OmniFocus vs Things
A source-aware comparison of pricing, documented capabilities and workflow fit.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — OmniFocus is pricing not verified, Things is pricing not verified.
- How to start: both are pricing not verified.
- Where they differ: on what we checked they match — both offer mobile app.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. How we score tools.
What OmniFocus is
OmniFocus is a deep task manager built around Getting Things Done, with perspectives, deferred dates and review cycles.
What Things is
Things is a task manager for Apple devices with a carefully designed structure of areas, projects and today view.
Side by side
| OmniFocus | Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| How to start | Not verifiednot a monthly price | Not verifiednot a monthly price |
| Public API | No | No |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Open source / self-hostable | No | No |
| SSO (SAML) | No | No |
| Visit | OmniFocus ↗ | Things ↗ |
Choose OmniFocus if
- People running a serious GTD practice with many projects.
Choose Things if
- Individuals on Apple hardware who want a considered personal task system.
Evidence and freshness
Where a claim on this page comes from a vendor page, it is linked here.
Things
Sources have not been attached to this record yet.
OmniFocus: pros & cons
- Handles genuinely complex personal systems
- Custom perspectives are powerful
- Strong automation support
- Complexity overwhelms casual users
- Apple platforms plus a web add-on
- Expensive relative to simpler apps
Things: pros & cons
- Design clarity that reduces friction
- One-off purchase per platform
- Excellent keyboard support on Mac
- Apple only, and paid per platform
- No collaboration at all
- No built-in calendar
Our verdict on OmniFocus
The right tool if you already work this way. If you do not, it will feel like homework.
Our verdict on Things
The most refined personal task manager. Buy it knowing it will never be a team tool.