Satisfying to use! I have some ideas
I love the flow of the app. It feels really good to use and I like that it isn’t overflowing with complication. One thing that I would love, which may seem a little redundant, would be to have tasks able to be locked until other specific tasks are marked off. Kind of like the checklist feature, except if it could be with other tasks from anywhere. Like having a “Long Term Goals” Area with something like “Get a job in so and so career”, but it couldn’t be marked off until you marked off “Graduate” under the “School” Area. Sure you can do that without a feature like this, and you can pretty much do that with individual Projects, but it would be cool to see that work across all your Areas and Projects, leading up to one big goal. It would be like different paths are unlocking, and I think it would be distinct enough to act different than Projects themselves. Another example would be a Project to finish reading a book, with Tasks being “Finish chapter one”, “Finish chapter two”, etc. Finishing the book would be the goal of the Project, but what if there was a “Start a book club” Project or Task that only unlocked once you marked off finishing chapter one? I think that would be exciting to open and unlock things like that.
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You really can organise your life
Been using this for a long time and I’m very happy with it. It’s so powerful in how flexible it can to create simple to do lists for a day or track large projects and tasks. I really prefer the upfront cost to having yet another subscription. I used to procrastinate by changing up how I organise things but this app is so flexible and powerful I couldn’t come up with a way to organise stuff for me it couldn’t do. You can setup projects and they can have tasks with checklists, tags, deadlines, reminders, notes or just a simple to do list whatever fits best.
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Ye old faithful
Things development and new feature updates has been sloooooow. This usually prompts me every year or so to want to try a new app (or dare I say the Apple reminders app). However… every single time I leave, I learn that no one knows how to make a todo list app that I can actually rely on. Most of the other todo apps get the most fundamental features wrong: The tasks are too big so I can only see a few on the same page… repeating reminders disappear (which actually costs me money because I use them for subscription and bill reminders) … no ordering by area… horrible UI decisions for creating and editing tasks … I could go on.
Things does everything you expect in a todo app and it does it reliably. Yes it doesn’t have location based reminders or shared lists… and I wish it did, but I need my todo app to be an extension of my brain and not a hot mess.
Through my many attempts to find the next big thing… I always comeback to Things.
Things does everything you expect in a todo app and it does it reliably. Yes it doesn’t have location based reminders or shared lists… and I wish it did, but I need my todo app to be an extension of my brain and not a hot mess.
Through my many attempts to find the next big thing… I always comeback to Things.
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The app is fantastic but
Not having a way to access notes on Windows is a huge deal breaker. Not even a web client. Having to purchase additional software to even access your notes on a Mac is not only already absurd, but the price is OUTRAGEOUS.
Collaboration
I love this app!! I use it to keep track of just about EVERYTHING - from household chores, to bills, to events, travel plans, when to water my plants, what I have for dinner each night, etc But I would looove to see the ability to collaborate on a todo list. Me and my partner live together and to be able for us both to add things to do and them check them off when the other does them would be extremely helpful. AND it would be nice to be able to add attachments (pictures & other documents).. But besides that, everything about this app is wonderful!! I’ve been using this app for about 6 months, Definitely one of the best to do apps in my opinion, and I love the widget so I can see my todo list every time I open my phone. The $9.99 one time payment is so worth it!! One of my favorite features is the “repeat after this many days/weeks once the todo is COMPLETED” rather than just being everyday or every week, because when I miss a day, the todos don’t stack up and it won’t repeat until you complete the task. I also love how it connects to the calendar app, the way it shows up on the todo list looks so nice.
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Brilliant
Simple tool that works exceptionally well.
Very disappointed very limited it at all useless
This app offers for less than Apple reminders. All you seem to be able to do is create tasks and sub tasks all of which you can do in Reminders plus a lot more for free. For instance you can add images in Reminders which you simply cannot do in this I feel it is a bit of a con because it really does not offer anything above and beyond the free app the Apple give you anyway so is pointless spending £10 for something that doesn’t quite do half of a free app bu pay for the privilege of using less functionality. You are even stuck with the first tier of headings that you can neither delete or change if unsuitably named. No benefits here just whatsoever stick with reminders and save yourself some money.
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Response from developer
Hi there! It seems as if you haven't had the chance yet to discover the many powerful features in Things. It sounds as if you've got stuck at creating to-dos. Things can do so very much more, and of course you can re-name headings inside of projects if they need to change. Our support portal has a wealth of information about how to use Things – it's simple at the surface, but once you dive in, you'll discover just how powerful our app is. And if you happen to get stuck and need help – the contact form on our website will connect you to our support team.
Apple Watch integration is bad
There are so many issues with the Apple Watch integration. More often than not, the Things Cloud just complains that it cannot connect, and I’ve tried all of the advanced troubleshooting, none of which works. And that I need to open the app every once in a while to even get it to sync is so inefficient. A lot of this feels solvable by just having our data in iCloud instead; why there’s another cloud solution when the app is only available on Apple devices makes no sense to me.
The functionality and the app is otherwise nice, but would not commit to getting the iPad and macOS versions when I know the sync is unreliable.
The functionality and the app is otherwise nice, but would not commit to getting the iPad and macOS versions when I know the sync is unreliable.
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Great app. Feels like it was made by Apple.
Works wonderfully. I’ve never encountered a bug in either this or the desktop app. I use them together to organize all of my college work and I don’t know how I would remember anything without them. In particular, I like how quickly new tasks can be added. On my Mac I can just press a hotkey to create a new task on the fly, from within any app. This lets me capture tasks as quickly and seamlessly as possible before I forget about them.
Things has a good balance between functionality and simplicity. I’m prone to spending too much time tinkering with task tracking apps, to the point where just managing tasks becomes a task in itself. The simplicity of Things helps prevent this and thereby reduces the amount of maintenance required. The easier the system is to maintain, the more likely I am to stick to it.
It takes a little reorienting to start thinking about tasks in a way that harmonizes with Things, but once you get the hang of it, it’s very powerful. It’s nice to not have anything slip through the cracks.
Things has a good balance between functionality and simplicity. I’m prone to spending too much time tinkering with task tracking apps, to the point where just managing tasks becomes a task in itself. The simplicity of Things helps prevent this and thereby reduces the amount of maintenance required. The easier the system is to maintain, the more likely I am to stick to it.
It takes a little reorienting to start thinking about tasks in a way that harmonizes with Things, but once you get the hang of it, it’s very powerful. It’s nice to not have anything slip through the cracks.
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Just Very Pretty. But that's not a compliment.
Just think of Things as a once delightful, engaging and beautiful person who was really good at one thing. Now, in a room filled with other beauties who are a lot smarter, more versatile and more skilled, Things now is just.. pretty. It's basically one-offer personal data-trap, with no backup, no portability, that does nothing but text-based todos and looks pretty. Manual basic todos with a lot of skin moisturising. Pretty face, not a lot of brains. I wouldn't have bought its apps if I knew from the start that the company actually serves highlights on the App Store instead of users. Slowest possible development timeline ever. Stay, if you need not much more than looks.
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Response from developer
We're sorry to hear that Things didn't meet your needs. We keep adding new features regularly, as you can tell by our release notes, and there's a lot of power hidden behind the "pretty" surface. If you need help with specific workflows, or have questions about the app, please don't hesitate to use the contact form on our website to reach out to our support team. We're always happy to assist.
