Find your fit
Who it is for
It suits an individual who wants to hold home, work and other obligations in one system, but choose a realistic daily slice. It can also suit someone who finds one-task focus or a timer helpful, provided they are comfortable adjusting the setup.
It is less straightforward for someone expecting the same feature controls on every device. The new mobile app shares account data with desktop and web, yet some features are still being brought across and some setup remains desktop or web only.
The work it supports
Core capabilities
Build the Master List with categories for broad areas, projects for multistep work and tasks for individual actions. Smart Lists can filter that pool; Quick Add accepts task details such as a category, label, estimate or date while entering an item.
Choose a few tasks for Today and work from that shorter view. A planned do date tells Marvin when you intend to work, while a due date is a real deadline. Unfinished scheduled work stays on its original day unless Rollover Scheduled Tasks is enabled, so check your daily review habit.
Optional features can change how the work is presented. Super Focus Mode shows one task at a time, while estimates, a Pomodoro timer and time tracking add different ways to plan and observe work. Enable the ones that solve an actual problem before layering on more.
Recurring tasks support calendar patterns as well as after-completion repetition. A missed occurrence can remain, be reduced to one visible copy, or disappear after its day; test that choice with a harmless routine so missed tasks do not accumulate unexpectedly.
Marvin works across web, desktop and mobile under one account. The rebuilt 2026 phone app syncs tasks, projects and settings, but Smart Lists and labels need initial web or desktop setup and some mobile features are pending. Check any required phone-only routine during the trial.
Cloud sync is enabled by default and can be disabled per device. Separately, Create Backup downloads a file to your computer, and an uncompressed export can be JSON. Make a representative backup and verify what you can restore before a major restructure or migration.
Understand the offer
Pricing and getting started
The vendor lists one subscription with all advertised features, rather than a free tier plus feature upgrades. The current official help page shows $12 per month on monthly billing, or $96 paid yearly, equivalent to $8 per month. Confirm the displayed currency, tax and final checkout amount for your location.
A new account starts with a 14-day full-access trial without a credit card. There is no permanent free plan. Students can request a 50% discount by email; the vendor also invites people who cannot afford the regular rate to contact it about an arrangement.
Subscribing through iPhone or Android means Apple or Google Play handles billing, and the app-store amount can differ from the website display. You can cancel in account settings, but the vendor says unused annual months are not refunded. Compare the web and store checkout before paying.
Look a little closer
Before you choose
Test one genuine week: capture tasks, choose a small Today list, distinguish planned dates from deadlines and decide how unfinished work should roll over. This shows whether the daily rhythm fits without assuming the vendor’s productivity claims will apply to you.
If you rely on a phone, try the exact mobile features you need during the trial, including any Smart List built on desktop. If you will import a large backlog, export and restore a small sample and decide whether cloud sync should remain on across devices.
Before selecting annual billing, verify the store or web price in your region and consider the stated no-refund treatment for unused months. The 14-day trial is the practical time to decide whether a configured Marvin workflow is worth the subscription.
9 distinct sources behind this profile. Research observed Oct 20, 2026. Features and offers can change.
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