SuanpanThe Abacus Method
Your life isn't a backlog.
Suanpan is a free app with three short lists, ten things each. Put what matters most on top, do it, and the next one rises. Here's how it works.
SuanpanThe Abacus Method
Suanpan is a free app with three short lists, ten things each. Put what matters most on top, do it, and the next one rises. Here's how it works.
Three rods
Your health, sanity, growth. The stuff nobody schedules but you.
Birthdays, doctor visits, that text you keep meaning to send.
The stuff that pays the bills. Capped at ten so you actually finish.
Top bead is what you do now. Everything else waits its turn.
Why it exists
I had four to-do apps and was still missing things. So I built one with three lists, capped at ten items each. The most important task stays on top until I do it.
If you can't fit life into thirty things, the problem isn't the app. That's the point.
Get started
Open each rod. Type every task screaming in your head. Aim for five to ten per column. More than ten? Admit some things won't happen.
If you could only do one thing in this column today, what would it be? Drag it to the top. Then ask the same question about what's left.
Open the app. Do the top task. Check it off. The next one surfaces. Repeat. No planning, no reviewing, no setting intentions.
Questions
The Abacus Method organizes tasks by position within purposeful categories (rods) rather than arbitrary priority levels. Work flows naturally from top to bottom, eliminating decision fatigue.
Traditional apps use priority labels. The Abacus Method uses relative position within categories (Mine, Family, Work), making priority contextual and visual.
No. All task data stays on your device only. We don't collect, store, or transmit any personal information or task content.
Mine (personal goals), Family (relationships and household), and Work (professional tasks). These mirror the Eisenhower Matrix's life areas.