Comparison

PrayerMate vs Things 3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PrayerMate

Organize your prayer life with this app. It presents daily prayer topics from your custom lists and external sources, making it easy to pray faithfully for people and causes. Features include custom categories, shared requests, and prayer point management.

Highlights
  • Daily prayer topic selection
  • Customizable prayer categories
  • Manual and contact-based subject entry
  • Private prayer request sharing
  • Subscription to online prayer diaries
  • Operation World country feed
  • Scriptural prayer builder
Features
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PrayerMate helps you be faithful in prayer for the people and causes you care about. Every day, PrayerMate will select a person or topic that you've entered from each of your main categories (perhaps "My family" or "My small group at church") and show them to you as a series of index cards - then just swipe between them to pray. It brings together prayer points you've entered manually, regular updates from a whole host of Christian charities and churches, PDF prayer letters and daily prayer pointers from "Operation World". Prayer is one of the greatest privileges for the person of faith, and yet most of us wish we were better at it. Now when you say to someone "I'll pray for you!" you can make sure you follow it up. Features: * Intuitive index card interface lets you swipe between the day's topics * Set up your own personal categories and subjects to suit the way you pray * Subjects can be entered manually or directly from your address book contacts - no typing necessary! * Privately share prayer requests with others in a trusted small group * Subscribe to online prayer diaries, with content from organisations such as London City Mission, Open Doors, UCCF The Christian Unions, Church Society and numerous local churches (including your own if you like!) * Operation World "country of the day" feed * Get the Church of England Collect for the Day automatically * Gallery of downloadable prayers, plus "Take Words With You" scriptural prayer builder * Attach photos and PDFs to prayer points * Import/Export via Dropbox * Optional daily alarm clock to remind you to pray * Prayer points can be scheduled by date, day of the week/month, or just whenever they haven't been prayed for in a while * PIN code feature for added privacy * Email or message the people you're praying for from within the app, or email prayer points to a group of friends * Built-in help system Become a PrayerMate Patron PrayerMate is free to use but you maybe optionally sign up for a subscription to Become a PrayerMate Patron to support the continued development of the app through the "Settings" tab. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew (either every month or every year, depending on the subscription type you choose) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. In return you will receive access to additional colour scheme options so long as your subscription is active. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and will identify the cost of the renewal. You may manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iOS app store settings after purchase. Full terms and conditions at https://www.prayermate.net/pages/app_terms_conditions

About

Things 3

This app helps you organize your life by planning your day, managing projects, and tracking progress toward your goals. It offers a clean interface to manage tasks, projects, and life areas, making it easy to focus on what matters.

