MicroVentures vs Silicon Prairie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicroVentures
Invest in startups through an equity crowdfunding platform. Access venture capital opportunities for both accredited and non-accredited investors. Over $200M has been raised on the platform.
- Equity crowdfunding
- Invest in startups
- Venture capital access
- Accredited investor access
- Non-accredited investor access
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MicroVentures is an equity crowdfunding investment platform, combining the best of venture capital with equity crowdfunding. With over $200M raised on the platform to date, MicroVentures gives both accredited and non-accredited investors access to invest in startups.
Silicon Prairie
Invest in private businesses through a funding portal. Offers opportunities for everyday and accredited investors to participate in early-stage companies. Understand the significant risks involved, including illiquidity and potential loss of principal.
- Invest in private businesses
- For everyday and accredited investors
- Funding portal access
- Investor education materials
- Risk disclosure
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Silicon Prairie is a funding portal that lets everyday people and accredited investors to invest in private businesses. Investments appearing on this portal involve significant risks including, illiquidity, no guarantee of returns, and possible loss of principal invested. For more information, see our investor education materials. Not FDIC insured.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Silicon Prairie at 75% against MicroVentures's 13%. Silicon Prairie also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). MicroVentures's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Silicon Prairie holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silicon Prairie has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of MicroVentures's written reviews are positive against 75% of Silicon Prairie's.
MicroVentures ships an update every 3 weeks, Silicon Prairie every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MicroVentures | Silicon Prairie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MicroVentures | Silicon Prairie Portal & Exchange LLC |
Customer experience
MicroVentures
Silicon Prairie
In-app purchases
MicroVentures
No in-app purchases
Silicon Prairie
No in-app purchases
