Things 3 for iPad vs TIWATOR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- To-Do management
- Project planning with headings
- Area organization
- Today and Upcoming task views
- Reminders and repeaters
- Calendar integration
- Tagging and filtering
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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!
TIWATOR
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TIWATOR is your memory aid: the app for capturing the things you want to remember – and finding them again exactly when you need them. Whether it's an idea, an appointment, where you put something, an item to buy again, or a thought worth keeping: TIWATOR organises everything clearly into colour-coded categories and subcategories. Each entry can hold photos, sketches, voice notes, files, links, tags, priorities and reminders. • Clear hierarchy: categories → subcategories → entries • Take photos and annotate them directly (draw and place text on the image) • Sketches with pen and text – editable any time • Record voice notes and convert them to text on your device • Attach PDFs and other files and view them right in the app • Due dates, reminders and priorities for to-dos • Widget showing today's due items and lasting entries • Share and import entries and whole categories • Syncs via your private iCloud – your data stays with you TIWATOR is free to use. TIWATOR Plus unlocks unlimited entries, custom categories, multiple attachments per entry, file attachments, voice transcription, the widget, export and custom colours – as a yearly subscription or a one-time purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TIWATOR at Free against Things 3 for iPad's $19.99. Things 3 for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On update cadence, ads 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
TIWATOR is free to download; Things 3 for iPad costs $19.99 up front. TIWATOR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Things 3 for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Things 3 for iPad ships an update every 8 days, TIWATOR weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things 3 for iPad | TIWATOR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (12K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG | Fabian Ramseyer |
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
TIWATOR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Things 3 for iPad
No in-app purchases
TIWATOR
- Yearly subscription; Plus$9.991 Year
- lifetime license$34.99









