Comparison

Gyve vs MercyWallet

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

Head to head
About

Gyve

This app facilitates charitable giving for organizations by offering various donation methods, including transaction round-ups and recurring gifts. It provides tools for tracking giving trends and automating thank-you messages to donors.

Highlights
  • Transaction round-up donations
  • One-time and recurring donations
  • Text-to-give functionality
  • Customized reporting on giving trends
  • Automated donor thank-you messages
  • Secure PCI compliant payment processing
Features
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Gyve is not just another payment processing app. We are a generosity system built on one simple concept; everyone in your organization is at a different place in their generosity journey and we want to help you encourage each person to take their next steps in giving. We are only mobile giving app that combines the power of rounding up your transactions AND providing one-time donations, recurring donations, text-to-give donations, kiosk donations and online donation services. Gyve uses trusted payment gateways to securely submit your donation quickly and easily, to the charity of your choice. Is Gyve Secure? YES! Gyve is fully PCI compliant LEVEL 1, which are the standards set by Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Diners. We never hold any of your account information on our servers, it is securely transferred to our trusted payment processors. Gyve helps you develop generosity in your organization in three unique ways: GYVE “ROUND-UP” Donors have the option to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar. Gyve will automatically donate the change from that transaction to your organization. Our “round-up” giving is an easy way to promote generosity for specific charities, missions or special projects. CUSTOMIZED REPORTING You get a detailed look at giving trends and demographics in whatever format you want to see them. This allows you to better understand how users are giving and where you can help them in their generosity journey. AUTOMATED MESSAGING You can send a “thank you” message automatically. A thank you message can go to those who give for the first time, hit a specific giving goal or whenever it makes sense. With our portal, you can share generosity moments with everyone involved in giving or narrow it down to a specific type of giver. By capturing the testimony of a recipient on video, you can easily share the story of who was blessed through your organization's generosity automatically. If you do not see your charity, tell them to contact Gyve at info@gyve.io.

About

MercyWallet

Facilitate quick, tax-deductible donations to multiple Catholic charities. This app streamlines spontaneous giving by leveraging community power and providing year-end tax receipts.

Highlights
  • Multiple charity donations
  • Tax-deductible contributions
  • Streamlined giving process
  • Year-end tax receipts
  • Community giving power
Features
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Quickly give to multiple charities with Catholic donor directed fund. Eliminating any unnecessary steps from spontaneous giving & leveraging the power of community. TAX DEDUCTIBLE Catholicer will send you year-end receipts. Donations will be forwarded via e-transfer or check to designated charities.

Screenshots

Gyve4 screens
MercyWallet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MercyWallet at 5.0 against Gyve's 3.9. MercyWallet also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). Gyve's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MercyWallet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gyve has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Gyve's written reviews are positive against 100% of MercyWallet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gyve ships an update every 9 days, MercyWallet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gyve versus MercyWallet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGyveMercyWallet
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (30 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGateway GivingCatholicer

Customer experience

Gyve

All ratings30 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

MercyWallet

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gyve

No in-app purchases

None

MercyWallet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gyve free?
Gyve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MercyWallet free?
MercyWallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gyve or MercyWallet?
MercyWallet is rated higher. Gyve averages 3.9 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while MercyWallet averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Gyve or MercyWallet have ads?
MercyWallet shows ads; Gyve does not.
Which is updated more often, Gyve or MercyWallet?
Gyve ships an update every 9 days, and MercyWallet every 2 months. Most recently, Gyve was updated on July 21, 2026 and MercyWallet on June 1, 2026.

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