The Emery Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Emery in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Emery
The Insider’s Guide
Daily planner that sorts tasks and meetings into three priorities
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among daily planner apps, read from Emery’s own pages.
Made by Staffpass Limited · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Emery’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Emery’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 8 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Emery, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Unfinished tasks go grey and step aside, and it syncs both ways with Google, Outlook and iCloud.
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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.
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Paid plans start at $8.25 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $99 per year.
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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.
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It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 8 of 69
That is against the other daily planner apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Your call
A daily planner at its plainest is today's tasks laid along a timeline.
Emery at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $99 per year
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on App Store subscriptions. Web purchases have no trial but a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Staffpass Limited
- Category
- Daily Planner Apps
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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, and 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. There are no desktop apps, and it isn't built for teams.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $99 a year on Emery's site is about $8.25 a month, above the $5.99 in the middle of this category and short of the $10 dearer quarter. Lifetime is $149, which pays off after about 18 months. Monthly on the US App Store is $19.99, and that's top-end money. |
| Free plan and trial | D | No free plan. The only trial is 7 days on an App Store subscription, the kind that needs a card and starts charging unless you cancel. Buy on the web and there's no trial at all, just a 30-day money-back guarantee, which isn't the same thing. |
| Features | B | It covers the whole job for one person: three priority buckets for tasks and for meetings, a fresh page each day with unfinished work set aside, drag-and-drop time blocking, two-way sync with Google, Outlook and iCloud across several accounts, plus notes and projects. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. The idea lands straight away, sort today into three groups and drag what needs time onto the calendar, but you're connecting calendar accounts before any of that works. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with Google, Outlook and Apple calendars syncing both ways. No desktop apps yet, though the site says they're coming, and the App Store listing is iPhone only. |
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 Emery is for
- Fits if you've quit to-do apps before because the overdue pile got too big
- Works for managers, freelancers and solo founders planning their own day
Who it 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
- Watch out: the App Store trial is 7 days on a subscription, and the web's monthly price shows only after sign-up
- Skip it if you want a desktop app, as those are still coming and the App Store listing is iPhone only
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8.25
A month to start, paid by the year
Emery is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per year.
Premium Monthly
$19.99
per 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
$39.99
per 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
$99
per 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
$149
one-time payment
Lifetime access for a single payment, offered on Emery's site next to the yearly plan.
Trying it first
7-day free trial on App Store subscriptions. Web purchases have no trial but a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Read from emeryplanner.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Lifetime license
Lifetime 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.comAnnual discount
Annual 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).
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Premium Annual”, against $99.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | ₱ 4,990.00 | $79.43 | 21% less |
| Canada | $129.99 | $91.37 | 9% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 1,699juta | $95.02 | about the same |
| Brazil | R$ 499,90 | $99.88 | about the same |
| Mexico | $1,999.00 | $109.83 | 10% more |
| Germany | 99,99 € | $112.05 | 12% more |
| South Africa | R1,999.99 | $120.97 | 21% more |
| United Kingdom | £99.99 | $132.19 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Daily planner that sorts tasks and meetings into three priorities. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: notes, tasks, time blocking, calendar.
Web, iPhone and Android, with Google, Outlook and Apple calendars syncing both ways.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Apple Calendar
Emery is made by Staffpass Limited.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/69
Other daily planner apps it is graded above
Emery's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 8 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (B, above 32 of 69) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $8.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 36 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 daily planner apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Emery’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 69
- DFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 69
- BFeaturesAbove 32 of 69
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 69
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 57 daily planner apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Emery is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
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.
Your call
A daily planner at its plainest is today's tasks laid along a timeline.
You could make the core of Emery for yourself: tasks, time blocking, calendar and notes. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $99 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks, time blocking, calendar and notes: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Emery’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
Sunsama, Ellie, Akiflow, Routine and Structured
The 5 tools Emery is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Sunsama
Free trial · from $17/mo
Daily planner with guided planning routines and calendar timeboxing.
- Only Sunsama lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Emery also covers notes.
- Sunsama also covers auto-scheduling, Pomodoro timer and goals.
- 2.4GPA
Ellie
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
Daily planner with a brain dump list and calendar timeboxing.
- Ellie has a free plan. Emery does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Emery lists an Android app.
- Only Ellie lists macOS and Windows apps.
- 2.2GPA
Akiflow
Free trial · from $19/mo
Time-blocking planner that pulls tasks from other apps into one inbox.
- Only Akiflow lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Emery also covers notes.
- Akiflow also covers booking links.
- 2.8GPA
Routine
Free plan · from $5/mo
Planner combining tasks, calendar and notes, with an AI assistant.
- Routine has a free plan. Emery does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Routine lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Routine also covers meeting notes.
- 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. Emery does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Structured lists a macOS app.
- Structured can be bought with a one-time purchase.
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 Emery free?
No, Emery is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial on App Store subscriptions.
How much does Emery cost?
Emery lists 4 plans. Premium Monthly: $19.99 per month, as a US App Store in-app purchase.
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.
How does Emery compare with other daily planner apps?
Emery's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 8 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 8.
Is Emery good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Emery C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 36 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Emery?
A daily planner at its plainest is today's tasks laid along a timeline.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Emery’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Emery's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-14.
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 Staffpass Limited. Prices change, so check emeryplanner.com 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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Emery, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/emery
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Emery’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Emery is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Staffpass Limited. Prices and plans change: check emeryplanner.com before you buy.