Comparison

ShopRaise vs GivBux

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

Head to head
About

ShopRaise

Turn your everyday purchases into donations for your favorite charity, school, team, or club. Earn up to 10% on every transaction with over 1,000 participating retailers and thousands of deals. It's an easy and free way to support causes you care about.

Highlights
  • Support causes through everyday shopping
  • Earn up to 10% per purchase
  • Access thousands of coupons and deals
  • Choose from over 1,000 retailers
  • Purchase eGift cards for increased impact
  • Track transactions and cause results
Features
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SUPPORT YOUR CAUSE BY SHOPPING Whether it’s shopping for daily essentials like groceries, buying furniture for your home office, or even booking your next trip, the ShopRaise app lets you turn your everyday shopping into support for your favorite cause all at no additional cost to you. CHOOSE THE CAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT MOST With ShopRaise, you can choose any Charity, School, Team, Club or Faith based organization you wish to support. Now shopping for a cause has never been easier. Get the ShopRaise app and help make the world a better place. EVERY PURCHASE MAKES A DIFFERENCE Earn up to 10% of each purchase. With the ShopRaise app you can raise hundreds of dollars per year for your favorite cause. You can also take advantage of thousands of coupons and deals every day. IT’S EASY AND FREE With over 1,000 participating retailers and hundreds of eGift Cards, supporting your cause with everyday shopping has never been easier. 1. Download the ShopRaise app on all of your devices 2. Shop using the ShopRaise mobile app or browser extension at over1,000 retailers 3. Raise up to 10% on each transaction and see your contributions make a difference Just ShopRaise and your cause Earns. It's That Easy! Sign up for FREE and start raising funds for your favorite cause today! Features: - Turn everyday shopping into support for your cause - Add your favorite stores to your home page for easy access. - View your transactions and your cause's results. - Easily search for participating stores and gift cards. - Increase the impact of your giving by purchasing a gift card and then use it to shop. - Sign up for notifications and learn about new stores, coupons and deals. How can organizations signup? If you are an organization and want to add ShopRaise to your fundraising efforts simply go to www.shopRaise.com/organizations Now every purchase you make can support your cause! STAY IN THE LOOP Website: www.ShopRaise.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ShopRaise1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/shopraise2 Twitter: www.twitter.com/shopraise2 Pinterest: www.instagram.com/shopraise2/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

ShopRaise4 screens
GivBux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GivBux at none against ShopRaise's shown. GivBux also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

ShopRaise holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 47 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of ShopRaise's written reviews are positive against 82% of GivBux's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShopRaise ships an update every 2 months, GivBux every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShopRaise versus GivBux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopRaiseGivBux
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (56 ratings) — better4.3 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB70 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShopRaiseBear Bull, Inc.

Customer experience

ShopRaise

All ratings55 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

GivBux

All ratings44 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

ShopRaise

No in-app purchases

None

GivBux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShopRaise free?
ShopRaise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GivBux free?
GivBux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShopRaise or GivBux?
ShopRaise is rated higher. ShopRaise averages 4.5 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while GivBux averages 4.3 from 47 ratings.
Do ShopRaise or GivBux have ads?
ShopRaise shows ads; GivBux does not.
Which is updated more often, ShopRaise or GivBux?
ShopRaise ships an update every 2 months, and GivBux every 3 months. Most recently, ShopRaise was updated on November 2, 2026 and GivBux on November 2, 2026.

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