Comparison

Things 3 vs Just REIN

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 from daily routines to larger life ambitions.

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

Just REIN

Features
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Social media detox, made simple. REIN helps you spend less time scrolling and more time doing what you actually want to do. Choose the apps you want to step away from, then press the counter to start your detox. That’s it. No schedules. No daily check-ins. No complicated routines. DETOX FROM SOCIAL MEDIA Pick the apps you want to take a break from and start your detox whenever you’re ready. An hour. An evening. A day. Or as long as you want. REIN keeps track of the time you spend away. STOP SCROLLING ON AUTOPILOT Sometimes you don’t even decide to open social media. You just do. REIN adds a moment of friction between you and the apps you’re trying to avoid, giving you a chance to stop and reconsider before you start scrolling. NO DAILY CHECK-INS REIN isn’t another app asking for your attention. Start a detox and leave it alone. No journaling. No daily tasks. No complicated routines. GET YOUR TIME BACK Use your time however you want. Read. Work. Exercise. Go outside. See your friends. Play with your kids. Do nothing at all. The point is simple: less scrolling, more time for your life. MAKE YOUR DETOX COUNT Every detox adds to your total time away from social media. Watch your progress build and unlock badges as you reach new detox milestones. The longer you stay away, the more your REIN journey adds up. REIN Less scrolling. More of your life. REIN Pro, an auto-renewable subscription (weekly or monthly), is required after setup. The monthly plan starts with a free 1-week trial. Privacy Policy: https://justrein.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://justrein.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Things 34 screens
Just REIN3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Just REIN at Free against Things 3's $9.99. Things 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#5 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, 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

Just REIN is free to download; Things 3 costs $9.99 up front. Just REIN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Things 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things 3 ships an update every 11 days, Just REIN every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Things 3 versus Just REIN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings 3Just REIN
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (28K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings28K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCultured Code GmbH & Co. KGBala Gurcan Madra

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

Just REIN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Things 3

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Just REIN

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Things 3 free?
Things 3 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just REIN free?
Just REIN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Things 3 or Just REIN have ads?
Neither Things 3 nor Just REIN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things 3 or Just REIN?
Things 3 ships an update every 11 days, and Just REIN every 3 weeks. Most recently, Things 3 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Just REIN on October 28, 2026.

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