Rack Room Shoes vs Givebacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rack Room Shoes
Discover the latest shoe styles for the whole family from popular and exclusive brands. Browse a wide selection of athletic, comfort, dress, and casual footwear for men, women, and kids. Access app-exclusive offers, track rewards, and manage your purchase history.
- App-only offers
- Browse and buy full catalog
- Track Rewards progress
- Order and Rewards expiration alerts
- Digital receipt for returns
- Find store locations
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Rack Room Shoes offers the latest, greatest shoe styles of the brands your family loves, plus an assortment of labels you won’t find with other retailers. Shop us for an incredible selection of athletic, comfort, dress, and casual shoe styles for men, women and kids. Download the Rack Room Shoes Mobile App to: • Get special App-only offers. • Browse and buy shoes and accessories from our full catalog. • Enroll or sign into Rewards to track your earning progress, plus see and redeem available Rewards. • Receive alerts about recent orders and Rewards expiration. • See your complete purchase history. • Use the app as a digital receipt for in-store returns. • Track shipping of recent orders. • Find your nearest Rack Room Shoes location, and get directions in an instant. -PLUS- • Jump the customer service line with priority access to LIVE CHAT with Customer Care reps. Much more coming soon!
Givebacks
Easily support local schools and causes through donations and purchases. Shop at participating stores to earn contributions and manage all your giving history, memberships, and payment methods in one convenient wallet.
- One-time and recurring donations
- Purchase school store items and memberships
- Earn donations by shopping at partner stores
- Track giving history and receipts
- Manage memberships and payment methods
- Allocate automatic donations
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Effortlessly donate to local schools and causes Make one-time donations, manage recurring donations, and track your giving history. Buy items and memberships from the school storefront Purchase products from their store, memberships and more. Easily access digital PTA memberships right from the wallet. Earn online and in-store Shop at thousands of participating stores and restaurants and earn donations for your favorite cause. Manage everything in one place View your giving history and receipts, view memberships, update payment methods, and allocate automatic donations all from the wallet. Other audiences for reference. PTA - All you need to easily help parents support your school Other NPOs - All you need to build/grow/drive/unlock support for your cause School district - All you need for unit oversight, compliance, and payments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Givebacks at 3.4 against Rack Room Shoes's 2.5. Givebacks also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 7%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Rack Room Shoes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Givebacks holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Rack Room Shoes's written reviews are positive against 38% of Givebacks's.
Rack Room Shoes ships an update every 2 months, Givebacks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rack Room Shoes | Givebacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (58 ratings) | 3.4 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rack Room Shoes | MemberHub, Inc. |
Customer experience
Rack Room Shoes
Givebacks
Bugs and requests
Rack Room Shoes
Reported bugs
18 issues- Login credentials rejected despite correct password
- App requires update that doesn't exist in App Store
- Search functionality hangs indefinitely
- Checkout page fails to load
- App crashes when special characters are searched
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- Cart empties unexpectedly
- User logged out randomly while browsing
- Filter selections cause app to crash
- Payment processing fails at final step
- App stuck on 'Authorizing' or 'Loading' screen
- 404 and 'Forbidden' error messages
- Wishlist inaccessible in mobile app
- Password reset emails not received
- App incompatible with certain IP addresses
- Keyboard remains visible after search
- Duplicate account creation errors
- Order confirmation not displayed in app
- Rewards points not applied to purchases
Requested features
14 requests- Implement working order and package tracking
- Add app-exclusive rewards and loyalty incentives
- Create functional wishlist/favorites feature
- Improve filter options for better product discovery
- Enable curbside pickup functionality
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- Add ability to save login credentials
- Redesign UI with modern, intuitive interface
- Implement password autofill support
- Add dark mode option
- Create shareable product links
- Improve search algorithm accuracy
- Allow multiple filter selections at once
- Add product availability by store location
- Enable international shopping capability
Givebacks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rack Room Shoes
No in-app purchases
Givebacks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rack Room Shoes free?
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