Todoist vs Things

Todoist and Things are both productivity options. Todoist lists 6 features across 6 platforms; Things lists 7 features across 5 platforms — see the full breakdown below, sourced from each vendor's own site rather than ratings or reviews.

Side-by-side summary

ComparingTodoistThings

CategoryProductivityProductivity

Alternatives tracked32

PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, AndroidmacOS, iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch, Vision Pro

Pricing modelfreemiumNot yet documented

Best for Todoist

Positioned for individuals, freelancers, and agile teams who want fast, cross-platform task capture with natural language parsing, clean interface views, and minimal project management friction.

Best for Things

Positioned for individuals on Apple devices who want a single, elegantly designed app for organizing personal tasks, projects, and life areas without a subscription.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

Todoist

Natural-language quick task entry with automated date, priority, and label parsing
Recurring due dates and custom reminder alerts
Multiple layout views: list, board (Kanban), and interactive calendar
Projects, sections, sub-tasks, priority flags, and custom filter views
Shared team workspaces with role-based member assignments and comments
Built-in AI Task Assist for breaking complex projects into actionable steps

Things

Projects for organizing related tasks and Areas for grouping ongoing responsibilities
Tags for flexible, cross-project organization
Today and Upcoming views for daily and future planning
Reminders and calendar integration for scheduling
Markdown support in project and task notes
Native Shortcuts app integration
Keyboard shortcuts for fast entry and navigation

Pros and cons

Todoist

Pros

Natural-language quick task entry with automated date, priority, and label parsing
Recurring due dates and custom reminder alerts
Multiple layout views: list, board (Kanban), and interactive calendar
Projects, sections, sub-tasks, priority flags, and custom filter views
Shared team workspaces with role-based member assignments and comments
Built-in AI Task Assist for breaking complex projects into actionable steps

Cons

We don't publish a "cons" list for either product. No vendor's official site documents its own product's weaknesses, so there's no sourced basis for one — and we'd rather say that plainly than invent one.

Things

Pros

Projects for organizing related tasks and Areas for grouping ongoing responsibilities
Tags for flexible, cross-project organization
Today and Upcoming views for daily and future planning
Reminders and calendar integration for scheduling
Markdown support in project and task notes
Native Shortcuts app integration
Keyboard shortcuts for fast entry and navigation

Cons

Key differences

Todoist lists Natural-language quick task entry with automated date, priority, and label parsing, Recurring due dates and custom reminder alerts, Multiple layout views: list, board (Kanban), and interactive calendar, Projects, sections, sub-tasks, priority flags, and custom filter views, Shared team workspaces with role-based member assignments and comments, Built-in AI Task Assist for breaking complex projects into actionable steps that Things doesn't list.
Things lists Projects for organizing related tasks and Areas for grouping ongoing responsibilities, Tags for flexible, cross-project organization, Today and Upcoming views for daily and future planning, Reminders and calendar integration for scheduling, Markdown support in project and task notes, Native Shortcuts app integration, Keyboard shortcuts for fast entry and navigation that Todoist doesn't list.
Todoist supports Web, Windows, Linux, Android, which Things doesn't list.
Things supports iPadOS, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, which Todoist doesn't list.

Choose Todoist if…

Choose Todoist if this fits: Positioned for individuals, freelancers, and agile teams who want fast, cross-platform task capture with natural language parsing, clean interface views, and minimal project management friction.

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Choose Things if…

Choose Things if this fits: Positioned for individuals on Apple devices who want a single, elegantly designed app for organizing personal tasks, projects, and life areas without a subscription.

Visit Things

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