GoodTask vs Things 3
Both are bought outright, both sit in email & tasks, and both are bought by people leaving Todoist Pro, TickTick Premium. Here is what actually differs — including what each price does not buy.
The short answer
- GoodTask costs $39.99 against $49.99 — 20% less.
- GoodTask has the cleaner licence: buy once, own forever, against own this version forever for Things 3.
Side by side
 GoodTask$39.99Perpetual |  Things 3$49.99This version | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | power-user front end for Apple Reminders and Calendar | calm, opinionated to-do app you buy once per platform |
| Price | $39.99 | $49.99 |
| Licence | Buy once, own forever | Own this version forever |
| What you get | One payment. Updates included, indefinitely. | One payment buys this major version outright. The next major version is a separate purchase, if you want it. |
| The catch | The iPhone and iPad app is a separate purchase from the Mac one | Each platform is a separate purchase — the iPhone app is another $9.99 |
| Macs per licence | not established | not established |
| Account required | no | optional |
| Works offline | yes | yes |
| Apple Silicon | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| On Setapp | Yes | No |
| Minimum macOS | not established | not established |
| App Store rating | not established | not established |
| Last updated | not established | not established |
| Price checked | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-22 |
Apple’s public API reports a rating for only a small minority of Mac apps, and returns zero for most of the rest even when the store page plainly shows reviews. A blank here means we could not read a number, never that an app is unrated or disliked.
In their own right
GoodTask
A layer over Apple Reminders and Calendar that adds smart lists, quick actions, templates and board views, sold once for $39.99 rather than by subscription.
Things 3
A deliberately simple Mac task manager built around an inbox you empty, a Today list you can finish, and projects with headings. One $49.99 Mac App Store purchase, free Things Cloud sync, and no subscription anywhere in the app.