Comparison

Elephant Journal vs The Pitstop Group

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Elephant Journal

Explore mindful living through articles, videos, and podcasts on topics like meditation, relationships, and environmental tips. Engage with content, support authors, and join discussions to foster a sense of community and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Daily Front Page updates
  • Browse articles by topic
  • Comment and share content
  • Heart articles to boost scores
  • Follow favorite writers
  • Receive notifications
Features
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From Meditation to Relationships, Family to Environmental Tips, Yoga and Meditation to Travel and Recipes—we cover all the issues and topics that matter with a sense of humor and journalistic integrity—cutting through fads and making fun of spiritual materialism. Our app is simple: it’s not here to clutter your life, but to help open it up. Most apps we enjoy fill the gaps in our lives—whether in line or in a waiting room, or at a restaurant waiting for a friend or colleague to return. Elephant offers space and inspiration within this busyness, enabling us to return to our basic goodness with knowledge and empathy. Every day, check our Front Page for uplifted discussions and new articles, videos and podcasts. Then, your reading, hearting, sharing, and commenting directly increase the article's score, helping that author “win,” get paid by our mindful community, and get featured on our Front Page. FRONT PAGE: A clear scrollable display of our community’s favorite articles, timely issues, and editor’s picks. Scroll ’til you find something that inspires you. TOPICS: Browse articles by category (Yoga, Family, Green, Politics, Recipes…), bookmark those you love, and snooze the ones you don’t. NOTIFICATIONS: See if someone replies to your comment, get alerts from writers who you follow, and find our best new articles. SEARCH: Find that article or subject you’re curious about, and see other trending searches HEART: Tap the “heart” icon on your favorite articles to boost their score to help the issue get featured on our Front Page and increase the author’s chances of winning our weekly Ecosystem payout. COMMENT: Join the uplifted discussions happening on each story to increase the article’s score and create mindful community. SHARE: Share your favorite articles with your network, directly from the app. SUBSCRIBE: You can read two articles free, every day—if you want to read unlimited articles, and see fewer ads, you can subscribe for $3/month (billed annually at $36/year). You can cancel your renewal at any time from the Account Settings of your device at least 24 hours before your renewal date. Questions? Feedback? Confused? Contact our Support at: elephantjournal.com/support We respect your Privacy: elephantjournal.com/privacy Elephant’s Terms of Service: elephantjournal.com/terms-of-service/

About

The Pitstop Group

Mobile auto service that brings mechanics to your location for convenient car maintenance. Get same-day service without leaving your home, with rigorously trained engineers and a complimentary inspection for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • On-demand mobile auto service
  • Same-day service availability
  • Rigorous engineer training
  • Complimentary vehicle inspection
  • Convenient at-home service
Features
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There's no better waiting room, than your living room. Tired of wasting time taking your car to get serviced? Don't change your schedule, change your Pit Crew! Pitstop comes to wherever you are. Get your service as soon as same-day! It's as simple as picking a time and place, and we're on our way. Tired of dishonest mechanics trying to scam you out of your hard earned money? Pitstop's got you covered! Our Pit Crew Engineers undergo rigorous training before they hit the road, and the most important part of that training is instilling our values and integrity. Every Pit Crew member adheres to a strict moral code that stands as the foundation for our company. Not to mention we perform a thorough complimentary inspection with every service we do, ensuring you have picture proof and peace of mind! So what are you waiting for? No lines, No wait times, and no lies. Skip the shop. Choose Pitstop!

Screenshots

Elephant Journal4 screens
The Pitstop Group4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Pitstop Group at none against Elephant Journal's 4. The Pitstop Group also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Elephant Journal's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Elephant Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. The Pitstop Group asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Elephant Journal against 5.0 for The Pitstop Group. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elephant Journal has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Elephant Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Pitstop Group's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Elephant Journal versus The Pitstop Group: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElephant JournalThe Pitstop Group
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElephant JournalThe Pitstop Group

Customer experience

Elephant Journal

All ratings14,205 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative13.3%

The Pitstop Group

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Elephant Journal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription cancellation button not working
  • Articles not loading properly
  • Inconsistent reading limits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Implement a 'read later' feature
  • Improve navigation and article tracking
  • Increase free article limits

The Pitstop Group

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Elephant Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Elephant Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Elephant Subscription$35.991 Year
One-time2
  • Article Boost$2.99
  • Big Article Boost$9.99
None

The Pitstop Group

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elephant Journal free?
Elephant Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Pitstop Group free?
The Pitstop Group is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elephant Journal or The Pitstop Group?
The Pitstop Group is rated higher. Elephant Journal averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while The Pitstop Group averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Elephant Journal or The Pitstop Group have ads?
Neither Elephant Journal nor The Pitstop Group shows ads.

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