Our take
Pick Fantastical if apple-calendar people who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first week + agenda, then Individual Premium at $56.99/year when they need Openings / calendar-set sync — not monthly $6.99 unless they want a one-month bridge after the 14-day trial. Pick Things if people who will pay $49.99 for the Mac app while they check a first Prepare Presentation heading — not iPhone $9.99 first unless
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Fantastical A week you start at a public $
Things A task list you start at a public $
Free plan
Fantastical $0 · always-free column on flexibits.com/pricing: add accounts, add events / tasks, notifications, full-screen day / week / month / quarter / year, iCloud Reminders / Todoist / Google Tasks
Things No free plan
Lowest paid
Fantastical Premium for Families $10.49/mo
Things Things 3 (iPhone) $9.99
Next step up
Fantastical
Things Things 3 for iPad $19.99
Watch out
Fantastical Flexibits.com does not print $
Things There is no $0 seat and no universal license
Last checked
Fantastical 2026-10-23 · Not published by the vendor
Things 2026-10-23 · itunes.apple.com/lookup
apple-calendar people who will stay on Free at $0 while they open a first week + agenda, then Individual Premium at $56.99/year when they need Openings / calendar-set sync — not monthly $6.99 unless they want a one-month bridge after the 14-day trial.
Read the Fantastical pagepeople who will pay $49.99 for the Mac app while they check a first Prepare Presentation heading — not iPhone $9.99 first unless that is the only device, and not Todoist Beginner $0 unless they want a free Today list.
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