# Things 3

> Personal task manager for Apple devices, sold as a one-time purchase

Things is a personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. To-dos are grouped into projects with headings and checklists, and planned through Today, This Evening and Upcoming lists that also show calendar events. Each app is bought once with no subscription, and syncing between devices through the vendor's Things Cloud service costs nothing extra.

- **Category:** To-Do List Apps
- **Made by:** Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
- **Website:** https://culturedcode.com/things/
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026

## Pricing

Things 3 is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9.99 one-time for iPhone; iPad $19.99 and Mac $49.99 are sold separately.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 15-day free trial of the Mac app with every feature. There is no trial on iPhone, iPad or Vision.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Things for iPhone & Watch | $9.99 one-time purchase | The iPhone app, with the Apple Watch app included. Sold on the App Store. |
| Things for iPad | $19.99 one-time purchase | The iPad app, bought separately from the iPhone and Mac apps. |
| Things for Vision | $29.99 one-time purchase | The Apple Vision Pro app, bought separately from the other apps. |
| Things for Mac | $49.99 one-time purchase | The Mac app, sold on the Mac App Store. A 15-day trial can be downloaded from the vendor's site. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3/id904237743 on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Things 3 before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Shareable through Apple Family Sharing** (Other savings): Cultured Code supports Apple's Family Sharing, so one purchase of an app can be shared with family members at no extra cost. Source: https://culturedcode.com/things/support/articles/2803552/

## Key features

- **Today and This Evening:** The Today list puts the day's calendar events at the top and to-dos underneath, with a separate This Evening section for tasks meant for later in the day.
- **Upcoming:** A view of the days ahead with scheduled to-dos, repeating items, deadlines and calendar events. A to-do can be dragged to another day to reschedule it.
- **Projects, headings and checklists:** Headings split a project into categories or milestones, and a single to-do can carry a checklist of smaller steps along with notes written in Markdown.
- **Dates in plain words:** The Jump Start popover accepts dates typed as "Tomorrow", "Saturday" or "in four days", and a time-based reminder can be added to any to-do.
- **Quick Entry and Quick Find:** Quick Entry on Mac creates a to-do while you are working in another app. Quick Find searches projects, to-dos and tags as you type.
- **Things Cloud sync:** To-dos sync between your devices through the vendor's own Things Cloud service at no extra charge.

## Good for

- People who work only on Apple devices
- Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription
- One person planning their own tasks and projects

## Worth knowing

- Apple devices only: the vendor states it will not work on Windows, Android, Linux or in a web browser.
- Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision apps are separate purchases with no bundle; all four come to $109.96.
- Real-time sharing of to-dos or lists with other people is not supported.
- Only the Mac app has a free trial.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 27,988 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id904237743

## Works with

Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, Apple Shortcuts, Siri

**Tags:** Tasks, One-time purchase, Natural-language input, Calendar, Markdown

## Alternatives

- [OmniFocus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/omnifocus): Project-based task manager for Apple devices, with a web companion. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/omnifocus-vs-things)
- [Todoist](https://toolgpa.com/tools/todoist): Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/things-vs-todoist)
- [TickTick](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ticktick): To-do list with a calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro timer built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/things-vs-ticktick)
- [Superlist](https://toolgpa.com/tools/superlist): To-do lists that hold tasks and notes together, with AI meeting notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/superlist-vs-things)
- [Microsoft To Do](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-to-do): Free to-do list from Microsoft that syncs with Outlook tasks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-to-do-vs-things)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3/id904237743
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3-for-ipad/id904244226
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3-for-vision/id6475688586
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3/id904280696?mt=12
- https://culturedcode.com/things/
- https://culturedcode.com/things/pricing/
- https://culturedcode.com/things/features/
- https://culturedcode.com/things/support/articles/2803551/
- https://culturedcode.com/things/support/articles/2803552/
- https://culturedcode.com/things/support/articles/2803566/
- https://culturedcode.com/about/

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