Mihaly vs Sunsama
Both plan the day the same way: a guided morning, time blocks, an evening shutdown and a weekly review. Mihaly is a free Mac app that keeps everything on your Mac. Sunsama is a paid cloud service on every device, with many more work integrations.
Choose Mihaly if
- you plan from one Mac and do not need your day on a phone;
- you would rather not pay a subscription for a planner;
- you want your tasks to stay on your own machine, with no account;
- you want focus sound built into the session.
Choose Sunsama if
- you need your plan on your phone, on Windows or in a browser;
- your tasks live in Asana, Jira, Linear, Notion or Slack and should flow into the plan;
- you use Outlook or CalDAV calendars;
- your team plans together. Mihaly is in early access and made for one person.
| Feature | Mihaly | Sunsama |
|---|---|---|
| Billed yearly | Free | $17 a month |
| Billed monthly | Free | $22 a month |
| Trying it | Free, no account or card | 14-day trial, no card, no free plan |
| Platforms | Mac | iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, web |
| Your data | On your Mac, no cloud copy | In the cloud, hosted in the US |
| Calendars | Apple Calendar, Google Calendar | Google, Outlook, Apple (iCloud), CalDAV |
| Connections | WHOOP and Oura (sleep and recovery), MeetCal booking pages | Asana, ClickUp, GitHub, Gmail, Jira, Linear, Notion, Slack, Todoist, Trello, Zapier and more |
| AI agents | Hands a task to Claude Code or Codex and takes back a report | MCP server for Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT and Cursor |
| Focus | Timer with breaks between rounds | Focus mode and Pomodoro |
| Focus music | Its own music, nature and noise layers | Not mentioned on its site |
| Both have | ||
| Daily rhythm | Daily planning and daily shutdown | |
| Weekly rhythm | Weekly planning and weekly review | |
| Time blocking | Tasks get their own time on the calendar | |
Questions
Does Sunsama have a free plan?
No. Sunsama offers a 14-day trial with no card and says it has no free plan. Mihaly is free.
Can I import my Sunsama tasks into Mihaly?
Mihaly has no importer for Sunsama today. Your calendars connect directly, and you add the tasks you still care about.
Sources
Mihaly for Mac
Plan the morning, timebox the day, close it with a look back. Free, with no account; signed and notarized by Apple.
Download for MacmacOS 14 or later ยท Apple Silicon and Intel
