Done vs Things 3
A Things 3 alternative for the era of AI teammates.
Things 3 is beloved for its calm design and is a benchmark for a focused personal to-do app — on Apple devices. Done shares that calm, minimal feel but is web-based and cross-platform, and adds AI agents: assign a task to an AI agent and it gets worked on, not just listed.
| Feature | Done | Things 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Assign a task to an AI agent that does the work | Yes | No |
| Natural-language quick capture | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-decompose a task into subtasks | Yes | No |
| Recurring tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Task dependencies (blocked-by) | Yes | No |
| Per-account MCP endpoint for AI agents | Yes | Community servers |
| Time-blocks your day around your real meetings, and re-plans when one moves | Yes | Today / Upcoming |
| Describe a filtered view in a sentence | Yes | Built-in lists |
| Daily digest of overdue / due-today / stalled | Yes | Today view |
| Free to start | Free to start (100 AI calls/mo) | Paid (one-time) |
Why people choose Done
- Works anywhere in the browser, not just Apple devices
- Assign tasks to an AI agent that does the work
- A first-party MCP endpoint, rather than a community bridge over AppleScript
- Free to start — no upfront purchase
Where Things 3 shines
Things 3 has arguably the best-crafted interface in the category and a delightful one-time-purchase model with no subscription. If you live entirely in the Apple ecosystem and want a pure personal to-do app, it's hard to beat.
Try the AI to-do app for yourself
Sign up with just an email, capture a task, and assign it to an AI agent.
Comparison based on publicly available information last verified in July 2026. Things 3 and other names are trademarks of their respective owners; features change — check their site for the latest.