In short
- Sunsama is a calm daily planner: every day you deliberately choose what to work on, with your calendar and tasks from other apps side by side. That's what Sunsama is good at.
- Dowit is a work planner for freelancers: your calendar, tasks, projects and hours in one place, with what's left to invoice per client.
- Both work with AI, including Claude through MCP. The difference: Dowit also tracks your hours and invoicing, and has a free plan.
- Sunsama costs $22 per month (or $17 per month billed yearly) and has no free plan; Dowit is free for up to 3 clients, and Pro is $10 per month.
Sunsama is popular with people who want to plan their day deliberately. Every morning you go through your tasks and events and choose what fits today; at the end of the day you look back. Tasks from Asana, Notion, Todoist or Jira come together in one place.
Many freelancers still look for something else, mostly because they don't just plan their day: they also need to track their hours and invoice per client. This guide puts Sunsama and Dowit side by side, honestly.
What's the difference between Sunsama and Dowit?
Sunsama is a daily planner that brings your tasks from many other apps and your calendar together, with a fixed routine to plan your day and week.
Dowit is a work planner for freelancers and small agencies. You plan your day in Dowit too, with your calendar and a focus of a few tasks, but your tasks belong to clients and projects, and your hours and invoicing are included. You run it in the app or with Claude or ChatGPT: "block two hours tomorrow for the Acme proposal", "1h Acme, 30m Northwind", "what do I still need to invoice?".
| Sunsama | Dowit | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan your day and week | Yes, with a fixed routine | Yes, with your calendar and a daily focus |
| Tasks from other apps | Yes, including Asana, ClickUp, Jira, Linear, Notion, Todoist and Trello | Import from Todoist or a CSV |
| Calendar | Google Calendar and Outlook | Google Calendar, both ways |
| Time tracking | Not built in according to the pricing page; there's a Toggl integration | Yes, with a timer or afterwards in one sentence |
| Invoicing report per client | Not mentioned | Yes, in Pro: per client and month, with amounts |
| AI and Claude | AI, MCP and Zapier in the Pro plan | Yes, through MCP, and listed in the Claude connector directory |
| Free plan | No, 14-day trial | Yes, up to 3 clients |
| Paid plan | $22 per month, or $17 per month billed yearly | $10 per user per month, or $100 per year (€9 / €90 excl. VAT in Europe) |
Sunsama details from their pricing page on 12 November 2026. Check current plans and prices at sunsama.com.
Where is Sunsama better?
- A fixed planning routine. Sunsama guides you through planning and reflecting every day. Dowit has a daily focus and a weekly review, but leaves you freer.
- Tasks from many apps. If your tasks live in Asana, Jira, Linear or Notion, Sunsama pulls them in directly. Dowit only imports from Todoist or a CSV.
- Outlook. Sunsama also works with Outlook calendars; Dowit only with Google Calendar for now.
Where is Dowit different?
Made for people who work per client
In Dowit, your tasks, events and hours belong to a client and a project. So you don't just see what you're doing today, but also for whom, and how much time each client takes.
Hours and invoicing included
You track your hours with a timer, or afterwards in one sentence to your AI: "1h Acme, 30m Northwind". With hourly rates per client or project, Dowit shows each month what's left to invoice, as a report, PDF, CSV or Excel for your own invoicing tool. No separate time tracker needed.
A free plan, and less expensive
Dowit is free for up to 3 clients, with unlimited projects and tasks. Pro is $10 per month; Sunsama has no free plan and costs $22 per month (or $17 billed yearly).
What does it cost?
- Sunsama: no free plan; a 14-day free trial, no card needed. Pro costs $22 per month, or $17 per month billed yearly ($204 per year). See sunsama.com/pricing.
- Dowit: free for up to 3 clients. Pro costs $10 per user per month (or $100 per year); in Europe €9 (or €90 per year) excl. VAT, with your first 14 days free. See pricing.
How do you switch from Sunsama to Dowit?
- Create an account at dowit.io and connect your calendar under Settings → Calendar. Your events show up in Dowit right away.
- Move your open tasks. If your tasks come from Todoist, import a CSV under Settings → Import. Or paste your list into a conversation with Claude or ChatGPT and ask: "Put these tasks in Dowit, with the right client and their due date."
- Create your clients and set your hourly rates, so your hours land with the right client right away.
- Connect your AI under Settings → AI assistant, and plan your first day: "What's on my schedule today, and what's most urgent?"
Frequently asked questions
Can I plan my day in Dowit like in Sunsama?
Yes, but differently. Every day you choose a few focus tasks, see them next to your events and free time, and move what you didn't finish to tomorrow with one click. At the end of the week you look back with the weekly review. There's no guided routine like Sunsama's.
Does Dowit work with my task app?
Dowit imports tasks from Todoist and from a CSV file. There's no ongoing sync with other task apps: your tasks live in Dowit itself.
Do I need Claude or ChatGPT?
Not necessarily. Dowit also works as a regular app, on your computer and phone. With your AI it's a lot faster, though.
Who is Sunsama a better choice for?
For people who want a guided routine to plan every day, and whose tasks live in many different apps, like Asana, Jira or Notion.