to-do list app · Amazing Marvin

Amazing Marvin

Name: Amazing Marvin
Price: 8 USD

Customisable personal task manager with apps for six platforms and one paid plan.

72/100

#7 of 12 to-do list apps
Facts checked 8 Oct 2026

In short

Marvin Pro costs $8 a month, billed as $96 a year, after a 14-day trial with no card¹.
There is no free plan¹.
Desktop apps cover Windows, macOS and Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian); iOS, Android and a web app complete the set².
Marvin works offline on desktop, web and mobile; only time tracking needs a connection³.
A published API reads and creates tasks; updating uses endpoints the vendor labels experimental⁹.

Amazing Marvin suits people who want a configurable task manager on every platform, with offline use, repeats, reminders and calendar sync^2,3,4,5,7. It costs $96 a year with no free tier¹. The catch: its help pages show no location reminders or task assignment, and its GitHub page lists no app source code^4,8,12.

Best for: People who want to tune how tasks, repeats and views work.

Where the points come from

Systems24 of 24

Planning24 of 27

Calendar and sharing14 of 18

Your data7 of 12

Price3 of 19

Systems 24 of 24 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Apps	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, WebDownload page lists desktop apps for Windows 10+, macOS and Linux, App Store and Google Play apps, and a web app².	18 / 18
Works offline	YesHelp article says Marvin works offline on desktop apps, web app and mobile, including creating tasks³.	6 / 6

Planning 24 of 27 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Recurring tasks	YesHelp article lists typed repeats such as "every week" and "every Monday"⁵.	7 / 7
Time reminders	YesReminders can be set for a date and time or "At time"; mobile app sends push notifications⁴.	4 / 4
Location reminders	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's reminders help article, which covers time-based reminders only⁴.	0 / 3
Subtasks	YesSubtasks break a task into smaller steps or add a checklist⁶.	4 / 4
Labels or tags	YesHelp article says labels (tags) can be added to tasks and projects¹³.	3 / 3
Dates typed in plain words	YesTyped phrases such as "water plants daily" or "every Monday" set a repeat⁵; quick words such as "due 5d" set a due date¹⁵.	3 / 3
Board view	YesAny grouped list can be shown as Kanban columns; tasks drag between them¹⁴.	3 / 3

Calendar and sharing 14 of 18 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Tasks in your calendar	YesTwo-way sync with Google, iCal, Outlook and CalDAV calendars; tasks need a future date and a time in the title⁷.	6 / 6
Shared lists	YesTask and project lists can be shared with Marvin users and with people who do not use Marvin⁸.	5 / 5
Assign tasks	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's task sharing article, which describes viewing, commenting and completing only⁸.	0 / 4
Public API	YesaddTask creates tasks and todayItems and dueItems read them (stable); updating uses endpoints labelled experimental⁹.	3 / 3

Your data 7 of 12 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Export your tasks	YesAccount page has a Backups tab that downloads tasks and projects as a file, JSON if compression is off¹⁰.	4 / 4
Open source	Not publishedNot published; the vendor's GitHub page lists API docs, tools and forks, not the apps' source code¹².	0 / 5
Two-factor sign-in	YesAccount can enable 2FA with an authenticator app and recovery codes¹¹.	3 / 3

Price 3 of 19 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free plan	NoPricing page FAQ answers "Not currently" to a free plan; only a 14-day trial is offered¹.	0 / 8
Cheapest paid plan	$8/moMarvin Pro, billed as $96 a year¹.	3 / 11

The rule behind each line: how we score to-do list apps.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
Marvin Pro1 person	$96/year¹	$8	All features; 14-day trial, no card needed
Marvin Pro (monthly)1 person	$12/month¹	$12	Same plan billed monthly; can switch to annual later

The pricing page shows $8 a month billed as $96 a year, or $12 a month billed monthly; students can ask for 50% off¹.

Strengths

Apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, plus a web app².
Works offline on every supported device, including adding and ticking off tasks³.
Recurring tasks accept typed phrases such as "every week" or "every Monday"⁵.
Tasks can go to Google, iCal, Outlook or CalDAV calendars through two-way sync⁷.
Documented API for reading and creating tasks, and a backup you can download as JSON^9,10.

Limits

No free plan; the single paid plan is $96 a year¹.
Reminders are time-based; the help article covers no location reminders⁴.
Calendar sync only sends tasks that are scheduled today or later and have a time in the title⁷.
Shared lists let others view, comment and complete tasks; the help article does not describe assigning tasks⁸.
Its GitHub page lists API docs, tools and forks, not the app's source code¹².

What Amazing Marvin says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

Amazing Marvin says its Pro plan includes all of its 100+ features¹.

Other to-do list apps

1
TodoistPeople who want repeating tasks, calendar feeds and sharing on every device
89/100
$5/mocheapest paid plan
2
Remember The MilkPeople who want repeats, Smart Add typing and a calendar feed on any device
83/100
$4.17/mocheapest paid plan
3
TickTickPeople who want repeats, Kanban and calendar feeds at a low yearly price
83/100
$4.17/mocheapest paid plan
4
Super ProductivityPeople who want a free, local-first planner with open-source code
79/100
$0cheapest paid plan

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Sources

Pricing, Amazing Marvin. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Download Apps, Amazing Marvin. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Does Marvin work offline?, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Reminders (Notifications, Alarms), Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Typing a repeat when you add a task, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Subtasks (Checklist), Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Calendar Sync (Google, iCal, Yahoo, CalDav), Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Task Sharing, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Marvin API endpoints, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
How to backup your data, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Two-Factor Authentication, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Amazing Marvin repositories, GitHub. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Task Labels (Tags), Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Kanban boards, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Does Marvin have natural language processing?, Amazing Marvin Help Center. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.

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