Plan your day, coordinate work or build habits?

Choose around your workflow: personal Apple-device planning, shared cross-platform projects or tasks with habits and focus tools.

Things

Personal planning organized around Today and projects.

For people planning their own work across Apple devices.

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Todoist

Shared projects with access across device ecosystems.

For people coordinating tasks with others across different platforms.

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TickTick

Tasks, calendar planning, habits and focus timers.

For people who want to plan time and track habits alongside tasks.

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The differences that matter.

Things Mac US$34.99 is a checked sale price ending September 10, 2026; other platforms are separate purchases. Prices are USD; subscriptions and platform purchases cover different scopes.

Feature	Things	Todoist	TickTick
Planning approach	Today, Upcoming, projects and areas	Projects with list / board layouts	Tasks, calendar, habits and focus
Free / price	Mac US$34.99 sale · each platform sold separately	Beginner free · Pro US$7/mo or US$60/year	Free · Premium US$49.99/year on the website
Devices you can use	Apple devices; no Windows / Android / Web	Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile and browser	Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile and Web
Working with others	No real-time shared tasks or lists	Shared team workspace; Business controls	Members: 2 free / 29 Premium
Plan on a calendar	Events above Today / Upcoming tasks	Calendar layout and duration with Pro	Multiple views and duration with Premium
Habits / focus timer	Not verified	Not verified	Habit tracking and Pomodoro

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Feature	Things	Todoist	TickTick
Planning approach	Today, Upcoming, projects and areas	Projects with list / board layouts	Tasks, calendar, habits and focus
Free / price	Mac US$34.99 sale · each platform sold separately	Beginner free · Pro US$7/mo or US$60/year	Free · Premium US$49.99/year on the website
Devices you can use	Apple devices; no Windows / Android / Web	Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile and browser	Mac, Windows, Linux, mobile and Web
Working with others	No real-time shared tasks or lists	Shared team workspace; Business controls	Members: 2 free / 29 Premium
Plan on a calendar	Events above Today / Upcoming tasks	Calendar layout and duration with Pro	Multiple views and duration with Premium
Habits / focus timer	Not verified	Not verified	Habit tracking and Pomodoro
Quick capture	Quick Entry with Autofill	Smart Quick Add	Natural-language input
Reminders	Time-based reminders	Basic reminders free; custom with Pro	2 reminders free / 5 Premium
Recurring tasks	Repeating to-dos	Recurring dates	Recurring tasks listed
Break work down	Projects, headings and checklists	Personal and team projects	Lists, subtasks and checklists
Find a focused list	Tag filters and Quick Find	3 filters free / 150 Pro	Tags and Eisenhower Matrix
Free plan capacity	15-day Mac trial; then purchase	5 personal projects	9 lists, 99 tasks/list, 5 habits
Sync / purchase scope	Things Cloud free; buy each platform	Use Todoist across devices	Cross-platform sync in free plan
Native implementation	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
Open source	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
macOS requirement	13.3+	12+ · Intel and Apple Silicon	12+