# Merlin Project

> Offline Mac and iPad project planner with Gantt, Kanban and mind maps

Merlin Project is a project management app for Mac, iPad and iPhone from the German company ProjectWizards. A single project file can be shown as a Gantt chart, a Kanban board, a mind map or a workload view, and the app works offline with files kept on the user's own devices. It is sold by subscription only, and the Mac app and the iPad and iPhone app are subscribed to separately.

- **Category:** Project Management
- **Made by:** ProjectWizards GmbH (since 2004)
- **Website:** https://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin-project
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Merlin Project is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $6.99 per user / month for the Express edition; full Mac app $22.99, iPad $9.99.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial with every feature (14 days for Express); afterwards the app becomes a free read-only viewer.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Merlin Project Express | $6.99 per user / month, or $69.99 per year | A separate, smaller Mac app with Gantt planning and resources. No Kanban, mind map, baselines or team features. App Store or Setapp only. |
| Merlin Project for iPad | $9.99 per user / month, or $99.99 per year | The full app on iPad, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. A separate subscription from the Mac app. |
| Merlin Project for Mac | $22.99 per user / month, or $229.99 per year | The full Mac app with Gantt, Kanban, mind map, workload, baselines and earned value. Sold in the vendor's store and on the Mac App Store at the same price. |

Read from https://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin-project/download on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Merlin Project before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Two months free with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The price list labels yearly billing as 2 months free: the Mac app is $229.99 a year against $22.99 a month, which comes to $275.88 over 12 months. Source: https://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin-project/download
- **50% education discount on the Mac app** (Education): The purchasing FAQ gives students and educators 50% off Merlin Project for Mac in the vendor's own store on proof of status. It is not offered through the App Store. Source: https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/edu-discount
- **50% off for nonprofits and charities** (Nonprofit): Nonprofits and charities that send proof of status get 50% off the Mac list price in the vendor's store. Churches and clerical organizations are excluded. Source: https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/non-profit-discount
- **Volume discount from 10 licenses** (Other savings): Mac subscriptions bought in the vendor's store get 5% off from 10 licenses, rising in steps to 30% from 100 licenses. It cannot be combined with other discounts. Source: https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/volume-discounts
- **Family Sharing on App Store subscriptions** (Other savings): A subscription bought through the App Store can be shared with up to five other family members through Apple's Family Sharing. Source: https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/family-sharing

## App Store prices by country

"Monthly Subscription", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $9.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £8.99 | about $11.87 (19% more) |
| Germany | 9,99 € | about $11.17 (12% more) |
| Canada | $12.99 | about $9.11 (9% less) |
| Australia | $14.99 | about $10.41 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 999 | about $10.32 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 59,90 | about $11.94 (20% more) |
| Mexico | $199.00 | about $11.05 (11% more) |
| Turkey | ₺399,99 | about $8.13 (19% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 169ribu | about $9.43 (6% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 599.00 | about $9.51 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R199.99 | about $12.01 (20% more) |

## Key features

- **Gantt chart and scheduling:** Link tasks with dependencies, set milestones and read slack times. The critical path recalculates as progress is entered.
- **Kanban board and mind map:** The same project data can be shown as a Kanban board or a mind map, and moving a card or adding a branch updates the Gantt chart.
- **Resources, baselines and earned value:** Assign people, materials, companies and equipment to tasks and see who is overbooked. The full app also has dynamic baselines and earned value analysis.
- **Offline files with sync:** Projects are stored on the user's devices and work without a connection. Teams sync through iCloud Drive, Dropbox or other cloud storage, not a vendor server.
- **AI project assistant:** Since version 9, an assistant generates a starting project structure with tasks, dependencies and resources from a short text description.
- **Import and export:** Reads and writes Microsoft Project XML, MindManager, FreeMind, OPML, CSV and iCalendar files, imports OmniPlan files, and exports PDF, image and HTML reports.

## Good for

- Project managers on Mac who want Gantt scheduling with baselines and earned value
- Planning in places without a reliable internet connection
- Organizations that need project data kept off a vendor's cloud servers
- Exchanging plans with people who use Microsoft Project

## Worth knowing

- Runs only on Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro; the vendor lists no Windows, Android or browser version.
- The Mac app and the iPad and iPhone app need separate subscriptions; the vendor offers no bundle.
- Subscription only: the vendor no longer sells a one-time or perpetual license.
- Merlin Project Express, the $6.99 edition, leaves out Kanban, mind maps, baselines, earned value and team features.

## Works with

Microsoft Project, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, MindManager, FreeMind, OmniPlan

**Tags:** Gantt & timelines, Kanban boards, Mind mapping, Works offline, Local-first, AI features

## Alternatives

- [OmniPlan](https://toolgpa.com/tools/omniplan): Gantt-chart project scheduling for Mac, iPad and iPhone. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/merlin-project-vs-omniplan)
- [Microsoft Project](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-project): Desktop project scheduling for Windows with Gantt charts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/merlin-project-vs-microsoft-project)
- [GanttProject](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ganttproject): Free, open-source desktop Gantt chart app for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ganttproject-vs-merlin-project)
- [ProjectLibre](https://toolgpa.com/tools/projectlibre): Microsoft Project-compatible scheduling: free desktop app, paid cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/merlin-project-vs-projectlibre)
- [GanttPRO](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ganttpro): Online Gantt chart maker for planning and tracking projects. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ganttpro-vs-merlin-project)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin-project/download
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin-project
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/about
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/general/system-requirements
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/learn/first-steps/intelligent-assistant
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/two-abos
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/multiple-usage-ios
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/perpetual-license
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/buy-express
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/pwstore-vs-appstore-version
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/edu-discount
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/non-profit-discount
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/volume-discounts
- https://www.projectwizards.net/en/support/faq/purchasing/family-sharing

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