Clowder Connect vs TVPPA Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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).
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.
- News updates
- Event listings
- Member forums
- Abbreviated directory listings
- Peer communication
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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.
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Verdict
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
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 — 5.0 for Clowder Connect against 5.0 for TVPPA Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
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.
| Parameter | Clowder Connect | TVPPA Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clowder LLC | Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, Inc. |
Customer experience
Clowder Connect
TVPPA Mobile
In-app purchases
Clowder Connect
No in-app purchases
TVPPA Mobile
No in-app purchases
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