Things vs. TickTick

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Things
Score 6.1 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$9.99
one-time fee
TickTick
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
TickTick from the company of the same name in San Francisco is presented by the vendor as a simple and effective to-do list and task manager that helps users make schedules, manage time, and organize all aspects of life.
$35.99
per year
Pricing
ThingsTickTick
Editions & Modules
For iPhone & Watch
$9.99
one-time fee
For iPad
$19.99
one-time fee
For Mac
$49.99
one-time fee
TickTick Premium
$35.99
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ThingsTickTick
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ThingsTickTick
Features
ThingsTickTick
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Things
-
Ratings
TickTick
7.2
Ratings
6% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ThingsTickTick
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ThingsTickTick
Likelihood to Recommend
It's great for everyday use, whether you adhere to the GTD regimen fully or just need a way to quickly capture and sort your tasks. However, it may be less suited if you're looking for a task manager that lets you collaborate with others or if you want to visualize your tasks in other ways, like a Gantt chart.
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TickTick works well for personal use - managing daily and/or recurring to do's through a variety of lists. These can be renamed as needed. This has contributed to an increase in the completion of projects for me. TickTick also works well for collaboration on a list by list basis. Say that I have a project at work that I need to work with a teammate on - I can create the list and share it with my teammate. From there we can tag-team the project. There is the option for adding to-do lists inside of a top-level list and areas for commenting by the collaborators. This allows us to bypass unneeded meetings or emails to remember what needs to be done next on the project. TickTick may be less suited for situations where photos or files need to be shared for a project or for more complex project management.
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Pros
  • Keeps track of my daily priorities.
  • Collects my work tasks.
  • Let's me sort and prioritize tasks.
  • Organize my tasks.
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  • Quick Input Feature
  • Custom List
  • Multi view. Including the calendar view and kanban view
  • Multi-platform including web, desktop, and mobile
  • Easy-to-share specific list
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Cons
  • Shortcut for moving tasks to areas.
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  • 2 way sync integration with Google Calendar.
  • Sync with Apple Calendar and Reminders.
  • Natural language processing.
  • AI enabled quick task creation, suggestions and segregation.
  • AI suggested segregation of tasks.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
So far it accomplishes everything I need it to without unnecessary complications. The only reason I can think that I wouldn't renew is if I was required to use something else.
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Usability
The interface of Things was good 10 years ago, and has been refined ever since. It's lightweight, while still being readable and showing just the information you need to see. Also, something I haven't seen in any other (of my) app(s) is the keyboard shortcut/launcher, where you start typing a letter, and a dropdown menu lets you quickly jump to a view.
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It is super simple in its set up and easy to learn to use. Many other apps are overly complicated which TickTick is not. It always depende on what features you are looking for but I did not even need to explain anything to those who struggle with newer technology
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
In all honesty, we have never needed to reach out to TickTick for support.
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Alternatives Considered
I've tried numerous to-do apps, some that never even go out of beta. But I kept returning to Things, mostly for the user experience. It's unobtrusive and fast to use, and it looks fantastic, which is more important than I first realized. To become more organized, my app of choice needs to look organized. Also, many competing solutions are trying to force you into one way of using their app, while Things feels more open to letting you define your way of working with task management.
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Todoist is almost equivalent to Ticktick; the only thing is that it is a bit more expensive. Todoist does have a few more fancy AI features, which I presume will be helpful moving forward. Google Tasks would have been great had it not been left undeveloped by Google. The fact that it has a great integration with Google Calendar is what I personally desire, but unfortunately, it falls massively short in all other things. The notion is great for overall knowledge management, unlike personal tasks, as it gets slower the more you load it up. Any.do is good, but it doesn't match up with Ticktick or Todoist and is more expensive.
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Return on Investment
  • Working fewer nights, because I'm more organized.
  • Getting that admin done, that you'd rather avoid if possible.
  • Getting back to people in time more generally.
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  • easier handovers for new and current employees
  • better structure leads to time saved
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