Madarart: 9x9 Goal Planner
What is Madarart?
A 9x9 Mandal-Art goal planner that breaks one core goal into 8 sub-goals and 64 concrete actions.
Madarart is a goal planning app built around the 9x9 Mandal-Art grid, a visual framework designed in Japan in 1987. You pick one core goal, break it into 8 sub-goals, and commit to 8 concrete actions for each sub-goal. The app includes 8x8 and 9x9 templates, inline editing, zoom and pan, on-device saving, and an optional daily reminder with a check-in streak.
Pricing. Madarart is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Students mapping an admissions year
- Graduates planning life after university
- Founders breaking an annual OKR into weekly work
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Why this app is in F tier
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Madarart scores 50 out of 100: rating 0, rating count 0, App Store search rank 99, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and F tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
One framework. 64 real actions. A goal planner that refuses to be a to-do app.
Madarart is a focused digital tool built around a single idea: the 9x9 Mandal-Art grid, a visual thinking framework designed in Japan in 1987. Pick one core goal. Break it into 8 sub-goals. For each sub-goal, commit to 8 concrete actions. That's it. No folders, no tags, no dashboards. Just the grid.
WHY ONE FRAMEWORK
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Most goal apps give you everything - OKRs, SMART goals, bullet journals, habit trackers. You spend the first week choosing a system instead of working on the goal. Madarart removes the choice. The 9x9 grid is the system. You fill it, you look at it, you work from it.
WHAT YOU GET
- Two templates: 8x8 classic table layout and standard 9x9 grid
- Central core goal + 8 categories + 64 action cells
- Tap any cell to edit inline, with color coding for each block
- Pinch to zoom (0.5x-5x) and pan freely, snap back with one-tap fit, jump between blocks with the 9-section minimap
- Local-first: your plan is saved on your device
- Live progress indicator as you complete actions
- Share your grid as an image card with your goal title, straight from the share sheet
- Career-focused starter template to get going immediately
- Daily reminder at a time you choose, plus a check-in streak to build the habit
- Runs on iPhone and iPad
- Available in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil)
WHO IT'S FOR
- Students mapping an admissions year
- Graduates planning life after university
- Career switchers in their 30s
- Athletes and artists planning a long arc of skill development
- Founders decomposing an annual OKR into real weekly work
Madarart is free and supported by a single banner ad. Your grid stays on your device.
This isn't a productivity app. It's a thinking tool. One grid. One goal. Sixty-four actions that you actually wrote down.
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Questions about Madarart
Does the app cost anything?
It is supported by a single banner ad.
Where is my plan saved?
The listing says your plan is saved on your device (local-first) and your grid stays on your device.
Which devices and languages are supported?
It runs on iPhone and iPad. It is available in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil).
Is Madarart free?
Yes. Madarart is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
Is Madarart right for me?
Madarart is built for students mapping an admissions year, graduates planning life after university, founders breaking an annual OKR into weekly work. It sits in the goal planning list on AppTierList.
Is Madarart worth it?
Madarart is F tier, ranked #9 of 10 goal planning apps with a score of 50 out of 100. 8 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Madarart compare to Disciplinex?
Madarart is F tier at 50; Disciplinex is D tier at 50. They score the same. Madarart is free, with no in-app purchases, Disciplinex is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Madarart updated?
Madarart was updated 8 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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Ranking
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- Goal Planning (F tier, #9)
- Tier
- F (Avoid)
- Score
- 50 / 100
- Rank in list
- #9 of 10
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- not yet rated
- Ratings
- 0
App
- Price
- Free download
- App Store category
- Productivity
- Current version
- (8 days ago)
- Size
- 33 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 9
- Runs on
- iPhone
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
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