Mind Your Now vs Craft
Craft beautifully combines documents, tasks, and creative tools. Mind Your Now does everything Craft does PLUS habit tracking, family coordination, goal management, and Compass briefings.
Why Choose Mind Your Now Over Craft?
Both are excellent productivity tools, but Mind Your Now offers unique advantages that make it the better choice for personal productivity and family life.
Complete personal + family productivity (not just docs and tasks)
Habit tracking with streak protection - Craft has no habit system
AI assistant (Kaia) with conversational memory - not just writing assistant
Calendar integration with focus time and scheduling
Daily Compass briefings integrating tasks, habits, calendar, goals
Family/household coordination and chore management
Voice conversations for hands-free planning
Better for personal life balance - Craft focused on work/creative
Feature Comparison
See how Mind Your Now and Craft stack up across key features
Document Creation
Note and document support
Full document editor with rich formatting
Task Management
Task ManagementFull task system with MYN priority zones
Integrated task management
Calendar Integration
CalendarGoogle & Outlook sync
Calendar functionality and daily notes
AI Writing Assistant
AI FeaturesKaia provides writing suggestions
AI writing assistant with 50 credits/month
Daily Notes
Daily journaling and planning
Built-in daily notes functionality
Whiteboards
Visual planning and brainstorming
Whiteboard for visual planning
Habit Tracking
Habits & StreaksFull habit tracking with streak protection
Goal Tracking
Long-term goal tracking
Daily Briefings
AI FeaturesCompass briefings integrating all life areas
AI Assistant
AI FeaturesKaia - conversational AI with memory
Voice Conversations
AI FeaturesNatural voice interaction
Family/Household Features
Household & FamilyShared chores, household board, family coordination
Templates
Customizable templates
Rich templates for various use cases
Collaboration
Family and household collaboration
Shared Spaces for team collaboration
Free Tier
PlatformFree with core features (20 Kaia messages a week)
Free with 1,500 blocks and 1GB storage
Pricing Comparison
Get more value with Mind Your Now's transparent, affordable pricing
Mind Your Now
- Every update included
- Works offline
- Taste: free Kaia, 20 messages a week
- 30-day refund on every web purchase
Craft
- Free: 1,500 blocks, 1GB storage, 7-day history. Plus: $8/month (yearly) or $9.99/month (monthly). Family: $15/month (yearly) or $17.99/month (monthly). Team: $59.99+/month.
Switch in 4 Easy Steps
Making the switch from Craft to Mind Your Now is simple
Sign up for Mind Your Now free
Create your free account and add your first tasks.
Export documents from Craft
Export your Craft documents, then add the tasks in them to Mind Your Now: type them in, or ask Kaia to add them for you.
Migrate tasks and calendar
Set up your tasks and sync calendars. Mind Your Now integrates everything.
Add habits, goals, and family
Set up habits, goals, and family features. Experience Compass briefings.
Ready to Make the Switch?
Your tasks come with you. The steps above walk you through the move.
The Verdict
Craft is beautiful and deserves its design awards - it's an excellent tool for creators, students, and professionals who need to blend notes, documents, and tasks. The Mac App of the Year recognition is well-earned. However, Craft is primarily a doc/notes tool with tasks bolted on - it lacks habit tracking, family coordination, goal management, and comprehensive life planning. If you're using Craft + other apps for habits, family tasks, and goals, consolidate into Mind Your Now. You get Craft's beautiful document and note-taking features PLUS daily Compass briefings that integrate tasks, habits, calendar, and goals. Mind Your Now also includes family coordination and AI that learns your patterns. For creators wanting integrated notes and tasks with habit and family management, Mind Your Now is the better choice.
Choose Mind Your Now if:
- Complete personal + family productivity (not just docs and tasks)
- Habit tracking with streak protection - Craft has no habit system
- AI assistant (Kaia) with conversational memory - not just writing assistant
- Calendar integration with focus time and scheduling
Choose Craft if:
- Mac App of the Year and Apple Design Award Finalist
- Seamless integration of docs, tasks, calendar, and whiteboard
- Beautiful, design-focused interface
- AI writing assistant with 50 credits/month on Plus tier