Irkless or Things 3?
Irkless owes a lot to Things, and the shape is the same. Move if you need your lists on Windows, a work PC or any browser, or want Waiting For and a real project review.
Moving takes minutes. Copy a task in Things and paste it into Irkless: it keeps its notes, tags and start date. Copy a whole list and each comes across as its own task. How moving works
What you gain
Waiting For, without the tag workarounds
Waiting For and Delegated are lists of their own, so what's in other people's hands stays visible.
A real project review
Each project gets an interval, and Review walks you through the overdue ones.
On the work laptop too
Any browser on Windows, Linux or a Mac you can't install things on.
And in the terminal
The same lists in the terminal app, full-screen, keyboard all the way.
What you'd give up
- A one-off price. Irkless is a subscription, $6 a month, covering every app.
- A decade of polish. Irkless is tidy, but younger.
Stay with Things if you only use Apple devices and it isn't missing anything. It's one of the best-made apps there is.
Written from what each app offered when this page was last updated. Check Things 3's own site for current features and prices. Product names belong to their owners.
Irkless and Things 3 side by side
| Feature | Irkless | Things 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Works in a browser | Yes | No |
| Windows and Android apps | In early planning; the web app works on both | No |
| Mac and iPhone apps | In private beta | Yes |
| Waiting For list | Yes, and a Delegated list | Not built in |
| Someday list | Yes | Yes |
| Start dates that hide a task | Yes | Yes |
| A review of each project | Yes, each on its own schedule | Not built in |
| Files on tasks | Yes, up to 10 MB each | No, files become links |
| Shared lists | No, it's for one person | No |
| Free plan | No: 30 days free, then $6 a month | No, a one-off price per platform |
| AI assistant connector | Yes, over MCP (beta) | Siri and Shortcuts |
Checked against each app's own website in October 2026. Features change, so check Things 3's before you decide.
Moving from Things 3
- In Things, select the to-dos in a list and copy them.
- Paste into Irkless. Each to-do becomes a task with its start and due dates; one copied on its own also keeps its notes and tags.
- Sort them at your own pace: into projects, Today, Someday or Waiting For.
Try it with this week's tasks
Paste your Things 3 list in on Monday and see by Friday whether it sticks. Thirty days free, no card, and Things 3 stays where it is until you decide.