Our New Favorite List App: Things

When Things was released as one of the original iPhone apps in 2008 it quickly became a favorite among users—winning an Apple Design Award the following year. After 12 years, several updates, and another Apple Design Award in 2017, it’s our new favorite list app. Here’s why:

Features

The Magic Plus Button
One of the top criteria for a good to-do list app should be the ease of adding a task to your list. The creator of Things, Cultured Code, fulfilled that requirement with the “magic plus button,” a big blue circle located in the bottom-right hand corner of your screen that allows you to quickly add tasks. 

Quick Find
The ability to search for any word you’ve ever typed into the app makes it easy to locate everything you need in seconds.

Overview
Another important criterion for a to-do app is the ability to see an overview of tasks. Things also did a great job in this category. The “Forecast” view shows users the number of tasks you need to complete over the next week, “Today” shows you the current day, and “Upcoming” allows you to scroll into the future.

Calendar Integration
Things will sync to your Google account, or another calendar service, so that events on your calendar also show up in the app, along with your manually added tasks.

Design

Well-Designed Interface
Just like the Apple products it is used on, Things has an aesthetically pleasing, intuitive design. Everything is straightforward (including that Magic Plus Button), and there are no gimmicky animations.

Project Completion Circle 
Part of that aesthetically-pleasing interface are project completion circles—circles next to every project in the menu bar and at the top of the task that show the project’s completion percentage.

Ready to give Things a try? We promise you won’t regret it! Check out their free 15-day trial here.