Comparison

Things 3 vs Dumbify

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • To-Do management
  • Project organization
  • Area categorization
  • Daily planning
  • Reminders and repeaters
  • Calendar integration
  • Share extension
Features
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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!

About

Dumbify

This minimalist launcher for iPhone declutters your home screen to help reduce screen time. It allows you to select and display only your most important apps in a clean, text-based interface, reclaiming your time and simplifying your digital life.

Highlights
  • Minimalist home screen launcher
  • Reduces screen time
  • Customizable app selection
  • Clean, text-based interface
  • Supports dark and light mode
Currently charting
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Dumbify is a minimalist home screen launcher for iPhone. Dumbify helps you keep screen time down by keeping your home screen clean and clear of notifications. Our minimalist home screen launcher is fully customizable. Dumbify allows you to select the apps that are most important to you, and displays them in a clean minimalist launcher on your home screen. The minimalist launcher for iPhone works perfectly with dark or light mode, so you can pick what looks best to you. This text based minimalist launcher lets you reclaim your most valuable asset, your time! Stop spending hours of your precious time getting distracted by your phone, and let Dumbify, a launcher exclusively for iPhone, simplify your digital life.

Screenshots

Things 34 screens
Dumbify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Things 3 at 4.8 against Dumbify's 3.0. Things 3 also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 46%) and ratings volume (28K vs 207). Dumbify's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Things 3 costs $9.99 and Dumbify $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Things 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things 3 has 28K ratings behind it against 207, 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 46% of Dumbify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things 3 ships an update fortnightly, Dumbify every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Things 3 versus Dumbify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings 3Dumbify
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.8 (28K ratings) — better3.0 (207 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better46.5% of reviews
Number of ratings28K — better207
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#3 — better#49
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCultured Code GmbH & Co. KGAB Apps Inc.

Customer experience

Things 3

All ratings27,942 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,877 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative15.2%

Dumbify

All ratings207 ratings
Positive45.9%
Neutral10.1%
Negative44.0%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative44.1%

User reviews

Things 3

From 28K App Store ratings

What 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

Dumbify

From 207 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Minimalist and clean interface
  • 👍 Helps reduce phone usage and distractions
  • 💡 Clever use of widgets and shortcuts
  • 🔒 No subscription required, one-time purchase

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent app launching experience with shortcuts
  • 🔋 Battery drain due to constant shortcuts usage
  • 🔍 Limited app integration and customization options
  • 🤔 Confusing setup process for some users

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

Dumbify

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with widget not displaying app list properly
  • Settings app not launching to main page
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More widget size and layout options
  • Ability to customize background and font styles
  • Seamless app launching without shortcuts
  • Integration with more popular apps

In-app purchases

None

Things 3

No in-app purchases

None

Dumbify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things 3 free?
Things 3 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dumbify free?
Dumbify costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Things 3 or Dumbify?
Things 3 is rated higher. Things 3 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Dumbify averages 3.0 from 207 ratings.
Do Things 3 or Dumbify have ads?
Neither Things 3 nor Dumbify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things 3 or Dumbify?
Things 3 ships an update fortnightly, and Dumbify every 6 days. Most recently, Things 3 was updated on September 25, 2026 and Dumbify on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Things 3 or Dumbify?
Things 3 currently peaks at #3 in the App Store charts, and Dumbify at #49. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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