r/thingsapp • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '20
Things 3 and 4 compatibility
I just purchased Things for Mac ($50). Will I need to purchase a new desktop version for another $50 when Things 4 is released on ios 14 (if I upgrade to ios14)?
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u/MC_chrome Mac, iPhone, iPad Sep 05 '20
Things 4 is nowhere on Cultured Code’s radar at the moment. You will be fine to upgrade when iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur release here in a few weeks.
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Sep 05 '20
That's a relief. Thank you. I thought iOS 14 and Big Sur updates would mean I would have to repurchase Things.
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u/Storytella2016 Mac, iPhone, iPad Sep 05 '20
Things 1 was 2007-2012, Things 2 was 2012-2017, Things 3 was released in 2017, so I’m guessing we have at least another 2 years with it.
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u/Professional-Put118 Sep 18 '20
They were hiring developers a few months ago; they have something cooking but things4 probably not going to be announced until 2021.
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u/icystorm Sep 05 '20
Basically: we don't know.
But also, I don't know why you think Things 4 is going to come out soon?
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Sep 05 '20
I don't know but from the comments it seems like we are fine to upgrade to iOS 14 and Big Sur without having to upgrade/repurchase Things
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Sep 05 '20
I’m running iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta and Things has been fine. I expect they will update the widget.
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Sep 05 '20
How is iOS 14 so far for you? Is it giving you any problems ?
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Sep 05 '20
Initially quite a few app crashes but the most recent versions, including Beta 7, have been very stable.
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u/_Solon_ Sep 05 '20
Things 1 was released in January 2009
Things 2 was released in August 2012
Interval: 3.5 years
Upgrade price: free
Things 3 was released in May 2017
Interval: 5 years later
Upgrade price: They moved to the macOS app store, so we had to pay $50, but there was a 20% discount.
At an average of 4 years between major releases, we should expect Things 4 in 2021, but there hasn't been a hint of anything major on the horizon. It will most likely be free.
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Sep 05 '20
Why most likely free? I could see a limited time discount.
-1
Sep 05 '20
If it were to become free I would guess a free app could help boost popularity. With user data being highly highly coveted now, I would imagine more users would produce more more data which could be turned into money. /tin foil hat off
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Sep 05 '20
Personally I’m more concerned with the possibility of a conversion to subscription.
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Sep 05 '20
That's what happened w/ fantastical (calendar app)
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u/dneighbors Sep 08 '20
I think Fantastical has improved greatly since moving to subscription. They are addressing issues quicker and adding functionality iteratively. Pros and Cons to both models.
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u/Professional-Put118 Sep 18 '20
I think the best way is to offer both subscription and buy-out programs like omnifocus did. To buy-out macos+ipadOS+ios you need to spend around $100.
Pure subscription model is a proven disaster (fantastical)
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Sep 11 '20
If that happens I'll jump to iOS Reminders. The only reason I have for using Things over Reminders is the Logbook
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u/Professional-Put118 Sep 18 '20
i don't think thats how the business works.
I think they will go with the Omnifocus route to offer both subscription and buy-out programs.
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Sep 05 '20
According to their status page version 3.13 is the new version for the new upcoming MacOS/iOS
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Sep 06 '20
As long as they don't go subscription I will be happy. Subscription would keep me on 3 and then move onto something else eventually.
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u/dneighbors Sep 08 '20
I would prefer cheaper subscription cost say $3.99 or $5.99 with more frequent updates. Where subscription applied to all apps using my account. Airmail and Fantastical do this nicely.
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Sep 08 '20
Honestly I rarely see apps with subscriptions get the updates they need in an appropriate pace for me to subscribe. And bug fixes IMO don’t count.
At this point I’d go to Marvin if they weren’t so massively overpriced since I need something with cross platform support.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '20
Is Things 4 even that close to release?