Is HEY or Morgen better?

Neither clearly leads. HEY starts at $99/year and Morgen at $15/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, HEY or Morgen?

HEY starts at $99/year and Morgen at $15/month.

Does HEY or Morgen run on more platforms?

Both run on Mac, Windows, Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

What is HEY best used for?

HEY is most often used for someone who wants to replace gmail or icloud mail entirely with an email service built around approving senders before they reach the inbox, a user overwhelmed by newsletters and receipts who wants them automatically separated from person to person conversation, a family that wants shared but individually addressed email under one annual plan, a small company wanting hey for work on its own domain with the screener model for the whole team. Of those, someone who wants to replace gmail or icloud mail entirely with an email service built around approving senders before they reach the inbox and a user overwhelmed by newsletters and receipts who wants them automatically separated from person to person conversation are not what Morgen is typically brought in for.

What can HEY do that Morgen cannot?

HEY covers The Screener, Imbox, Feed and Paper Trail, Reply Later stack, Focus and Reply mode. Morgen covers Unified calendar view, Task time blocking, Availability sharing, Multiple task manager integrations.

Productivity · head to head

HEY vs Morgen

HEY

Productivity

Flat annual subscription email service from 37signals, with its own hey.com domain and a distinctive Screener

From: $99/year
Rated: -

Full review Website

Morgen

Calendars

Subscription calendar and task time-blocking app that dropped its free plan in March 2026

From: $15/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: HEY there is no free tier and no monthly billing option, so trying it beyond the trial means committing to a full year upfront.; Morgen the free plan was discontinued in March 2026, so anyone wanting to try it long term now must pay after a 14-day trial, unlike Notion Calendar which remains free.
They diverge on capability: HEY covers The Screener, Morgen covers Unified calendar view.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which HEY and Morgen actually diverge.

Attributes where HEY and Morgen differ
Attribute	HEY	Morgen
Starting price	$99/year	$15/month
Category	Productivity	Calendars

Identical on both: pricing model (Per user per month), free tier (No), platforms (Mac, Windows, Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in HEY

The Screener
Imbox, Feed and Paper Trail
Reply Later stack
Focus and Reply mode
Screen sharing style clips
No tracking pixels

Only in Morgen

Unified calendar view
Task time blocking
Availability sharing
Multiple task manager integrations
Cross-platform apps
Team scheduling

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

HEY

Someone who wants to replace Gmail or iCloud Mail entirely with an email service built around approving senders before they reach the inboxnot Morgen
A user overwhelmed by newsletters and receipts who wants them automatically separated from person to person conversationnot Morgen
A family that wants shared but individually addressed email under one annual plannot Morgen
A small company wanting HEY for Work on its own domain with the Screener model for the whole teamnot Morgen

Morgen

A user juggling several calendar accounts and task managers who wants tasks automatically scheduled into open slotsnot HEY
A small team that wants shared availability and booking pages without a separate scheduling tool subscriptionnot HEY
Someone comparing calendar apps after Morgen dropped its free plan and weighing whether the time-blocking feature is worth the subscriptionnot HEY
A consultant or freelancer sharing booking links for client scheduling across multiple connected calendarsnot HEY

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

HEY

There is no free tier and no monthly billing option, so trying it beyond the trial means committing to a full year upfront.
Adopting HEY means changing your actual email address, not just installing a new client, which is a bigger migration than switching apps on an existing address.
The Screener and categorisation model is a real departure from a standard inbox, and some users take time to adjust or find it gets in the way for high volume mail.
Short vanity addresses carry steep additional annual fees, up to 999 US dollars a year for a two character address.
It does not connect to or manage existing Gmail, Outlook or iCloud accounts, so it cannot be used as a general client the way Mimestream or Apple Mail can.

Morgen

The free plan was discontinued in March 2026, so anyone wanting to try it long term now must pay after a 14-day trial, unlike Notion Calendar which remains free.
The Team plan has a two seat minimum, so a genuinely solo user gets no benefit from the lower per-seat team pricing.
Automatic task time blocking depends on the connected task manager data being accurate and well maintained, and a messy task list produces a messy schedule.
It supports a wide range of integrations but each one depends on the third party service API remaining stable, so occasional sync issues can appear after a provider changes something.
The subscription cost is meaningfully higher than competing calendar apps that remain free, so the value case rests entirely on the time-blocking and multi-source features being genuinely used.

Pricing, plan by plan

HEY

$99/year

HEY for You$99/year
- One hey.com email address
- Screener, Imbox, Feed and Paper Trail
- Billed annually only, no monthly option
HEY for Families$179/year
- Covers up to five family members
- Same features as HEY for You per member
HEY for Work$12/month
- Per user, for organisations on a company domain
- Admin controls for a team

Morgen

$15/month

Individual Pro$15/month
- Billed annually, 30 USD per month if billed monthly
- Unified calendar and task time blocking
- Availability sharing and booking pages
Team$10/month
- Per seat, billed annually, two seat minimum
- Shared team availability
- Admin controls

Which should you pick?

Choose HEY if

You need the screener.
You work on Mac, Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
You also want imbox, feed and paper trail.

HEY review

Choose Morgen if

You need unified calendar view.
You work on Mac, Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
You also want task time blocking.

Morgen review

Questions people ask

Is HEY or Morgen better?: Neither clearly leads. HEY starts at $99/year and Morgen at $15/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, HEY or Morgen?: HEY starts at $99/year and Morgen at $15/month.
Does HEY or Morgen run on more platforms?: Both run on Mac, Windows, Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is HEY best used for?: HEY is most often used for someone who wants to replace gmail or icloud mail entirely with an email service built around approving senders before they reach the inbox, a user overwhelmed by newsletters and receipts who wants them automatically separated from person to person conversation, a family that wants shared but individually addressed email under one annual plan, a small company wanting hey for work on its own domain with the screener model for the whole team. Of those, someone who wants to replace gmail or icloud mail entirely with an email service built around approving senders before they reach the inbox and a user overwhelmed by newsletters and receipts who wants them automatically separated from person to person conversation are not what Morgen is typically brought in for.
What can HEY do that Morgen cannot?: HEY covers The Screener, Imbox, Feed and Paper Trail, Reply Later stack, Focus and Reply mode. Morgen covers Unified calendar view, Task time blocking, Availability sharing, Multiple task manager integrations.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

HEY: Can I use HEY with my existing Gmail address?

No. HEY provides its own hey.com email address; it is not a client layered over an existing Gmail or other account.

Morgen: Is Morgen still free?

No. It discontinued its free plan in March 2026 and now offers only a 14-day trial before requiring a paid subscription.

HEY: Is there a free plan?

No. HEY offers a trial but bills annually only, with no free tier and no month to month option for individuals.

Morgen: What is the main feature that justifies paying?

Automatic time blocking, which schedules tasks from a connected task manager directly into open calendar slots.

HEY: What is the Screener?

A feature that holds mail from any new sender until the user explicitly approves them, before it appears in the inbox at all.

Morgen: How does it compare with Notion Calendar on price?

Notion Calendar remains free to use as a standalone app, while Morgen now requires a paid Individual or Team plan after its trial.

HEY vs Morgen

HEY

Morgen

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in HEY

Only in Morgen

What people use each for

HEY

Morgen

Where each one falls short

HEY

Morgen

Pricing, plan by plan

HEY

Morgen

Which should you pick?

Choose HEY if

Choose Morgen if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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