Things

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Task management software for iOS, Mac & Apple Watch users

About Things

Things by Cultured Code is a task management software designed to help iOS, Mac, and Apple Watch users handle structured content, checklists, calendars, and more. The application enables organizations to set up reminders, manage projects, create and track to-do lists, and add notes on a unified platform.

Administrators can use the application to send to-do lists to an inbox using a drag-and-drop interface. Things allows users to include tags, start date, or deadlines in tasks and use headings functionality to create categories or milestones. Using the built-in quick find feature, employees can search the name of a project, checklists, or tags in real-time.

Things enables administrators to synchronize data with Apple Calendar to view events or to-do lists from various third-party applications such as Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange, and Outlook. Stakeholders can utilize the areas module to create dedicated sections for school, health, family, or work to store related projects and to-dos lists in a centralized repository.


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Overall rating

4.8 /5
(145)
Value for Money
4.4/5
Features
4.6/5
Ease of Use
4.8/5
Customer Support
4.6/5

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Sarah Jean
Sarah Jean
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Things is a great out-of-the-box tool.

Reviewed on 2023/05/20

Overall, I found Things to be a great tool that I used for years! It's so simple and easy, which a...

Overall, I found Things to be a great tool that I used for years! It's so simple and easy, which a task manager should be. I wouldn't recommend using this for any complex project management, but it's wonderful for daily tasks and to-do lists.

Pros

I love the clean, intuitive interface of Things, the ease of use, and the simple set of (necessary) features! I like that you pay for the app once, and don't have to commit to a monthly payment.

Cons

One thing that Things is lacking is integrations. I really like to be able to easily turn emails into tasks, for example, and there are no email clients that I could find that would sync to Things. Another thing to note is that if you want Things on all iOS devices, you have to purchase the mobile app, iPad app, and desktop app separately. There is no web app, Android, or Windows functionality at this time.

Alternatives Considered

Todoist and Any.do

Reasons for Switching to Things

Interface
Ben
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A solid, easy to use program for task management and everyday thought organization.

Reviewed on 2022/08/29

Overall I really enjoy using Things. It has simplified my workflow, and makes it easy and...

Overall I really enjoy using Things. It has simplified my workflow, and makes it easy and efficient to keep track of everything I have going on, without being cumbersome or overly involved and complicated to use. I have tried so many different todo list and task management systems over the years, with most being too simple and not powerful enough to do what I need them to, or overly complicated and bloated with features that I don't need, or workflows that are cumbersome. Things really hits the sweet spot for me with the features and power to keep me on task, without slowing me down or frustrating me.

Pros

I love how quick and easy it is to put down the things that I need to do every day.

I love that there is an inbox where I can do a mind dump with everything that needs to be done at some point, and then come back later when I have time and sort them into certain days to do them, or defer them for some other time.

I love that the there is a quick add feature on my desktop, as well as the quick add feature on my iPhone, so that I can quickly throw new things into the inbox when a random thought pops into my head. I always struggle with forgetting things for good if I don't write them down when they pop into my head, and this essentially solves that issue for me as I can almost always grab my phone when a though comes in and enter it into Things quickly and know that it will be there when I come back to it later.

I love the way you can use areas, headers, and projects to efficiently label and organize everything. I have multiple ongoing projects that I am working on in different areas of my life, and this makes it easy to keep them all separate, but still be able to keep track of where things are and what the next thing I need to work on is to keep things moving forward.

I love how seamlessly the iPhone app and the desktop app work together. There is no thought involved in it at all. Everything stays in perfect sync no matter if I'm working on my phone or on my computer.

Cons

The only real complaints I have about Things is the lack of any real collaboration support. It would be really useful to be able to add people to certain projects or task lists, or to assign people certain tasks in a project, and they be able to see, add, edit, and mark off tasks as they go. Or be able to have a team track along with how projects are going and what their current status is.

I see a lot of people also complain about the lack of attachments also. While this isn't something that personally affects my workflow, I can see how it would be useful, and understand why people are frustrated that it isn't supported. I think if they had an add on subscription service to allow attachments and collaboration, it would really make it one of the best programs out there.

Munetaka
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  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Great task management BUT

Reviewed on 2023/10/24

Pros

Love the ease of use and the cross-device syncing. It's pretty customizable with some issues.

Cons

No Windows support, no time reminders, just dates unless you set up recurring. No location dependence either.

Ben-Anthony
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Brilliant for managing your life

Reviewed on 2021/09/17

Pros

I love how there are no differences no matter what platform I use, whether it be desktop or mobile. It’s reliable, organised and easy to use

Cons

I don’t like the lack of team management features

Alternatives Considered

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Reasons for Choosing Things

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Switched From

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Reasons for Switching to Things

The pricing, UI and UX
Craig
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Things

Reviewed on 2022/01/18

Pros

This is the best piece of software I have ever bought and I’m a heavy duty user in my job and in daily life. Things has replaced the need to use expensive project management software by providing a very simple interface with no overloading of the UI which lets you do everything while not having to go back and forth etc.

Cons

Things isn’t open source and is not free. It’s expensive when you consider 4/5x point of access but for a lifetime license it’s ok.

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Things FAQs

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Things offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$49.99/one-time
  • Free Trial: Available

Things offers a 15-day free trial for new users, after which the software is available across 3 pricing tiers, details of which are outlined below – • Things for Mac - $49.99 • Things for iPhone & for Watch - $9.99 • Things for iPad - $19.99

Things has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Things supports the following languages:

English

Things supports the following devices:

iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Things integrates with the following applications:

Spotlight Cloud

Things offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat

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