Yoodoo vs Things 3: is Things good for ADHD?

Things 3 is one of the best-designed apps on any phone, and there's no subscription. It's a to-do list, though, and it's Apple only. Pick Yoodoo if you're on Android, or if your days need time blocks, a blocker and one tap to re-plan when they slip.

Facts about Things 3 from its own pages, checked 6 November 2026.

Ross MacfarlaneFounder of Yoodoo · Updated 6 November 2026

	Yoodoo	Things 3
Android	✓	No (Apple devices only)source
Time blocks on a timeline	✓	Not that we could find (lists by day)source
Shows your calendar with your tasks	✓	Yes, in Today and Upcomingsource
Gets your day back on track when it falls apart	One tap (Lite)	Not that we could findsource
Blocks distracting apps	iPhone and Android (Pro)	Not that we could findsource
Plans your day when you just say it	Yes (Pro)	Not that we could findsource
Focus timer	Yes (Lite)	Not that we could findsource
iPad, Apple Watch and Mac apps	In the browser on Mac or PC (Pro); iPad works	✓source
Subscription	Yearly or monthly, or $149.99 once	No, you buy each app oncesource

Pick Yoodoo if…

You're on Android, or might be one day.
A list of today's tasks isn't enough. You need to see them as time, around your meetings.
Your day usually falls apart, and you want one tap to re-fit the rest.
Your phone is the distraction, and you want a blocker built in.

Pick Things 3 if…

You live on Apple devices and want a native app on every one.
You'd rather pay once than subscribe.
You love a calm, beautiful list, and that's what keeps you using it.
You plan by projects and areas more than by the hour.

Side by side

Yoodoo's timeline: tasks and calendar events on one day, with the free gaps and a now line — Yoodoo's timeline: tasks and meetings on one day.

Things 3

My take

I've used Things, and as a designer I think it's one of the most beautiful apps ever made. Everything feels considered. No subscription, too.

But a lovely list of today's tasks still leaves you guessing how long things take and what actually fits. Time blindness doesn't care how pretty the list is.

I make Yoodoo, so I'm not neutral. I built it to show your day as time, and to re-fit it when it slips. If you're all-Apple and a calm list is enough, Things is wonderful. If you need the day itself to work, or you're on Android, try Yoodoo.

Ross

Yoodoo, up close

Yoodoo's Home screen: the one thing to do now, how the day is going and a Start focus button — The one thing to do now, and how the day is going.

Yoodoo's Fix my day sheet re-fitting the next two hours after a task ran over — Something ran over? One tap re-fits the next two hours.

A Yoodoo focus timer counting down on one task — A timer for the one thing you are doing now.

Where Things 3 shines

Things is a beautifully made to-do app from Cultured Code. Today, Upcoming, projects and areas, all calm and uncluttered. Your calendar events show up next to your to-dos, there are reminders at a set time, widgets, Markdown notes and Shortcuts support. It’s an App Store Editors’ Choice.

It’s on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, and each app is bought once, no subscription. Sync through Things Cloud is free. Have a look at culturedcode.com/things.

If you live on Apple devices and a calm, lovely list is what keeps you on track, Things is hard to beat.

Where Yoodoo is different

Things tells you what’s on today. Yoodoo shows you when.

The timeline draws every task as a real block of time around your meetings, so you can see what fits before 4pm. It’s in Lite, the free version. The focus timer runs on any task. Ask Yoodoo plans your day when you just say it. And the app blocker locks the apps that eat your mornings. We couldn’t find any of those in Things.

Yoodoo is also on Android, which Things isn’t. We don’t have native iPad, Mac or Apple Watch apps. On a computer, Yoodoo runs in the browser with Pro.

When your day falls apart

Fix my day notices when something runs over or doesn’t start, asks one question, and fits the rest of today around what really happened. Meetings and locked things stay put. Your most important task is protected. What doesn’t fit goes to Anytime or tomorrow. One tap, in Lite.

We couldn’t find anything like that in Things. Re-planning is up to you, which is fine on a good day and one more job on a bad one.

Price

Things is bought once per device. On the US App Store, Things for iPhone and Apple Watch is $9.99. The Mac and iPad apps are sold separately, and the Mac has a free trial.

Yoodoo Pro is $59.99 a year (with 7 days free), $7.99 a month, or $149.99 once. After the trial, Lite is free for good, with the timeline’s Day view, Fix my day and the focus timer. See Pro.

Switching from Things

Brain dump your lists. Bring across your Today and anything that still matters.
Bring your calendar in, so your meetings are the fixed points.
Plan your week by giving things a day, with room left over.
Just start with the focus timer on your first task.

Then, when the day slips, tap Fix my day.

Questions

Is Things 3 good for ADHD?

It's calm and uncluttered, which a lot of ADHD brains like. But it's a to-do list without time blocks or a focus timer, so it won't tell you what fits before your next meeting. If time blindness is the problem, a timeline planner like Yoodoo helps more.

Is Things 3 on Android?

No. Things is made for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro. Yoodoo is on iPhone and Android, plus the web with Pro.

Is Things 3 a one-time purchase?

Yes, each app is bought on its own. On the US App Store, Things for iPhone and Apple Watch is $9.99, and the Mac and iPad apps are sold separately. Sync through Things Cloud is free.

Sources

Things, checked 6 November 2026
Things pricing, checked 6 November 2026
Things 3 on the US App Store, checked 6 November 2026

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