Sunsama vs Akiflow
Both are paid daily planners with rituals, time blocking and many integrations. Sunsama leads with guided planning and costs less month to month. Akiflow adds AI scheduling and an assistant. We make Mihaly, a free Mac planner, and include it for comparison.
Choose Sunsama if
- you want a guided routine and a lower monthly price;
- you use Linux or CalDAV calendars;
- you want a trial with no card.
Choose Akiflow if
- you want AI to schedule your tasks;
- you want an AI assistant inside your planner.
Consider Mihaly
If you work on one Mac and want the same daily and weekly rhythm for free, with your data on your Mac. Mihaly vs Sunsama and Mihaly vs Akiflow go into detail.
| Feature | Sunsama | Akiflow | Mihaly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billed yearly | $17 a month | $19 a month, promotional | Free |
| Billed monthly | $22 a month | $34 a month | Free |
| Trying it | 14-day trial, no card | 7-day trial, card required | Free, no account |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, web | Mac, Windows, browser, iOS, Android | Mac |
| Your data | Cloud, US | Cloud, Google Cloud | On your Mac |
| Calendars | Google, Outlook, Apple, CalDAV | Google, Outlook, iCloud | Apple, Google |
| AI planning | Tags and time estimates; no AI scheduling claimed | Automatic scheduling and the Aki assistant | No AI scheduling |
| AI agents | MCP for Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor | MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code | Hands tasks to Claude Code or Codex |
| All three have | |||
| Rituals | Daily and weekly | ||
Question
Which is cheaper, Sunsama or Akiflow?
Sunsama, on both billing periods: $17 against $19 a month billed yearly, and $22 against $34 billed monthly. Akiflow marks its yearly price as a promotion and says the price can change by country.
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.
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