Is Streaks or Things 3 better?

Neither clearly leads. Streaks starts at $5.99/one-time 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, Streaks or Things 3?

Streaks starts at $5.99/one-time and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time.

Does Streaks or Things 3 run on more platforms?

Streaks runs on iOS. Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.

What is Streaks best used for?

Streaks is most often used for someone wanting a simple visual habit tracker without recurring subscription fees, a person wanting habits like step count or sleep to auto-complete via apple health data, an apple watch user wanting to log habits without pulling out a phone, someone tracking a mix of daily and weekly recurring to-dos in one place. Of those, someone wanting a simple visual habit tracker without recurring subscription fees and a person wanting habits like step count or sleep to auto-complete via apple health data are not what Things 3 is typically brought in for.

What can Streaks do that Things 3 cannot?

Streaks covers Streak tracking, Apple Health integration, Apple Watch app, Flexible scheduling. Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags.

Productivity · head to head

Streaks vs Things 3

Streaks

Productivity

iOS habit tracker sold as a one-time purchase, not a subscription

From: $5.99/one-time
Rated: -

Full review Website

Things 3

Productivity

The award-winning personal task manager

From: $9.99/one-time
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Streaks it is iOS and Apple Watch only, with no Android version, so it is not usable for anyone outside Apple's ecosystem.; Things 3 no team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
They diverge on capability: Streaks covers Streak tracking, Things 3 covers Today view.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Streaks and Things 3 actually diverge.

Attributes where Streaks and Things 3 differ
Attribute	Streaks	Things 3
Starting price	$5.99/one-time	$9.99/one-time
Pricing model	One-time purchase	Unknown
Platforms	iOS	macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS
Founded	Unknown	2004

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Streaks

Streak tracking
Apple Health integration
Apple Watch app
Flexible scheduling
Widgets
iCloud sync

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.

Streaks

Someone wanting a simple visual habit tracker without recurring subscription feesnot Things 3
A person wanting habits like step count or sleep to auto-complete via Apple Health datanot Things 3
An Apple Watch user wanting to log habits without pulling out a phonenot Things 3
Someone tracking a mix of daily and weekly recurring to-dos in one placenot Things 3

Things 3

Schedulingnot Streaks
Appointment bookingnot Streaks
Time trackingnot Streaks
Resource managementnot Streaks
Team coordinationnot Streaks

Where each one falls short

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

Streaks

It is iOS and Apple Watch only, with no Android version, so it is not usable for anyone outside Apple's ecosystem.
The base app caps at 24 tracked habits, which is enough for most users but a real limit for anyone wanting to track a larger number of items.
Sync is via iCloud only, so there is no web or cross-platform account, which limits use to Apple devices exclusively.
It has fewer social or accountability features, such as shared habit tracking with friends, compared with some subscription-based competitors.
A single lifetime purchase means no ongoing development revenue tied to the individual user, so it depends on new sales and occasional priced major updates rather than recurring income to fund development.

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

Streaks

$5.99/one-time

Streaks$5.99/one-time
- Full app, no subscription
- Up to 24 tracked habits
- Apple Watch app included

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 Streaks if

You need streak tracking.
You work on iOS.
You also want apple health integration.

Streaks review

Choose Things 3 if

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

Things 3 review

Questions people ask

Is Streaks or Things 3 better?: Neither clearly leads. Streaks starts at $5.99/one-time 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, Streaks or Things 3?: Streaks starts at $5.99/one-time and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time.
Does Streaks or Things 3 run on more platforms?: Streaks runs on iOS. Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
What is Streaks best used for?: Streaks is most often used for someone wanting a simple visual habit tracker without recurring subscription fees, a person wanting habits like step count or sleep to auto-complete via apple health data, an apple watch user wanting to log habits without pulling out a phone, someone tracking a mix of daily and weekly recurring to-dos in one place. Of those, someone wanting a simple visual habit tracker without recurring subscription fees and a person wanting habits like step count or sleep to auto-complete via apple health data are not what Things 3 is typically brought in for.
What can Streaks do that Things 3 cannot?: Streaks covers Streak tracking, Apple Health integration, Apple Watch app, Flexible scheduling. Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Streaks: Is Streaks a subscription?

No, it is a one-time App Store purchase, currently priced around 5.99 USD, with no recurring fee.

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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Streaks: Does it work on Android?

No, it is iOS and Apple Watch only.

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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Streaks: Does it integrate with Apple Health?

Yes, habits tied to metrics like steps or sleep can auto-complete based on Apple Health data.

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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Streaks vs Things 3

Streaks

Things 3

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Streaks

Only in Things 3

What people use each for

Streaks

Things 3

Where each one falls short

Streaks

Things 3

Pricing, plan by plan

Streaks

Things 3

Which should you pick?

Choose Streaks if

Choose Things 3 if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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