Things 3 Review: Is Apple's Favorite To-Do App Worth It in 2024?
A gorgeous, Apple-only task manager that makes getting organized feel less like a chore and more like a craft.
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Things 3 remains one of the most polished to-do apps ever made for Apple devices. We tested it to see if its beauty and focus still outweigh the lack of cross-platform support.
The ranking
Most to-do apps feel like spreadsheets wearing a to-do list costume. Things 3 feels like something else entirely — a calm, considered piece of software that genuinely wants you to enjoy planning your day. Years after its release, it's still held up as the gold standard for personal task management on Apple platforms, and after spending several weeks living inside it again, it's easy to see why.
Made by Cultured Code, Things 3 is built exclusively for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. That exclusivity is both its greatest strength and its most obvious limitation, and it shapes almost everything about who should — and shouldn't — use it.
What Things 3 Gets Right
The first thing you notice is the design. Every animation, icon, and transition feels deliberate. Swiping to complete a task, dragging items between projects, or using the
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Emily Chen
EditorUX researcher obsessed with finding apps that actually make life easier. Previously at Google.
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