Things App Reviews

I have tried Omnifocus, 2-do and things. All are very nicely developed and simple to use. I personally like the "look" of 2-do because its very colorful and I like to be able to correlate my to-dos list with colors. However, I do like Things a lot because its not too complicated and simple to use, and doesnt keep asking for GPS, which saves battery on my phone. Only advice is maybe add some more colors and make it a little bit eye catching!

=== 9.3 Update=== Crashes immediately upon opening with 9.3. Essentially unusable. This app is essential to my daily productivity. Please fix! === Previous === Nothing comes close to things for my use case. So very simple for those who want to use the basics, such power for those who really want to use it. Still a few features that are missing after all these years in the iOS version (recurring projects continues to be my biggest request). The overall reaction time for cultured code is notoriously slow, but steady. Really really really looking forward to Things 3. Frustrated with this release in that the watch 2.0 version of the app (the beta and SDK for which has been available for months) is not included while 3D Touch is. I appreciate the quick reaction, just happens to not be the feature I was really waiting for. Minus 1 star because: Missing recurring projects and Watch 2.0 functionality. Would really like to see more options in the share sheet beyond simply adding to my inbox (allow me to pick the project and list/area). BUT - Things is outstanding on the whole. Really deserves 4.5. I appreciate your work CC!

Lame

Its a great task management app. Can be used as a GTD app. Has a lot of power, but not too much. Would be nice to have a few add-one like location aware notifications or map integration into apps. One of the best things about this is being able to completely reorder tasks in the today view. Some other apps dont include that care functionality. For some reason the app just stopped syncing accurately to the Apple Watch. It will still sync, but its like its a day behind on what to dos are present on the phone. Or it will just pull a random item from the list to show in the complication. Whatever they did on the last update it really made the watch app sketchy at best. Very strange. Update: The watch syncing has gotten so bad its more of a burden to even have it on the watch. If you have a watch it is likely to become a key part of your productivity, so this app is worth avoiding until they fix it. Its important to note many apps sync fine. This is a Things issue, not a watch/phone issue.

What may be frustrating to many is my favorite part of the app. It really pushes you to evaluate and organize your list on a regular basis. Ive used other systems that I also like, but found myself getting so swamped with items that stuff got stale and eventually I would forget the details on some to-dos. With things I look at the whole list every day, and actively choose what Ill tackle that day.

Initially I was put off by the simplicity of this app and, frankly, the philosophy of the GTD approach. Having used it now for a few weeks I can say I’m hooked. I’m a todo app junkie. I had a folder of apps, many of which I paid for, to try to get to this place. Maybe you’re like me - you have one todo app or a few, and it’s filled with things you need to get to, and everything’s in one big pile and it’s so easy to overlook and you discover you’ve deferred an item 20 times. And then you realize that app you liked isnt really a todo app, it’s more of a giant collection of things you’re probably not going to do. This is different. I can’t really explain the GTD system but it’s pretty neat. This app is unequivocally a GTD-style app. If you don’t like that, you won’t like this. If you do, this is your app. It has literally replaced a folder of other task management apps and, most importantly, it’s actually helping me get things done. Some of the criticisms here seem unjustified. I think before saying this app doesnt do something, people should watch the tutorial, which explains so many things people say they dont understand.

Much easier than omnifocus. No clutter, only what I need.

Best to-do app. Only problem is it needs better syncing with iOS Reminders.

After trying both trials, I decided to go with things partly because its significantly simpler than OmniFocus, partly because you can schedule tasks to come back up at the granularity of a day and then manually reorder to organize your day, and partly because it doesnt have so much upfront organization that I get stressed out. Simply put, it works well with the operating system of my brain. I heartily wish that they had end-to-end encryption of my tasks database in Things Cloud. Anything as personal as the record of *every single thing I do* should be mine alone. I also wish some things, like editing a title or moving several tasks was easier in the iOS version. Updates come slowly or never, though. They know they have a great product the way it is, and dont seem focused on improvements.

Inspiration-ally good!

A while back the iWatch integration was broken, but they apparently heard and fixed it! Thanks for making an actually useful iWatch app!! I really appreciate it! (So many iWatch apps are afterthoughts and not useful and/or not maintained.) Also - customer support is friendly and responsive. Though it might not seem fair, I am giving them 4 stars because the Mac app is too expensive. ($49.99)

Perfect combo of advanced features and simplistic user interface.

Wonderful todo list that doesnt require a todo list to manage. Would love to be able to attach documents though.

The app is okay except for two major flaws (the due dates are in the wrong order and the repeat function is ridiculous). What is not okay is the price - over $30 for iPhone and iPad together. With such a hefty price tag there should be a free trial version. I deeply regret buying this and would give it -5 stars if I could.

Maybe I havent had it long enough but just dont see how this is worth the price. Decent watch app.

What more is there to say? Managing your day on the Bus was never easier.

Things is a -badly- flawed app. Some samples: Would you like to plan what youre going to do tomorrow? Sorry, Things doesnt let you look at tomorrow. Want to edit a task name? You cant. You have to go into an edit mode, then back out again to see how it looks. Things has dozens of such modes, each one characterized by what it WONT let you do. So, now its morning. Do you want to (at long last) plan todays tasks? Sorry, you have to navigate through a crippled list in some sort of "move mode," in which you cant access, edit or sort your tasks until youve individually tapped a radio button in front of each overdue item. Only then will it let you look at all of todays tasks. While you were re-ordering todays tasks, your finger accidentally touched the "Done" checkbox on a task. Poof, its gone. There is no undo. Finally you find your checked-off task, in the logbook. Would you like to un-check Done so the task is back in Today? Oops, you -cant-. You have to create a new task. No, not there in the logbook, where you have the original task to refer to. Nope, you have to go all the way back to Today. Why am I still using Things? There is no effective export. If I got a new app, I would have to re-create in a couple hundred tasks by hand. You getting this? Avoid Things. Or else.

Ive used this app for quite a while and was great. However the last couple updates broke Apple Watch syncing and that really is a deal breaker for me.

If youve read David Allens book "Getting Things Done", you will understand the power of this very clever app! It does an excellent job implementing the fundamental organization pattern the book outlined.

Things was the first software I installed on my first Macbook 7 years ago. Its simplicity yet flexibility has ruined all other to do list apps for me (and Ive tried them all, believe me). Lost a star because the data is not encrypted at rest (it is in transit, though) when using their Cloud Sync. I hope to see this added someday soon.