Comparison

ActBlue Field Tools vs CHW Connector

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

CHW Connector

This platform connects Community Health Workers, allowing them to share information, resources, and insights. It facilitates networking with peers and organizations, provides critical public health alerts, and offers opportunities to engage in policy and advocacy.

Highlights
  • Connect with other CHWs
  • Share information and resources
  • Follow state/local networks
  • Receive public health alerts
  • Engage in policy and advocacy
  • Build the CHW movement
Features
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CHW Connector: A platform for Community Health Workers to share information, insights, and resources. The National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership-driven organization with a mission to unify CHWs across geography, ethnicity, sector, and experience to support communities to achieve health, equity, and social justice. NACHW recognizes CHWs, CHRs from tribal nations, promotoras and more than 95 other work titles. The covid pandemic confirmed historic gaps in CHW infrastructure for sustainability, and NACHW has been engaging with CHWs across the country to learn about and address these barriers. In response, NACHW has developed the CHW Connector to provide a free space for CHWs to: • Connect with other CHWs to learn, share, grow, and identify resources and information, • Follow and connect with state/local CHW networks and topic specific communities, • Receive critical alerts related to public health emergencies, • Share valuable insights and information with NACHW to build the CHW movement, and • Learn about and get involved in CHW and equity focused policy and advocacy opportunities at the state and national level.

Screenshots

ActBlue Field Tools4 screens
CHW Connector3 screens

Verdict

The call

ActBlue Field Tools and CHW Connector both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CHW Connector's written reviews are positive against 70% of ActBlue Field Tools's. CHW Connector also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). ActBlue Field Tools's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 34) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, 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

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

CHW Connector holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActBlue Field Tools has 3.5K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of ActBlue Field Tools's written reviews are positive against 100% of CHW Connector's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActBlue Field Tools ships an update every 2 months, CHW Connector every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ActBlue Field Tools versus CHW Connector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActBlue Field ToolsCHW Connector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.5K ratings)4.9 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better34
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutvote IncHealth Resources in Action, Inc.

Customer experience

ActBlue Field Tools

All ratings3,469 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative24.6%

CHW Connector

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CHW Connector

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ActBlue Field Tools

No in-app purchases

None

CHW Connector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActBlue Field Tools free?
ActBlue Field Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHW Connector free?
CHW Connector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ActBlue Field Tools or CHW Connector?
CHW Connector is rated higher. ActBlue Field Tools averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while CHW Connector averages 4.9 from 34 ratings.
Do ActBlue Field Tools or CHW Connector have ads?
Neither ActBlue Field Tools nor CHW Connector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActBlue Field Tools or CHW Connector?
ActBlue Field Tools ships an update every 2 months, and CHW Connector every 6 months. Most recently, ActBlue Field Tools was updated on November 2, 2026 and CHW Connector on October 30, 2026.

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