App Comparison
Things 3 is arguably the most beautiful task manager ever made for iOS. The design is so good it won an Apple Design Award. If you care about the experience of managing your task list, nothing looks or feels better.
But there are two reasons people look for Things 3 alternatives in 2026: price and voice input.
Things 3 is a one-time purchase ($9.99 iPhone, $19.99 iPad, $49.99 Mac) rather than a subscription — which sounds great until you realize it means there's less incentive for continuous development, and voice capture has never been a focus. The app supports dictation, but speaking a task into Things 3 requires the same 5-step navigation as typing one.
| Feature | Things 3 | Vozly |
|---|---|---|
| Design quality | ✓ Award-winning | Good, functional |
| Voice-first capture | ✗ | ✓ Core feature |
| Quick capture speed | 5–6 steps | 1 step |
| Today / Upcoming views | ✓ Excellent | Basic |
| Voice journal | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dream journal | ✗ | ✓ |
| Subscription required | No (one-time purchase) | Free tier available |
| Total cost (1 year) | ~$80 (all platforms) | Free–$11.88/year |
| iOS widgets | ✓ | ✓ |
Consider Vozly as your Things 3 alternative if the majority of your tasks are personal (not team-based), if you find yourself with great ideas that never make it into Things 3 because opening the app feels like too many steps, or if you want to add journaling to your productivity system without adding another app.
One approach that works well: use Vozly for capture throughout the day (zero friction, voice-first), and Things 3 for your weekly review and planning session (beautiful interface, structured organization). You get the best of both — Vozly's speed and Things 3's organizational depth.
Run your weekly review on Sunday: open Things 3, review what came in, organize into areas and projects, plan the week. Everything else happens in Vozly by voice.
Vozly is free. Use it alongside Things 3 or as a complete replacement for personal task management.
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