The Hero Assistant Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Hero Assistant 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.
Hero Assistant
The Insider’s Guide
Daily assistant app combining calendar, to-dos, habits and notes
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among daily planner apps, read from Hero Assistant’s own pages.
Made by MagicX Inc. · checked Oct 5, 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 Hero Assistant’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Hero Assistant’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.4
GPA, above 68 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade
Hero Assistant is a mobile daily planner that puts calendars, to-dos, habits, notes, grocery lists and weather into a single feed. It syncs both ways with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook, and can send Can't Miss alerts that sound even when the phone is on silent. The vendor says the core features stay free; an optional SuperHero tier adds lock-screen SuperAlerts and cash back on Instacart grocery orders.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Hero Assistant, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for a free all-in-one day planner on your phone
Its Can't Miss alert rings even when your phone is on silent.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at $0.99 to $53.99 per item (US App Store in-app purchases; basis not shown).
- 3
There is a free plan
The vendor's FAQ says the core features are free with no ads or paywalls: calendar sync, to-dos, habits, notes, grocery lists and weather. SuperAlerts belong to the paid SuperHero tier.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
iOS and Android.
- 5
One daily feed
To-dos, calendar events, notes, habits, a morning Daily Brief and the weather forecast appear together in a single feed instead of separate apps.
- 6
Two-way calendar sync
Connects Google Calendar, Apple Calendar (iCloud) and Outlook in real time, so changes made in Hero go back to the source calendar and the reverse.
- 7
Can't Miss alerts
A to-do, habit or event marked as Can't Miss raises a critical alert that plays through Silent mode and Do Not Disturb and stays until it is acted on.
- 8
A 3.4 GPA, above 68 of 69
That is against the other daily planner apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Hero Assistant you could make: calendar, tasks, habit tracking, notes and natural-language input. What surrounds it you could not. The 6 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Hero Assistant at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $0.99 to $53.99 per item (US App Store in-app purchases; basis not shown)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- iOS, Android
- Made by
- MagicX Inc.
- Category
- Daily Planner Apps
- Our grade
- 3.4 GPA, very good
- Store rating
- 4.9 on the App Store, 5,077 ratings
The report card
Best for a free all-in-one day planner on your phone
Hero Assistant puts your calendars, to-dos, habits, notes, grocery list and the weather into one feed on your phone, and the vendor says all of that is free with no ads. Its Can't Miss alert rings even when your phone is on silent. But it's a phone app and nothing else, the Android version is still behind the iPhone one, most changes need a connection, and the paid tier's prices have no billing periods.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The core app costs nothing and covers calendar, to-dos, habits and notes, when most of this category wants $5.99 a month. The optional SuperHero tier shows on the US App Store as purchases from $0.99 to $53.99 with no billing periods given, and adds lock-screen SuperAlerts and Instacart cash back. |
| Free plan and trial | A | The vendor's FAQ says the core features are free with no ads or paywalls: calendar sync, to-dos, habits, notes, grocery lists, weather and sharing with a partner or family. There's no cap here a normal person is going to walk into. |
| Features | B | One feed for events, to-dos, habits and notes, two-way sync with Google, Apple and Outlook calendars, alerts that play through Silent mode, habits a friend can be told you missed, and tasks made from a spoken phrase or a photo of a whiteboard. No timeline or time blocking on record, mind. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.91 from about 5,100 App Store ratings, past the 4.7 and 1,000 ratings an A needs. You can say "dentist Thursday at 3" and it becomes an event, so there's very little form-filling. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Phones only. The App Store listing is marked as only for iPhone, no web, Mac or Windows version is mentioned, and the FAQ says Android isn't at feature parity yet. It does sync with Google, Apple and Outlook calendars. |
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 Hero Assistant is for
- Fits if you want calendar, to-dos, habits and notes in one phone app and don't want to pay
- Works for couples and families sharing to-dos, notes and calendars
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you plan at a computer, because there's no web, Mac or Windows version
- Not for you if you're on Android and want everything, as the FAQ says it isn't at parity with iOS yet
- Tight if your signal is patchy, since most changes need an internet connection
- Watch out: SuperHero is sold as store purchases from $0.99 to $53.99 with no billing period shown
- Too light for time blocking, as no timeline is on record
Good to know
Good for
- People who want calendar, to-dos, habits and notes in one phone app
- Couples and families sharing to-dos, notes and calendars
- Anyone who needs reminders that sound through Silent mode
Worth knowing
- The App Store listing is marked as only for iPhone, and the vendor's pages mention no web, Mac or Windows version.
