App Profile: Sunsama

mmmmmteee

Rating: 4/5

I am a time management coach and Sunsama one of the best digital tools out their. I have been a user for almost two years now. Some of the reviews here talk about the app not being great and please remember - their language is a “companion to the desktop” … not an app on its own! It’s important to remember that going into using this tool or considering it. That being said, the past couple of weeks the companion (app) has been funky. My calendar doesn’t sync properly or takes a while to sync. I use Sunsama as my master overview because it connects all my calendars but it hasn’t been doing that successfully lately. I hope the bugs can be fixed soon. The CEO sends weekly emails with tutorials and fun insights into time management and I love it. The access to him / to ask him questions is such a breath of fresh air compared to other apps where you don’t even know who made it. Sunsama people are GOOD people and they constantly are seeking to improve the tool (I do think they could put more emphasis on improving the app/companion though)

Molly23

Rating: 3/5

I wouldn't go so far as to say the mobile app is "useless", but it is surprisingly underfeatured for how costly Sunsama is ($20/month). The mobile app is not "minimal so you can focus" or anything like that. It is underfeatured. You can't see more than one day at a time. You can't really meaningfully alter your schedule. There is no local cache that I can tell, so if your phone isn't getting wifi or data signal, tough! It assumes you are regularly at a desktop computer to do your planning ritual, but I'm sorry, that's not how the workplace is in 2022! To design your whole app system around that assumption seems naive! If this was a free / cheaper app I'd be a lot more lenient about this, but full individual membership is $20 per MONTH. Sunsama overall is thoughtfully designed with a growing catalog of useful integrations, so that part is well worth the price - but other productivity apps of comparable price have more fully featured mobile apps comparable to their desktop counterparts (Trello, Smartsheet, Asana). I know it is a new app that is in continuing development so I am hoping they make the mobile app more useful soon… but for the time being, beware!

birdlover1001

Rating: 5/5

I’m not reviewing the mobile app, as I barely use the mobile version other than checking my schedule. I plan and manage everything on my desktop. Holy cow, is this my literal lifeline. I used it a while ago for the free trial and loved it but decided it was too expensive as a college student. But a year later research and university ramped up and I need to be way more intentional with my time. I remembered how great it was and I’ve been using it since and let me tell you. My workload? Double than normal. My stress levels? Halved. I actually know when I’m going to do things, and plan them out in a way that I know works for ME. This is not an all-in-one app, though, and shouldn’t be treated as such. I keep a notion page for deadlines for projects and due dates for homeworks, and then come to Sunsama to plan how I’m gonna tackle it all. Yes it’s expensive, but I would honestly give up two meals a month to make up for the price tag, that’s how much I’ve come to rely on it. 10/10 for a busy stem girl