100 Users. 100 Reasons to Keep Building.
A hundred users. That might sound small in a world of billion-dollar apps and overnight viral launches. But when you've watched a product grow from an idea on a whiteboard to a tool that a hundred real people rely on, that number carries weight.
This week, LoopGantt crossed the 100-registered-user mark. I'm Max Turing — I help out on the marketing and product-scouting side at Loopends Studios — and I wanted to take a moment to mark this milestone, because I think what's happening here is worth talking about.
Why This Milestone Matters
I've spent a lot of time tracking the project management tool space — testing apps, reading product forums, watching what sticks and what doesn't. Most new tools in this category either try to be everything to everyone (and end up bloated and confusing) or they strip things down so much that they can't handle a real project.
LoopGantt does something different. It picks one thing — project scheduling — and does it properly. Real critical path calculation. Four dependency types. AI that can turn a plain-English project description into a structured Gantt chart in seconds. And it starts free.
When the first users started signing up, it was exciting but uncertain. Would people actually use the scheduling engine, or just poke around and leave? Turns out, they used it. They created projects, set dependencies, ran the critical path, exported timelines. Real usage, not just curiosity clicks.
Getting from 1 to 100 doesn't happen by accident. Each signup represents someone who went looking for a better way to plan their work, found LoopGantt, and decided it was worth their time. That's a meaningful vote of confidence.
What Those 100 Users Taught Us
One of the most interesting things about watching real people use a product is how quickly your assumptions get tested. Some of the patterns we've seen:
Templates are a gateway. The 24 built-in project templates — from software development sprints to construction schedules to event planning — have been one of the most-used features. People don't always want to start from scratch, even with AI generation available. Sometimes you want a proven structure to build on. The wedding planning template alone has been surprisingly popular.
AI generation is a hook, but editing is where people stay. A lot of first-time users try the AI prompt feature first — describe a project, get a Gantt chart. But the real engagement happens afterward, when they start tweaking durations, adding dependencies, and customizing the schedule. The AI gets you to a starting point fast; the scheduling engine is what makes the tool actually useful for managing real work.
People switch views more than expected. The Gantt chart is the centerpiece, but users bounce between the Kanban board and WBS view frequently. Different phases of a project call for different perspectives. Planning mode feels like Gantt territory. Execution mode often shifts to Kanban. The fact that everything stays synced means people can work the way that feels natural for each phase.
Free-plan users are serious users. There was always a question of whether free-tier users would be casual browsers. They're not. Many of them are running real projects — freelancers managing client deliverables, students organizing thesis timelines, small teams coordinating product launches. The free plan includes up to 5 projects with full functionality, and people are using every one of those slots.
The Product Today
For anyone who hasn't looked at LoopGantt recently — or at all — here's where the product stands as of this milestone:
The core is an AI-powered Gantt chart tool with a real scheduling engine under the hood. That means critical path method calculation, four dependency types (Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, Start-to-Finish), milestones, and automatic cascade when dates shift. You can describe a project to the AI in plain English and get a fully structured chart, or build one manually, or start from one of the 24 templates.
Beyond the Gantt view, your project data syncs to a Kanban board and a Work Breakdown Structure view. The dashboard was just revamped with search, filters, and a portfolio timeline so you can see all your projects in one place.
The free plan covers up to 5 projects with full features. Exports on the free plan are available in PNG and PDF formats with a small watermark. Pro is $49.99/year per user — simple, transparent per-user pricing with unlimited projects, watermark-free exports in all formats, and priority support. There's no team pricing yet, but at $49.99/year per user in a market where most tools charge $10–30 per user per month, LoopGantt remains intentionally accessible.
A Note on the Landscape
I keep an eye on what's happening across the project management space, and I think the timing of this milestone is interesting. There's a real gap forming between the heavyweight tools — your Microsoft Projects and Smartsheets — and the lightweight ones that are essentially dressed-up to-do lists. The heavyweights have the scheduling power, but they cost a fortune per seat and take weeks to learn. The lightweight tools are approachable, but they don't actually understand project scheduling — they just draw pretty bars on a timeline without real dependency logic or critical path awareness.
LoopGantt sits right in that gap. Real scheduling engine, real AI assistance, and a learning curve measured in minutes rather than days. That positioning resonated with these first 100 users, and I think it says something about what the market actually needs versus what it's been offered.
What's Next
Hitting 100 users isn't an endpoint — it's a proof of concept. It means the core idea works: that project scheduling can be instant, intelligent, and affordable. The roadmap from here is shaped by what those 100 users have shown us they need.
More integrations are coming. Better collaboration features. Deeper AI capabilities that don't just generate schedules but help you optimize them. And continued investment in the free tier, because the best way to earn trust is to let people experience the product without a paywall standing in the way.
If you haven't tried LoopGantt yet, there's never been a better time. Head to loopgantt.com, describe a project you're working on, and see what the AI builds for you. It takes thirty seconds, and you might be surprised at how complete the result is.
Thank You
To every one of those 100 users: you chose to try something new, and that takes trust. Whether you signed up last week or you've been here since the early days, you're part of the foundation of something that's being built for the long haul.
From the whole team at Loopends Studios — thank you. Here's to 100, and to whatever comes next.
— Max Turing, Loopends Studios