- The FAQ says the Android app is not at feature parity with iOS yet, and social features are among the missing parts.
- SuperHero prices appear only as store in-app purchases ($0.99 to $53.99 on the US App Store, $0.99 to $35.99 on Google Play) with no billing periods.
- The day can be viewed offline, but the FAQ says most changes require an internet connection.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$0.99
To start. There is a free plan too
Hero Assistant has a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99 to $53.99 per item (US App Store in-app purchases; basis not shown).
There's no cap here a normal person is going to walk into.
Free
$0
The core app with no ads: synced calendars, to-dos, habits, notes, grocery lists, weather and sharing with a partner or family.
SuperHero
$0.99 to $53.99
per item; billing basis not shown on the App Store listing
Optional tier with SuperAlerts, lock-screen reminders that can be completed or snoozed in place, and 5% cash back on Instacart orders.
The free plan
The vendor's FAQ says the core features are free with no ads or paywalls: calendar sync, to-dos, habits, notes, grocery lists and weather. SuperAlerts belong to the paid SuperHero tier.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 5, 2026.
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “SuperHero”, against $1.99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | $19.00 | $1.04 | 48% less |
| South Africa | R19.99 | $1.21 | 39% less |
| Turkey | ₺99,99 | $2.03 | about the same |
| Australia | $2.99 | $2.09 | about the same |
| Canada | $49.00 | $34.44 | 1631% more |
| India | ₹ 3,999 | $41.34 | 1977% more |
| Germany | 39,00 € | $43.70 | 2096% more |
| Brazil | R$ 229,90 | $45.93 | 2208% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: iOS and Android
Daily assistant app combining calendar, to-dos, habits and notes. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, notes, tasks, natural-language input, calendar, site & app blocker, habit tracking.
No timeline or time blocking on record, mind.
- One daily feed
- To-dos, calendar events, notes, habits, a morning Daily Brief and the weather forecast appear together in a single feed instead of separate apps.
- Two-way calendar sync
- Connects Google Calendar, Apple Calendar (iCloud) and Outlook in real time, so changes made in Hero go back to the source calendar and the reverse.
- Can't Miss alerts
- A to-do, habit or event marked as Can't Miss raises a critical alert that plays through Silent mode and Do Not Disturb and stays until it is acted on.
- Habits with shared accountability
- Habits can repeat hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. A shared link lets friends or family opt in to be notified when a habit is missed.
- Capture by voice or photo
- A spoken phrase with a day and time becomes a structured task or event, and photos of handwriting, whiteboards or screenshots are turned into notes, tasks or events.
- Grocery lists with Instacart ordering
- Items are grouped by aisle as they are added, and the list can be ordered through Instacart. SuperHero users get 5% cash back on those orders.
Where it runs
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Google Calendar
- Apple Calendar
- Outlook
- Apple Reminders
- Siri
- Instacart
- Apple Weather
Who makes Hero Assistant
MagicX Inc. makes Hero, a daily assistant app for phones. Its about page says eight people in San Francisco and Seoul build it. The app is free to download, and TechCrunch reported that the company takes a cut of the Instacart grocery orders placed inside it.
