Common Change vs GiveInstead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Common Change
This app helps individuals pool money with trusted contacts to provide financial support to those in need. It aims to reduce economic isolation and insecurity by fostering community-based giving.
- Pool money with trusted contacts
- Provide financial support to those in need
- Reduce economic isolation
- Foster community-based giving
- Secure financial sharing
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Common Change provides solutions to eliminate personal economic isolation and insecurity by helping compassionate and concerned people to pool money with those they know, to share with people in need of financial support.
GiveInstead
This app facilitates charitable giving by allowing users to donate funds they would have otherwise spent on non-essential purchases. It offers a unique way for individuals to practice generosity and for charities to receive additional support.
- Redirect planned spending to charities
- Support favorite charities
- Track charitable giving
- Ministry-focused giving
- Simple donation process
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GiveInstead helps givers give and charities receive in a new, unique way. Anecdotes are best. I'm on my way to work and plan to stop by for a froofy coffee on the way. I know I'm called to give as God has given so generously, and to be a good steward of what He's provided. So, I decide to pop open the GiveInstead app, type $5.87 into the amount field and - because my favorite charity is already defaulted - I just touch "Give", and I move on. I just gave ... instead of buying something I wanted but did not really need. What a concept! GiveInstead is a simple app for giving, helping generous people give in moments where they planned to spend money either way, but wish to choose giving over consuming. Imagine the result... hundreds or dollars (thousands?) given each month rather than buying stuff, "where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal" (Matt 6:19). And if you're one of the charities involved, imagine receiving more donations, on top of one-time gifts and monthly recurring giving. This app - in short - is a ministry intended to prime our collective pumps for GIVING as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gave so fully and sacrificially. GiveInstead is a ministry of HowGiving. Learn more at GiveInstead.app or HowGiving.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GiveInstead at every 3 months against Common Change's every 23 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Common Change against 5.0 for GiveInstead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Common Change ships an update every 23 months, GiveInstead every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Common Change | GiveInstead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Relational Tithe, Inc | HowGiving LLC |
Customer experience
Common Change
GiveInstead
In-app purchases
Common Change
No in-app purchases
GiveInstead
No in-app purchases
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