Things 3 vs Todoist
Todoist takes the higher SoftwareScore, 74 to 53. That's a clear gap that holds up across most use cases. Both are scored on the same public formula. See how.
A personal-productivity classic matchup. Things 3 is the more beautiful, focused single-player app, a one-time purchase with no subscription and no cloud lock-in, but Apple-only and with no collaboration. Todoist is cross-platform, shareable, and subscription-based, with far better capture from any device. Choose Things if you live on Apple hardware and want calm, owned software; choose Todoist for cross-platform flexibility and light sharing.
Things 3 vs Todoist: our take
Todoist takes the higher SoftwareScore, 74 to 53. That's a clear gap that holds up across most use cases.
Things 3 doesn't out-score Todoist on any single axis in this matchup, so it mainly makes sense if you weight long-run user sentiment heavily.
Todoist pulls ahead on Platform and Collab (Platform 10 vs 4), which makes it the stronger pick for undefined.
The clearest divide is Platform (Things 3 4, Todoist 10). If that axis is central to how you work, let it settle the choice.
On price, Todoist has a usable free tier (Free · $5/mo) while Things 3 is $9.99 iPhone · $19.99 iPad · $49.99 Mac, often enough to break a close call.