LiveIt vs Open Sunsama

LiveIt is a personal planning app built around time blocking, with tools for tasks, goals, recurring tasks, habits, notes, journaling, and focus sessions. It syncs with Google and Apple calendars and works offline using local-first storage, syncing when a connection is available. The free plan includes unlimited items and entries, core planning, journaling, notes, habits, sync, offline access, and all platforms; it has no ads. LiveIt is available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and the web. Journaling supports multiple timelines, mood tracking, photo attachments, and quick capture. Notes come in text, outline, and collection formats, with bi-directional links; habit tracking includes daily targets, subtasks, streaks, KPIs, and goal links. Users can export their data, while photos and attachments sync through existing Google Drive or iCloud storage. Pro costs $19.99 per year and includes a 14-day trial, end-to-end encryption, a built-in timer, advanced task features, and priority support. A Lifetime plan costs $99.00 once and includes Pro features and future updates. Each person needs an account; LiveIt is designed for individuals, not teams.

Open Sunsama is a task manager and daily planner built around a board of days and calendar time blocking. Move tasks from a backlog to a daily board; unfinished work rolls over to tomorrow. Focus mode times a task and tracks actual time against its estimate. It syncs Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCloud, with support for multiple accounts. Time blocks stay in Open Sunsama rather than being copied to Google or Outlook calendars. Its hosted MCP server connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients through OAuth and provides 24 tools. The REST API covers tasks, subtasks, and time blocks, with selectable API-key scopes. Users can also self-host the web app, API, MCP server, and PostgreSQL database using Docker Compose. The free plan costs nothing for personal use. The non-commercial license limits production use by companies, and there is no one-click export button. Desktop apps are available for Mac, Windows, and Linux; phones use the mobile web app, as no native phone app is available yet.