Things app. WTF?? A pricing rant?

[petvas]

I also agree that Things is expensive but on the other hand it works really great. I have the desktop and the ipad version and I am really happy with it. Of course the price should go down, but this is really a high quality app that works great.

 

[superflush]

Ya, there's something wrong with this company. I guess their model is that if they work on it they can charge for it. So basically, new device? then pay us another fee. The People will vote with their wallets. The market will take care of them and then they'll realize. And where we are, mid July and they STILL don't have an update where you can sync your iPhone/iPad together. What a joke.

There are plenty of developers who are charging for separate apps. It isn't at all unusual. It is their call. They have the option to do a universal app if they want to, but they don't need to.
As far as syncing between the iPad & iPhone together, that'd be nice. However, both of them will sync to your Mac, and therefore can still be easily kept in sync.

I bought initially Things for my MBP and later on also for my iPhone. But when I saw the pricing for the iPad version, I really felt that enough is enough. There is just no way that I'll be paying that greedy company another $20 for something that is priced so much out of line with other to-do apps. It is most likely that I'll stop using it altogether and look for an alternative solution which also offers online synching.

I don't see how it is so out of line with other to-do apps.
Things for OS X: $50 (Education Price $35)
OmniFocus for OS X: $80 (Education Price $50)

Things for iPhone: $10
OmniFocus for iPhone: $20

Things for iPad: $20
OmniFocus for iPad: ?

I'm not sure if TaskPaper is considered a comparative To-Do app, but if so:
TaskPaper for OS X: $30
TaskPaper for iPhone & iPad (Universal): $10

No, it's going to be a new, separate app from the iPhone version. And as IronLogik said, it's probably not going to be cheap; my hunch is that it will be a $40 price tag. But, you know, I'll probably grit my teeth and buy it, because I really do use OmniFocus a lot and I know I'll get my money's worth out of it.

Yea, this is what it looks like. I think it'll at least be $20.

If you can get your head around Omnifocus then you'll realise that it's a superior application to Things. Omnifocus could stack-up as an individual iPhone app but Things on it's own is totally crap.

I will agree that Things for iPhone doesn't do very well without the OS X app. In other words, you can't use it well by itself without having the OS X version. Things for iPad, on the other hand, holds up fine, and you are able to do stuff with it that you haven't been able to do on the iPhone.

 

[MRU]

I have both Things & ToDo and ended up using Todo as it's just better. Syncing with ical or toodledo to make sure all my i-devices are in sync with each other works great.

Cost's less money for Todo on the ipad & iphone than Things on the ipad on it's own.

 

[cocoason]

I tried both omnifocus, things and todo. I discovered they all didn’t fit my needs, so I wrote my own app, it is called cleanDesk, you can find it easily in the app store.

 

[stil]

I really like Things but no syncing between iPad and iPhone is a problem or me.

I've been using Taska and it's really good. It syncs through Toodledo and is set up like Things with a nice UI.

I used to use Appigo's Todo but I can't stand the iPad app. I'm not sure why as it works well. I guess it's because the went for that binder look.

Have a look at Taska.

 

[Razeus]

I will agree that Things for iPhone doesn't do very well without the OS X app. In other words, you can't use it well by itself without having the OS X version. Things for iPad, on the other hand, holds up fine, and you are able to do stuff with it that you haven't been able to do on the iPhone.

And that's the problem. Why on earth do I NEED the OS X version to get what I need out of it. For the price being paid, I should be able to untethered myself from the desktop app.

 

[Jaro65]

I may end up abandoning Things and getting the Pocket Informant instead. I used it for years on WinMo devices and it is one great app. The syncing with iCal should apparently get resolved in iOS 4, so I may end up waiting for that (or not). I'll see.

 

[petvas]

I may end up abandoning Things and getting the Pocket Informant instead. I used it for years on WinMo devices and it is one great app. The syncing with iCal should apparently get resolved in iOS 4, so I may end up waiting for that (or not). I'll see.

I did that and I find PI to be a very nice solution.

 

[Marcus263]

I think Things is pretty much a dying product. The developers take a long time to reply to email and update the product that it is no longer worth the purchase. Taska has been getting some really great reviews. Anyone think it's worth it?

 

[Jaro65]

I did that and I find PI to be a very nice solution.

Do you sync between your iPad and iPhone using a Toodledo account?

 

[killmoms]

I still really enjoy Things. The only thing I really want is MobileMe syncing, which will show up eventually. But it’s not a dealbreaker for me, and I really like the interface and attention to detail.

 

[applesupergeek]

There are plenty of developers who are charging for separate apps. It isn't at all unusual. It is their call. They have the option to do a universal app if they want to, but they don't need to.
As far as syncing between the iPad & iPhone together, that'd be nice. However, both of them will sync to your Mac, and therefore can still be easily kept in sync.



I don't see how it is so out of line with other to-do apps.
Things for OS X: $50 (Education Price $35)
OmniFocus for OS X: $80 (Education Price $50)

Things for iPhone: $10
OmniFocus for iPhone: $20

Things for iPad: $20
OmniFocus for iPad: ?

I'm not sure if TaskPaper is considered a comparative To-Do app, but if so:
TaskPaper for OS X: $30
TaskPaper for iPhone & iPad (Universal): $10




Yea, this is what it looks like. I think it'll at least be $20.



I will agree that Things for iPhone doesn't do very well without the OS X app. In other words, you can't use it well by itself without having the OS X version. Things for iPad, on the other hand, holds up fine, and you are able to do stuff with it that you haven't been able to do on the iPhone.

So you are saying that 80 $ for the app for your Mac and idevices in total, for an app that won't even sync it's data over the cloud is affair price for a friggin to do app?

 

[ntrigue]

Things by Culture Code is an IMMENSELY over-rated application. Things has major flaws but the developers seem to be stuck in 'cloud 9' with all the attention they are getting from magazines and blogs.

It's just such a basic application for what they are pricing it at. There are quite a few other applications that seem to be getting some momentum.

I paid for all three apps (iPhone, iPad and the Mac application) incrementally with the hopes that they will fix problems but they never get fixed.

I really despise Things and Culture Code and dream of their demise.

+1

I've spent $40 on Things and then they asked for $20 for iPad?! Omnifocus is a million times better.

 

[superflush]

So, OmniFocus is out for the iPad now. It's $40

OmniFocus is $80 (Desktop) + $20 (iPhone) + $40 (iPad) = $140 total
Things is $50 (Desktop) + $10 (iPhone) + $20 (iPad) = $80 total
TaskPaper is $30 (Desktop) + $10 (iPhone & iPad) = $40 total

 

[Marcus263]

Hey guys, I found this website: https://www.producteev.com/ It offers a Free Task Management plus iPhone app for free. It was quoted by a member of Lifehacker. I'm going to give it a try, looks very promising.