I also use OmniFocus, but with their infrequency of updates and their lack of Touchbar support, I might be tempted to try out Things 3 and see if it works better for me. Then again, I might just be naively using OmniFoucs, so it might be better to try to modify my workflow before looking for alternatives.
I remember Things as one of the first apps I used when I switched to Mac. It was great at the time but I've moved on since. Really tempted to try the new version out as those guys tend to design/develop really nice products but I'm kind of happy with my post-it note todo system for now.
Things was one of the first Mac apps I ever bought. For some reason, though, the last few years I've settled into a mix of Apple Reminders for personal things and Redmine for Work. I hate todo list fiddling, but this does look tempting to try out.
Add one more to the 'this should have been out two years ago' crowd. Early Things user (mostly via the iOS apps), stuck around through one long wait cycle for a major rev, but the long periods of stagnation in releases eventually pushed me elsewhere. GTD/productivity systems like this are very sticky. Once I commit and spend the time moving to a system I am unlikely to move to another, but once I leave I am probably never going to come back. Too bad, because when it first came out Things was a major improvement to the hacked-together options people were using at the time, but the more I look back on my time with Things the more convinced I am that they should have spent less time aiming for perfect and more time GTD.
I've waited patiently, checking every few months, but I really don't think this update is all that great. It's also outrageously expensive for existing users.
I'm also one of those users that would have loved to see more frequent updates but to be fair they were always on top of new features in Apple's iOS updates: Split screen, watch app, today widgets, etc. - so while major updates are rare at Cultured Code the app was anything but abandoned and smaller features were available fast.
I remember when Things 1 was released and how much I loved it at the time. Unfortunately it quickly looked dated, especially by version 2 where the UI felt ancient. Version 3 looks quite modern and streamlined and more enjoyable than the current just in the space, ToDoist. However where ToDoist shines is how it integrates with nearly everything. Things appears to lack all of those integrations and doesn't even have quick entry intelligence like Reminders, Fantastical, Google Calendar, iCal, etc where you can say "Take out trash tomorrow at 8pm" and have it automatically parse the date and time. Things does not appear to do that sadly. Though the biggest issue with any reminder app is the apple limitation that makes it so you can't set a third party reminder app for Siri use. And 9/10 times its easier to do a quick siri reminder, than open up an app. Things 3 can integrated with a single iCloud reminder list, but with a major limitation, in that it can't import any reminders with locations. So everytime you say, remind me to do x when i get home, or when I leave work, etc will not be imported.
Reminders has seen little to no love in years, like Mail and Calendar as third party apps have blossomed but held back but lack of native integrations. Let's hope next month Apple announces either major updates to it's core apps to catch up with competitors or allows users to set third party apps as default.
In the meantime time I think this app may be DOA which is sad since it looks great but but a year or two late to the game.
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I would prefer a relative stable system that I don't have to readapt myself to.
Disclaimer: I use a combination of Omnifocus and Task Warrior.
Reminders has seen little to no love in years, like Mail and Calendar as third party apps have blossomed but held back but lack of native integrations. Let's hope next month Apple announces either major updates to it's core apps to catch up with competitors or allows users to set third party apps as default.
In the meantime time I think this app may be DOA which is sad since it looks great but but a year or two late to the game.