BlinkSky vs GivBux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlinkSky
Instantly send digital gift cards from a wide selection of top retailers and restaurants. Securely purchase and deliver e-gift cards for any occasion, redeemable easily by recipients from their phones.
- Instant digital gift card delivery
- Hundreds of retail and restaurant merchants
- Secure gifting service
- Redeemable in-store or online
- No recipient app required
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BlinkSky® — Gift Cards, Digitally Reinvented Send the perfect gift in seconds. BlinkSky makes it effortless to buy and send digital gift cards from hundreds of top retailers and restaurants—delivered instantly to any mobile phone number. No plastic, no waiting, no friction. Whether it’s a birthday, celebration, thank-you, or just because, BlinkSky helps you choose the right gift and deliver it instantly. With intelligent recommendations and a simple, seamless experience, gifting has never been this fast or this easy. Why BlinkSky • Instant delivery to any mobile phone number • No app required for recipients to redeem • Works in-store or online with participating retailers • Secure, reliable, and built for real life • Access to top brands like Amazon, Target, Home Depot, and more Simple. Fast. Thoughtful. From idea to delivered in seconds—just tap, send, and you’re done. BlinkSky removes the guesswork and brings modern gifting to your fingertips. How it works 1. Choose a gift card from top brands 2. Enter the amount and recipient’s mobile number 3. Add a personal message 4. Send instantly Recipients receive their digital gift card directly to their phone and can redeem it immediately—no downloads, no delays. Built for every moment Birthdays. Holidays. Congratulations. Thank-yous. Last-minute gifts. BlinkSky is always ready.
GivBux
This app allows users to store, send, receive, donate, and spend rewards earned from purchases. Users can make real-time purchases at various merchants and receive rewards, with a portion of those rewards going to a chosen charity. It aims to build a community of givers through its purchasing platform.
- Store, send, receive, donate, and spend rewards
- Make real-time purchases at participating merchants
- Earn rewards from purchases
- Donate a percentage of rewards to charity
- Select from a variety of charities
- Nominate local organizations or fundraisers
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GivBux aims to become the worlds largest community of givers by becoming the most used purchasing app of choice. The mobile application has been designed to store, send, receive, donate and spend rewards. GivBux users can now use their mobile device to make real-time purchases at the point of sale at many top retail brands, restaurants, entertainment venues and more. By making purchases at any of our participating merchants, users receive rewards; the only requirement is to give a percentage of those rewards to a worthy cause. All users will have the opportunity to select from a variety of charities or even nominate local organizations or fundraisers of their own!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GivBux at 4.3 against BlinkSky's 3.4. GivBux also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 41%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). BlinkSky's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GivBux holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of BlinkSky's written reviews are positive against 82% of GivBux's.
BlinkSky ships an update every 2 weeks, GivBux every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlinkSky | GivBux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (60 ratings) | 4.3 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BlinkSky, Inc | Bear Bull, Inc. |
Customer experience
BlinkSky
GivBux
In-app purchases
BlinkSky
No in-app purchases
GivBux
No in-app purchases








