Productivity · head to head
Rows vs Things 3
Rows
Productivity
Browser spreadsheet whose formulas call live data from analytics, CRM and payment services
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Things 3
Productivity
The award-winning personal task manager
- From
- $9.99/one-time
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Rows has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Rows refresh frequency is the metered resource, so the free plan refreshes manually only and daily automation begins on the paid tier, which means the automatic reporting that justifies the tool is exactly what the free plan withholds.; Things 3 no team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
- They diverge on capability: Rows covers Integrations in formulas, Things 3 covers Today view.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Rows and Things 3 actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).
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 Rows
- Integrations in formulas
- Scheduled refresh
- Publishable sheets
- Cell enrichment
- AI tasks
- Guests
- API access
- Version history
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.
Rows
- A weekly marketing report that pulls analytics, advertising and CRM figures into one refreshing sheet instead of three manual exports.not Things 3
- Agency client dashboards shared as a page, without handing over access to the underlying accounts.not Things 3
- Enriching a list of companies or contacts from inside the sheet rather than through a separate tool and a re-import.not Things 3
- A small team that needs live numbers in a familiar grid and has nobody available to build a proper reporting stack.not Things 3
Things 3
- Schedulingnot Rows
- Appointment bookingnot Rows
- Time trackingnot Rows
- Resource managementnot Rows
- Team coordinationnot Rows
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Rows
- Refresh frequency is the metered resource, so the free plan refreshes manually only and daily automation begins on the paid tier, which means the automatic reporting that justifies the tool is exactly what the free plan withholds.
- Exports carry values rather than connections, so a downloaded file from Rows is a dead snapshot and anything you built has to be reconstructed from scratch elsewhere, which makes recurring reports quietly expensive to move.
- Guests are capped by tier at three on free and ten on the entry plan, so sharing a report with a client's team or a group of stakeholders pushes you up a tier for people who only ever look at a page.
- It is not Excel or Google Sheets, so the function library, add-ins, pivot behaviour, scripting and offline files people rely on are not all present, and it works as a reporting surface rather than as an organisation's general spreadsheet.
- The Pro tier adds a fixed monthly platform charge on top of the per-user price, so moving from daily to intra-day refresh, or from ten guests to a real audience, is a step change in cost rather than an increment.
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
Rows
Free- FreeFree
- 5 AI Tasks per month
- Manual data imports
- 10 integration accounts
- Plus$8/month
- 200 AI Tasks per month
- Daily data table automation
- 10 integration accounts
- Pro$79/month
- 1,000 AI Tasks per month
- Per-minute data automation
- 100 integration accounts
- Enterprise$null/mo
- Unlimited AI Tasks
- Custom integrations and API endpoints
- Unlimited guest members
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 Rows if
- You need integrations in formulas.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want scheduled refresh.
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 Rows or Things 3 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Rows starts at Free 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, Rows or Things 3?
- Rows has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Rows and $9.99/one-time for Things 3.
- Does Rows or Things 3 run on more platforms?
- Rows runs on Web. Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
- Can I use Rows for free?
- Yes. Rows has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Things 3 starts at $9.99/one-time.
- What is Rows best used for?
- Rows is most often used for a weekly marketing report that pulls analytics, advertising and crm figures into one refreshing sheet instead of three manual exports., agency client dashboards shared as a page, without handing over access to the underlying accounts., enriching a list of companies or contacts from inside the sheet rather than through a separate tool and a re-import., a small team that needs live numbers in a familiar grid and has nobody available to build a proper reporting stack.. Of those, a weekly marketing report that pulls analytics, advertising and crm figures into one refreshing sheet instead of three manual exports. and agency client dashboards shared as a page, without handing over access to the underlying accounts. are not what Things 3 is typically brought in for.
- What can Rows do that Things 3 cannot?
- Rows covers Integrations in formulas, Scheduled refresh, Publishable sheets, Cell enrichment. Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Rows: Can it replace Excel or Google Sheets?
Not for general spreadsheet work. It is for reports and sheets that pull live data, and most teams end up running it alongside a conventional spreadsheet rather than instead of one.
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.
SourceRows: What can I actually do on the free plan?
Real building: unlimited members, ten integration accounts, five AI tasks a month, 1 MB imports, three guests and seven days of version history. What you cannot do is schedule a refresh.
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.
SourceRows: Does the data stay live after I export?
No. Exports contain values only, so the connections and the scheduling do not travel and the file stops updating the moment it leaves.
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.
SourceRows: Is pricing per user?
Yes on the paid tiers, with a fixed platform fee added at Pro. Guests are counted and capped separately from members.
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.
SourceThings 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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