Calendars · head to head
Morgen vs Sawyer
Morgen
Calendars
Subscription calendar and task time-blocking app that dropped its free plan in March 2026
- From
- $15/month
- Rated
- -
Sawyer
Scheduling
Class and camp booking software for children activity businesses, with a marketplace that takes up to 30 percent
- From
- $189/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Sawyer the Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
- They diverge on capability: Morgen covers Unified calendar view, Sawyer covers Class and camp registration.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Morgen and Sawyer actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Morgen
- Unified calendar view
- Task time blocking
- Availability sharing
- Multiple task manager integrations
- Cross-platform apps
- Team scheduling
Only in Sawyer
- Class and camp registration
- Memberships and class packs
- Consumer marketplace
- Auto-billing
- Waivers and e-signature
- Multi-location
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Morgen
- A user juggling several calendar accounts and task managers who wants tasks automatically scheduled into open slotsnot Sawyer
- A small team that wants shared availability and booking pages without a separate scheduling tool subscriptionnot Sawyer
- Someone comparing calendar apps after Morgen dropped its free plan and weighing whether the time-blocking feature is worth the subscriptionnot Sawyer
- A consultant or freelancer sharing booking links for client scheduling across multiple connected calendarsnot Sawyer
Sawyer
- A new kids activity studio with no mailing list that wants the marketplace to fill its first termsnot Morgen
- An established music school moving off spreadsheets that will run Sawyer as software only and never list on the marketplacenot Morgen
- A gym selling memberships, class packs and birthday parties that needs all three billed from one systemnot Morgen
- A provider running summer camps alongside term-time classes who wants a single parent account for bothnot Morgen
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Sawyer
- The Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
- Marketplace commission applies to the order value, not the margin, so low-margin providers can lose money on a marketplace booking.
- Payment processing fees are charged separately by Stripe on top of the subscription and any commission, which the plan comparison does not surface clearly.
- The step from Grow to Scale doubles the monthly cost for account management and integrations rather than for capability most providers need, making the middle tier the only sensible choice for many.
- It is built for consumer activity businesses, so providers who invoice schools, councils or corporate clients will find the billing model a poor fit.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Sawyer
$189/month- Launch$undefined/month
- No monthly subscription fee
- 3 percent per transaction
- Marketplace listing required, 30 percent commission on marketplace orders
- Grow$189/month
- 189 USD per month billed annually, 219 monthly
- Marketplace listing optional, 20 percent commission if used
- Advanced scheduling, waitlists, free trials
- Scale$379/month
- 379 USD per month billed annually, 399 monthly
- Marketplace listing optional, 15 percent commission if used
- Dedicated account manager and registration launch support
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom pricing for large multi-site operators
Which should you pick?
Choose Morgen if
- You need unified calendar view.
- You work on Mac, Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want task time blocking.
Choose Sawyer if
- You need class and camp registration.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want memberships and class packs.
Questions people ask
- Is Morgen or Sawyer better?
- Neither clearly leads. Morgen starts at $15/month and Sawyer at $189/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Morgen or Sawyer?
- Morgen starts at $15/month and Sawyer at $189/month.
- Does Morgen or Sawyer run on more platforms?
- Morgen runs on Mac, Windows, Web, iOS, Android. Sawyer runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is Morgen best used for?
- Morgen is most often used for a user juggling several calendar accounts and task managers who wants tasks automatically scheduled into open slots, a small team that wants shared availability and booking pages without a separate scheduling tool subscription, someone comparing calendar apps after morgen dropped its free plan and weighing whether the time-blocking feature is worth the subscription, a consultant or freelancer sharing booking links for client scheduling across multiple connected calendars. Of those, a user juggling several calendar accounts and task managers who wants tasks automatically scheduled into open slots and a small team that wants shared availability and booking pages without a separate scheduling tool subscription are not what Sawyer is typically brought in for.
- What can Morgen do that Sawyer cannot?
- Morgen covers Unified calendar view, Task time blocking, Availability sharing, Multiple task manager integrations. Sawyer covers Class and camp registration, Memberships and class packs, Consumer marketplace, Auto-billing.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
Sawyer: Is the Launch plan really free?
No. It has no monthly fee but charges 3 percent per transaction and requires a marketplace listing that takes 30 percent of marketplace orders.
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.
Sawyer: Can I use Sawyer without the marketplace?
Yes, on Grow and Scale the listing is optional. On Launch it is required.
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.
Sawyer: What does the marketplace commission apply to?
The full order value of bookings originating on hisawyer.com, not to bookings from your own website.
Sawyer: Is there a contract?
Monthly plans are month to month with 30 days notice; annual billing saves roughly 5 to 14 percent depending on tier.
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