AnotherTodo vs Todoist vs Things 3: An Honest Comparison
A feature-by-feature comparison where we lose every category except one. An honest review from the world's least necessary todo app.
We are going to compare AnotherTodo to two of the best todo apps in the world. We will lose almost every category. We are publishing this anyway because we believe in honesty, and also because the one category we win is interesting.
Let’s be rigorous about this.
The apps
Todoist — Founded in 2007. Tens of millions of users. Cross-platform. Deep integrations with everything. Probably the most widely used dedicated task manager on the planet.
Things 3 — Built by Cultured Code in Germany. Won an Apple Design Award. Widely considered the most elegant task manager on any platform. Has a desktop app, iPhone app, iPad app, Apple Watch app.
AnotherTodo — Built last week, approximately. Five features. One pricing tier. An MCP server.
Feature comparison
| Feature | AnotherTodo | Todoist | Things 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add todos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Complete todos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit todos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delete todos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View todos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Projects / lists | No | Yes | Yes |
| Due dates | No | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring tasks | No | Yes | Yes |
| Subtasks | No | Yes | Yes |
| Labels / tags | No | Yes | Yes |
| Priorities | No | Yes | Yes |
| Filters and views | No | Yes | Yes |
| Natural language input | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reminders | No | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar integration | No | Yes | Yes |
| Email to task | No | Yes | No |
| Team collaboration | No | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | No | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | No | Yes |
| Offline mode | No | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard shortcuts | No | Yes | Yes |
| Themes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works inside Claude via MCP | Yes | No | No |
We have 5 features. Todoist has approximately 200. Things 3 has fewer than Todoist but more elegantly arranged. We’re not sure what the other 195 do. Probably something useful.
Pricing
AnotherTodo — $4/month. One plan. That’s it.
Todoist — Free tier (5 active projects), Pro at $5/month, Business at $8/user/month.
Things 3 — One-time purchase. iPhone app is $9.99. iPad app is $19.99. Mac app is $49.99. No subscription.
On a per-feature basis, AnotherTodo is extraordinarily expensive. Five features for $4/month works out to $0.80 per feature per month. Todoist Pro is $5/month for roughly 200 features — $0.025 per feature. Things 3 on Mac is $49.99 once, forever.
We do not recommend doing this math if you are considering subscribing to AnotherTodo.
The platforms question
Todoist runs everywhere — web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux via browser. Things 3 runs on Apple platforms only, which is either a deal-breaker or irrelevant depending on your situation.
AnotherTodo runs in a browser and inside Claude. That’s the complete list.
There is no AnotherTodo mobile app. There is no AnotherTodo desktop app. There is no AnotherTodo for Windows, Linux, Android, or Apple Watch. If you want to access your todos on your phone, you open a browser and go to the website. This is 2026 behavior from a product with 2026 ambitions.
Design
Things 3 won an Apple Design Award. Todoist is clean and functional. AnotherTodo looks like what happens when a developer builds a todo app without a designer, which is exactly what it is.
We are not going to pretend this is a close comparison. It is not a close comparison.
The one genuine advantage
Here is the thing we actually win.
AnotherTodo is an MCP server. Todoist is not. Things 3 is not.
What this means in practice: if you use Claude — Claude Desktop, claude.ai, or the API — you can connect AnotherTodo and manage your todos through natural conversation. You say “what do I have on my list?” and Claude reads your todos and tells you. You say “add a task to call the dentist” and Claude calls the add_todo tool and it appears. You say “mark everything in my list as done” and Claude goes through each item and toggles it.
This is not possible with Todoist or Things 3 today. They have extensive integrations — Zapier, IFTTT, email, calendar — but they don’t expose an MCP interface. Claude cannot directly interact with your Todoist tasks. It can tell you how to use Todoist. It cannot actually use Todoist on your behalf.
AnotherTodo can do exactly that. It’s the only thing we do better. But for a specific kind of person, it’s the thing that matters.
Who should use what
Use Todoist if: You need a serious task management system. You want due dates, recurring tasks, projects, collaboration, mobile apps, and hundreds of integrations. You’re managing work across a team. You need something that will still be improving in five years.
Use Things 3 if: You’re on Apple platforms and you care about design. You want the most thoughtfully designed todo app available, you’re willing to pay once and own it, and you don’t need team collaboration. It is genuinely beautiful software.
Use AnotherTodo if: You live in Claude. You want Claude to be able to add, remove, and check off your tasks through natural language. You’re fine with a simple list, no due dates, no projects, and a web-only interface. You find the premise of a $4 MCP-native todo list charming rather than absurd.
That last use case is narrow. We know. But it’s real, and nobody else is serving it.
An honest summary
Todoist and Things 3 are better todo apps than AnotherTodo in every conventional sense. They have more features, better design, more platforms, and years of refinement. If you need a serious task manager, use one of them.
AnotherTodo is not competing with them on those terms. It’s a minimal todo list that exists primarily as a working MCP server — proof that your productivity data can live inside Claude’s context and be acted on in conversation.
If that’s interesting to you, it’s $4/month. If it’s not, that’s also a reasonable position. Todoist’s Pro plan is $5/month. Things 3 on Mac is $49.99 once. Both are excellent.
We’re the only game in town if you want Claude to manage your grocery list. We’re aware this is a niche market. We’re also aware that niches are where interesting things start.