I've spent enough money on todo apps over the years to buy a small island in the South Pacific. Name a todo app — any one — and I guarantee you I already own it. While they all do certain things well, none of them have ever checked all the boxes for me. So naturally, when I saw an obscure reference to an app called Marvin (on a Notion sub-reddit, of all places), I didn't assume it would be anything special.

Holy moly, was I ever wrong! I watched a video demo where the developer walks through Marvin... and I was so in awe of all the features that I didn't budge out of my chair for well over an hour. (Have never done that before for any app!) I spent almost 25 years running a software development company, and I can tell you that I have never — ever — seen a more finely crafted, well-thought-out piece of software in my life. The brilliant modularity of Marvin provides a peek into the mind of the developer, and wow, what an ingenious mind it is! I thought I was a good programmer, but I have to bow before this new level of greatness that I've just witnessed here with Marvin.

I wish the developer all the success in the world. I hope Marvin explodes into the spotlight and becomes a household name. It would be well-deserved! The only downside at present is that the genius of the Marvin desktop app doesn't translate over to the mobile platform. This is the one and only thing that is stopping me from being able to fully commit to Marvin at present. Everything is mobile now, so this in an area where an app simply has to knock it out of the park. Well over half my work is done on my iPhone, so not having an equally-matched version of Marvin in my hand to instantly access all day is, unfortunately, a deal breaker for me. The current mobile version of Marvin is just not ready for prime-time, but I've heard that this issue is currently being addressed, which is great news. I'll be eagerly counting the days until then!

Still, I highly, highly, highly recommend that you get the desktop version of Marvin and start checking it out. Hopefully by the time you've gone through its vast array of features, the mobile app will be ready. If you rely heavily on todos in your daily routine, stop what you're doing right now and get this app! It truly is life-changing!