Things 3 vs Stowbox
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 from daily routines to larger life ambitions.
- To-Do management
- Project organization
- Area categorization
- Daily planning
- Calendar integration
- Reminders and repeaters
- 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!
Stowbox
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Keep proof of purchase ready before something breaks. Stowbox is a private, offline receipt scanner and warranty tracker for iPhone. Scan or import receipts, warranty cards, service records, manuals, PDFs, and serial-plate photos. Keep every document together under the product it belongs to, then find it in seconds when you need a repair or warranty claim. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account or sign-up • No cloud storage or email scanning • No analytics, telemetry, ads, or subscription • No network requests • Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or device-passcode lock ADD DOCUMENTS FAST • Capture a paper receipt with the camera • Import photos and PDFs from Photos or Files • Select several documents and file them under one product • Add warranty details manually when you prefer • Send documents to Stowbox from the iOS share sheet ON-DEVICE SCANNING Stowbox uses Apple Vision on your iPhone to suggest the purchase date and product details. Nothing is uploaded for processing. Review or correct every suggestion before saving. TRACK WARRANTY COVERAGE Add the purchase date and warranty length, and Stowbox calculates the expiry date. See Active, Expiring Soon, Expired, or Unknown at a glance, and sort purchases on the coverage timeline. GET LOCAL REMINDERS Turn on optional notifications before a warranty ends, while there may still be time to make a claim. Reminders are scheduled on your iPhone; no push server is involved. FIND EVERY RECORD Search by product, brand, retailer, model, filename, or document type. Store receipts, warranty cards, service records, and manuals together, then swipe through every saved image. KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR DATA Export a portable backup whenever you choose and restore it later. Erase the entire vault, including original files, at any time. Made for appliances, electronics, furniture, phones, tools, and other purchases worth protecting. No ads. No subscription. No account. Stowbox never uploads your documents. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/ideaforgelabs-stowbox/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/ideaforgelabs-stowbox/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stowbox at Free against Things 3's $9.99. Things 3's advantage is chart position (#5 vs unranked). 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
Stowbox 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 ships an update every 11 days, Stowbox every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things 3 | Stowbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (28K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG | Vedant Solanki |
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
Stowbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Things 3
No in-app purchases
Stowbox
No in-app purchases









