Three+ vs PistonHeads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
PistonHeads
Discover, buy, and sell performance, premium, and collectible cars. Explore listings with advanced search filters, participate in auctions, and engage with a community of car enthusiasts through forums and news.
- Performance car marketplace
- Car auctions
- Advanced search filters
- Saved search notifications
- Car news and reviews
- Car enthusiast forums
- Exclusive competitions
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The UK’s No.1 dedicated marketplace for performance, premium and collectible cars, now in the palm of your hand. Embrace procrastination with the PistonHeads classifieds, bid on your next dream car with auctions, keep up to date with the latest news and reviews, and explore over 25 years worth of discussions on the forums, all just a tap away. Search tools made by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts: Browse auction listings and the classifieds by engine size, cylinder count, drivetrains and even 0-62mph times to narrow searches down to cars that tick all the right boxes. Never miss out on your dream car: Waiting for the right car to appear? Get instant saved search notifications as soon as a new listing goes live, and be the first to know when you’ve been outbid on an auction so you don’t miss the opportunity to seal the deal on your next purchase. More than one way to sell your car: List your car on the classifieds, apply to sell by auction or get an instant quote in just a few simple steps. Your very own content feed: Get the latest car news, reviews and events right from the home screen, as well as selected listings based purely on your preferences. Access to the UK’s largest online car community at your fingertips: Join millions of car enthusiasts on the PistonHeads forums, whether you’re looking to share updates on your project car or dig through over 25 years worth of real world experience. Exclusive features and competitions Download the PistonHeads app now and you’ll be eligible to enter competitions and prize giveaways not available elsewhere. So whether you’re looking to buy, sell, or just share your love for cars, you can find everything you’re looking for all in one place on the PistonHeads app. Welcome home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PistonHeads at 5.0 against Three+'s 4.0. PistonHeads also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Three+'s advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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.
PistonHeads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Three+ has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Three+'s written reviews are positive against 33% of PistonHeads's.
Three+ ships an update every 2 months, PistonHeads fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Three+ | PistonHeads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.2% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hutchison 3G UK Ltd | CarGurus |
Customer experience
Three+
PistonHeads
Bugs and 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
PistonHeads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Three+
No in-app purchases
PistonHeads
No in-app purchases
Questions
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