Comparison

ActBlue Field Tools vs CrowdBlue

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

Head to head
About

ActBlue Field Tools

This app serves as a central platform for organizing online volunteer efforts for campaigns, advocacy groups, and nonprofits. It facilitates relational organizing, peer-to-peer texting, phone banking, and social media outreach to help users make a significant impact.

Highlights
  • Relational organizing
  • Peer-to-peer texting
  • Phone banking
  • Social media amplification
  • Volunteer coordination
Features
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Welcome! Have you been invited to download ActBlue Field Tools by a campaign or organization? You’re in the right place: ActBlue Field Tools is your all-in-one hub for organizing online: volunteer for your favorite campaign, advocacy organization, nonprofit, union, and more. Get involved with relational organizing (reaching out to your friends and family with information about the campaign/organization you’re volunteering for), peer-to-peer texting, phone banking, social media amplification, and more. ActBlue Field Tools empowers activists with technology that makes it easy to make an impact. We’re trusted by thousands of campaigns and organizations, like Biden for President 2020, the DCCC, SEIU, Voters of Tomorrow, Community Change, and many more.

About

CrowdBlue

This app is a comprehensive platform for Democrats to stay informed, take action, and organize political movements. It allows users to engage with news, message lawmakers, build communities, and fundraise for candidates and causes.

Highlights
  • Stay informed on Democratic news
  • Take political action (petitions, messaging lawmakers)
  • Build and mobilize communities
  • Organize campaigns (text, email, fundraising)
  • Fundraise for candidates and causes
  • Run for office or gather pledges
Features
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Take Action. Build Community. Make an Impact. CrowdBlue is the all-in-one platform for people, organizations, causes, and campaigns looking to connect supporters, grow communities, and drive meaningful action. Whether you're advocating for an issue, organizing a local initiative, promoting a nonprofit, building a membership community, or running for office, CrowdBlue provides the tools you need to engage supporters and achieve your goals. With CrowdBlue, you can: - Stay Informed – Follow news, issues, organizations, and topics that matter to you - Build Community – Connect with supporters, join discussions, and grow your network - Create and Share – Publish updates, articles, videos, and livestreams to keep your audience engaged - Mobilize Action – Launch petitions, organize events, encourage participation, and rally supporters around important causes - Raise Funds – Collect donations and support initiatives, organizations, and campaigns - Organize Supporters – Communicate with members, volunteers, advocates, customers, or constituents from one platform - Run Campaigns – Manage outreach and build support for community projects, advocacy efforts, organizations, and political campaigns - Discover Opportunities – Find groups, causes, campaigns, and organizations that align with your interests CrowdBlue brings community building, communication, fundraising, organizing, and engagement together in one place. Whether you're looking to support a cause, grow an organization, strengthen your community, or run a successful campaign, CrowdBlue helps turn ideas into action. Download CrowdBlue today and start building your impact.

Screenshots

ActBlue Field Tools4 screens
CrowdBlue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ActBlue Field Tools at none against CrowdBlue's shown. ActBlue Field Tools also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 35). CrowdBlue's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

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 — 4.7 for ActBlue Field Tools against 4.8 for CrowdBlue. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActBlue Field Tools has 3.5K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of ActBlue Field Tools's written reviews are positive against 75% of CrowdBlue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActBlue Field Tools ships an update every 2 months, CrowdBlue fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ActBlue Field Tools versus CrowdBlue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActBlue Field ToolsCrowdBlue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.5K ratings)4.8 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better35
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB89 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOutvote IncCrowdBlue LLC

Customer experience

ActBlue Field Tools

All ratings3,457 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative24.6%

CrowdBlue

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

ActBlue Field Tools

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Inability to add new organizations
  • Outdated contact data
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to mark messages as seen or completed
  • More comprehensive list of causes and organizations
  • Improved accessibility (font size, layout, etc.)
  • Ability to group message contacts
  • Bipartisan approach, not just left-leaning

CrowdBlue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ActBlue Field Tools

No in-app purchases

None

CrowdBlue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActBlue Field Tools free?
ActBlue Field Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrowdBlue free?
CrowdBlue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ActBlue Field Tools or CrowdBlue?
CrowdBlue is rated higher. ActBlue Field Tools averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while CrowdBlue averages 4.8 from 35 ratings.
Do ActBlue Field Tools or CrowdBlue have ads?
CrowdBlue shows ads; ActBlue Field Tools does not.
Which is updated more often, ActBlue Field Tools or CrowdBlue?
ActBlue Field Tools ships an update every 2 months, and CrowdBlue fortnightly. Most recently, ActBlue Field Tools was updated on September 20, 2026 and CrowdBlue on September 19, 2026.

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