Human Intelligence Wins: Why Timestripe Outsmarts Motion's AI
Both Timestripe and Sunsama help you organize tasks and time, but they target slightly different needs: Timestripe leans toward long-term planning and goal alignment, while Sunsama focuses on daily scheduling and time-blocking. Below you’ll find a breakdown of how they compare.
Overview
Timestripe
Timestripe is a goal-driven planning tool that helps individuals and teams structure their work by connecting daily tasks with long-term goals. It provides a unique perspective on time through Horizons, timelines, and a helicopter-view calendar, making strategic planning seamless.
Sunsama
Sunsama helps you plan and structure each day by combining calendar scheduling, time-blocking, and to-do lists into a calm, focused daily workflow.
Task Management & Organization
Timestripe
Goal-Centric Approach. Tasks are connected to short and long-term goals for better strategic alignment
Horizons System. Plan work over different time periods (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
Timelines & Scheduling. Visualize tasks and milestones over time
Helicopter-View Calendar. Get a broad overview of tasks while keeping an eye on upcoming deadlines
Filters, Tags & Sorting. Organize work efficiently with smart categorization tools
Google chrome extension. For quick access to app in browser you can use extension plus it allows quick adding highlighted text from websites straight to a goal.
Helicopter-View Calendar. Plan tasks ahead while keeping a broad perspective
Smart Organization. Use tags, filters, and sorting to categorize and prioritize tasks efficiently. Also use shortcuts to make less clicks to save time
Sunsama
Time blocking. Pull tasks from other apps/integrations or create them manually, then schedule them into your day at specific time slots
Daily workflow. Supports subtasks, due dates, time estimates
Integration. Offers calendar integration (Google / Outlook), so scheduled tasks and meetings live together
Collaboration Features
Timestripe
Spaces. Dedicated workspaces for teams to collaborate on shared tasks and goals.
Task Assignment. Assign tasks to team members and track responsibilities.
Progress Center. Monitor updates, changes, and progress in one place.
Comments & Discussions. Keep conversations focused on specific tasks.
Sunsama
No team plan. More oriented to individual daily planning — doesn’t emphasize heavy team project management the same way
Overview
Timestripe
Minimalist, clean interface designed for clarity and long-term thinking. Emphasizes goal alignment, with visual planning tools that help you zoom in and out of different time horizons.
Sunsama
Clean, calm and focused design that lends itself well to day-by-day scheduling and flow.
Unique Features
Timestripe
Horizons. View tasks in different timeframes for better planning.
Helicopter-View Calendar. See the big picture while managing daily tasks.
Goal-Oriented Structure. Every task contributes to a larger life goal.
Team view. Allows you to see what tasks every member has been assigned for on one screen.
Sunsama
Time-blocking & calendar-first scheduling. Plan your day by blocking time for tasks + meetings, integrating calendar + tasks in one view.
Daily planning ritual + focus mode. Helps you start the day intentionally, stay in flow, and manage daily workload without burnout.
Smart Calendar Integration. Works deeply with Google Calendar, Outlook, and more.
Pricing
Timestripe
Free Plan. Includes basic task management, goal setting, and limited lists.
Pro Plan. $9/month, which unlocks premium features like unlimited lists, up to 100 MB per file and rich customization.
5-Year Plan. This plan is $6.5/month, user saves 67% in the end.
P.S. You can get 50% off with our Get a Discount program.
Sunsama
No Free Plan. Has a 14-day trial to give a try.
Individual Yearly Plan. $16/month when billed annually
Individual Monthly Plan. $20/month
Best For
Timestripe
If you want a minimalist yet powerful planning system that connects daily productivity with long-term goals, both personal and team vectors, Timestripe is an excellent choice. Its intuitive Horizons, timelines, and goal-centric design make it unique among task management tools.
Sunsama
If instead your main need is to structure each day clearly — with meetings, tasks, time-blocks and focus sessions — Sunsama shines as a daily planner and time-management assistant, giving you strong flow, rhythm, and daily balance.
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