Comparison

Clowder Connect vs TVPPA Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Clowder Connect

This app enhances member communication and engagement for associations. It offers features like direct messaging, news feeds, forums, and event registration, all within a customized and branded platform. Designed for year-round collaboration, it aims to improve membership retention and attract younger demographics.

Highlights
  • Member directory and direct messaging
  • Customizable news feeds
  • Interactive forums for discussions
  • Event listings and registration
  • Push notifications
  • Web-based administration
  • Revenue generation through sponsorship
Features
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The Clowder platform is Pinxter Digital’s answer for completely reformed member communication and engagement among Associations. Clowder apps are fully customized and branded to each individual organization. You choose the features your members need. Mobile is now where people connect (especially the Millennial members you’re wanting to attract). It’s time for you Association to adapt! Singular event apps are a thing of the past. What’s more valuable is year-round collaboration. Let Clowder help grow your membership retention like never before! Features include: • Members tab: Find a list of all members for easy communication. • Direct & group chat: Message members without ever leaving your app. • Newsfeeds: Streams of content specifically tailored to your Association and industry. Post videos, articles, photos, information, updates and more! • Forums: Create group discussions by posting questions or topics for your entire membership base to weigh in on. • Events tab: View future events and easily register for them. • Push notifications: Deploy custom or triggered notifications. • Web-based admin: Control and manage all aspects of your app. • Generate revenue through app sponsorship. • System integrations available (CRM, AMS, SalesForce, HubSpot, etc).

About

TVPPA Mobile

Access news, events, and forums to connect with peers from member organizations. Find essential information about member systems and stay updated on industry topics. This app provides convenient access to key details for professionals in the public power sector.

Highlights
  • News updates
  • Event listings
  • Member forums
  • Abbreviated directory listings
  • Peer communication
Features
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The TVPPA Mobile app enables users to find news, events, and forums that promote communication with peers from member organizations about topics of mutual interest. While our annual Membership Directory remains the best resource for details about member systems, this app puts abbreviated directory listings at your fingertips. About TVPPA Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA) serves the 153 local power providers that deliver TVA-generated electricity to more than 10 million people across the seven-state Tennessee Valley region. We are dedicated to supporting member systems — municipal utilities and electric cooperatives — through advocacy on key issues and providing nationally recognized education and training, conferences, and opportunities to share ideas as we collaborate to address common challenges. Our impact extends outside the Valley into more than a dozen additional states where our nationally recognized education and training programs are helping build an increasingly skilled workforce, and our strategic consulting services enable power providers to build a brighter future for their communities and themselves.

Screenshots

Clowder Connect4 screens
TVPPA Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TVPPA Mobile at free against Clowder Connect's ad-supported. Clowder Connect's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Clowder Connect against 5.0 for TVPPA Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clowder Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, TVPPA Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Clowder Connect versus TVPPA Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClowder ConnectTVPPA Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB56 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperClowder LLCTennessee Valley Public Power Association, Inc.

Customer experience

Clowder Connect

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TVPPA Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clowder Connect

No in-app purchases

None

TVPPA Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clowder Connect free?
Clowder Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TVPPA Mobile free?
TVPPA Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clowder Connect or TVPPA Mobile?
Clowder Connect and TVPPA Mobile are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Clowder Connect or TVPPA Mobile have ads?
Neither Clowder Connect nor TVPPA Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clowder Connect or TVPPA Mobile?
Clowder Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, and TVPPA Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Clowder Connect was updated on November 2, 2026 and TVPPA Mobile on October 31, 2026.

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