Virtuous vs 1YL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtuous
This platform helps nonprofit organizations boost donations by personalizing donor engagement. It streamlines team workflows, automates administrative tasks, and prioritizes meaningful relationships. The mobile app offers on-the-go access to donor data and relationship management tools.
- Personalized donor engagement
- Streamlined team workflows
- Automated back-office tasks
- Mobile access to donor information
- Add notes and update data on the go
- Mapping to connect with nearby supporters
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Virtuous is the responsive fundraising software platform proven to help nonprofit organizations increase generosity by serving all of your donors personally, no matter their gift size. It streamlines your team’s work, eliminates tedious back-office tasks, and focuses on the relationships and connections that matter most. The Virtuous mobile app provides a streamline experience for fundraisers on the go, with easy access to donor information, the ability to add notes and update information from anywhere, and even mapping functionality to allow you to connect with nearby supporters. To learn more about Virtuous, schedule a demo with our team: https://virtuous.org/demo/
1YL
Connect with friends, discover events, and stay updated on happenings within the organization. This app facilitates communication and engagement for its users.
- Connect with friends
- Discover events
- Stay updated
- In-app communication
- Event notifications
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1YL | Your guide to what’s going on at 1YL – connect with long-lost or newly made friends, see what’s happening, and stay in the conversation with the 1YL app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1YL at 100% against Virtuous's 17%. 1YL also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Virtuous's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
1YL holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Virtuous's written reviews are positive against 100% of 1YL's.
Virtuous ships an update every 5 months, 1YL fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtuous | 1YL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (27 ratings) | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Virtuous Software LLC | Young Life Inc |
Customer experience
Virtuous
1YL
In-app purchases
Virtuous
No in-app purchases
1YL
No in-app purchases
