Griply

You’ve written down a pile of goals again. Get fit, start a side project, finally keep track of what you’re working on consistently. But somewhere between your to-do list, your habit tracker, and your calendar, the connection disappears. You no longer know why you did that task, or how that habit fits into your bigger plans.

Griply tries to solve that problem by bringing everything together: goals, habits, tasks, and your calendar in one app. Not just as separate lists, but truly connected. Does that work? And is it worth trying yet another productivity app?

Griply: the company

Griply is a relatively young player, founded by a small team of four people. What stands out is their transparent approach: they literally build the app in public, with an active WhatsApp community where users can talk directly with the team.

The founder, Amber, personally responds to feedback and honestly explains what is and isn’t possible. That feels more like collaborating on a product than just using it. The app is available on web, iOS, macOS, and Windows, but an Android version is still missing. They recently launched version 3 with calendar features and time-blocking.

The company deliberately chooses an affordable pricing model with a free version to get started. They focus on people who want to organize their lives around long-term goals, not on large teams or businesses.

Who is Griply for?

Griply is built for people who want to look beyond their daily task list. If you just want to quickly check off some to-dos, this is probably overkill. But if you want your tasks and habits to actually contribute to bigger goals, it gets interesting.

The app is a good fit for freelancers, students, and professionals who want to work consciously on their lives. People who want to keep their work, health, personal development, and other life areas in balance. Who don’t just want to know what they need to do, but also why.

You do need to be willing to invest some time in setting up your structure. Griply asks you to think about your vision and goals before you get started with tasks. If you don’t feel like doing that and just want a simple task list, there are better options.

Also important: you need to be able to live with an app that’s still in development. There are small bugs, some features are still missing, and the design is functional but not polished. If you can handle that and enjoy collaborating, you get an engaged community and responsive team in return.

What can Griply do?

Griply is packed with features that all revolve around one idea: connecting your big goals to what you do daily. These are the main ones:

• Life areas and vision boards – You divide your life into areas such as work, health, or relationships. For each area, you create a visual moodboard with images that represent your vision. Sounds fluffy, but it does help keep your big picture clear.
• SMART goals with progress – Within each life area, you set concrete goals with a deadline and measurable progress. You can see at a glance how far along you are through progress bars and roadmaps. You can also create sub-goals to break down large projects.
• Task management with priorities – Standard to-do functionality: create tasks, add subtasks, set priorities, schedule deadlines. Nothing spectacular, but it works. What’s special is that each task is linked to a goal, so you always know why you’re doing something.
• Habit tracking with statistics – Build habits that support your goals. You can set targets (for example “exercise 5 times per week”) and track your progress. The statistics are basic but do give you insight into your streaks and patterns.
• Integrated calendar and time-blocking – Since version 3 you can put your tasks and habits in a calendar view and block time for specific activities. You can also synchronize with Google Calendar and Outlook, but that’s one-way traffic: you see your external appointments in Griply, but changes in Griply don’t appear back in your external calendar.
• Journaling and reflection – Write daily notes and reflections. It’s not an extensive journaling app like Day One, but handy to keep your thoughts with your goals and tasks.
• iOS widgets – See your tasks, habits and progress directly on your iPhone homescreen without opening the app.
• Dashboard with overviews – A central screen where you see your most important goals, tasks for today and habit streaks. In the free version these dashboards are limited.

The power isn’t in one killer feature, but in how everything works together. Your task “running” is linked to your habit “exercising 5 times a week,” which belongs to your goal “losing 10 kilos,” which is part of your life area “health.” Everything has a place in the bigger picture.

What does Griply cost?

Griply has a free version that lets you try out the app, but it’s quite limited. You can create a maximum of 2 goals and 2 habits, have no access to the calendar and time-blocking, and miss features like subgoals and habit targets. The dashboards are also more limited.

For serious use, you need Premium. That costs $ 4,99 per month or $ 29,99 per year (which works out to $ 2,49 per month). New users get a 7-day free trial to test all premium features.

There’s also a lifetime option for $ 119,99. That’s interesting if you think you’ll use Griply for years, but it’s a risk with such a young app. If the company shuts down or completely changes direction, you’ll lose that money.

If you cancel your subscription, you retain access to all your data, but premium features will be locked. You’ll then fall back to the free version with its limitations.

Compared to competitors, Griply is reasonably priced. Todoist Premium costs $ 4 per month, TickTick Premium $ 2,79 per month, and Things 3 is a one-time purchase of $ 49,99 (Apple only). Griply sits nicely in between.

What should you watch out for?

Griply sounds promising, but there are a few things you should consider before making the switch.

Calendar synchronization is one-way. You can see your Google Calendar or Outlook appointments in Griply, but if you schedule a task in Griply, it doesn’t automatically appear in your external calendar. For people who want to have their entire schedule in one calendar, that’s frustrating. You have to manually enter things twice or accept that you have two systems.

There’s no public API and no support for automations or integrations. Want to connect Griply to Zapier, Shortcuts, or other tools? Can’t do it. For people who like to automate their productivity system, that’s a dealbreaker.

