Marvin Help

Which features work on mobile

The new mobile app has most of Marvin's features, and we're adding more with every update. This page lists what works on your phone today and what's still web and desktop only.

On mobile, with a switch on the Features screen

You can turn these on and off in More > Features.

Basics: Braindump, Category Context, Item Notes, Subtasks (Checklist), Check Off Behavior, Reminders, Attachments, Rollover Scheduled Tasks, Completed Tasks

Prioritization: Orbit, Most Important Projects

Attributes: Importance Levels, Dread Levels (Eat the Frog), Urgency, Weight, Energy, Positive Feelings, Size (T-Shirt Sizes)

Focus and work modes: Super Focus Mode, Focus Music, Spotlight, Truncated List, The Task Jar, Spinning Wheel

Time: Day Planning, Duration Estimates, Time Blocking, Planning Ahead, Time Tracking, Start Dates

Procrastination: Accountability Pledge, Bug Me, Delay Count

Targets and progress: Daily, Weekly and Monthly Time Targets, Day Progress Bar

Markers: Background Color Marker, Line Marker, Text Color Marker, Icon Marker

Everything else: Global Filter, Comments, Labels (Tags), Natural Language Processing, Pinned Tasks, Saved Items (Templates), Voice Input, Day Note, Habits, Mood Tracker, Notebooks, Top Mini List, Reward Tasks

Mobile only: Landscape Kanban, Mobile Sidebar

Some of these have settings that can only be changed on the web or desktop app. You'll see them under Configure on desktop in the feature's sheet. They still apply on your phone.

On mobile, turned on from the web or desktop app

These work on your phone, but you switch them on or off on the web or desktop app:

Not on mobile yet

There are some features we are overhauling on web too, so we waited to add to mobile until then.

These are only on the web and desktop app for now:

Work modes: Beat the Clock, This or That, The Wall, Ball Pit, Work Session Scheduler

Planning: the day planning sidebar and capacity bar, the Goals screen, Planning ahead overview

Motivation: Marvin Kudos, Tomato Tracker, Procrastination Wizard, Rewards

Display and alerts: Text Style marker, Task Emojis, Task Hints, Empty List Thoughts, Staleness Warning, Missing Next Step Warning, Custom Squares, Custom Text Links

Other: Task Sharing, Print Lists, System Triggers, Project Shortcuts, Undo/Redo (the phone has its own Undo on each action)

Many web features are about the computer's layout (Quick Add window, right-click menus, the skinny sidebar, hover buttons). The mobile app has its own way of doing these things, so they won't come to mobile as they are.

Integrations

Email to Marvin, Zapier and the API work no matter which device you use. Tasks you send by email show up on your phone like any other task.