancel. Buy on the web and there's no trial at all, just a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- BFeaturesThree priority buckets for tasks and meetings, a fresh page each day, drag-and-drop time blocking, two-way sync with Google, Outlook and iCloud across several accounts, and notes and projects. Solid and simple. It's for one person, not for team planning.
- BEase of useWe have no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. The idea is easy to grasp: sort today's tasks into three groups, then drag the ones that need time onto the calendar.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Google, Outlook and Apple calendars syncing both ways. There are no desktop apps yet, though the site says they're coming.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Emery's own pages on 9 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Emery is a personal daily planner that puts a task list and a calendar on one page. Each day's tasks are sorted into three groups, Fires, Growth and Extras, and can be dragged onto the calendar to block time. Unfinished tasks are set aside in grey instead of piling up as overdue, and Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars sync both ways.
Emery is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per year. See every plan
Good for
- People who drop to-do apps once overdue tasks pile up
- Managers, freelancers and solo founders planning their own day
- Blocking time for tasks beside Google, Outlook or iCloud events
Worth knowing
- New accounts get no free plan. The site sells a $99 yearly plan or $149 lifetime access with a 30-day money-back guarantee and no web trial.
- The web price of the monthly option appears only after sign-up; the US App Store lists $19.99 monthly and $39.99 quarterly.
- There are no desktop apps yet (the site says they are coming), and the App Store listing is for iPhone only.
- It is built for one person: the site's FAQ says Emery is not designed for team planning.
Key features
- Fires, Growth and Extras
- Each day's tasks go into three groups: Fires that cause problems if skipped, Growth work toward longer-term goals, and Extras that can wait or be dropped.
- A fresh page each day
- The planner opens on today. Unfinished tasks are set aside in grey to review later, with no overdue counts or streaks, and a week strip shows the days ahead.
- Drag-and-drop time blocking
- Dragging a task onto the calendar reserves a time slot for it. The block can be saved to a connected external calendar or kept on Emery's own.
- Two-way calendar sync
- Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars sync in both directions, and several accounts can be connected and viewed together.
- Priorities for meetings
- Calendar events can be given the same three priorities as tasks and are color-coded, so the meetings that matter stand out in the day view.
- Notes and projects
- Private notes can be attached to events, and tasks and notes can be organized by project.
Emery pricing
- Starts at
- $99 per year
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on App Store subscriptions. Web purchases have no trial but a 30-day money-back guarantee.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Monthly | $19.99per month, as a US App Store in-app purchase | Monthly subscription as listed on the US App Store. Emery's site also sells a monthly option, but its web price is shown only after sign-up. |
| Premium Quarterly | $39.99per 3 months, as a US App Store in-app purchase | Quarterly subscription as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store. |
| Annual | $99per year | Yearly plan as priced on Emery's site, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. The US App Store lists Premium Annual at $99.99. |
| Lifetime | $149one-time payment | Lifetime access for a single payment, offered on Emery's site next to the yearly plan. |
Read from emeryplanner.com on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Emery before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Lifetime licenseLifetime access for $149
Emery's site offers lifetime access for a single $149 payment as an alternative to the $99 yearly plan.
Stated on emeryplanner.com - Annual discountAnnual plan costs about 58% less than monthly
The US App Store lists Premium Annual at $99.99 and Premium Monthly at $19.99, so a year paid at once costs about 58% less than twelve monthly payments ($239.88).
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Common questions
Is Emery free?
No, Emery is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial on App Store subscriptions. Web purchases have no trial but a 30-day money-back guarantee.
How much does Emery cost?
Emery lists 4 plans. Premium Monthly: $19.99 per month, as a US App Store in-app purchase. Premium Quarterly: $39.99 per 3 months, as a US App Store in-app purchase. Annual: $99 per year. Lifetime: $149 one-time payment. Prices were read from emeryplanner.com on Oct 9, 2026.
What platforms does Emery work on?
Emery is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Emery offer any discounts?
Emery publicly lists the following: Lifetime access for $149; Annual plan costs about 58% less than monthly.
Does Emery have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Emery is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Emery have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Emery is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Emery open source?
Emery is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Emery integrate with?
Emery's listing names Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Emery?
Emery is made by Staffpass Limited.
What are the alternatives to Emery?
The closest alternatives to Emery in our directory are Sunsama, Ellie, Akiflow, Routine and Structured. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Emery.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026.