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Things 3
A one-time-purchase task manager that AI simply has no angle on.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the productivity job, so this one still earns its $4/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Task capture is muscle memory, not a reasoning problem. OpenAI, May 13, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Apple Reminders.
- What the call is worth $48/yr
- $4/mo at the entry paid tier — $48 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- May 13, 2024
- List price
- $4/mo
- Per year
- $48
The backstory
Things is a beautifully made, opinionated task manager you buy once. There is no subscription to compare against a free chat product, no AI feature anyone was paying extra for, and the job — capture a thought in two seconds and see it later — is about interface latency, not intelligence. Untouched.
Escape hatches
A 
Apple Reminders Free and increasingly capable.
apple.com open_in_new T 
TickTick Cross-platform, cheap.
ticktick.com open_in_new1 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.