- Based
- San Francisco, with a few people in Seoultryhero.app
- Ownership
- Privately held. No parent company is named on its own pages, and TechCrunch reported in February 2025 that MagicX had raised seed money from a group of angel investors and two venture firms.techcrunch.com
- Funding
- TechCrunch reported in February 2025 that the company had raised $4 million in seed funding to date, from a group of angel investors and the venture firms Neo and Abstract. No round date was given and the company has published no announcement of its own.techcrunch.com
- Team
- A small team of 8 people, based in San Francisco with a few in Seoul, as the about page puts it.tryhero.app
- Founders and leaders
- Brad Kowalk, Co-foundertechcrunch.com
- Seung W. Lee, Co-foundertechcrunch.com
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Read on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
68/69
Other daily planner apps it is graded above
Hero Assistant's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 68 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 64 of 69) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 8).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 daily planner apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hero Assistant’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 54 of 69
- AFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 69
- BFeaturesAbove 32 of 69
- AEase of useAbove 64 of 69
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 8 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 Hero Assistant you could make: calendar, tasks, habit tracking, notes and natural-language input. What surrounds it you could not. The 6 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.4 is higher than 68 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade.
What you could make
- Calendar, tasks, habit tracking, notes and natural-language input: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Blocking that reaches every browser and app and is hard to switch off.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: handwriting.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Hero Assistant’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, Tiimo, Brite, Any.do and 24me
The 5 tools Hero Assistant 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.
- Only Structured lists a web app.
- Only Structured lists a macOS app.
- Structured can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.4GPA
Tiimo
Free plan · from $7.00
Visual daily planner with an AI co-planner and focus timer.
- Only Tiimo lists a web app.
- Only Tiimo lists a macOS app.
- Hero Assistant also covers notes, natural-language input, site & app blocker and habit tracking.
- 3.0GPA
Brite
Free plan · from $3.29/mo
All-in-one planner with tasks, calendar, habits, notes and mood diary.
- Only Brite lists a web app.
- Only Brite lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Hero Assistant also covers natural-language input and site & app blocker.
- 2.8GPA
Any.do
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
To-do list and calendar app with separate family and team plans.
- Only Any.do lists a web app.
- Only Any.do lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Any.do lists a browser extension.
- 2.8GPA
24me
Free plan · from $7.99/mo
Calendar, to-do list and notes combined in one mobile organizer.
- Hero Assistant also covers natural-language input, site & app blocker and habit tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
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 Hero Assistant free?
Hero Assistant has a free plan. The vendor's FAQ says the core features are free with no ads or paywalls: calendar sync, to-dos, habits, notes, grocery lists and weather.
How much does Hero Assistant cost?
Hero Assistant lists 2 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Hero Assistant work on?
Hero Assistant is available on iOS and Android.
How is Hero Assistant rated?
Hero Assistant's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5,077 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Hero Assistant have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Hero Assistant is listed for iOS and Android.
Does Hero Assistant have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Hero Assistant is listed for iOS and Android.
Is Hero Assistant open source?
Hero Assistant is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Hero Assistant integrate with?
Hero Assistant's listing names Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, Apple Reminders, Siri, Instacart and Apple Weather.
Who makes Hero Assistant?
Hero Assistant is made by MagicX Inc. No parent company is named on its own pages, and TechCrunch reported in February 2025 that MagicX had raised seed money from a group of angel investors and two venture firms.
What are the alternatives to Hero Assistant?
The closest alternatives to Hero Assistant in our directory are Structured, Tiimo, Brite, Any.do and 24me.
How does Hero Assistant compare with other daily planner apps?
Hero Assistant's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 68 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 1.
Could I make my own version of Hero Assistant?
The plain part of Hero Assistant you could make: calendar, tasks, habit tracking, notes and natural-language input.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Hero Assistant’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hero Assistant's own site and its store listings on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-10-03.
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 MagicX Inc. Prices change, so check tryhero.app 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
- Hero Assistant, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/hero-assistant
- 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 Hero Assistant’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. Hero Assistant is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by MagicX Inc. Prices and plans change: check tryhero.app before you buy.