I just ran across Wunderlist last night and decided to check it out. 
I signed up for the web app to get started. Let me just say that I was pleasantly surprised and pleased. It is a beautifully simple task management application. And it is FREE!
Not only that, but it comes not only as a web app (accessible from any browser on any computer) but also as an iPad/iPhone and Android mobile version, as well as Windows and Mac OSX desktop versions. And, of course, they all sync with each other!
Now I have been a Things user for about 2 years now, and have to say while I like the power of Things, I often feel it is more complicated than it needs to be. Don't get me wrong, it is a great application, with more capabilities than Wunderlist, but it also cost $50 for the desktop app, $10 for the iPhone version.
Here are some similarities of the two applications:
- Both apps sync. Things syncs over wifi when both applications (mobile and desktop) are running on the same network. Wunderlist syncs to the cloud. New items are retrieved on startup.
- Both apps allow easy organization. Things lets you create either "projects" or "areas of responsibility" for organizing tasks. And a project can stand alone, or be under and "area." Wunderlist lets you create multiple "lists" (like "areas" in Things).
- Both use an "inbox" methodology for creating tasks.
- Both have desktop/mobile versions.
Advantages of Things:
- Advanced tagging features.
- More ways to groups/organize tasks (projects, areas of responsibility, due date, etc.)
Advantages of Wunderlist:
- Cloud syncing.
- Free desktop client.
- Free web app.
- Free mobile client.
- Simpler for more basic management.
- Multiple background image options.
- Push or email notifications (mobile version).
- Create lists & tasks via a simple email.
Wunderlist also lets you "share" lists, but I have not had a chance to test that functionality.
Here is a screen shot of Wunderlist. Isn't it pretty?
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