Is Habitica or Things 3 better?

Neither clearly leads. Habitica starts at Free and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Habitica or Things 3?

Habitica has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Habitica and $9.99/one-time for Things 3.

Does Habitica or Things 3 run on more platforms?

Habitica runs on Web, IOS, Android. Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.

Can I use Habitica for free?

Yes. Habitica has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Things 3 starts at $9.99/one-time.

What is Habitica best used for?

Habitica is most often used for you have abandoned every plain to-do list and need an external consequence for skipping a routine., a small group of friends or a study group wants mutual accountability without a project tracker., building daily habits such as medication, exercise or practice, where the streak matters more than any deadline., you want a task tool you can export from and in principle self-host, rather than one that holds your data.. Of those, you have abandoned every plain to-do list and need an external consequence for skipping a routine. and a small group of friends or a study group wants mutual accountability without a project tracker. are not what Things 3 is typically brought in for.

What can Habitica do that Things 3 cannot?

Habitica covers Three task types, Health and damage, Parties and quests, Classes and skills. Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags.

Productivity · head to head

Habitica vs Things 3

Habitica

Productivity

Open source task manager that runs your habits, dailies and to-dos as a role-playing game

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Things 3

Productivity

The award-winning personal task manager

From: $9.99/one-time
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Habitica has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Habitica nothing verifies a completed task, so the entire reward economy runs on self-report, and the first time you tick a Daily you did not do, the health and gold mechanics stop meaning anything and the app becomes a checklist with a cartoon on it.; Things 3 no team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
They diverge on capability: Habitica covers Three task types, Things 3 covers Today view.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Habitica and Things 3 actually diverge.

Attributes where Habitica and Things 3 differ
Attribute	Habitica	Things 3
Starting price	Free	$9.99/one-time
Pricing model	freemium	Unknown
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, IOS, Android	macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS
Founded	2013	2004

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Habitica

Three task types
Health and damage
Parties and quests
Classes and skills
Pets and mounts
Challenges
Custom rewards
Group plans

Only in Things 3

Today view
Projects and areas
Quick entry
Tags
Calendar integration
Apple Calendar
Siri
Shortcuts

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Habitica

You have abandoned every plain to-do list and need an external consequence for skipping a routine.not Things 3
A small group of friends or a study group wants mutual accountability without a project tracker.not Things 3
Building daily habits such as medication, exercise or practice, where the streak matters more than any deadline.not Things 3
You want a task tool you can export from and in principle self-host, rather than one that holds your data.not Things 3

Things 3

Schedulingnot Habitica
Appointment bookingnot Habitica
Time trackingnot Habitica
Resource managementnot Habitica
Team coordinationnot Habitica

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Habitica

Nothing verifies a completed task, so the entire reward economy runs on self-report, and the first time you tick a Daily you did not do, the health and gold mechanics stop meaning anything and the app becomes a checklist with a cartoon on it.
Missed Dailies cost health whether you were ill, travelling or on holiday, so returning after a week away can mean death, a lost level and stripped gear, which is the point at which many users abandon the account rather than rebuild it.
The task features are thin next to conventional managers, with no subtask dependencies, no file attachments, no nested projects and limited recurrence rules, so anything more structured than a flat list has to be kept somewhere else.
Development is carried by a small core team with volunteer contributors, so mobile releases, sync fixes and platform updates arrive slowly and reported bugs can sit on the community boards for a long time.
There is no organisational layer at all, meaning no admin console, no single sign-on and no way to provision or remove members, so a company cannot adopt it centrally even where individual employees rely on it.

Things 3

No team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
Apple ecosystem only, with no Windows, Android, or web version
No third-party app integrations beyond Apple's ecosystem
Cannot attach files or images to tasks, only text notes
No time blocking or calendar integration for scheduling tasks into specific time slots

Pricing, plan by plan

Habitica

Free

FreeFree
- Basic habit and task tracking
- Character creation
- Community features
Membership$4.99/month
- Premium items and gear
- Extra experience
- Pet and mount system

Things 3

$9.99/one-time

iPhone/Watch$9.99/one-time
iPad$19.99/one-time
Mac$49.99/one-time

Which should you pick?

Choose Habitica if

You need three task types.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, IOS, Android.
You also want health and damage.

Habitica review

Choose Things 3 if

You need today view.
You work on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
You also want projects and areas.

Things 3 review

Questions people ask

Is Habitica or Things 3 better?: Neither clearly leads. Habitica starts at Free and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Habitica or Things 3?: Habitica has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Habitica and $9.99/one-time for Things 3.
Does Habitica or Things 3 run on more platforms?: Habitica runs on Web, IOS, Android. Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
Can I use Habitica for free?: Yes. Habitica has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Things 3 starts at $9.99/one-time.
What is Habitica best used for?: Habitica is most often used for you have abandoned every plain to-do list and need an external consequence for skipping a routine., a small group of friends or a study group wants mutual accountability without a project tracker., building daily habits such as medication, exercise or practice, where the streak matters more than any deadline., you want a task tool you can export from and in principle self-host, rather than one that holds your data.. Of those, you have abandoned every plain to-do list and need an external consequence for skipping a routine. and a small group of friends or a study group wants mutual accountability without a project tracker. are not what Things 3 is typically brought in for.
What can Habitica do that Things 3 cannot?: Habitica covers Three task types, Health and damage, Parties and quests, Classes and skills. Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Habitica: Is Habitica actually free?

Yes. Every task feature is free with no time limit. The subscription buys gems, monthly mystery items and higher drop rates, so not paying never costs you access to your own lists.

Things 3: Does Things 3 support team collaboration?

No. Things 3 is designed for individual use only with no task sharing, team workspaces, task assignment, or commenting features.

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Habitica: Can I get my data out?

Yes. Habitica exports your user data as JSON and your task history as CSV, and the code is open source, so the data is genuinely portable even though nothing else will import the game state.

Things 3: What platforms does Things 3 run on?

Things 3 is exclusive to Apple devices: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS. There is no Windows, Android, or web version.

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Habitica: Does it work offline?

Badly. The mobile apps queue some actions, but scoring, drops and party activity need a connection, and long offline stretches tend to produce sync conflicts.

Things 3: How much does Things 3 cost?

Things 3 uses a one-time purchase model: $9.99 for iPhone/Watch, $19.99 for iPad, and $49.99 for Mac. Total cost for all platforms is approximately $80 with no subscription required.

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Habitica: Can a team at work use it?

There are paid group plans for parties, but no admin console, no single sign-on and no company billing, so it suits a group of willing colleagues rather than a managed rollout.

Things 3: Does Things 3 sync across devices?

Yes. Things Cloud keeps your to-dos in sync across all your Apple devices automatically. There is no extra cost for cloud synchronization.

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Things 3: Can you attach files or images to tasks in Things 3?

No. Things 3 does not support attachments. You can only add notes (text) to tasks.

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Habitica vs Things 3

Habitica

Things 3

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Habitica

Only in Things 3

What people use each for

Habitica

Things 3

Where each one falls short

Habitica

Things 3

Pricing, plan by plan

Habitica

Things 3

Which should you pick?

Choose Habitica if

Choose Things 3 if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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