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Add a visual kanban board to the task manager you already use.
Notion's board view is one of the most popular kanban tools around — but it only works for tasks that live inside Notion. Flowcus adds a kanban board to the task manager you already use, without moving anything.
Both let you drag cards between columns. The difference is whether your tasks have to live in the same app as the board.
| Feature | Flowcus | Notion Board View |
|---|---|---|
| Task manager sources | OmniFocus, Things, Todoist, TaskPaper | Tasks must live inside a Notion database |
| Platforms | macOS 13.0+ (native) | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Web |
| Kanban features | Custom columns, swimlanes, drag-and-drop, automation rules | Board view within a general-purpose workspace |
| WIP limits | Per-column limits with visual alerts when exceeded | Column limits available (enforcement varies by plan) |
| Blocked tasks | Mark tasks as blocked with a reason | |
| Stale task detection | Ghost Detection flags vague, neglected, and slipping tasks | |
| LLM integration | Sidekick AI assistant for task triage and focus suggestions | Notion AI (paid add-on) |
| Analytics | Per-task history and audit trail | Dashboard views with charts; Notion AI analytics on Business+ |
Notion is hard to beat if you want one tool for everything — tasks, docs, wikis, project trackers, and lightweight databases all in one place, available on every platform. If you're happy keeping your tasks in Notion alongside your notes, the board view is a flexible, capable kanban surface and the free tier goes a long way.
Flowcus is for people who already have a dedicated task manager — OmniFocus, Things, Todoist, or TaskPaper — and don't want to move their tasks into Notion just to get a kanban view. Flowcus is purpose-built for kanban: WIP limits push back when you overload a column, Sidekick surfaces what to focus on next, and Ghost Detection flags work that's quietly slipping. Your existing task manager stays the source of truth.
If you're already using one of these task managers, Flowcus connects directly:
Add a visual kanban board to the task manager you already use.