Ujama vs MCTL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ujama
Connect with your local and affiliated communities to foster friendship and teamwork. This app facilitates mutual aid, fundraising, event planning, and a local marketplace. Earn points for helping others, redeemable for rewards.
- Trusted connections
- Community messaging
- Fundraising tools
- Event planning
- Local marketplace
- Earn Upendo Points
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Ujama helps people help one another. Our name comes from the Swahili word “ujamaa" which means extended family. We promote more joy and fewer logistics through the power of community, friendship and teamwork. Make trusted connections near you and from your affiliated communities. Use Ujama messaging to give and get help, fundraise, and to plan events and get-togethers. Use our marketplace to sell your products and services and to shop from sellers in your communities. Earn Upendo Points for helping others which can be redeemed for rewards.
MCTL
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MyCommunityLives is a platform and mobile app that helps residents discover, register, and pay for activities like Pickleball, Tennis, and other racket sports across different communities. It removes geographic limits so members can access events in neighboring and even far away communities. A key feature is that once you join one community, you instantly become part of them all, which is especially helpful for travelers, club members, and park districts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ujama at weekly against MCTL's every 6 weeks. Ujama also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ujama ships an update weekly, MCTL every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ujama | MCTL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (83 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ujama Inc. | Bryan Baker |
In-app purchases
Ujama
No in-app purchases
MCTL
No in-app purchases
