Ellie Planner vs Sunsama

Ellie Planner is a daily planner for collecting tasks and shaping them into a plan for the day. Its Brain Dump feature provides a place to offload tasks, while the Daily Kanban lets users drag tasks into a calendar to block out time. Ellie also lists analytics, a built-in time tracker, recurring tasks, and focus sessions. Optional connections include Google, Apple, and Outlook calendars, along with Notion, Zapier, and Siri shortcuts. The app is listed for iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. The free plan includes unlimited tasks, Brain Dump, and access on iPhone, iPad, and web. Pro costs $9.99 a month and adds timebox mode, Google and Apple Calendar, recurring tasks, labels, subtasks, due dates, reminders, and an AI assistant. A Lifetime option is listed at $299.99 a month, with the plan described as one payment and no recurring bill. Ellie says it does not sell user data or run ads, and users can export their data or delete their account. Google calendar access is optional.

Sunsama brings task management, calendar planning, and daily planning together for professionals. Its hybrid planning method includes recurring tasks, calendar sync, focus sessions, timeboxing, auto-scheduling, Pomodoro sessions, analytics, reminders, and daily shutdowns. It connects with Asana, Jira, Slack, Teams, Notion, Trello, and other services; its Zapier integration connects to more than 9,000 apps. Sunsama runs on iOS/iPadOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is paid, with no free plan. Pricing starts at $17 per user per month with annual billing; the listed monthly plan is $22. A 14-day trial offers unlimited access to all features. Enterprise options include SSO, SAML, SCIM, audit logs, and custom privacy requirements, with no price listed. Added workspace members are billed automatically, with mid-month additions prorated. Users can cancel at any point and retain access through the billing cycle.