Why choose Chronos over Sunsama?
Chronos automatically schedules your tasks around your meetings using AI, prices in AUD from A$10/month, and ships an installable PWA with offline support. Sunsama is a guided daily planning ritual at US$22/month (USD only), where you choose each day's tasks and auto-schedule them one at a time, with a mobile app that Sunsama itself describes as a companion to the web app.
Sunsama built a genuinely calm, intentional daily planning workflow that resonates deeply with knowledge workers who want to be deliberate about their time. The ritual they designed — pulling tasks from every tool into a single daily plan — is a real product thesis, not a flaw. For users who value mindful planning as the process, Sunsama is a strong choice.
What's the main difference between Chronos and Sunsama?
Chronos uses AI to plan your work automatically around your calendar. Sunsama gives you a structured framework to plan it yourself — deliberately, one task at a time. If you want AI to handle scheduling so you can focus on doing the work, Chronos is the sharper tool — and at A$10/month vs Sunsama's US$22/month, it's also less expensive for Australian buyers.
Automatic scheduling vs a hands-on daily ritual
Sunsama's product thesis is a guided daily planning ritual — you choose each day's tasks in your planning session, then timebox them yourself or press a key to auto-schedule one task at a time. Chronos auto-schedules tasks around your meetings in real time, then lets you adjust if you want. If your calendar moves often, automatic placement saves more than the ritual costs.
Native AUD pricing — cheaper than Sunsama for Australians
Chronos publishes its pricing in Australian dollars from A$10/month and bills in AUD. Sunsama is priced in whole numbers (USD) at US$22/month monthly or US$17/month annual — roughly A$32/month or A$24/month for Australian buyers, plus card foreign-transaction fees on each charge.
Installable PWA with offline queue vs companion-only mobile
Chronos installs as a Progressive Web App on iOS, Android, and desktop, with an offline mutation queue that syncs when you reconnect. Sunsama itself describes its mobile app as a companion to the web app — useful for capturing tasks on the go, but you plan your first day on the desktop app before the mobile app is usable.
Chronos vs Sunsama: feature comparison
| Chronos | Sunsama | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | A$10/month (Solo) — billed in AUD | US$22/month monthly (~A$32) or US$17 annual (~A$24) — billed in USD |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card | 14 days, no credit card |
| Free plan | 14-day trial, then paid | paid only (no free tier by manifesto) |
| Billing currency | AUD — Australian-built | USD only |
| AI auto-scheduling | calendar-first, daily auto-schedule | Partial — auto-schedules one task at a time on a keypress; you build the daily plan |
| Conversational AI assistant | Chronos Agent on Pro & Teams | Sunny AI assistant (chat and voice) |
| Outlook integration | Via a published Outlook calendar link today; two-way sync coming soon | Outlook calendar sync |
| Google Calendar sync | real-time two-way | Yes |
| Mobile app | Installable PWA today on iOS, Android, desktop; native iOS & Android apps coming | iOS + Android — companion to web app only |
| Client portal for consultants | included on Pro (A$29/month) | No client portal |
Last updated 2026-10-16
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