ClarityClarity vs Things: an honest comparison
Things is a calm, well-designed task manager for Apple devices, and it deliberately stays simple. Clarity shares the love of calm, and adds one thing: it understands what you wrote and organizes it for you.
Side by side
| Clarity | Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Feel | Calm and polished | Calm and polished |
| Adding a task | You write it; dates, reminders and spaces are inferred | You choose the date, project and tags yourself |
| Pricing model | Free to capture and organize; Clarity Premium raises the AI allowance | Paid up front per device (check their site for current prices) |
| Platforms | iPhone only | Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) |
| Best for | People who want the sorting done for them | People who like to organize by hand |
Choose Clarity if
you like calm apps but don't want to spend time filing every task.
Stay with Things if
you want a tool for Mac and iPad too, or you enjoy planning by hand.
What Clarity is
Clarity is an iPhone to-do app. You write or say what is on your mind, it is saved immediately, and Clarity works out the title, date, reminder and where it belongs. Saving never depends on AI: if AI is unavailable, your task is still saved.