Comparison

Docket vs Things

Things is a to-do list for your whole life. Docket is a tracker for the apps you ship.

Our appDocket is the one we make. Pick it if you want tasks, releases and launches for all your own apps in one native app.

Docket on iPhone

Docket's Focus dashboard: today's pick, quick add buttons, ideas, what ships next and what to fix

A project's Plan tab in Docket: the next release, shipped versions, posts and nominations

Facts checked on 11 November 2026.

The short answer

Docket is built around shipping apps: versions with a pre-ship checklist, a launch calendar, App Store Connect sync, and an MCP server and CLI. Things is a personal task manager with projects, areas and a Today list.

Pick Docket if

You want a release to have a version, a status and a checklist.
You want a Kanban board and a Gantt view for your apps.
You want your coding agent to read and update the same tasks.

Side by side

	Docket	Things
Built for	one developer shipping several apps	anyone who wants a personal to-do list for work and life
Where it runs	Mac, iPhone and iPad, as a native app	Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
Releases	versions from planned to shipped, each with the same pre-ship checklist	to-dos, projects with headings, areas and deadlines
Launch planning	blog posts, launches, featuring nominations and in-app events on one calendar with your releases	Today and Upcoming lists beside your calendar events
Connects to	App Store Connect: your apps, in-app events and featuring nominations	your calendar
How you pay	free with one project; Docket Pro is a subscription for unlimited projects, iCloud sync, and the MCP server and CLI	a one-time purchase, bought separately for Mac, for iPhone with Apple Watch, and for iPad

What Docket is

Docket is a release tracker for developers who ship their own apps. It keeps tasks, releases with a pre-ship checklist, a launch calendar and app ideas for every project, syncs with App Store Connect, and includes an MCP server and a CLI for coding agents.

What Things is

Things is a personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. It organises to-dos into projects and areas, with Today and Upcoming lists that sit beside your calendar events.

Questions

Is Docket a good alternative to Things?

Yes, if you want tasks, releases and launches for all your own apps in one native app. Docket is built around shipping apps: versions with a pre-ship checklist, a launch calendar, App Store Connect sync, and an MCP server and CLI. Things is a personal task manager with projects, areas and a Today list.

What is the difference between Docket and Things?

Docket is built for one developer shipping several apps. Things is built for anyone who wants a personal to-do list for work and life.

How is Docket sold compared with Things?

Docket: free with one project; Docket Pro is a subscription for unlimited projects, iCloud sync, and the MCP server and CLI. Things: a one-time purchase, bought separately for Mac, for iPhone with Apple Watch, and for iPad.

More comparisons

We make Docket. What we say about Things comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Things' own site, Things 3 on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@onedevshop.com. Things belongs to its owner, and Docket is not affiliated with it.

Docket

Built by an indie developer, for indie developers

Docket is on the App Store, for Mac, iPhone and iPad.