Comparison

MyScouting vs MyGabb

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

Head to head
About

MyScouting

Access training resources, track course completions, and download certificates. Communicate with organization members, manage your profile, and stay updated on announcements and events. Includes tools for commissioners.

Highlights
  • Access training resources
  • Track training completions
  • Download training certificates
  • Communicate with members
  • Manage profile
  • Manage announcements and calendar
  • Commissioner Tools
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MyScouting Tool gives the ability to access your training resources and take courses including SYT; track training completions; download or send by email your completed training certificate; communicate with members within your organization level and below; manage your profile; manage announcements and calendar events for your organization; and access to Commissioner Tools.

About

MyGabb

This app provides parents with tools to monitor and manage their children's Gabb devices. It offers features like GPS tracking, customizable safe zones with alerts, and contact management to ensure child safety and independence.

Highlights
  • Location tracking
  • Customizable Safe Zones with alerts
  • Intuitive Parental Controls
  • Easy device pairing and management
  • Parent-approved contacts
Features
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The MyGabb app is designed to help parents protect and stay connected with their kids as they explore the world with Gabb devices. With intuitive parental controls, GPS location and easy device management, MyGabb gives you the tools to support your child’s safety and growing independence. Quickly view your child’s location, set up customizable Safe Zones with alerts, and manage who they can contact—all from one simple app. Whether you’re managing one device or several, MyGabb makes it easy to stay informed and in control. Key Features: Location tracking and history Customizable Safe Zones with alerts Intuitive Parental Controls Easy device pairing and management Parent-approved contacts Designed exclusively for Gabb devices Learn more about Gabb: Gabb provides safe tech made specifically to protect kids, connect families, and empower parents. Gabb devices—Gabb Watch3 Gabb Phone 4 Pro, Gabb Phone 4, Gabb Phone 3 Pro—were all created with kids’ safety as the top priority and provide safe “tech in steps” options for kids 5-18. All Gabb devices come with unlimited talk and text with no access to social media, internet, or unsafe apps. Parents can stay safely connected with their kids through GPS tracking, safe messaging, geofenced safe zones with alerts when a child’s device enters or leaves specified locations, and more. Gabb’s growing list of safe apps, like Gabb Music and Gabb Messenger, give kids more ways to learn the benefits of technology without all the dangers.

Screenshots

MyScouting4 screens
MyGabb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyGabb at 4.5 against MyScouting's 2.3. MyGabb also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 118). MyScouting's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

MyGabb holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyGabb has 8.2K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of MyScouting's written reviews are positive against 11% of MyGabb's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyScouting ships an update weekly, MyGabb fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyScouting versus MyGabb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyScoutingMyGabb
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (118 ratings)4.5 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1188.2K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoy Scouts of AmericaGabb Wireless, Inc.

Customer experience

MyScouting

All ratings118 ratings
Positive25.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative65.3%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral14.4%
Negative68.9%

MyGabb

All ratings8,214 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative79.1%

User reviews

MyScouting

From 118 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📱 Mobile access to training and courses
  • 👍 Fingerprint/biometric sign-in capability
  • 🔍 Easy roster lookup and member search
  • 📧 Ability to email selected members
  • ✅ Training progress tracking and completion status

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ❌ Missing critical roster information (parent contacts, emails, expiration dates)
  • 🔐 Login authentication failures (Gmail, password issues)
  • 📱 Poor mobile responsiveness and non-mobile-friendly design
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent functionality between app and website

MyGabb

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and safe device for kids
  • 📞 Allows calling and texting
  • 🔒 No internet or social media access
  • 🗺️ GPS tracking for parents
  • 💻 Easy to use app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 GPS functionality is unreliable and inaccurate
  • 🔍 Location tracking is slow and inconsistent
  • 🔋 Battery life issues
  • 🤖 Buggy app with frequent crashes
  • 🕰️ Poor customer service response times

Bugs and requests

MyScouting

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Apple Wallet ID card save function not working
  • Gmail login authentication failing repeatedly
  • Password not recognized despite correct credentials
  • Blank white screen on login
  • Application manager showing blank page
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  • YPT training not completing or saving progress
  • Training modules not loading or displaying
  • Drag and drop functionality not working in training
  • Session not resuming after interruption
  • Blue screen crash on app launch
  • App crashes when accessing specific resources
  • Notifications sending repeatedly for old leads/applications
  • Training completion status showing incorrectly
  • Interactive quiz elements not functioning properly
  • Screen scrolling instead of allowing drag operations
  • Roster data missing youth members
  • Former members appearing as current committee members
  • Broken links in Resources section
  • Multiple positions causing app to break
  • Only one wallet ID retained when exporting multiple cards
  • API call errors in training portal
  • Landscape mode not displaying questions
  • Video disappearing in training modules
  • Submit button text missing in training
  • Incorrect answer notification not appearing
  • Buttons not responsive on certain devices
  • Text too small to select on tablets
  • Null constraint error in Commissioner Tools contact entry
  • Endless tour prompts appearing repeatedly
  • System error (-5) preventing YPT access

Requested features

20 requests
  • Parent contact information display in app
  • Member expiration date visibility
  • Membership renewal management through app
  • Commissioner tools parity with website
  • Youth member visibility in rosters
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  • Mobile-friendly training interface
  • Ability to update unit connections
  • Recharter processing through app
  • YPT status color-coding and filtering
  • Unit roster access for commissioners
  • Advancement requirements access
  • Consolidated single app instead of multiple apps
  • Automatic module progression in training
  • CSV export functionality for member lists
  • Commissioner contact entry for non-assigned units
  • Screen rotation support for iPad
  • Integrated training instead of external browser links
  • Real-time database synchronization
  • Reduced print requirements for recharter
  • Merit badge and advancement tracking

MyGabb

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Contacts and device pairing issues
  • Unreliable GPS and location updates
  • App crashes when trying to edit lock mode
  • Inconsistent performance after software updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view text message content
  • More customization options for tasks and chores
  • Improved GPS accuracy and live tracking
  • Separate AM/PM chore settings
  • Ability to see earned coins/rewards

In-app purchases

None

MyScouting

No in-app purchases

None

MyGabb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyScouting free?
MyScouting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyGabb free?
MyGabb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyScouting or MyGabb?
MyGabb is rated higher. MyScouting averages 2.3 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while MyGabb averages 4.5 from 8.2K ratings.
Do MyScouting or MyGabb have ads?
Neither MyScouting nor MyGabb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyScouting or MyGabb?
MyScouting ships an update weekly, and MyGabb fortnightly. Most recently, MyScouting was updated on September 29, 2026 and MyGabb on September 30, 2026.

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