Comparison

Things 3 for iPad vs MyScript Calculator

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

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About

Things 3 for iPad

This app helps you organize your life by planning your day, managing projects, and tracking progress toward your goals. It offers a user-friendly interface to get tasks organized quickly, from daily routines to long-term aspirations.

Highlights
  • To-Do management
  • Project planning with headings
  • Area organization
  • Today and Upcoming task views
  • Reminders and repeaters
  • Calendar integration
  • Tagging and filtering
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 locate to-dos, headings, or tags. • Type Travel — jump from list to list with your keyboard; just start typing! • 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 IPAD Things is tailored to the iPad, with excellent pro features as well. Chief among them is the outstanding support for your keyboard & trackpad. You can edit your to-dos without touching the screen, utilize plenty of shortcuts, and navigate your lists at blistering speed—just start typing! “Things has the best implementation of external keyboard support I’ve ever seen in an iPad app.” —Federico Viticci, MacStories You can also enjoy a beautiful dark mode at sunset, connect your calendars, open multiple windows, add a variety of widgets, scribble with Apple Pencil, 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. 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, iPhone, Apple Watch, 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

MyScript Calculator

This app transforms your device into an interactive notepad for calculations. Simply write your math problems by hand, and it instantly provides results. Edit calculations with gestures, reuse past results, and export your work.

Highlights
  • Write calculations naturally
  • Edit with gestures
  • Drag and drop results
  • Copy and export calculations
  • Fraction display options
  • Multi-line calculations
  • Memory and history functions
Features
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The new MyScript© Calculator 2 makes daily math fun and easy! Calculator 2 turns your device into an interactive piece of paper. Simply write a calculation and it gets you the result in real time. Develop it further with editing gestures or by adding new elements anywhere. Reuse previous results with drag and drop. Calculator 2 interprets everything you do on the fly. Calculator 2 is based on MyScript Interactive Ink®, the next step for digital ink. It is the successor of the award-winning first handwriting calculator. BENEFITS AND FEATURES · Write calculations in an intuitive and natural way without a keyboard. · Erase easily by using scratch-out gestures to remove symbols and numbers. · Drag and drop numbers from and to the canvas, the memory bar or to an external app. · Copy your results to the clipboard or export them to other apps. · Fractions: Display results using decimals, fractions or mixed numbers. · Multi-line: Continue the same calculation on the next line or write several calculations on multiple lines. · Memory: Save results into memory. Reuse them anytime in your calculations. · History: Retrieve all your past calculations to reuse or export. SUPPORTED OPERATORS · Basic operations: +, -, ×, ÷, /, ·, : · Powers, roots, exponentials: 7², √, ∛, e³ · Miscellaneous operations: %, |5|, 3! · Brackets: ( ) · Trigonometry: sin, cos, tan, cot, cosh, sinh, tanh, coth · Inverse trigonometry: asin, acos, atan, acot, arcsin, arccos, arctan, arccot, acosh, asinh, atanh, acoth, arcosh, arsinh, artanh, arcoth · Logarithms: ln, log · Constants: π, e, phi

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MyScript Calculator at $2.99 against Things 3 for iPad's $19.99. MyScript Calculator also leads on chart position (#179 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Things 3 for iPad's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (12K vs 1.5K). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 for iPad costs $19.99 and MyScript Calculator $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Things 3 for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things 3 for iPad has 12K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Things 3 for iPad's written reviews are positive against 75% of MyScript Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things 3 for iPad ships an update every 10 days, MyScript Calculator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Things 3 for iPad versus MyScript Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings 3 for iPadMyScript Calculator
Price$19.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.9 (12K ratings) — better4.5 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better74.7% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#179 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCultured Code GmbH & Co. KGMyScript

Customer experience

Things 3 for iPad

All ratings11,793 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews815 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative12.5%

MyScript Calculator

All ratings1,508 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews538 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

Things 3 for iPad

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and intuitive
  • 👍 Clean and simple interface
  • 🔋 Helps stay organized and productive
  • 💡 Excellent for GTD workflow
  • 🚀 Seamless syncing across devices

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive for full ecosystem
  • 🔒 No end-to-end encryption for sync
  • 🔍 Limited filtering and sorting options
  • 🔍 Repeating tasks could be improved

MyScript Calculator

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Instant calculations
  • 💡 Handwriting recognition
  • 🎨 Intuitive interface
  • ⚡️ Efficient for quick math

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent recognition of symbols and operators
  • 🔢 Limited to basic arithmetic, no support for algebra or advanced math
  • 🔍 Small writing space, difficult to view long calculations
  • 💻 Not as functional as a traditional calculator on smaller screens
  • 🔢 Struggles with large numbers and scientific notation

Bugs and requests

Things 3 for iPad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sync issues and data loss reported
  • Siri integration not working well in some languages

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add location-based reminders
  • Improve task prioritization and urgency indicators
  • Implement mass editing and batch actions
  • Introduce web app and Windows support

MyScript Calculator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect calculation results for certain inputs
  • Difficulty editing or correcting written expressions
  • Inconsistent behavior when using the Apple Pencil

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for variables, equations, and advanced math functions
  • Improve recognition of symbols, operators, and handwriting
  • Increase writing space and allow scrolling/zooming
  • Provide more customization options (e.g., font size, pen thickness)
  • Integrate with other productivity apps (e.g., Notes, Nebo)

In-app purchases

None

Things 3 for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

MyScript Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things 3 for iPad free?
Things 3 for iPad costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyScript Calculator free?
MyScript Calculator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Things 3 for iPad or MyScript Calculator?
Things 3 for iPad is rated higher. Things 3 for iPad averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while MyScript Calculator averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Things 3 for iPad or MyScript Calculator have ads?
Neither Things 3 for iPad nor MyScript Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things 3 for iPad or MyScript Calculator?
Things 3 for iPad ships an update every 10 days, and MyScript Calculator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Things 3 for iPad was updated on October 2, 2026 and MyScript Calculator on October 1, 2026.

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