DofE vs Three+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DofE
This app helps young people in the UK manage their Duke of Edinburgh's Award journey. Plan activities, record evidence, communicate with leaders, and submit your program for completion, all in one place. It also allows you to add your DofE Card to your digital wallet for exclusive discounts.
- Activity planning
- Evidence recording
- Leader communication
- Program submission
- Digital DofE Card
- Gold Award application
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If you’re a young person doing your DofE in the UK, this is the app for you. Whether you’re on your way to Bronze, Silver or Gold, the DofE app makes it easy to pick and plan your activities, connect to your Leader, complete your programme and achieve your Award. Once you’ve activated your eDofE account, use your details to log in to the app — and you’re ready to go. Use your DofE app to: - Get inspired about your activities - Plan your programme and get approval from your DofE Leader-Record evidence - Submit your programme for completion - Submit your Gold Award Presentation application form - Message your Leader - Add your personalised DofE Card to your digital wallet so you can make the most of your exclusive discounts. This app’s just for DofE participants. If you’d like to get involved, visit DofE.org.
Three+
Access exclusive rewards and offers from popular brands, available only to customers. Discover deals on food, entertainment, days out, shopping, and more to enhance your lifestyle.
- Exclusive rewards and offers
- Deals on food and drink
- Entertainment discounts
- Savings on days out
- Shopping promotions
- Wellbeing offers
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Rewards and offers from brands you love, only on Three. Welcome to life with a few extra plusses. Three+ is our new loyalty rewards app exclusive to Three customers. It’s our way of saying thanks and helping you create more meaningful moments. Download now and start exploring an ever-growing list of offers across categories like: - Food and drink - Entertainment - Days out - Wellbeing - Shopping - And more So kickstart a film club with money off at the movies. Treat a friend out to dinner. Or have date night delivered and make it one to remember. Download Three+ today and see how all those extra plusses add up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Three+ at 4.0 against DofE's 3.1. Three+ also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). DofE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Three+ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of DofE's written reviews are positive against 20% of Three+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DofE ships an update every 3 weeks, Three+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DofE | Three+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (9 ratings) | 4.0 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.5% of reviews — better | 20.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | Hutchison 3G UK Ltd |
Customer experience
DofE
Three+
Bugs and requests
DofE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Three+
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login issues and password problems
- Rewards not working as expected
- Slow performance and loading times
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back Cafe Nero rewards
- Expand rewards to more locations
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Make it easier to redeem rewards
In-app purchases
DofE
No in-app purchases
Three+
No in-app purchases
