Things vs TickTick

Things and TickTick 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

ComparingThingsTickTick

CategoryProductivityProductivity

Alternatives tracked22

PlatformsmacOS, iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch, Vision ProWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android

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.

Best for TickTick

Positioned for individuals who want a to-do list combined with calendar planning, habit tracking, and time-blocking in one free-to-start app.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

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

TickTick

Multiple calendar views: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda
Kanban boards, timeline view, and Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization
Built-in Pomodoro timer for focus sessions
Habit tracker with statistics and flexible tracking options
Natural language processing for automatic date and time recognition
Recurring and persistent reminders
Task sharing and assignment for collaboration
40+ customizable themes

Pros and cons

Things

Pros

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

Cons

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.

TickTick

Pros

Multiple calendar views: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda
Kanban boards, timeline view, and Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization
Built-in Pomodoro timer for focus sessions
Habit tracker with statistics and flexible tracking options
Natural language processing for automatic date and time recognition
Recurring and persistent reminders
Task sharing and assignment for collaboration
40+ customizable themes

Cons

Key differences

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 TickTick doesn't list.
TickTick lists Multiple calendar views: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda, Kanban boards, timeline view, and Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization, Built-in Pomodoro timer for focus sessions, Habit tracker with statistics and flexible tracking options, Natural language processing for automatic date and time recognition, Recurring and persistent reminders, Task sharing and assignment for collaboration, 40+ customizable themes that Things doesn't list.
Things supports iPadOS, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, which TickTick doesn't list.
TickTick supports Web, Windows, Android, which Things doesn't list.

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.

Choose TickTick if…

Choose TickTick if this fits: Positioned for individuals who want a to-do list combined with calendar planning, habit tracking, and time-blocking in one free-to-start app.

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