Change.org vs Jay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Change.org
Empower your voice for social change with a leading platform. Easily launch, track, and amplify your petition campaigns on issues you care about. Stay informed with real-time updates and engage directly with your supporters.
- Launch and grow petitions
- Track petition stats (signatures, views, shares)
- Real-time milestone updates
- Share petitions easily to social media
- Access personalized social media assets
- View and engage with supporters
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Change.org is the world’s leading platform for social change, empowering over 500,000,000 people to raise their voice on issues they care about. Our new app gives you everything you need to launch and grow a successful petition. Whether you’re fighting for local change or global impact, our app makes it simple to track, share, and amplify your campaign—all in one place. Stay informed with real-time updates when your petition reaches key milestones, so you can celebrate and engage with supporters right away. TRACK PETITION STATS Watch your signatures, comments, and supporter activity update in real time. See how many people chipped in to promote your petition. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES Get notifications on your phone about key signature milestones. See every time someone supports your cause through comments and videos. SHARE YOUR PETITION ANYWHERE Easily share to Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, messaging apps, and email—on the go. Get ready-to-post images and templates tailored to your campaign for every platform. Create a custom URL and QR code to spread your petition faster. UPDATE YOUR SUPPORTERS Keep your community informed and energized. Choose from message templates, add photos, and send directly to your supporters—without leaving the app.
Jay
Connect with activists and organizations to drive social change. Create and manage groups, discover causes, and organize or join events. Visualize movements on an interactive map and find opportunities to make a difference.
- Create and manage organizations
- Connect with like-minded activists
- Discover and join causes
- Submit and manage assemblies/events
- Interactive map of movements
- Search and filter by cause, location, date
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Empower change and connect with a vibrant community of activists and organizations. Jaywalk is the essential app for anyone passionate about making a difference. Whether you're a seasoned organizer or a new advocate, Jaywalk provides the tools you need to create impact, mobilize support, and participate in the movements that matter most. With Jaywalk, you can create and manage your own organizations, inviting members and streamlining your collective efforts. Activists are empowered to connect with like-minded individuals, discover new causes, and find opportunities to contribute to meaningful change. The app makes it easy to submit and join assemblies, allowing you to propose and manage gatherings, protests, and events, while others can browse, join, and commit directly. Visualize where change is happening with the interactive map view, showing assemblies near you or across the globe. You can explore diverse causes through a comprehensive list of social, environmental, and political issues, finding what resonates most. Plus, smart search and filter capabilities help you quickly find assemblies by cause, location, date, or organization, ensuring you never miss an opportunity to stand up for what you believe in. Jaywalk bridges the gap between intention and action, making it easier than ever to organize, mobilize, and participate in the collective pursuit of a better world. Download Jaywalk today and become a part of the movement!
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Verdict
Change.org and Jay both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Jay's written reviews are positive against 65% of Change.org's. Jay also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.8 for Change.org against 4.9 for Jay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 70 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Change.org's written reviews are positive against 83% of Jay's.
Change.org ships an update every 8 days, Jay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Change.org | Jay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (193 ratings) | 4.9 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Change.org, PBC | Tech for Palestine |
Customer experience
Change.org
Jay
In-app purchases
Change.org
No in-app purchases
Jay
No in-app purchases







