My Hometown Values vs Givebacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Hometown Values
Access local coupons and deals from neighborhood businesses. This app expands the reach of print advertising to put offers directly into users' pockets, helping them save money while supporting local commerce.
- Local coupons and deals
- Support for local businesses
- Digital offers
- Community savings
- Neighborhood shopping
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Hometown Values Savings Magazines help you get the most of your local shopping by providing coupons and deals in the neighborhoods we serve. Hometown Values supports local businesses with large format print advertising starting at just 2 cents per home. Our magazines are a community staple in our neighborhoods and the new mobile app now expands our reach to put our offers into as many pockets as possible! Check out the app, check out the savings.
Givebacks
Easily support local schools and causes through donations and purchases. Shop at participating stores to earn contributions and manage all your giving history, memberships, and payment methods in one convenient wallet.
- One-time and recurring donations
- Purchase school store items and memberships
- Earn donations by shopping at partner stores
- Track giving history and receipts
- Manage memberships and payment methods
- Allocate automatic donations
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Effortlessly donate to local schools and causes Make one-time donations, manage recurring donations, and track your giving history. Buy items and memberships from the school storefront Purchase products from their store, memberships and more. Easily access digital PTA memberships right from the wallet. Earn online and in-store Shop at thousands of participating stores and restaurants and earn donations for your favorite cause. Manage everything in one place View your giving history and receipts, view memberships, update payment methods, and allocate automatic donations all from the wallet. Other audiences for reference. PTA - All you need to easily help parents support your school Other NPOs - All you need to build/grow/drive/unlock support for your cause School district - All you need for unit oversight, compliance, and payments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Hometown Values at 100% against Givebacks's 38%. My Hometown Values also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and device support (3 vs 1). Givebacks's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 52 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
My Hometown Values holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Givebacks has 53 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of My Hometown Values's written reviews are positive against 38% of Givebacks's.
My Hometown Values ships an update every 52 months, Givebacks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Hometown Values | Givebacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 3.4 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WAVE NETWORKS LLC | MemberHub, Inc. |
Customer experience
My Hometown Values
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In-app purchases
My Hometown Values
No in-app purchases
Givebacks
No in-app purchases
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