Mr. Crowd vs Silicon Prairie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr. Crowd
This platform connects retail investors with small to medium-sized businesses seeking funding. It allows users to invest in various companies, build their portfolios, and support US businesses while aiming for investment returns.
- Invest in small to medium-sized businesses
- Build personal investment portfolios
- Support US businesses
- Seek investment returns
- SEC-registered platform
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In the past, when small-to-medium sized companies had a need for financing working capital, product development, and sales and marketing, the sources of financing were usually limited to the traditional ones, including banks and financial intermediaries, or through borrowings from families and friends. With the implementation of Title III of the JOBS Act in 2016, it's time to make some changes. Therefore, we founded Mr. Crowd, which operates MrCrowd.com, an equity crowdfunding portal dedicated to helping small-to-medium sized companies to raise funds. Mr. Crowd is an SEC-registered equity crowdfunding platform, where a community of retail investors invests their money in small to medium-sized businesses. Mr. Crowd offers retail investors the opportunity to invest in various businesses, building upon their own investment portfolio, supporting US businesses and seeking investment returns.
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 update cadence: Silicon Prairie at every 2 months against Mr. Crowd's every 40 months. Silicon Prairie also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 3). Mr. Crowd's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). 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.
Mr. Crowd holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mr. Crowd's written reviews are positive against 75% of Silicon Prairie's.
Mr. Crowd ships an update every 40 months, Silicon Prairie every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mr. Crowd | Silicon Prairie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ksdaq Inc. | Silicon Prairie Portal & Exchange LLC |
Customer experience
Mr. Crowd
Silicon Prairie
In-app purchases
Mr. Crowd
No in-app purchases
Silicon Prairie
No in-app purchases
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