Best Things alternatives
Things is a personal task manager from Cultured Code that organizes to-dos into projects and areas, with a focus on elegant design and simplicity for planning daily and long-term work on Apple devices.
About Things
Things is a personal task manager from Cultured Code that organizes to-dos into projects and areas, with a focus on elegant design and simplicity for planning daily and long-term work on Apple devices. Positioned for individuals on Apple devices who want a single, elegantly designed app for organizing personal tasks, projects, and life areas without a subscription.
- 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
Platforms
Top alternatives
See how the top Things alternatives compare on use case fit and core strengths.
Todoist
A cross-platform task manager with natural-language scheduling, projects, and collaboration features.
Best for
Users who want a task manager available on Android, Windows, Linux, and web
TickTick
A to-do list and calendar app with habit tracking, Pomodoro timers, and multiple planning views.
Best for
Users who want task management combined with habit tracking and time-blocking
How to choose
Start with the workflow you need to improve. Compare ease of use, collaboration features, integrations, customization, and the effort required to migrate your existing data. Confirm it runs on the platforms you need (macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch, Vision Pro) before switching.
If Things's feature set above doesn't cover what you need, one of the alternatives compared here — Todoist, TickTick — may be a closer fit.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Things?
Based on core features and use case fit, the strongest Things alternatives are Todoist and TickTick. See the comparison above for what each one does best.
How do I migrate from Things to a different tool?
Most teams start by exporting their existing Things data, then importing it into the new tool while running both in parallel until the switch is complete.
Do Things alternatives integrate with the tools my team already uses?
Integration support varies by tool — check each alternative's own integrations before switching workflows that depend on them.
What platforms does Things run on?
Things is available on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, per its official site.
Sources
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