The birth of Waymarq!

I built a project tracker! Let me introduce you to Waymarq.

So here's a fun one. I've got a bunch of projects landing over the next few months, and every time that happens I go through the same ritual — try to force everything into whatever spreadsheet or app I used last time, get annoyed at the bits that don't quite fit, and eventually just wing it. This time I thought, sod it, I'll build the thing I actually want. A few late evenings later, that thing has a name: Waymarq.

At its core it's exactly what it sounds like — projects, phases, tasks, a Kanban board, a Gantt chart, the usual suspects. Nothing revolutionary there. But I kept adding the bits that actually matter to how I work: a proper client area so I'm not chasing invoices in my head, budgets and time tracking that don't feel bolted on, quotes clients can accept online, and a support desk so people can raise issues without a barrage of emails I'll definitely lose track of. It's genuinely trying to be the whole loop — from "here's an idea" through to "here's what you owe me" — rather than yet another glorified to-do list.

The bit I'm most pleased with, though, is the AI layer — and I mean that specifically, a layer. It's entirely optional. Plug in your own API key (Claude, GPT, whatever you fancy) and you can hand it a spec document and it'll turn it into a genuinely sensible breakdown of phases and tasks, ask you clarifying questions when something's ambiguous, and even flag when your plan seems to be drifting from what was agreed. Don't want any of that? Don't switch it on. The app works perfectly well stone cold sober, no AI in sight. I built it that way on purpose — I don't want to be locked out of my own tracker because I forgot to top up a token balance.

I'm putting this out there mostly because I think it's fun to share, and partly because I'd love a few extra pairs of eyes on it before I lean on it properly for real client work. If you fancy a poke around, tell me what's confusing, what's missing, or what made you laugh — good or bad, I want to hear it. It's early days and built by one person in their spare evenings, so be gentle, but do be brutal!

Find it at waymarq.co.uk.