Summit: Daily Planner Reviews

by The Church Of Jesus Christ Of

I decided this app wasn’t working for me. It’s not that it’s a bad app, it’s just that I found something that worked better for me. I didn’t want this app accessing my calendar after I deleted Summit , so I went to lists and deleted all the calendars. Then I went into my calendar app to add a couple things. this app not only deleted the events from Summit , it deleted all the events from my calendar, including my family’s calendar!!!! Maybe this app should provide a warning that it will remove the event from both this app and your calendar, or just leave it on your calendar in the first place. this app was a great app, except for this problem. I now have to go through my calendar and add all the events I can remember, including holidays. If you want to delete something from this app but not from your synced calendar, make sure it is somewhere else first.

by Caitie K.

I REALLY wanted to love Summit! But it’s rare that I can open it up & doesn’t have some sort bug or glitch. I have a handful of repeating events & a dozen or so tasks repeating on a daily basis. Anytime I open up Summit I have missing events - just now when I opened it some events were there, but the title of the event was missing. It’s super frustrating - I paid for premium expecting a high quality product & then I spent a good chunk of time setting up Summit . My money & time were wasted because anytime I use it there’s no guarantee that what I previously entered will still be there.

It’s confusing to me as well that there are so many positive reviews when Summit is so buggy. It seems rather suspicious, because there’s no way that so many people have perfect experiences while I get a new bug literally every time I use it.

by Victoriatheg

I download Summit to help me organize my day. I had it set up perfectly at first. My day was broken into 5 events with 2-3 subtasks for each activity. I set it up to repeat but it didn’t give me the option to choose just weekdays. My subtasks also did not repeat. When I exited Summit and reopened it later that day 3 of my events were duplicated for the same day but did not have the subtasks. The next time I entered Summit my last 3 events for the day were deleted for the whole week. There are wayyyyy too many bugs in Summit. I downloaded to help with my workload. Not add to it by trying to get this stinking app to work correctly. They should not be charging for PRO until the all bugs are fixed.

by Theattistrandall

I set up things occurring in each day of the week and it even notifies my the amount of time I set for it to notify me. But then duplicates were happening which I could not delete. Things not selected as accomplished were brought to the next day and things started to get real chaotic and time consuming to try to fix all of this. Some of the items were deleted or moved so I had to add them again. It became a bit of a mess. I wanted to use a daily planner to make my day simpler and easier but this was not my experience.

by Finnean66

I relied heavily upon Summit as it is absolutely the BEST and MOST COMPLETE that I have found for my needs. Sadly after this last iOS update Summit is completely unusable, freezes, non responsive, crashes. Im unable to even leave feedback through Summit which would be the proper channel for this info. Im so sorry to put the info here but I really loved Summit and am now scrambling to find any of my info on my myriad of calendars because my lovely this app app is unusable. It will open and then the screen is unresponsive, or it will open and then crash, no longer synced, all events and info lost at the moment because of this issue. Hoping it can be fixed as I have not found anything else as good.

by Amrad97

I’ve been using Summit for like two and a half years now but recently it’s been glitching a lot. It takes forever to open, and when trying to mark a task as complete (or just to add a new task), it either takes a long time or it freezes/crashes.

I really love Summit, with its simplistic look and user friendliness, but these recent bugs are time consuming and just plain annoying.

As a developer myself, I think you need to make Summit ’s response rate faster (when it comes to user input) and fix these bugs once in for all.

by Clavicle

Please see my original review following this paragraph. I still think very highly of Summit but have a bug issue and a suggestion. Bug issue: like another recent reviewer, I am running into sync issues that either duplicate entries or scramble together tasks and calendar entries. Suggestion: make it easier to prioritize tasks by giving the option of assigning them numbers. Finally, the suggestion at the end of my original review still stands.

