Remember The Milk vs Things 3
No leader: the top candidate Remember The Milk has only 0.25 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for task management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Remember The Milk
A web and mobile task management service that lets users create lists, tag tasks, set multiple reminders, and attach files. It integrates with popular productivity apps and provides AI assistant access through MCP for natural conversation-based task management.
Things 3
A to-do list app for Mac and iOS that balances simplicity with powerful functionality. It provides daily planning, project management, calendar integration, and sophisticated task organization features.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Siri
Remember The Milk
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Zapier
- Evernote
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Alexa
- IFTTT
- Slack
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Things 3
- Reminders
- Shortcuts
- OmniFocus
- Calendar
- Spotlight
- Writing Tools
- Control Center
- Lock Screen
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.