Choose Cadence if: your main task-management problem is deciding what belongs in this week, not maintaining a large archive of every possible task.
The solo work problem
Independent workers often carry several kinds of work at once: client delivery, product work, sales, admin and personal commitments. The task list becomes long before it becomes useful.
Cadence makes time the organising principle. A day column gives each task a place, and the week gives you a limit.
Small enough to keep open
A useful Mac task manager should be available while you work without demanding a setup ritual. Cadence uses quick-add, a visible board and drag-to-reschedule to reduce the distance between noticing and doing.
What it is not
Cadence is not a team project manager, CRM or long-term knowledge base. It is the personal planning layer for a person who wants fewer decisions between a request and a realistic day.
See the feature guide and freelancer task board page.