Cairn vs My Project Maker

Cairn is a fast, native task and note companion that lives on top of the Markdown files you already own. Point it at your Obsidian vault — or any folder of Markdown notes — and your tasks and notes appear in clean, focused views. Everything you do in Cairn is written straight back to your files as plain text, in the Obsidian Tasks format. YOUR NOTES STAY YOURS • No account, no sign-up, no Cairn cloud database — your tasks live in your own files • Cairn does not send your notes or tasks to the developer • Careful, patch-based edits change only the content you touched, preserving the rest of your note • Works alongside Obsidian, iCloud Drive, Git, or any sync you already use CAPTURE, BROWSE, AND PLAN • Browse and edit Markdown notes directly in your vault • Quick capture into your daily note, with date, tag, and priority tokens parsed as you type • Choose where longer captures are saved • Today, Upcoming, Inbox, and Pool views, plus a global filter for folders, tags, dates, priority, and status • Full support for sub-tasks and task hierarchies • Recurring tasks in Obsidian Tasks format, with safe completion handling • Convert upcoming calendar events into tasks, or mirror your dated tasks into a calendar you choose (optional) STAY ON TRACK • Local reminders for due tasks — including sunrise-relative reminders computed entirely on your device • A Live Activity keeps today's progress on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Home Screen widgets and a Control Center quick-capture control • Search across every task in your vault MADE FOR OBSIDIAN — NOT ONLY OBSIDIAN Cairn reads and writes the Obsidian Tasks plugin format (due, scheduled, start, and done dates, priorities, recurrence, tags), so your vault stays fully compatible with your desktop setup. Don't use Obsidian? Create a plain task folder in the Files app and Cairn works as a stand-alone Markdown to-do app. Cairn asks for access only to the folder you pick. Calendar access and location (used to compute local sunrise times) are optional and processed on your device. If you choose iCloud Drive or another Files or calendar provider, that provider's own sync and privacy terms apply.

My Project Maker is the simplest way to plan, track, and ship any project — from app builds to home renovations to side hustles. Organize work into Projects, Folders, and Items. See exactly what's done, what's blocked, and what's due next. PROJECTS AT A GLANCE Create projects with a custom icon and color. Each project card shows completion percentage, open items, and done count — all at a glance. Sort manually, by name, by date, or by progress. FOLDERS INSIDE EACH PROJECT Break every project into named folders — like Build, Enhancement, and Bug, or Planning, In Progress, and Review. Give each folder its own icon. Expand and collapse sections to focus on what matters. ITEMS WITH FULL DETAIL Each task tracks: • Status — Todo, In Progress, Done, Blocked, Cancelled • Priority — Low, Medium, High, Critical • Due date — with overdue and due-this-week alerts • Notes — free-form text for extra context Tap to edit. Long-press for quick actions: Edit, Duplicate, Move to Folder, Set Status, Set Priority, or Delete. Swipe left with a confirmation step before anything is removed. ALL ITEMS TAB See every task across all your projects in one flat list. Filter by project, status, or priority. Search by name, project, or folder. Sort by newest, name, status, priority, or due date. KPI DASHBOARD Your project command center: • Total projects, total items, completed count, completion rate • Status breakdown — see how many items are Todo, In Progress, Done, Blocked, or Cancelled • Priority breakdown — spot your Critical and High items across open work • Per-project progress bars • Deadlines section — overdue items flagged in red, due-this-week items highlighted My Project Maker is built for people who want a clean, fast, private way to track real work. Start your first project today.