ForFree vs GiveInstead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ForFree
Connect with others to exchange free items and offer assistance. This app facilitates giving away unneeded possessions to those who can benefit from them, fostering a community of kindness and mutual support.
- Free calls and messages
- Item exchange
- Community support
- Daily kindness
- Help others
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FOR FREE is a free application for free items to help people. FOR FREE users can use free calls and free messages to contact and get help from each other. The purpose of the application FOR FREE is to help each other. With kindness we will make each other happy. Old or unused things that do not mean so much to us can be very important for someone's life and bring a lot of joy. What’s excessive for you is necessary for other. Get rid of unnecessary items and help others. Do this not only in the new year or on certain days, but also make it your daily life. Kindness is contagious. You are not alone, we are with you.
GiveInstead
This app facilitates charitable giving by allowing users to donate funds they would have otherwise spent on non-essential purchases. It offers a unique way for individuals to practice generosity and for charities to receive additional support.
- Redirect planned spending to charities
- Support favorite charities
- Track charitable giving
- Ministry-focused giving
- Simple donation process
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GiveInstead helps givers give and charities receive in a new, unique way. Anecdotes are best. I'm on my way to work and plan to stop by for a froofy coffee on the way. I know I'm called to give as God has given so generously, and to be a good steward of what He's provided. So, I decide to pop open the GiveInstead app, type $5.87 into the amount field and - because my favorite charity is already defaulted - I just touch "Give", and I move on. I just gave ... instead of buying something I wanted but did not really need. What a concept! GiveInstead is a simple app for giving, helping generous people give in moments where they planned to spend money either way, but wish to choose giving over consuming. Imagine the result... hundreds or dollars (thousands?) given each month rather than buying stuff, "where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal" (Matt 6:19). And if you're one of the charities involved, imagine receiving more donations, on top of one-time gifts and monthly recurring giving. This app - in short - is a ministry intended to prime our collective pumps for GIVING as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gave so fully and sacrificially. GiveInstead is a ministry of HowGiving. Learn more at GiveInstead.app or HowGiving.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GiveInstead at 5.0 against ForFree's 3.2. ForFree's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 3). 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.
GiveInstead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ForFree has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ForFree ships an update every 10 days, GiveInstead every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ForFree | GiveInstead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zurab Arsoshvili | HowGiving LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
ForFree
No in-app purchases
GiveInstead
No in-app purchases
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