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Sunsama vs Things

Sunsama and Things are both personal productivity tools. Sunsama is aimed at freelancers and small businesses, while Things is aimed at freelancers.

Sunsama

Daily planner that pulls tasks from your tools

Things

Award-winning to-do app for Apple devices

PricingPaid · $22Paid
Starting price$22/moNot published
Free planNoNo
Free trial14 days15 days
Built forFreelancers, Small businessesFreelancers
Platformsweb, macos, windows, ios, androidmacos, ios
CountryUS · 2017DE · 2007
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Choose Sunsama if

Individuals who want intentional daily planning across many tools.

  • Encourages realistic days
  • Unifies tasks from many tools
  • Calm, intentional design

Look elsewhere if: People who want automation (Motion) or a free tool (TickTick).

Choose Things if

Apple users wanting a beautiful personal task manager.

  • Beautiful, calm design
  • One-time purchase
  • Fast and reliable

Look elsewhere if: Teams or Windows/Android users.

Sunsama vs Things pricing

Sunsama

  • Pro$22/mo$17 billed yearly; unlimited usage and integrations
  • EnterpriseCustomContact sales

Things

  • Mac$49.99One-time purchase
  • iPhone & Apple Watch$9.99One-time purchase
  • iPad$19.99One-time purchase

Sunsama · Key features

  • Guided daily planning ritual
  • Import tasks from many tools
  • Timeboxing on calendar
  • Workload warnings for overcommitment
  • Daily shutdown and weekly review
  • Focus mode

Cons

  • Single pricing tier, not cheap
  • Manual planning takes minutes daily
  • Not a team project tool

Things · Key features

  • Areas, projects and headings
  • Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday
  • Quick entry with natural dates
  • Tags and filters
  • Calendar events alongside tasks
  • Free Things Cloud sync

Cons

  • Apple only
  • No collaboration
  • No web app

Sunsama vs Things: FAQ

Do Sunsama and Things have a free plan?

Sunsama has no free plan, a 14-day free trial. Things has no free plan, a 15-day free trial.

Which is better for small businesses, Sunsama or Things?

Sunsama lists small businesses as a core audience, while Things is aimed more at freelancers.

Not sure yet?