Zella

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Age and availability

Zella is for ages 13 and up, blocks under-13 accounts, and is currently available only to users in the United States. source

Calendar sync

Yes source

Focus sessions

No source

Founders

Zella was co-founded by Rachel Buchanan and her daughter Caelan Buchanan, who was in ninth grade when the site described the founding story. source

Free plan

Yes source

Goals and habits

Users can break goals into milestones and steps, and create habits that do not punish a missed day. source

Health privacy

Zella says mood, energy, period and headache details stay on the user's device, with only an optional yes-or-no weekly health summary shareable with a parent. source

Offline limit

Zella requires an internet connection to load and does not currently have an offline mode. source

Phone calendar sync

Zella can show its schedule in a phone calendar app through a one-way sync; changes made in the phone calendar do not flow back into Zella. source

Planning

Its calendar has month, week and day views, and unfinished tasks can move to tomorrow as a gentle reminder. source

Planning method

prioritization source

Platforms

Zella runs in a browser and can be added to a phone or computer home screen; it does not require an app store download. source

Product

Zella is a daily planner for students and adults built around choosing a Daily Big 3 and designed for people who can feel overwhelmed or forgetful. source

Recurring tasks

Yes source

School calendars

Zella imports calendars through Canvas, Blackboard or another iCal link, refreshes imported events, and can import events from a syllabus, webpage or group chat for confirmation. source

Voice data

Voice audio is sent to OpenAI for transcription, and transcribed text is processed there to structure calendar events; Zella says the audio is not permanently stored by it. source

Voice input

Users can speak an event into the microphone and Zella turns it into a calendar event sorted to the right class. source

Wellbeing features

Zella includes mood and energy check-ins, period and headache tracking, and a health report users can choose to share with a doctor. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 12 Oct 2026.