It is the eternal debate in applications: beauty versus functionality. There are those who prefer aesthetically superior applicationsWhile there are other people who give absolute priority to functional apps even if the design is not attractive. In my case, I am one of those who thinks that virtue is in the middle (unless we can have it all), and the objective of this article will be to see if Things 3, which is absolutely beautiful, also offers the functionality that we expect.
GTD
For those of us who have been in the Apple world for some years, Things it is not exactly a novelty. It has been with us for many years on both macOS and iOS, and Cultured Code has always been a perfect example when it comes to mentioning developers who have known how to adapt to the new times.
With the version 3 many, many news arrive. The most visual and impactful of all (and the one they possibly use to justify it being a paid upgrade) is the new design. New animations, new interactions, new icons, new layout and indeed, everything improves on the previous, nothing hits. They inform us from the developer that it has been five years in the oven and, seeing the attention to detail, we believe it.
Yes but no
Among the most positive points of Things 3 I would like to highlight that the integration with the calendar services is magnificent, as well as the progress circles (which allow us to see in a great way what we have left to complete a project) and the new "+" button that does represent a notable advance when it comes to improving the times to add a task.
On the downside, there are two things that are basic in a good GTD in my view and that Things 3 does not offer yet, although it is possible that they will arrive via update. The first is the intelligent interpretation of the text, especially useful with dates and times; the second is the possibility of creating recurring tasks, something that practically all of us need and that inexplicably have not included in this third version.
With all this, we are talking about a very high level application, especially in terms of design and ease of use. Some details are missing, And that makes many of you perhaps think about the purchase, something normal having other alternatives at a lower price or even free in the App Store.
Our assessment
Recurring tasks do exist in Things 3 ... check well because you made a mistake
Correct, I have several
I do not understand this article. Recurring tasks are already present in Things 3 and so is natural language.
Recurring tasks? No problems in Thing 3, I have several
This app is beautiful, but a big problem that I see is the impossibility of being able to see your list of tasks in Windows. In the office I have no possibility to see them and it is where I need them the most.