Project Planner vs localBots

Most projects stall not because you lack motivation — but because "finish the project" is too vague to ever act on. You open a blank to-do list, dump in a dozen tasks, and within a week it's either abandoned or buried under newer ones. Milestones is built around a different idea: every project deserves structure, and structure is what makes finishing possible. A smarter way to plan Milestones introduces a three-tier hierarchy — Projects, Milestones, and Tasks — that mirrors how real work actually happens. A project isn't one thing; it's a series of phases. Each phase has its own focus, its own deadline, its own definition of done. Milestones makes that structure explicit so you always know where you are and what's next. Break goals into phases Every project is divided into named milestones — the chapters of your work. Whether you're building an app, writing a thesis, planning an event, or launching a side project, milestones give you a natural way to chunk the journey into stages you can actually complete one at a time. Track progress visually Each milestone has its own live progress bar showing task counts and completion percentage. At a glance, you can see how much you've done, how much is left, and which phases are moving. No more guessing whether you're close or far. Focus on what matters right now Mark one milestone as Active. It pins to the top of your project, pulses with a live indicator, and becomes your single point of focus. Everything else stays visible but secondary — giving you clarity without losing context. Organized from every angle Milestone statuses — Draft, Planning, In Progress, In Review, Released — give each phase a clear stage in the lifecycle. Tasks are sorted into To Do, In Progress, and Done sections automatically. Tag tasks to group related work across a project. Store unscheduled ideas in the project backlog so nothing falls through the cracks. Designed to look as good as it works Give every project its own icon — choose from a curated set of symbols or use your own photo — paired with a custom color. Your project list becomes a visual dashboard that's satisfying to open every day. Manage projects with AI Milestones includes a built-in MCP server — connect Claude and other AI agents on your Mac to create projects, add tasks and move milestones forward just by asking. Your project planner, now AI-native. Built for iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Vision Pro On iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, Milestones expands into a full three-column layout: your project list, milestone list, and task list all visible at once. On iPhone, everything is one tap away. Sync seamlessly across both with iCloud. Whether you're a developer shipping a product, a student finishing a dissertation, a designer managing client work, or anyone with a goal worth finishing — Milestones gives your projects the structure they've always needed.

localBots gives you a team of AI bots that live on your iPhone. Each bot has a name, a job and a face, and its own thread where you talk to it like a coworker. Start with the built-in team (Sam for general help, Dev for code, Mira for explanations, Ada for writing…) or hire new teammates from templates: a researcher, a planner, a coach, a translator, a chef. Rewrite how any of them works in plain language. GIVE THEM ROUTINES • Reminders that arrive as notifications even when the app is closed • Jobs the bot does for you, once, daily or weekly, with the result posted in its thread • Optional web search before a job, with sources cited 100% ON-DEVICE • Models run on your iPhone's chip with Apple MLX. Your chats never leave the phone. • No account, no subscription, no analytics • Works offline once a model is downloaded CHAT THAT FEELS ALIVE • Streaming answers with Markdown and code blocks • Think mode shows the model's reasoning as "Thought for 4s" • DeepSearch searches the web and cites [1], [2] • Vision: ask about a photo with a vision model • Dictation and hands-free voice chat with any bot MODELS Download open models from Hugging Face in one tap (Qwen3, Llama 3.2, Gemma, DeepSeek R1, SmolVLM) or add any MLX repository. The 0.6B model is 350 MB and runs on every supported iPhone; 3–4B models need 6 GB of RAM or more. Because iOS does not allow apps to run a language model in the background, "job" routines run as soon as you open the app after their scheduled time. Reminders are always on time.