My original review: This is a spectacular app! I used another one for many years that was abandoned by its developer and have been searching for a new app ever since. I tried four others, one for over a year, and all came up short. Not this one! So easy to use, so intuitive, and it has all the features I was looking for. I love its flexibility. The interface is excellent. Really well thought out. Thank you! One suggestion: It would be great to be able to schedule things one, two years in advance more easily than scrolling through the calendar month by month.

by Bdogg82

Summit is almost perfect for my needs but has some drawbacks, the biggest being that you can only see the list view for one day at a time. Being able to see the list in longer formats like weekly, monthly or all would be much more useful for shifting events around to plan my weekly schedule on the go, it really doesn’t make much sense to only be able to see one day at a time, I guess it looks better aesthetically but is far less functional.

Also the ability to switch between dark/light modes without changing the entire phone settings would be great, and absolutely ideal to change either the calendar or list to a contrasting light or dark background. I know it seems picky but it’s much easier to organize things when I can clearly and quickly differentiate them at a glance. I would probably even subscribe if these things were possible, as it is unfortunately I will have to continue to use a different app that at least provides a weekly list view.

by Gmsteve

This is an excellent app, and it's so close to being what I need it to be. I have been searching for an easy to use app that combines to-do's and calendar events into one clean interface. I love how it shows overdue reminders and easily allows you the reschedule them. But I have two issues:
1. Tasks do not auto-sort by time. If I add a task that falls between 2 calendar events, it populates at the bottom of the list, often out of sight unless I scroll down.
2. It's too difficult to differentiate between calendar events and tasks at a glance. I was constantly going back to my Calendar app to look at my schedule for the day. Using some bolder colors would help immensely.
Fix those things and I'll be back.

by Kakakakakakakao

I’ve used all different kinds of planners or to-do apps, but many of them don’t meet my needs. I wanted a daily planner with calendar and easy to use and simple, minimalistic.
this app is perfect solution for my needs. It has a calendar sync, notes, event, and tasks. I love the simple and clean design!
I wish they make the Mac version of this app planner so that I can use it on both of my iPhone and Mac.
Thank you, developers, and please keep up with the excellent work!

by FemmeProf

I have tried nearly every calendar app. This is the first to excite me enough to write a review. It is intuitive to use and offers features that are surprisingly hard to come by - such as the option to check off completed events and create subtasks within events on google calendar. I subscribe for $2.99/month and consider it money well spent.

by DeeMyselfAndI

I’d give Summit 4.5 stars if that were an option. It’s pretty much perfect for me in every way with the exception of easy meal planning. Id love to see an option to add what’s for lunch and dinner at minimum. For now my work arounds are made calendar for them, but it’s a little cumbersome. It’s awesome at helping me keep track of all to-dos and events much more efficiently that my paper planner. I’d still highly recommend this to anyone.

by Lissa831

Overall this is my favorite to do and calendar app I have tried (and I have tried a lot). I use it everyday and I love it. Simple, easy to use design. Not overly complicated.
The ONLY thing it doesn’t do that I wish it did was allow me to share my lists with family members in some way so I could share tasks and events with my husband.
Overall, I highly recommend this app.

by Headintheclouds1234

Feels like I’ve tried all the popular task apps out there. This is the first with the “just right” amount of features, which compels me to get sh...tuff done.
My favorite feature is tasks that roll forward each day until they’re complete.

Syncing calendars (iCal and Google) works really well, and developers are super responsive to feature requests. I have high hopes for their planned features and ongoing support.

by Fusion41

I’ve tried a bunch of planner apps, but after testing this one for a while I quickly found that it’s my favorite:

- Clean, simple interface
- Syncs with all of my calendars
- Lets me complete events, which feels great to declutter and focus on what’s next
- Easy to manage to-dos and appointments in one simple list
- Drag and drop for scheduling

It also has notes, which seems nice, though I haven’t played around with that as much yet.

If I started using the notes feature, I feel like this one app could replace Todoist, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, my TV show tracker, my Movie list app, a travel packing list/itinerary, a grocery list, etc.

