Best Things 3 alternatives 2026
Based on 53 AI answers to 40 buyer questions in Personal Task Management that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Things 3 itself is recommended in 7 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.
Most recommended alternatives
- 1Todoistrecommended for 29 questions · avg. position 2
“1. Asana – Best overall discussion experience. It combines comments, threaded replies, @mentions, attachments, reactions, and notifications. 2. Todoist – Best balance of simplicity and lightweight collaboration. Comments...”
- 2TickTickrecommended for 28 questions · avg. position 1.9
“TickTick Best for combining personal tasks and shared lists. Includes calendar views, reminders, recurring tasks, and task assignments.”
- 3Microsoft To Dorecommended for 10 questions · avg. position 2.6
“Microsoft To Do Best for simplicity and affordability. Shared lists, task assignment, reminders, and integration with Microsoft services.”
- 4Amazing Marvinrecommended for 8 questions · avg. position 2
“Yes! Amazing Marvin has a Pomodoro timer that can be linked directly to individual tasks.”
- 5Sunsamarecommended for 6 questions · avg. position 2
“Yes — Sunsama can realistically replace a separate to-do app and become your primary daily planning and time-blocking tool.”
- 6Structuredrecommended for 6 questions · avg. position 2.6
“3. Structured – if you prefer a clean visual representation of your day.”
- 7Motionrecommended for 5 questions · avg. position 3.3
“If your schedule changes frequently and you want software to reorganize it, explore Motion.”
- 8Akiflowrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 1.7
“If you struggle to find time for important personal projects, explore Sunsama or Akiflow.”
- 9Notionrecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 2
“The best options are Todoist, TickTick, Notion, and Things 3.”
- 10ClickUprecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 2
“I'd put Todoist, ClickUp, and TickTick at the top of the shortlist, with Asana worth considering for team workflows.”
- 11Asanarecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 1
“1. Asana – Best overall discussion experience. It combines comments, threaded replies, @mentions, attachments, reactions, and notifications.”
- 12Habiticarecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 3
“Habitica Turns everyday responsibilities into a game.”
Who AI recommends, by feature and question
Each question shows the tools its answers recommend, in the order they were listed, and where Things 3 stands.
Natural Language Input (3)
- Does Microsoft To Do let you type dates and times in plain language, or do I have to set reminders manually?Things 3: named, not recommended
Pomodoro Timer (3)
AI Assistant (3)
Shared Lists and Projects (3)
AI Task Extraction from Meetings (2)
Email to Task (2)
Custom Filters and Smart Lists (2)
Cross-Device Sync (1)
Recurring Tasks (1)
Voice Capture (1)
Labels and Tags (1)
Calendar View (1)
Task Reminders (1)
Time Blocking (1)
Subtasks and Sections (1)
Task Assignment (1)
Focus Mode (1)
Comments and Mentions (1)
Time Tracking (1)
Daily Planning (1)
Task Priorities (1)
Projects (1)
Habit Tracking (1)
Task Management (1)
Other buyer questions (18)
Based on 55 AI answers to 40 buyer questions in Note Taking & Knowledge Management that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Things 3 itself is recommended in 0 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.
Most recommended alternatives
- 1Obsidianrecommended for 29 questions · avg. position 2.6
“For a ten-year horizon, I'd put Obsidian and Joplin near the top of my shortlist, primarily because of their approach to local storage and portable notes.”
- 2Notionrecommended for 18 questions · avg. position 2.7
“Notion AI Meeting Notes Best all-in-one alternative Records meetings, transcribes conversations, generates summaries and extracts action items. Notes and tasks live in the same workspace.”
- 3Microsoft OneNoterecommended for 13 questions · avg. position 2
“Microsoft OneNote | Recording first, transcription afterwards; also offers separate live dictation | Broad Office language support, including German, English, French and Spanish | Yes when using its recording/transcripti...”
- 4Apple Notesrecommended for 12 questions · avg. position 3.8
“Apple Notes | Convenient, integrated transcription; good for personal notes | 10 listed languages, including German, English, French and Spanish | Yes. Audio and transcript stay together”
- 5Joplinrecommended for 11 questions · avg. position 3.3
“For a ten-year horizon, I'd put Obsidian and Joplin near the top of my shortlist, primarily because of their approach to local storage and portable notes.”
- 6Evernoterecommended for 7 questions · avg. position 2
“Evernote | Audio recording, AI transcription and searchable audio | AI transcription available; check the current language selector | Yes. Audio is embedded in the note”
- 7Google Keeprecommended for 5 questions · avg. position 1.3
“Google Keep | Excellent | Voice, photos, drawings, checklists | Extremely lightweight | Excellent”
- 8Bearrecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 4.5
“Yes, you could use Bear as your daily notes and lightweight task manager, but I wouldn't recommend treating it as a full replacement for a dedicated to-do app unless your task-management needs are fairly simple.”
- 9Notesnookrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 2
- 10Heptabaserecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 2
“I'd start by trying Milanote, Heptabase and Obsidian Canvas.”
- 11Granolarecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 2.5
“3. Granola Best for clean, polished notes”
- 12Logseqrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 2.5
“### 3. Logseq — powerful, but more opinionated”
Who AI recommends, by feature and question
Each question shows the tools its answers recommend, in the order they were listed, and where Things 3 stands.