Things 3 vs Sunsama
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Things 3
This app helps you organize your life by planning your day, managing projects, and tracking progress toward your goals. It offers a clean interface to manage tasks, projects, and life areas, making it easy to focus on what matters.
- To-Do management
- Project organization
- Area categorization
- Daily planning
- Reminders and repeaters
- Calendar integration
- Share extension
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Get things done! The award-winning Things app helps you plan your day, manage your projects, and make real progress toward your goals. Best of all, it’s easy to use. Within the hour, you’ll have everything off your mind and neatly organized—from routine tasks to your biggest life goals—and you can start focusing on what matters today. “Things offers the best combination of design and functionality of any app we tested, with nearly all the features of other power user applications and a delightful interface that never gets in the way of your work.” —Wirecutter, The New York Times KEY FEATURES • Your To-Dos Your basic building block is the almighty To-Do—each a small step toward a great accomplishment. You can add notes, tag it, schedule it, and break it down into smaller steps. • Your Projects Create a Project for any big goal, then add the to-dos to reach it. Use headings to structure your list as you outline your plan. There’s also a place to jot down your notes, and a deadline to keep you on schedule. • Your Areas Create an Area for each sphere of your life, such as Work, Family, Finance, and so on. This keeps everything neatly organized, and helps you see the big picture as you set your plans in motion. • Your Plan Everything on your schedule is neatly laid out in the Today and Upcoming lists, which show your to-dos and calendar events. Each morning, see what you planned for Today and decide what you want to do. The rest is down to you :) MORE THINGS TO LOVE As you dive deeper, you’ll find Things packed with helpful features. Here are just a few: • Reminders — set a time and Things will remind you. • Repeaters — automatically repeat to-dos on a schedule you set. • This Evening — a special place for your evening plans. • Calendar integration — see your events and to-dos together. • Tags — categorize your to-dos and quickly filter lists. • Quick Find — instantly find to-dos or switch between lists. • Magic Plus — drag the + button to insert to-dos anywhere in a list. • Share extension — create to-dos with content from other apps. • Widgets — see lists on your home/lock screens. • Mail to Things — forward an email to Things; now it’s a to-do. • Markdown — structure & style your notes. • And much more! MADE FOR IPHONE Things is tailored to the iPhone with deep system integrations as well. A great example is the Share extension, which allows you to create to-dos with content from other apps, such as a link to a website you want to get back to. You can also enjoy a beautiful dark mode at sunset, connect your calendars, add a variety of widgets, create to-dos via Siri, import from Reminders—Things can do it all! There’s even Shortcuts integration if you want to automate your workflows. MADE FOR APPLE WATCH Things comes with a great app for Apple Watch. Just raise your wrist to glance at your Today list, mark to-dos complete as you go, and dictate new ones on the fly—all synced instantly with your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. AWARD-WINNING DESIGN Made in Stuttgart, with two Apple Design Awards to its name, Things is a fine example of German engineering: designed not only to look fantastic, but to be perfectly functional as well. Every detail is thoughtfully considered, then polished to perfection. “It’s like the unicorn of productivity tools: deep enough for serious work, surprisingly easy to use, and gorgeous enough to enjoy staring at.” —Apple GET THINGS TODAY Whatever it is you want to accomplish in life, Things can help you get there. Install the app today and see what you can do! • Things is also available for Mac, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro (sold separately). • Sync is provided for free via our Things Cloud service. • A free trial is available for Mac: www.things.app If you have any questions, please get in touch. We provide professional support and will be glad to help you!
Sunsama
This mobile app syncs with its desktop counterpart, allowing you to add tasks, review your daily plan, and view your calendar events on the go. It's designed to keep you focused and productive when away from your computer.
- Add tasks quickly
- Schedule tasks on calendar
- Review daily plan
- View calendar events
- Syncs with Google Calendar
- Syncs with Outlook Calendar
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*Companion app to the desktop app* You can use the Sunsama mobile app once you've planned your first day from the Sunsama desktop app. This mobile app is built as a companion to the desktop app to help you stay in sync when you're away from your desk, not as a standalone replacement. *Add tasks quickly* When a new tasks comes up and you're not at your desk, quickly add it to your task list. You can schedule it onto your calendar and move it to the right spot on your list to work on it later. *Stay true to your plan* Review what you planned for the day. Create a calm, focused space to stay on top of your workload. *Synced with your calendar* Browse both your tasks and calendar events each day. Synced with Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sunsama at Free against Things 3's $9.99. Things 3's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 50%) and ratings volume (28K vs 511). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Sunsama is free to download; Things 3 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things 3 has 28K ratings behind it against 511, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Things 3's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sunsama's.
Things 3 ships an update fortnightly, Sunsama every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things 3 | Sunsama |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (28K ratings) — better | 4.5 (511 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28K — better | 511 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG | SUMMAY, Inc. |
Customer experience
Things 3
Sunsama
User reviews
Things 3
From 28K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and fast
- 👍 Elegant and intuitive design
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 💡 Powerful organization features
- 🗓️ Great calendar integration
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive for multiple devices
- 🌐 Lack of web/Windows app
- 🔀 Difficulty with task reordering
- 🔔 Lacking persistent notifications
- 📁 No file attachments
Sunsama
From 511 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful, intuitive, and comprehensive
- 🚀 Excellent workflows
- 💡 Customizable and flexible
- 🚀 Seamless integrations with other apps
- 👍 Useful for ADHD and OCD users
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy mobile app with frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Limited functionality on mobile compared to desktop
- 💰 Expensive subscription cost
- 🔍 Onboarding and login issues
- 🔍 Inconsistent syncing between mobile and desktop
Bugs and requests
Things 3
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sync issues between devices
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to collapse headings and projects
- Location-based reminders
- Two-way calendar sync
- Shared task lists
- Customizable alert sounds
Sunsama
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Tasks disappearing or not syncing properly
- Login issues with Google and other accounts
- Unreliable mobile app performance
Requested features
5 requests- Improved mobile app with more features
- Widgets and lock screen integration
- Better task management and rescheduling options
- AI-powered task scheduling and planning
- Integration with more third-party apps
In-app purchases
Things 3
No in-app purchases
Sunsama
No in-app purchases









