Comparison

Ushahidi Mobile vs PST Reader

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

Head to head
About

Ushahidi Mobile

Collect and submit survey data, including photos and videos, even when offline. Manage multiple data collection platforms from a single app. Visualize submitted data on maps or timelines.

Highlights
  • Offline data collection
  • Photo and video support
  • Manage multiple deployments
  • Search deployments by name
  • Map and timeline data views
  • Submit reports to deployments
Features
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With support for offline data collection -- including videos and photos -- Ushahidi for iOS helps you quickly complete surveys from your iPhone in any location, with or without an Internet connection. The app saves data that you and your contributors collect with it and sends the report to the appropriate Ushahidi deployment. Ushahidi for iOS also allows you to manage multiple Ushahidi deployments in one place. And a simple search-by-name tool makes it easy to add them. Ushahidi deployments are a suite of tools that allow people to collect, organize and visualize data in a single place. They help you build custom surveys, import data from third-party services (like SMS and Twitter), and then share it publicly in a map or timeline. Anyone can create an Ushahidi deployment at ushahidi.com. Once added to the iOS app, a deployment’s survey data is available to explore in both map and timeline views. Any of the 5,000-plus deployments already created at ushahidi.com can be added today to Ushahidi for iOS.

About

PST Reader

Features
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PST Reader opens .pst mail archives on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No setup. No account. No internet. Drag in a file you exported a decade ago and read it like it was yesterday. WHAT IT DOES Browse the full folder tree from your archive: Inbox, Sent, Drafts, Junk, Deleted, and any custom folder you set up. Read every message with original formatting, recipients, date, and full headers when you need them. Search across the whole mailbox by sender, subject, body, or recipient. Results show which folder the match came from. Preview attachments in QuickLook. Save them to Files, share through any app, or drag them straight to Finder on Mac. Open contacts, appointments, tasks, and notes carried by the archive. Print messages or export them as PDF. PRIVACY The file stays on your device. Nothing leaves it. No analytics. No login. No server. PST Reader opens archives read-only. Your file is never modified. Decrypted attachment data is deleted from the temp folder when you close the archive. FORMATS Both Unicode and ANSI .pst files are supported. Single archives up to several gigabytes work fine. PRICING Free for up to 10 messages a day. Enough for the quick lookup most people need. Premium unlocks unlimited reading, full search, attachment export, and PDF print. Cancel anytime in your Apple subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://yevgenii.dev/projects/pst-reader/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ushahidi Mobile1 screens
PST Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ushahidi Mobile at none against PST Reader's 3. Ushahidi Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PST Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ushahidi Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ushahidi Mobile ships an update every 2 months, PST Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Ushahidi Mobile versus PST Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUshahidi MobilePST Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUshahidiYevgenii Kryzhanivskyi

In-app purchases

None

Ushahidi Mobile

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PST Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Ushahidi Mobile free?
Ushahidi Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PST Reader free?
PST Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ushahidi Mobile or PST Reader have ads?
Neither Ushahidi Mobile nor PST Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ushahidi Mobile or PST Reader?
Ushahidi Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and PST Reader monthly. Most recently, Ushahidi Mobile was updated on September 20, 2026 and PST Reader on September 15, 2026.

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