Import and export are limited. There’s no easy way to get your data from other apps into Griply, and exporting isn’t really possible either. If you have a lot of data in Todoist or Things and want to bring it along, that’s manual work. And if you want to leave later, you’re stuck with screenshots or manual copying.

The design is functional but not refined. Compared to the polished interfaces of Things 3 or Todoist, Griply feels a bit rougher. Small UI bugs have been reported, like buttons that are hard to reach on mobile. It works, but it doesn’t always look as sleek.

No Android app. If you have an Android phone, you can only use the web version. That works fine in a browser, but it’s not the same as a native app. There’s a waitlist for an Android version, but no concrete date.

The habit tracking analytics are basic. You see your streaks and whether you’re hitting your targets, but in-depth statistics or insights are missing. Apps like Streaks or HabitKit go much further in that regard.

Finally: Griply is still very much in development. The team is transparent about what doesn’t work yet and what they want to add, but you have to be able to live with a product that isn’t finished. If you want a stable, fully developed app, this is too early.

Griply reviews

I’ve looked at and read a number of Griply reviews, and there are some I’d like to share with you.

1. Toolfinder

Francesco from Toolfinder takes you through a thorough review of Griply. He’s clearly impressed with the way the app puts goals and vision front and center, although he doesn’t find the basic task management functionality earth-shattering. What particularly strikes him is how Griply helps you go from big dreams to concrete actions.

The reviewer explains that while Griply has standard task management features like priorities, notifications, and recurring tasks, the real strength lies in the goal planning module. You can create a vision for each life area (work, health, etc.) with mood images, set concrete goals with measurable progress, and then link tasks and habits to them. He positively compares the interface to Things 3 and appreciates the clear structure.

Pros

• Excellent goal planning with visual moodboards and measurable progress
• Smart connection between vision, goals, tasks and habits
• Clear organization by life area
• Good mobile access

Cons

• Basic task management is functional but not particularly innovative
• Habit tracking analytics are limited
• Not the best choice if you’re purely looking for a to-do list app

2. Benjamin James

Benjamin James discusses the new V3 version of Griply, but what really excites him is something surprising: not so much the features, but the way the team develops the app. He has been using Griply for four months and particularly appreciates the transparent development philosophy that is reminiscent of how The Browser Company approached Arc.

The reviewer explains that Griply has a unique approach by starting with goals instead of tasks, where you link tasks to larger life goals within different life areas. V3 adds calendar functionality and a Gantt chart timeline. But what really convinces Benjamin is the active WhatsApp community where the four-person team responds incredibly quickly and honestly to feedback. He compares this to Arc’s “building in public” principle, making users feel like co-creators. His WhatsApp conversations with founder Amber were remarkably transparent and authentic.

Pros

• Unique structure that puts goals above tasks
• Excellent community engagement via WhatsApp group
• Extremely transparent and responsive development team
• New V3 features like calendar and timeline view

Cons

• Interface is functional but not visually appealing
• Product is not perfect yet, some things could be better
• You have to like “work in progress” apps

Griply alternatives

Griply not quite right for you? These are the best alternatives:

• Todoist – Choose this if your focus is primarily on fast task processing and collaboration. Todoist is better if you’re purely looking for a powerful task manager without extensive goal or habit features. It has more integrations, better filters and labels, and works on every platform including Android.
• TickTick – Choose this if you’re an Android user or want advanced Pomodoro features. TickTick offers similar features as Griply (tasks, habits, calendar) and has a native Android app, which Griply currently lacks. The habit tracker is also more extensive with better statistics.
• Things 3 – Choose this if you’re fully in the Apple ecosystem and like minimalist design without complex goal planning. Things 3 has a minimalist, Apple-exclusive design focused on tasks, but lacks the in-depth goal and vision structure of Griply. It is much more polished and stable though.

Frequently asked questions

Can I try Griply Premium for free?

Yes, every new user gets a free 7-day trial of Griply Premium to try out all features. You don’t need to enter payment details to use the free version, but you do need them for the Premium trial.

What happens to my data if I cancel my subscription?

You retain access to all your data, but premium features (such as more than 2 goals or the calendar view) will be locked until you upgrade again. So you don’t lose anything, but you can’t access everything.

Is there an Android app available?

At this time, there is no native Android app yet, but you can use the web version or sign up for the waitlist. The team is working on it, but there is no concrete release date known.

Conclusion

Griply is not a perfect app, but it does solve a real problem. If you struggle with the gap between your big ambitions and your daily actions, Griply can make that connection. The way it links goals, tasks, and habits together is unique and valuable.

But you do have to make some trade-offs. The design is not polished, features you may be used to are missing, and you need to be comfortable with an app that is still in development. If you can deal with that, you do get a committed team and community in return that really listens to you.

Who is it worth it for? If you want to work consciously on your life, want to look beyond just your task list, and are willing to grow along with a young product. If you just want a stable to-do app, stick with Todoist or Things.

The free version is too limited to really evaluate, so use the 7-day Premium trial. Set your goals, link tasks and habits to them, and see if that structure works for you. For some people it’s a revelation, for others it’s overkill.