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Things vs Roam Research

Side-by-side comparison of two indie startups from the Startup Spotlight directory.

Option A
Things

Things

Productivity

An award-winning personal task manager.

Things is a beloved, beautifully designed task manager for Mac, iPad, and iPhone with a focus on calm, deliberate planning.

Founder
Werner Jainek
Founded
1997
Team
11-50
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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Option B
Roam Research

Roam Research

Productivity

A note-taking tool for networked thought.

Roam pioneered bi-directional linking in personal note-taking — a graph database for your brain, with a cult following among researchers and writers.

Founder
Conor White-Sullivan
Founded
2019
Team
1-10
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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