CivicDollars vs Young Minds App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CivicDollars
Earn rewards by spending time in designated parks and donate them to local community groups. Report park issues and check real-time park busyness for social distancing. Discover new parks and their earning potential.
- Earn rewards by visiting parks
- Donate rewards to community groups
- Report park issues
- Check real-time park busyness
- Discover new parks and earning values
- GPS tracking within designated zones
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What if there was a way you could be rewarded for being more active and help local community groups at the same time? Now you can with Civic Dollars. You can earn Civic Dollars by just spending time in a park (designated earn zone) and then you can get rewards for yourself or you can donate your Civic Dollars to a local community group or charity who can pool them together and get access to unique rewards from local businesses. To start earning Civic Dollars just: Download the app and register, Visit a Park or Open Space (designated earn zone) Start earning Civic Dollars Select a reward for yourself Choose a community group or charity and donate to them You can also report problems like anti-social behaviour and litter by using the (!) button while in a park. We will be updating our social media accounts with details of any new parks that have been added to the platform. Parks will be assigned different earn values so make sure to check the app for your nearest parks and how many Civic Dollars you can earn while there. Each park will have a real time symbol indicating how busy the parks are and will help you with social distancing (Red, Amber, Green). The app will only be using your GPS while inside a participating park and will only start when a user clicks the green “GO” button. If you forget to stop your visit your session will automatically stop when you walk out of the park.
Young Minds App
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Young Minds App is the companion app for the Young Minds App Parents. Please only install this app on an iPhone or iPad used by a child or teen. It works together with the Parent App to help parents manage screen time, support safer online behaviour, and encourage healthy digital habits through learning, guidance, and parental oversight. How to get started 1 - Download the Young Minds App Parents on the parent’s device and create a parent account. 2 - Download the Young Minds App on each child’s iPhone or iPad you want to manage and link to the parent account. 3 - Together, the two apps allow parents to apply safety settings, support digital wellbeing, and guide increasing independence over time. Features - Screen time rules Parents can apply screen time settings and routines through the Parent App to help guide healthy daily device use. - Digital safety learning The app includes bite-sized learning activities that help children build awareness of digital safety topics in an age-appropriate and accessible way. - Badges and rewards Children can earn badges and rewards for completing tasks, making progress, and developing healthier digital habits. - Positive prompts and feedback The app provides supportive prompts, reflective check-ins, and child-friendly feedback to encourage responsible choices and safer online behaviour. - Goal-based progress As children make progress through learning, wellbeing tasks, and responsible device use, parents can review that progress in the Parent App and decide how greater independence is introduced. - Smart web filtering Parents can enable category-based content filtering to help block harmful or unsuitable websites while allowing access to safer, educational, creative, and age-appropriate content. - Mode-based website access Website access can be adjusted for different screen time modes. For example, parents can allow only selected learning websites during Study Mode to help reduce distractions. - Block unknown sites Parents can choose to block uncategorised websites for added protection against unverified or potentially unsafe content. - Location sharing Location services allow parents to view the location of the child’s device to help support family safety at home, school, and on the move. - Connected with the Parent App Progress, settings, and protections are linked with the Parent App so parents can stay informed and manage the supervised device from their own device. Key features - Screen time rules - Bite-sized digital safety learning - Goal-based independence and digital tasks - Badges and rewards - Positive prompts, reflective check-ins, and child-friendly feedback - Smart web filtering and mode-based access - Block unknown sites - Location sharing - Seamless integration with the Parent App Important information - The Young Minds App requests installation of a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile on iOS devices. This enables essential parental control features such as web filtering, safe browsing, and protection against unauthorised removal of the app. - Parents remain in control and can remove the MDM profile and associated settings at any time in the device settings. - The app also uses a VPN service to help filter and monitor web activity on the child’s device. This enables website blocking, content filtering, and safe browsing features designed to help protect children online. - All data routed through the VPN is encrypted and used solely for online safety purposes within the Young Minds system. - Information collected through these protections is displayed only to parents within the Young Minds App Parents and is never sold, shared, or transferred to any third party. - The app uses location services, including when the app is not open, to share the location of the child’s device with the parent. Location access can be turned off at any time in device settings. Our Terms of Use are available here: https://www.youngmindsapp.co.uk/terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Young Minds App at none against CivicDollars's shown. Young Minds App also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
CivicDollars ships an update every 6 months, Young Minds App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CivicDollars | Young Minds App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moai Digital Ltd | Youngmindsapp Ltd |
In-app purchases
CivicDollars
No in-app purchases
Young Minds App
No in-app purchases









