Alternatives to Amazing Marvin
A highly customizable task manager with features aimed at people with ADHD and procrastinators. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Amazing Marvin
A highly customizable task manager with features aimed at people with ADHD and procrastinators.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Amazing Marvin.
Todoist
A to-do list and task manager with natural-language task entry, projects, labels and filters.
Todoist offers natural-language task entry, filters and labels with a usable free plan, but has far fewer optional features for building a custom system than Amazing Marvin.
TickTick
A to-do list app with calendar views, a Pomodoro timer and a habit tracker built in.
TickTick adds a built-in Pomodoro timer, habit tracker and Eisenhower Matrix on a freemium plan, though the roster lists it as web only.
Things 3
A personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro.
Things 3 is a polished, quick-to-learn personal task app, but it runs only on Apple platforms and each version is bought separately.
OmniFocus
A task manager for Apple devices built for professionals who manage many projects and tasks.
OmniFocus suits a detailed GTD-style system with deep Apple integration, but native apps are Apple-only, with a web version for PCs, and it is paid.
Microsoft To Do
A free to-do list and task management app from Microsoft that works with Outlook tasks and Planner.
Microsoft To Do is free across desktop, mobile and web and works with Outlook tasks, but offers a much simpler feature set than Amazing Marvin.
Any.do
A to-do list app combining tasks, lists, a calendar and a daily planner for individuals, families and teams.
Any.do combines tasks with a calendar, daily planner and shared family lists on a freemium plan, though some features sit behind paid plans.
Super Productivity
Plan tasks while tracking time and focused work sessions.
Super Productivity is free and open source under MIT, combining tasks with time tracking and timeboxing on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
Superlist
A task and notes app from the creators of Wunderlist, combining to-do lists, notes and projects.
Superlist puts tasks and notes together with shared lists on a freemium plan, but no Windows desktop app is listed.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Amazing Marvin as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Habitica
An open-source habit and task tracker that turns daily productivity into a role-playing game.
Amazing Marvin offers over 100 optional features aimed at following through on tasks, but it is paid with no free plan beyond the trial.
Tiimo
Visual daily planner with timers, to-do lists and AI planning, designed with neurodivergent users in mind.
Amazing Marvin is a paid, highly customizable task manager designed for people with ADHD, using lists and optional features rather than a visual timeline.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Sunsama
A daily planner that puts tasks and meetings in one plan and helps you time-block your day.
Motion
An AI work app that combines tasks, projects, calendar scheduling, meeting notes and docs.
Morgen
A daily planner that combines calendars and task managers, with AI suggestions for time blocking.
Pomofocus
A customizable online Pomodoro timer with a task list that runs in any browser.
Forest
A mobile focus timer that grows a virtual tree while you stay off other apps.
Freedom
An app and website blocker that syncs block lists and focus sessions across devices.
