Terms of Use

1. Parties to these Terms

These terms of use (the “Terms”) form an agreement between you and Kristmann Technologies, owner (sole proprietor / Einzelunternehmer) Claudius Kristmann, Michael-Ludwig-Rohrer-Straße 1/1, 76437 Rastatt, Germany (“we”, “us”), the provider of the app Kanban Planner (the “App”). By downloading, installing or using the App you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.

2. What the App does

Kanban Planner is a task and project manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac. You create plans, divide them into buckets (columns) and keep cards in them with checklists, dates, priorities, colors, labels and attachments. On top of that come My Day, an automatic week plan, goals, recurring tasks, widgets and a read-only GitHub integration. Separately, we offer an optional helper for the Mac, an MCP server through which AI assistants such as Claude Code can read and edit your plans; it is not part of the App (clause 8). Processing happens on your device; syncing runs exclusively through your private iCloud database.

3. License to use the App

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable license to download and use the App on Apple devices that you own or control — in accordance with the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions and Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement for licensed applications. You may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, resell or redistribute the App, except where the law permits it.

4. Requirements

The App requires an Apple device running iOS 18, iPadOS 18 or macOS 15 or later. Syncing between devices requires iCloud and an Apple Account; the GitHub integration requires a GitHub account; the Claude integration requires a Mac running macOS 15 or later for the MCP server (clause 8) and an MCP-capable client. It is your responsibility to make sure your devices meet these requirements.

5. Pro subscriptions and free trial

From version 1.1 of the App, the following applies:

• Without Pro, the App can be used for reading only: plans, cards, goals and the week plan remain visible. Creating, changing, moving, checking off and deleting content is possible only with Pro; widgets and the Claude integration are locked without Pro. There is no permanently free scope of features. The App itself does not grant a free period.
• Pro unlocks all features, on iPhone, iPad and Mac with the same Apple Account. Pro is available as a yearly subscription and a monthly subscription at the prices shown in the App Store (at the launch of version 1.1: $24.99 per year and $3.99 per month in the US App Store, and €29.99 per year and €3.99 per month in Germany). Both unlock the same features, in particular the Claude integration through the MCP server, automatic week planning, recurring tasks, goals, the GitHub integration, widgets, and unlimited plans and cards with up to 200 buckets per plan. Family Sharing is not available. We no longer offer a lifetime purchase.
• The yearly subscription starts with a 14-day free trial if you are eligible for this introductory offer from Apple (generally once per Apple Account). The trial is handled by Apple and paid for through your Apple Account. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends in the settings of your Apple Account, the subscription renews automatically and the price of the yearly subscription is charged to your Apple Account. The monthly subscription has no trial.
• Subscriptions renew automatically for the same period in each case (one year or one month) unless you cancel them at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in the settings of your Apple Account. Payment is made through your Apple Account. After you cancel, Pro stays unlocked until the end of the paid period (or the trial); after that, the App can only be used read-only again.
• Earlier purchases remain valid: if you bought Pro as a one-time purchase before version 1.1, you keep all features permanently.
• Payments are processed entirely by Apple and your Apple Account. The purchase contract for the App is concluded between you and Apple; we process no payments and receive no payment details. To verify purchases and manage subscription status we use RevenueCat; details are in the privacy policy.
• Pro applies to the Apple Account it was obtained with and can be activated on further devices using the same Apple Account via “Restore Purchases”.
• If you allow notifications, the App can show a reminder two days before the trial ends. It is scheduled locally on your device; there is no entitlement to this reminder. The settings of your Apple Account are authoritative for when the trial ends.
• Refunds are handled by Apple under its own policies; we can neither collect nor refund payments. Statutory rights — in particular warranty rights and any right of withdrawal against Apple as your contractual partner — remain unaffected.

Versions up to and including 1.0.1: As long as you use such a version, the previous terms apply: for seven days after installation, all features are unlocked; after that, the App continues in a permanently free scope (one plan with up to three buckets and up to five cards per bucket). There, Pro is a one-time purchase at the price shown in the App Store, not a subscription. Processing, “Restore Purchases” and refunds work as described above.

6. Permitted use

You undertake to use the App lawfully and in particular not to:

• infringe third-party rights, such as copyright, personality or data protection rights, by placing other people’s content in cards, attachments or notes;
• use the App for unlawful, harmful or fraudulent purposes;
• circumvent technical restrictions, security measures or the unlocking of Pro features; or
• interfere with the operation or integrity of the App.

If you place personal data of third parties in the App, you are yourself responsible for processing it lawfully.

7. Your content

The plans, cards, checklists, attachments and other content you create with the App (“your content”) belong to you. We claim no rights in it and have no access to it: it sits on your device and — if you use syncing — in your private iCloud database. You are responsible for your content and for backing it up. The details are in the privacy policy.

8. AI integration through the MCP server

In addition to the App, we separately offer an optional MCP server for the Mac; it is not part of the App. Through it, an AI assistant you set up (such as Claude Code) can read and change your plans. You establish that connection, and you decide which client you give it to. Content transmitted to an AI provider in the process is subject to that provider’s terms and privacy policy; we have no influence over it. The MCP server can also delete cards. Its instructions to the AI assistant provide that cards are deleted only when you explicitly ask. Whether an AI assistant follows these instructions is beyond our control; we give no guarantee that it will. We are not responsible for the consequences of changes an assistant makes on your instruction. Clauses 3, 11 and 12 apply to the MCP server accordingly.

9. Our intellectual property

The App itself — including its software, design, brand and underlying technology — belongs to us or our licensors (including Apple for its frameworks) and is protected by copyright and trademark law. These Terms grant you no rights in it beyond the limited license under clause 3.

10. Third-party services

The App uses Apple frameworks and services (among them SwiftData, CloudKit, StoreKit, WidgetKit), RevenueCat (verifying purchases and subscription status) and — if you set them up — the GitHub API and an MCP-capable AI client. Use of those services is additionally subject to the terms and privacy policies of the respective providers. We accept no responsibility for third-party services we do not control.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

To the extent permitted by law, the App is provided “as is” and “as available”, without express or implied assurances. We do not warrant that the App will run uninterrupted or error-free, or that the automatic week plan will produce any particular result. Do not rely on the App alone where legally or commercially critical deadlines are concerned — check important dates independently. Mandatory statutory warranty and liability rules remain unaffected.

12. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect damage, consequential damage, lost profit or loss of data arising from the use or unusability of the App. We are liable without limitation for damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, and in all cases of mandatory statutory liability (including the German Product Liability Act, Produkthaftungsgesetz). In cases of simple negligence we are liable only for breach of a material contractual obligation, and then limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract.

13. Term and termination

You may stop using the App at any time and delete it. We may prohibit use if you materially breach these Terms. Provisions that by their nature are intended to survive (such as those on intellectual property, warranty and liability) continue to apply afterwards. An earlier one-time Pro purchase is unaffected by uninstalling and can be restored later. A subscription does not end because you delete the App; you cancel it in the settings of your Apple Account (clause 5).

14. Governing law

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UN-Kaufrecht). If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of your country of habitual residence.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may adapt these Terms when the App or the legal situation changes. The version in force at any time is published on this page and the date above is updated. If you continue to use the App after the changes take effect, the amended Terms are deemed accepted.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms:

Kristmann Technologies — support@kristmanntechnologies.de