Samaritan vs ReliefScout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samaritan
This app provides a secure way to support individuals experiencing homelessness. You can send gifts for essential needs, invite them for coffee, or offer words of encouragement, ensuring your support directly aids their journey toward stable housing.
- Support individuals experiencing homelessness
- Send gifts for essential needs
- Invite for coffee or conversation
- Offer words of encouragement
- Track impact on user journeys
- Community expansion requests
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“When I got my first gift from a Samaritan, I was in the library crying at the thought that someone out there cares about me.” Samaritan is a dignified and secure channel to support the journey toward stable housing. There are plenty of reasons why the single mom with a car full of belongings, the veteran on the street corner, or the teen outside the supermarket experiencing homelessness are often overlooked: “I don’t have cash” “I don’t know if they will spend it on true needs” “I don’t know if it will make a real dent” Now, you know. Samaritan invites you to join their journey and feel confident that your social capital - both your talents and money - are going toward core needs. Send a $25 gift for food and medical bills, invite them to coffee, or message words of encouragement for greater accountability. Samaritan is currently serving members in Seattle, Oklahoma City, and Orange County and aiming to serve 100+ communities by 2025. Want your community supported, too? Contact us and let us know where you are!
ReliefScout
Instantly find local nonprofit and charity resources based on your needs and zip code. Discover opportunities for financial, medical, educational, housing, and career assistance. Save your favorite programs for easy access.
- Explore free and reduced cost resources
- Get matched to opportunities
- Locate support by zip code
- Save favorite programs
- Find financial assistance
- Discover medical programs
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ReliefScout instantly connects you to resources from nonprofits, charities, and other organizations in your area. The app works by analyzing your needs and locating relevant opportunities within your zip code. Find assistance with finances, education, medical needs, housing, career, food, and so much more. Key Features: +Explore free and reduced cost resources +Get matched to opportunities +Locate support easily based on zip code +Save your favorite programs for later use What You’ll Find: +Financial Assistance +Benefit Programs +Career Support +Childcare Help +Education Grants +Medical Programs ReliefScout is completely free to download and use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: ReliefScout at ad-supported against Samaritan's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Samaritan against 4.4 for ReliefScout. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 59 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Samaritan's written reviews are positive against 67% of ReliefScout's.
Samaritan ships an update every 2 months, ReliefScout monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Samaritan | ReliefScout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (43 ratings) | 4.4 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Samaritan | Modaramo |
Customer experience
Samaritan
ReliefScout
In-app purchases
Samaritan
No in-app purchases
ReliefScout
No in-app purchases






