Notion vs Things
Notion and Things are both productivity options. Here's how they compare on official platforms, features, and positioning — sourced from each vendor's own site, not from ratings or reviews.
Side-by-side summary
Best for Notion
Positioned for teams of any size, from startups to large enterprises, who want people and AI working together in one connected workspace.
Best for Things
Positioned for individuals on Apple devices who want a single, elegantly designed app for organizing personal tasks, projects, and life areas without a subscription.
Feature comparison
Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.
Notion
- AI-powered search across connected apps
- AI meeting notes
- Wiki and knowledge base pages
- Nested and linked documents
- Project and task tracking
- Built-in calendar and third-party app connections
Things
- Projects for organizing related tasks and Areas for grouping ongoing responsibilities
- Tags for flexible, cross-project organization
- Today and Upcoming views for daily and future planning
- Reminders and calendar integration for scheduling
- Markdown support in project and task notes
- Native Shortcuts app integration
- Keyboard shortcuts for fast entry and navigation
Pros and cons
Notion
- AI-powered search across connected apps
- AI meeting notes
- Wiki and knowledge base pages
- Nested and linked documents
- Project and task tracking
- Built-in calendar and third-party app connections
We don't publish a "cons" list for either product. No vendor's official site documents its own product's weaknesses, so there's no sourced basis for one — and we'd rather say that plainly than invent one.
Things
- Projects for organizing related tasks and Areas for grouping ongoing responsibilities
- Tags for flexible, cross-project organization
- Today and Upcoming views for daily and future planning
- Reminders and calendar integration for scheduling
- Markdown support in project and task notes
- Native Shortcuts app integration
- Keyboard shortcuts for fast entry and navigation
We don't publish a "cons" list for either product. No vendor's official site documents its own product's weaknesses, so there's no sourced basis for one — and we'd rather say that plainly than invent one.
Key differences
- Notion lists AI-powered search across connected apps, AI meeting notes, Wiki and knowledge base pages, Nested and linked documents, Project and task tracking, Built-in calendar and third-party app connections that Things doesn't list.
- Things lists Projects for organizing related tasks and Areas for grouping ongoing responsibilities, Tags for flexible, cross-project organization, Today and Upcoming views for daily and future planning, Reminders and calendar integration for scheduling, Markdown support in project and task notes, Native Shortcuts app integration, Keyboard shortcuts for fast entry and navigation that Notion doesn't list.
- Notion supports Web, Windows, Android, which Things doesn't list.
- Things supports iPadOS, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, which Notion doesn't list.
Choose Notion if…
Choose Notion if this fits: Positioned for teams of any size, from startups to large enterprises, who want people and AI working together in one connected workspace.
Choose Things if…
Choose Things if this fits: Positioned for individuals on Apple devices who want a single, elegantly designed app for organizing personal tasks, projects, and life areas without a subscription.
Facts on this page are sourced from each vendor's official site (linked below), not from ratings or reviews. Products change — verify anything that matters to your decision directly on the vendor's own site before switching. See our Disclaimer and Sources Policy.
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