# Things 3

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Things 3 and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Things for its clever small touches and a design that stays out of your way. Critics note it offers many ways to organize tasks.

## Why people recommend it

- Named among best Apple-first apps (2 comments): "There’s really nothing that compares to Bear, Things, DEVONthink, Transmit, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49238315)) "I really enjoyed all the Apple-first products (remember Sofa and Cultured Code?)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47645606))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple Reminders](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-reminders.md): 15 recommend
- [Paca](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paca.md): 14 recommend
- [Todoist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/todoist.md): 13 recommend
- [Minimal Monthly Task Planner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/minimal-monthly-task-planner.md): 11 recommend
- [Taskwarrior](https://hackerapproved.com/p/taskwarrior.md): 9 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://culturedcode.com/things/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Things 3", https://hackerapproved.com/p/things/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).