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Culture Amp vs Things 3

Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

HR & Recruiting

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Things 3 logo

Things 3

Productivity

The award-winning personal task manager

From
$9.99/one-time
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier; Things 3 no team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
  • They diverge on capability: Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Things 3 covers Today view.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Culture Amp and Things 3 actually diverge.

Attributes where Culture Amp and Things 3 differ
AttributeCulture AmpThings 3
Starting priceOn request$9.99/one-time
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApimacOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS
CategoryHR & RecruitingProductivity
Founded20092004

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys
  • Pulse surveys
  • Performance management
  • Goal tracking
  • 360-degree feedback
  • Analytics & insights
  • Action planning
  • Manager effectiveness

Only in Things 3

  • Today view
  • Projects and areas
  • Quick entry
  • Tags
  • Calendar integration
  • Apple Calendar
  • Siri
  • Shortcuts

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot Things 3
  • Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Things 3

Things 3

  • Schedulingnot Culture Amp
  • Appointment bookingnot Culture Amp
  • Time trackingnot Culture Amp
  • Resource managementnot Culture Amp
  • Team coordinationnot Culture Amp

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Culture Amp

  • No price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • All products are billed annually
  • Support level is banded by organisation size, with additional support starting at 200 employees and enterprise treatment at 1,000, so smaller customers get less for the same product

Things 3

  • No team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
  • Apple ecosystem only, with no Windows, Android, or web version
  • No third-party app integrations beyond Apple's ecosystem
  • Cannot attach files or images to tasks, only text notes
  • No time blocking or calendar integration for scheduling tasks into specific time slots

Pricing, plan by plan

Culture Amp

On request
  • Engage$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Action planning
  • Perform$undefined/month
    • Goal tracking
    • Performance reviews
    • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Develop$undefined/month
    • Skills development
    • Career paths
    • Learning integrations

Things 3

$9.99/one-time
  • iPhone/Watch$9.99/one-time
  • iPad$19.99/one-time
  • Mac$49.99/one-time

Which should you pick?

Choose Culture Amp if

  • You need employee engagement surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want pulse surveys.

Choose Things 3 if

  • You need today view.
  • You work on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
  • You also want projects and areas.

Questions people ask

Is Culture Amp or Things 3 better?
Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Things 3?
Culture Amp starts at On request and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time.
Does Culture Amp or Things 3 run on more platforms?
Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
What is Culture Amp best used for?
Culture Amp is most often used for employee engagement surveys and analysis, performance reviews and development planning across an organisation. Of those, employee engagement surveys and analysis and performance reviews and development planning across an organisation are not what Things 3 is typically brought in for.
What can Culture Amp do that Things 3 cannot?
Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking. Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Things 3: Does Things 3 support team collaboration?

No. Things 3 is designed for individual use only with no task sharing, team workspaces, task assignment, or commenting features.

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Things 3: What platforms does Things 3 run on?

Things 3 is exclusive to Apple devices: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS. There is no Windows, Android, or web version.

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Things 3: How much does Things 3 cost?

Things 3 uses a one-time purchase model: $9.99 for iPhone/Watch, $19.99 for iPad, and $49.99 for Mac. Total cost for all platforms is approximately $80 with no subscription required.

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Things 3: Does Things 3 sync across devices?

Yes. Things Cloud keeps your to-dos in sync across all your Apple devices automatically. There is no extra cost for cloud synchronization.

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Things 3: Can you attach files or images to tasks in Things 3?

No. Things 3 does not support attachments. You can only add notes (text) to tasks.

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