monday.com's boards and apps are powerful, but can feel heavy when you just need a crisp Today plan. Self-Manager is date-first: your day, tasks, notes, timers, and images sit together, with as many tables as you need on a single date.

You might get overwhelmed with all the things going on at monday.com. Self-Manager focuses on Tasks, notes, and related images in one or more Tables that are organized by date.

Many if not all of the features are intuitive and you can get started instantly.

Self-Manager was built with ease of use in mind and it is a core priority. This app should make you more productive and get things done, not take much time to do basic things.

The app aims to allow you to express yourself with the data that you add—like the freedom to express yourself with a pen and paper but with computer software benefits.

Self-Manager has a unique approach to organize data by each day. This makes it very easy to use. Each day has its own data and you can add data to past and future dates.

You get fast, friction-free daily execution without building a complex workspace.

Self-Manager's minimalist UI feels desktop-fast in the browser—add tasks, drag between tables, switch dates, or start timers instantly, so you spend more time doing and less time clicking.

Navigating between tables and dates on Self-Manager feels instant. It feels like a desktop application that doesn't use the internet.

Adding a new table with tasks is instant. This is possible by using the latest technologies available.

Attach original-quality images (e.g., designs, screenshots, receipts) to any table and review visuals from a global "All Images" page. This gives you a visual memory across projects without hunting through boards or pages.

On Self-Manager you can view all your images from all the tables in one place.

There is a button at the bottom of all tables "Show all images" which takes you to a page where all your images are visible. You can also go to the URL directly: self-manager.net/all-images

Above each row of images appears the date for which they were added. Clicking that date takes you to the date with all tables from that date and you can see the notes you took related to your images.

Work the whole day from a single canvas:

Timers & Time Totals

Timers & time totals at table/period level—great for billing and retros without spreadsheets. Track exactly how long tasks take and see completion percentages at a glance.

AI Built-In

AI built-in: generate tables from prompts, get period summaries, and chat with your own data to ask things like "what took the most time this week?". No marketplace add-ons required.

The AI understands your daily workflow and helps you plan faster, review smarter, and stay focused on what matters.

Everything Accessible

Your tables, tasks, notes and images are available all at once on a single page. You might want to add a new task and some notes related to it—you can do that on the same page.

You can edit all table info (title and description) and all tasks from a single panel without leaving the page.

If you want to reuse an entire table for a different date, you can just duplicate it and transfer it to the date you want.

The search from the sidebar on desktop or mobile top is powerful and searches through table names, tasks and notes. From the search results page you can click on the table name and navigate directly to that date and table.

When monday.com Might Still Be the Right Fit

If you need a broad work OS—CRM, marketing ops, IT, product—with deep template libraries, app ecosystem, and enterprise governance, monday.com is excellent and continues to invest in AI across its platform.

Just account for per-seat/bucket pricing as you scale. monday.com shines when you need customizable workflows spanning multiple departments and complex automations.

Bottom Line

Choose Self-Manager if you want date-first daily execution, built-in AI for setup and reviews, clear time totals, a global image library, and predictable team cost with unlimited collaborators.

Choose monday.com if you prefer a full work OS spanning multiple departments and you're comfortable with per-seat pricing.

For many freelancers, agencies, and growing teams, Self-Manager delivers more capability per dollar and a smoother day-to-day rhythm.