This $50 app organized my entire life — here’s how it works

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There are plenty of apps to categorize your to-dos, but there aren't many apps that can organize your entire life.
Things 3, from Cultured Code, works across Apple devices and helps you organize all of your thoughts, ideas, projects, and areas of your life.
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Things 3, from the Germany-based software startup Cultured Code, is a 2017 Apple Design award-winning app for organizing your life that's both simple and robust.

It works across Apple devices only right now (sorry Android and PC users), but if you have at least one-Apple made product, it's probably worth considering.

Cultured Code provided me with review codes to try Things 3 on my Apple devices, and I can confidently say that Things 3 is remarkable organization tool. It's great for jotting down quick thoughts that come along, but it's really best for tackling more complex projects — like planning vacations, learning a new language, and especially prioritizing your various work tasks.

I've spent a few months importing my entire life into Things 3. Here's what it's like to use the app, and why you should consider buying it:

First thing's 😉 first: Let's talk about price.

Unfortunately, you need to buy Things 3 for any device you want to use it on.

Things 3 costs:

$10 on the iPhone
$20 on the iPad
$50 on the Mac (plus a free 15-day trial)

My advice: Consider which devices you use the most, and go from there.

(Personally, I use my iPhone and MacBook more often than my iPad, so I would highly recommend getting Things 3 for those two devices.)

Here's a look at what my Things 3 looks like on my Mac.

The left sidebar shows how Things 3 organizes all your information, and the folders at the bottom are divisions that I created myself, for Life, Work, and Projects.

The main part of the screen shows your Inbox, where you can drop in any free thoughts you have lying around so you can organize them later.

A nice bonus: If you use Apple's Calendar and Reminders apps, you can import all of your events and reminders with a single button press.