Highlights
  • To-Do management
  • Project organization
  • Area categorization
  • Daily planning
  • Reminders and repeaters
  • Calendar integration
  • Share extension
Features
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Get things done! The award-winning Things app helps you plan your day, manage your projects, and make real progress toward your goals. Best of all, it’s easy to use. Within the hour, you’ll have everything off your mind and neatly organized—from routine tasks to your biggest life goals—and you can start focusing on what matters today. “Things offers the best combination of design and functionality of any app we tested, with nearly all the features of other power user applications and a delightful interface that never gets in the way of your work.” —Wirecutter, The New York Times KEY FEATURES • Your To-Dos Your basic building block is the almighty To-Do—each a small step toward a great accomplishment. You can add notes, tag it, schedule it, and break it down into smaller steps. • Your Projects Create a Project for any big goal, then add the to-dos to reach it. Use headings to structure your list as you outline your plan. There’s also a place to jot down your notes, and a deadline to keep you on schedule. • Your Areas Create an Area for each sphere of your life, such as Work, Family, Finance, and so on. This keeps everything neatly organized, and helps you see the big picture as you set your plans in motion. • Your Plan Everything on your schedule is neatly laid out in the Today and Upcoming lists, which show your to-dos and calendar events. Each morning, see what you planned for Today and decide what you want to do. The rest is down to you :) MORE THINGS TO LOVE As you dive deeper, you’ll find Things packed with helpful features. Here are just a few: • Reminders — set a time and Things will remind you. • Repeaters — automatically repeat to-dos on a schedule you set. • This Evening — a special place for your evening plans. • Calendar integration — see your events and to-dos together. • Tags — categorize your to-dos and quickly filter lists. • Quick Find — instantly find to-dos or switch between lists. • Magic Plus — drag the + button to insert to-dos anywhere in a list. • Share extension — create to-dos with content from other apps. • Widgets — see lists on your home/lock screens. • Mail to Things — forward an email to Things; now it’s a to-do. • Markdown — structure & style your notes. • And much more! MADE FOR IPHONE Things is tailored to the iPhone with deep system integrations as well. A great example is the Share extension, which allows you to create to-dos with content from other apps, such as a link to a website you want to get back to. You can also enjoy a beautiful dark mode at sunset, connect your calendars, add a variety of widgets, create to-dos via Siri, import from Reminders—Things can do it all! There’s even Shortcuts integration if you want to automate your workflows. MADE FOR APPLE WATCH Things comes with a great app for Apple Watch. Just raise your wrist to glance at your Today list, mark to-dos complete as you go, and dictate new ones on the fly—all synced instantly with your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. AWARD-WINNING DESIGN Made in Stuttgart, with two Apple Design Awards to its name, Things is a fine example of German engineering: designed not only to look fantastic, but to be perfectly functional as well. Every detail is thoughtfully considered, then polished to perfection. “It’s like the unicorn of productivity tools: deep enough for serious work, surprisingly easy to use, and gorgeous enough to enjoy staring at.” —Apple GET THINGS TODAY Whatever it is you want to accomplish in life, Things can help you get there. Install the app today and see what you can do! • Things is also available for Mac, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro (sold separately). • Sync is provided for free via our Things Cloud service. • A free trial is available for Mac: www.things.app If you have any questions, please get in touch. We provide professional support and will be glad to help you!

Screenshots

PrayerMate4 screens
Things 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PrayerMate at Free against Things 3's $9.99. PrayerMate also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 77%). Things 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and ratings volume (28K vs 424). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PrayerMate is free to download; Things 3 costs $9.99 up front. PrayerMate sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Things 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PrayerMate against 4.8 for Things 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things 3 has 28K ratings behind it against 424, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of PrayerMate's written reviews are positive against 77% of Things 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PrayerMate versus Things 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayerMateThings 3
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (424 ratings)4.8 (28K ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.0% of reviews — better76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings42428K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#2 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiscipleship TechCultured Code GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

PrayerMate

All ratings424 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.2%

Things 3

All ratings28,022 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,890 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative15.1%

Bugs and requests

PrayerMate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Things 3

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to collapse headings and projects
  • Location-based reminders
  • Two-way calendar sync
  • Shared task lists
  • Customizable alert sounds

In-app purchases

19 purchases

PrayerMate

Subscriptions2
  • Become a Patron (Pay Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Become a Patron (Pay Annually)$10.991 Year
One-time17
  • Praying the Promises$1.99
  • Finding Hope Under Bethl Skies$1.99
  • 30 Days of Prayer 2023$1.99
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  • 30 Days of Prayer 2024$1.99
  • 30 Days of Prayer 2025$1.99
  • 5 Things to Pray For The World$2.99
  • I'm Praying For You$2.99
  • 30 Days of Prayer 2026$2.99
  • 5 Things to Pray For Your Church$3.99
  • 5 Things to Pray for the People You Love$3.99
  • 5 Things to Pray: Your Heart$4.99
  • 5 Things to Pray for Your Kids$4.99
  • Hallelujah! by Dave & Sally Gobbett$4.99
  • The Weary World Rejoices$5.99
  • Sing in Exultation$5.99
  • The Advent of Glory$6.99
  • PrayerMate Patron$9.99
None

Things 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrayerMate free?
PrayerMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Things 3 free?
Things 3 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PrayerMate or Things 3?
Things 3 is rated higher. PrayerMate averages 4.8 out of 5 from 424 ratings, while Things 3 averages 4.8 from 28K ratings.
Do PrayerMate or Things 3 have ads?
Neither PrayerMate nor Things 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrayerMate or Things 3?
PrayerMate ships an update fortnightly, and Things 3 fortnightly. Most recently, PrayerMate was updated on October 23, 2026 and Things 3 on October 25, 2026.

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