I really hope it keeps evolving with new features, and hopefully Apple Watch and Mac apps, because I have a good feeling about it so far.

by Edwardsss95

I am a full-time student as well as work full-time, which means I’m a very busy person who appreciates organization! Summit has helped me organize my tasks and deadlines flawlessly! I have synced it to my Outlook calendar, so my work related meetings and deadlines automatically populate in Summit ’s calendar. For people who have multiple calendars, it is a great way to see all the week’s tasks ahead of you in one place as opposed to checking different schedules constantly. I recommend it to anyone looking to improve their organizational skills and efficiency!

by 12yellowroses

I find Summit to be absolutely perfect for me.. I feel like I spent so long to find an app that looks nice so that I actually use it and also has the functions that I need and use. I also love the fact that it only shows the list for one day. I’m the type of person that gets very overwhelmed with things like planning for a week or a month but seeing it one day at a time helps loads and eases my brain a lot. I also enjoy the colors and simplicity it makes it easy for me to use and look at and catches my attention enough so that I keep wanting to go back and check off the tasks on my list. Overall I love Summit and I really am super grateful that I found it! :)

by Sue10sne1

This is the easiest & best day planner I have ever used! Everything from my old calendar transferred seamlessly. I love the clean layout & seeing all my events and tasks in chronological order for each day. However, you can put them in any order you like simply by dragging it, or you can choose the sort by time or sort by priority options found in the upper right corner of the monthly calendar I’m a list maker and being able to swipe the a completed event or task off the list, while still being able to retrieve it, if necessary, is an awesome feature! You can also choose to show your completed tasks in a faded display if you like seeing everything you’ve done for the day at a glance. I just got started and I haven’t use the notes yet, but knowing how detail oriented I am I’m sure I will! Thank you so much for developing this!

by XPIExMASTER117

Summit was exactly what I needed! I can add things to my calendar in seconds and remove them even quicker! I can add details off needed, but usually I only need a reminder to do my homework. This is easily my most used app, I check it every day to see what’s coming up. I don’t rate apps often, but I have to give this one a good rating, I’ve been a user for months now and have absolutely no complaints.

What’s better? The costumer service! The few problems I have had in the past were resolved perfectly! I sent them a quick email and got a real person with a real response! Within a day there was an update that fixed my issue! They are fast and attentive!

I recommend Summit to everyone, I tell it to all my friends at school and find them becoming fans too! Well done!

by 747gr

Took my normal paper and pen list making and made a seamless transfer to digital with this. It is a great fit for me.

Something that I would like possibly would be a web browser option where you could access your list from any web browser with you login and password. It be nice to be able to add to the list from anywhere like hotels or work. But I rarely don’t have my phone on me so it’s not a need at all.

by Frustrated Planner

When Summit works, it’s amazing. However, it glitches badly and has been glitching worse lately. I’ll try to add task or events, and it’ll delete them spontaneously. There’s no rhyme or reason as to which do and don’t get removed, but it’s extremely frustrating and making Summit nearly unusable.

Edit: I upgraded to Pro, despite the bugs continuing, and Summit doesn’t even recognize that I’ve upgraded. I keep giving Summit chances because when it works, it REALLY is fantastic, but I can’t say I can really recommend it to anyone when has so many bugs that often render it useless....

by Raven_Night

I love this calendar app. It has a super minimalistic and simplistic design that makes it easy to add tasks and drag the tasks around to reorganize. The color-coded tags are super helpful as well. It keeps me organized with all my events too, because it doubles as a calendar as well as a check list.
That being said, I wish there was a habit tracking feature that allowed me to track my habits. Sometimes when I forget to complete a task I don’t want it to show up in my overdue box, and the fact that I need to complete a task for it to go away, even if I added it on accident, is pretty annoying too. So if I wanted to track exercising every day, me missing one day would force me to say that I had accomplished it, even if I actually hadn’t. If there was a habit tracking feature that was like a horizontal box appearing every day, showing whether I exercised or not, that would be great.