Productivity · head to head
Things 3 vs Anvil
Things 3
Productivity
The award-winning personal task manager
- From
- $9.99/one-time
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Things 3 no team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features; Anvil billed per action rather than a flat seat fee, at $0.10 per PDF fill or generation and $1.00 per workflow submission on top of the plan
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Things 3 and Anvil actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Things 3
- Today view
- Projects and areas
- Quick entry
- Tags
- Calendar integration
- Apple Calendar
- Siri
- Shortcuts
Only in Anvil
Nothing recorded that Things 3 does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Things 3
- Schedulingnot Anvil
- Appointment bookingnot Anvil
- Time trackingnot Anvil
- Resource managementnot Anvil
- Team coordinationnot Anvil
Anvil
No use cases recorded yet. See the Anvil review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Anvil
- Billed per action rather than a flat seat fee, at $0.10 per PDF fill or generation and $1.00 per workflow submission on top of the plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Things 3
$9.99/one-time- iPhone/Watch$9.99/one-time
- iPad$19.99/one-time
- Mac$49.99/one-time
Anvil
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Anvil review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Things 3 if
- You need today view.
- You work on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
- You also want projects and areas.
Choose Anvil if
Nothing in the data separates Anvil from Things 3 on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Things 3 or Anvil better?
- Neither clearly leads. Things 3 starts at $9.99/one-time and Anvil at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Things 3 or Anvil?
- Things 3 starts at $9.99/one-time and Anvil at On request.
- Does Things 3 or Anvil run on more platforms?
- Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS. Anvil runs on Web.
- What is Things 3 best used for?
- Things 3 is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Anvil is typically brought in for.
- What can Things 3 do that Anvil cannot?
- Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
SourceThings 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.
SourceThings 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.
SourceThings 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.
SourceThings 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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