# Things vs Todoist Published January 1, 2026 · Updated August 10, 2026 Things and Todoist are both notes on a Mac, so the pick depends on workflow. Choose Things for Apple-only personal excellence and ownership. Choose Todoist for cross-platform capture, filters, AI helpers, and teams. If your Monday. As of October 2026, both install with brew install --cask things and brew install --cask todoist-app. August 2026 research keeps this as a context tie. Things 3.22.x on Mac is still the most refined personal Apple task manager with honest one-time pricing. Todoist's 2026 Pro and Business velocity - calendar layout depth, Assist and Ramble, Insights on Pro, descriptions - keeps it the correct default when life is multi-platform or collaborative. Declaring a single universal winner would be marketing, not analysis. Re-check todoist.com/pricing and the Mac App Store listing if regional taxes or storefront prices differ from the USD figures above. ## Head to head | Factor | Things | Todoist | | --- | --- | --- | | Price | Paid | Free | | Open Source | No | No | | Replaces | — | Things 3 ($49.99) | | Best for | tasks, to-do, gtd | tasks, todo, productivity | | Install | brew install --cask things | brew install --cask todoist-app | | Category | Productivity | Productivity | ## Things Award-winning personal task manager for Mac with a clean design and powerful organization features. Install: `brew install --cask things` [Things on Bundl](https://bundl.run/apps/things) ## Todoist To-do list and task manager Install: `brew install --cask todoist-app` [Todoist on Bundl](https://bundl.run/apps/todoist) ## Features - **Design & Focus.** Things still wins pure design and focus on Apple. - **Capture & Natural Language.** Todoist still leads intake speed and NLP breadth. - **Collaboration & Teams.** Todoist wins collaboration outright. - **Platform Availability.** Mixed-device life favors Todoist. - **Pricing Model.** Things wins buy-once personal ownership; Todoist wins if you need continuous multi-platform SaaS features. - **Filters, Views & Planning.** Things for humane structure; Todoist for query power. - **AI & Automation (2026).** Todoist leads built-in AI assistance; Things leads intentional simplicity. - **Integrations.** Todoist is the integration hub; Things is the Apple instrument. ## FAQ ### Is Things or Todoist better in 2026? It depends on constraints. Things is better for Apple-only personal productivity and buy-once pricing around the $49.99 Mac tier plus companion apps. Todoist is better for cross-platform access, collaboration, filters, and AI-assisted capture on Pro. At the category level the comparison stays a tie. ### How much is Things for Mac right now? The US Mac App Store listed Things 3 at $49.99 for this article's research (version 3.22.13 around 2026-08-03). iPhone and iPad are sold separately. Confirm your storefront before purchase. ### How much is Todoist Pro? Per Doist's plans FAQ, Pro is $7/month or $60/year; Business is $10/user/month or $8/user/month billed yearly. Beginner remains free with limits such as 5 personal projects and 3 filters. ### Does Things require a subscription? No subscription is required for core Things features. You buy platform apps on the App Store and receive Things Cloud sync free as an owner. ### Did Todoist add meaningful 2026 features? Yes. The 2026 changelog documents ongoing releases, including Project Insights on Pro (July 2026) and project/section descriptions, alongside calendar and Assist-related capabilities on paid plans. ### Can I use Things on Windows? No. Things is Apple platforms only. Choose Todoist or another multi-platform app if you need Windows. ### Which is better for GTD? Both can implement GTD. Things maps more naturally to a calm personal GTD practice with Areas and Today/Upcoming. Todoist maps better if GTD must include shared contexts and complex filter queries. ### Which is better for teams? Todoist. Things is not trying to be your company task hub, and Business workspaces are where Todoist pulls ahead. ### Will Apple Intelligence make Apple Reminders replace both? Reminders improved, but Things and Todoist still lead power organization, project structure, and dedicated workflows for serious task systems as of this August 2026 refresh. ### Did the winner flip since May 2026? No. Things still owns Apple personal craft; Todoist still owns multi-platform work and collaboration. Features evolved on both sides without erasing that split. ### Is Things Cloud free? Yes for legitimate app owners. Cultured Code includes Things Cloud sync with the purchased apps; the recurring bill risk lives on Todoist's Pro and Business plans instead. ### Does Todoist Beginner include calendar layout? Calendar layout and the deeper reminder and Assist surfaces sit on paid plans in the matrix documented on todoist.com/pricing. Beginner remains intentionally limited (5 personal projects, 3 filters, 1-week history, limited Ramble). ## Sources - [Things pricing](https://culturedcode.com/things/pricing/) - [Things official site](https://culturedcode.com/things/) - [Todoist pricing](https://www.todoist.com/pricing) - [Todoist plans FAQ](https://www.todoist.com/help/articles/todoist-plans-pricing-and-billing-faq-Vq2z0HWL6) - [Todoist 2026 changelog](https://www.todoist.com/help/articles/2026-changelog-HD3jJAtLd) - [Todoist homepage](https://www.todoist.com/) - [Doist trust center](https://trustcenter.doist.com/) ## Related - [Reminders vs Things](https://bundl.run/compare/reminders-vs-things) - [Things vs OmniFocus](https://bundl.run/compare/things-vs-omnifocus) - [TickTick vs Things](https://bundl.run/compare/ticktick-vs-things) - [TickTick vs Todoist](https://bundl.run/compare/ticktick-vs-todoist) - [OmniFocus vs Todoist](https://bundl.run/compare/omnifocus-vs-todoist) - [Todoist vs Reminders](https://bundl.run/compare/todoist-vs-reminders) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://bundl.run/#organization", "name": "Bundl.run", "url": "https://bundl.run", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://bundl.run/og-image.png", "width": 1200, "height": 630 }, "description": "The Ninite for Mac. 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