TL;DR: We built Kanbanq, a minimal task management app for indies and small teams. It keeps Trello’s simplicity but adds proper backlogs, sprints, real-time collaboration and public board sharing. Free while in alpha, feedback welcome

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I’ve been working on Kanbanq with a friend. It’s a minimal task management app we built after getting frustrated with Trello. It was great for simple boards, but it falls apart when you need backlogs (that are more than just a giant list) or want to work in sprints.

Kanbanq keeps the same clean feel but adds backlog management (our unique feature), sprints, real-time collaboration and public board sharing. We’ve also put effort into making it pretty as well as functional, with room to add your own personality.

Because work does not have to be boring, we’ve hidden plenty of easter eggs from Star Trek, Star Wars, Back to the Future and more throughout the app, with a touch of kawaii here and there.

It’s aimed at indies and small teams who want structure without the overhead of Jira or Linear. Perfect for those who self-manage and want more time to code, design and create instead.

It’s still in alpha, free to use, and we’d really value feedback from this community.