Karavan vs UX Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Karavan
Visually organize projects with customizable Kanban boards. Break down tasks, attach files, and track progress with features like subtasks and a built-in Pomodoro timer. Syncs automatically across devices and works offline.
- Customizable Kanban boards
- Subtasks and checklists
- File attachments with Quick Look
- Up Next view for urgent tasks
- Undo/Redo with change log
- Built-in Pomodoro timer
- Automatic offline sync
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Organize projects visually with Karavan – a native Kanban board app with automatic sync. Key Features • Flexible Kanban boards with customizable columns and swimlanes • Eisenhower Matrix – not sure what to tackle first? Switch any board to a 2×2 priority grid, drag tasks by effort and impact, and preview every change before it's applied – priorities you've set by hand are never silently overwritten • Subtasks – break any task into a checklist, track progress right on the card, and let Karavan suggest moving a task to Finished once everything's checked off • Attachments – attach photos and files to any task, and preview them with Quick Look • Up Next – see your most urgent and high-priority tasks across every project in one place, and jump straight to the board • Undo & Redo, plus a full Change Log of every change with one-tap revert • Powerful search – find any task instantly; it scrolls into view and highlights itself so you never lose track • Custom notification time per task, independent of its due date • Task priorities, due dates, auto-archive, and overdue/due-soon warnings • Configurable Finished Columns – decide exactly which columns count as done, not just the last one • Board templates – use the built-ins, customize them to fit your workflow, or build your own from scratch • Custom Project Icons – drag your own photo onto a project, or pick one from Photos or Files, and it replaces the icon everywhere the project shows up • Pin your favorite projects and give each one its own color for quick recognition • Customizable task types – 19 built-in types or create your own with custom colors and icons from the full SF Symbols library (6,900+ icons) • Built-in Pomodoro timer – start a Focus Session with a tap; the timer appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Markdown support in task descriptions with live preview • Per-board filters and sorting that persist across sessions • Drag and drop, swipe between columns, and reorder with a tap – navigate your board however feels natural • Automatic sync across all your devices – works offline, syncs when you're back online Perfect For: Software developers, event planners, homeowners, students, and anyone who wants visual project management without the complexity. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at Karavan@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!
UX Manager
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UXManager is the companion app for UX: a sourced UX library, an arsenal of ready-to-cite arguments and a copilot for facilitating workshops. All offline. Nothing leaves your device. LEARN IT ALL Everything there is to know about UX, in your pocket. 100+ cards covering the 6 main areas: Research, Design, Measurement, Leadership, Foundations, Culture. Every card is sourced: reference books, academic papers, W3C standards, NN/Group articles and more. DEFEND YOUR DECISIONS A library of UX evidence, ready to cite. 30+ arguments built around the objections you hear in meetings. Each is backed by citable evidence (studies, numbers, public sources) and reformatted into 3 ready-to-paste versions: Slack, Slide, Doc. No more hunting for the right phrasing: answer in two taps, references included. FACILITATE BETTER Prepare and run effective UX workshops. 10+ workshop templates (Design Sprint, Experience Map, Personas, Storymap, and more) with their sequenced activities, durations, and instructions. When you start the session, the app becomes your copilot: per-activity timer, schedule view, delta vs plan, in-session notes. You facilitate, the app keeps you on track. 100% OFFLINE, ZERO DATA COLLECTED - No accounts, no sign-up, no email asked - No analytics, no telemetry, no remote crash reports - Everything you create (sessions, templates, notes) stays on your device - No ads, no subscription, no surprises
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Karavan at every 2 weeks against UX Manager's every 2 months. UX Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Karavan ships an update every 2 weeks, UX Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Karavan | UX Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Heckel | Antoine Peze |
In-app purchases
Karavan
No in-app purchases
UX Manager
No in-app purchases









