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I love Things, and for a long time used it every day. I just can't get behind their pricing model though, the desktop version in Australia is $80 which is outrageously expensive for a TODO app that can largely be replaced with the slightly inferior but free Reminders app.

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Not only that, but even if I pay that price, I can't share lists with my wife? I would really love to use it, but that just seems ridiculous in this day and age.

That's where I'm at with OmniFocus. I love it so much, but it's really expensive, and I'm finding the extra features above Reminders aren't as crucial to my daily life as I'd thought.

Yep same here, Omni was my next stop after Things and I came to much the same conclusion.

Personally I'm pretty happy with Reminders, being able to shout reminders at Siri, and getting location-based reminders has actually been pretty useful for me especially these days when I don't know when specifically I'll be in the office.

The Siri integration was icing on the cake, as was "Remind me when I talk to...". OF had pretty decent integration, but I couldn't step out of the shower and ask my Homepod what I need to do today.

A shared to-do list with my wife was the real killer feature.

That’s even less attractive when you consider that you have no idea when they will switch to a new version number and ask you to pay again.

Things 3 have been out for a long time now so personally I wouldn’t take the risk and would rather wait for Things 4, so that my payment lasts some time.

I've been using Things on iOS for a long time and I should say their desktop pricing for me is worth the money and investment. I understand its pricey because it is just a one time payment. As a father, husband and dev juggling between work and family it is just a task to keep up with everything.

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