Grateful Giving vs OnlyGives
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grateful Giving
Easily share gratitude and support charitable causes. Discover nonprofits, find local charities, and send messages of thanks to make a real impact.
- Nonprofit database exploration
- Local charity discovery
- Support favorite causes
- Send gratitude messages
- Simple and impactful giving
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Grateful Giving makes sharing gratitude and giving easy and impactful. Explore our nonprofit database, find new charities near you, support your favorite causes, and say thanks by sending messages of gratitude.
OnlyGives
This app provides a safe and supportive platform for individuals to share their needs and for others to offer direct assistance. It focuses on genuine human connection and support without pressure or judgment.
- Share personal needs
- Browse requests from others
- Give direct support
- Safe asking for help
- Focus on real people
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OnlyGives is a simple, honest space where people can ask for help and others can give support without pressure or judgment. Life happens… and sometimes people need a little help. OnlyGives makes it easy to share real needs like rent, groceries, car repairs, medical expenses, or anything else that matters. At the same time, it gives others a way to step in and help in a direct and meaningful way. This isn’t about followers, likes, or going viral. It’s about real people helping real people. Inside OnlyGives you can: • Share a need in a simple, clear way • Browse real requests from others • Give support directly to someone who needs it • Feel safe asking for help without shame OnlyGives was created to be a place where people can be seen… not sold. A place where kindness feels natural, not forced. Whether you need help or want to give it, OnlyGives brings people together in a way that actually makes a difference.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grateful Giving at 5.0 against OnlyGives's 4.0. Grateful Giving also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). OnlyGives's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Grateful Giving holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Grateful Giving ships an update every 2 weeks, OnlyGives weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grateful Giving | OnlyGives |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grateful Giving Foundation | MISTY RANEE WILSON |
Customer experience
Grateful Giving
OnlyGives
In-app purchases
Grateful Giving
No in-app purchases
OnlyGives
No in-app purchases
