Comparison

Things 3 for iPad vs Timery

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

Head to head
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

Timery

Streamline your Toggl time tracking with this app. Quickly start frequently used timers, edit entries, and view reports. Integrates with widgets and Shortcuts for efficient workflow on Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Saved timers for quick access
  • Edit and split time entries
  • Time entry suggestions
  • Detailed time reports
  • Project and tag management
  • Interactive widgets
  • Live Activities and Shortcuts support
Features
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Enhance your Toggl time-tracking experience with Timery! Start your most-used timers with one tap. Edit your time entries easily. See reports of your time tracked. With its apps, widgets, and Shortcuts actions, Timery brings you easy time tracking with Toggl. Timery works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch with your free or paid Toggl Track account. It is made independently of Toggl. Timery’s features: Saved Timers Save your frequently used timers and quickly start them. Time Entries Edit recent time entries, start duplicates, and add new ones. Time Entry Suggestions Select from suggested saved timers & recent timers when starting or editing time entries. Split Time Entries Split one entry into two or three at specified times or durations. Reports See your time tracked today, this week, and beyond with filtering & grouping options. Export it too. Manage Projects & More Edit your Toggl projects & tags and add new ones. Interactive Widgets Start & stop time entries, check time tracked, show report details, and more. Live Activities Show your current time entry on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Shortcuts Support Start & stop time entries, check your current time entry, update time entries, check time tracked, and more. Keyboard Shortcuts Start & stop time entries, edit the current time entry, navigate the app, and more. And more is planned. A few more notes: • Timery is a Toggl client and requires a Toggl Track account • Timery requires an internet connection to perform tasks • Saved timers & saved reports sync with iCloud to all your devices signed in with the same Apple ID Timery is free to use on a limited basis: save up to four timers, manage the four latest time entries today (the rest are read-only), and edit the current time entry. With a monthly or yearly subscription (which includes a two-week free trial), join the Timery Club and unlock all the app’s functionality. You’ll also be helping support the app & future development, and I greatly appreciate that! Happy time tracking! ——— Timery has been featured on MacStories, Cortex, Connected, AppStories, Upgrade, and The Sweet Setup. Federico Viticci, MacStories: “What sets Timery apart from other time tracking utilities is the unique combination of developer Hribar’s understanding of the needs of Toggl users and his embrace of modern iOS and iPadOS technologies. Timery isn’t just a more customizable Toggl client with advanced features […]; it’s also an exemplary iOS and iPadOS citizen that showcases what great iOS and iPad apps should offer.” Myke Hurley, Upgrade: “Timery is my favorite iOS app ever. I get such great use out of it, so it’s personal to me. Time tracking is a big part of my life. But this application—the amount of work that is put into this and new features is truly astounding. […] It’s really just a masterclass in long-term app development.” Mike Schmitz, The Sweet Setup: “Timery is hands down the best time tracking app for iOS. It gives you a functional user interface that is perfect for managing your timers and your time entries, the Shortcuts support is stellar, and the widgets eliminate much of the friction that typically comes from starting and stopping manual timers.” ——— Subscription Details: • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase or after the free trial period if offered. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Privacy policy: https://timeryapp.com/privacy.html • Terms of Use: https://timeryapp.com/terms.html

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timery at Free against Things 3 for iPad's $19.99. Timery also leads on device support (5 vs 1). Things 3 for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

Timery is free to download; Things 3 for iPad costs $19.99 up front. Timery sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Things 3 for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Things 3 for iPad against 4.8 for Timery. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things 3 for iPad has 12K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 79% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things 3 for iPad ships an update every 10 days, Timery every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Things 3 for iPad versus Timery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings 3 for iPadTimery
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (12K ratings) — better4.8 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB529 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCultured Code GmbH & Co. KGJoseph Hribar

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%

Timery

All ratings1,128 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.6%

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

Timery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Things 3 for iPad

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Timery

Subscriptions2
  • Timery Club: Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Timery Club: Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Things 3 for iPad free?
Things 3 for iPad costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timery free?
Timery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Things 3 for iPad or Timery?
Things 3 for iPad is rated higher. Things 3 for iPad averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Timery averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Things 3 for iPad or Timery have ads?
Neither Things 3 for iPad nor Timery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things 3 for iPad or Timery?
Things 3 for iPad ships an update every 10 days, and Timery every 2 months. Most recently, Things 3 for iPad was updated on September 27, 2026 and Timery on September 25, 2026.

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