Productivity

Things 3

Beautiful task manager for Apple devices

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★4.7rating89 viewsPricing · PaidRising
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
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Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.7
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Things 3 does

Award-winning task manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad — the most polished GTD app with natural language input.

How Things 3 compares with its closest alternatives

2 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Things 3 does not. 2 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Things 3. Things 3 offers a mobile app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 2 offer a mobile app and all 5 offer a desktop app. Things 3 was founded in 2009; the alternatives were founded between 2020 and 2021. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in Germany and the United States.

Market position · Productivity

How Things 3 compares in Productivity

Things 3 has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 353 live Productivity tools on FalcoScan. Across Productivity, the average opportunity score is 63.2 and the average saturation score 47. FalcoScan rates Things 3's own market position as contested. 58 of the 353 operating Productivity tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Things 3 compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Things 3Founded 2009ModerateContestedPaid—NoNoMobile, DesktopRising
Amie Calendar AppFounded 2021 · Berlin, GermanyModerateContestedPaid—NoNoWeb, Mobile, DesktopRising
Raycast ExtensionsFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesDesktopHot
Raycast AIFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoDesktopHot
Raycast AI CommandsFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesDesktopHot
Amie Smart CalendarFounded 2021 · Berlin, GermanyModerateContestedPaid—NoNoWeb, Mobile, DesktopRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Productivity.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Things 3 exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Raycast AI Commands

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Amie Smart Calendar

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Questions

Things 3: common questions

Is Things 3 free?

No. Things 3 is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Things 3?

The closest alternatives to Things 3 that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Amie Calendar App, Raycast Extensions, Raycast AI, Raycast AI Commands, and Amie Smart Calendar.

Is Things 3 still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Things 3 as operating at culturedcode.com.

Does Things 3 have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Things 3.

Who is Things 3 for?

Things 3 is built for developers and founders.

How do I sign in to Things 3?

Sign in on Things 3's own website, culturedcode.com. FalcoScan reviews Things 3 but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Things 3 directly.

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