BearFound vs ActiveCollab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BearFound
This app helps the Washington University in St. Louis community report and find lost items. Developed by students, it serves as a centralized platform for item recovery within the university.
- Report lost items
- Find lost items
- University community focused
- Item recovery platform
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Lost and found app for WashU (Washington University in St. Louis) BearFound is founded by four computer science students at Washington University in St. Louis. Developers - Saulet Yskak, Matheus Bustamante, Minh Vu, Pyi Theim Kyaw (PTK)
ActiveCollab
This tool helps organize and manage projects by breaking them into tasks, setting deadlines, and assigning responsibilities. It facilitates team communication and collaboration, allowing users to track progress and receive real-time updates.
- Project organization into tasks
- Task assignment and deadlines
- File uploading and sharing
- Team communication and collaboration
- Real-time notifications
- Multiple project views (Kanban, List, Gantt)
- Time tracking and reporting
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ActiveCollab is THE project management tool that helps you complete your projects within budget and deadline. ORGANIZE & MANAGE • Split your projects into tasks • Set up start and due dates for each task • Assign tasks to the right people • Upload files COMMUNICATE & COLLABORATE • Track a task's progress through comments • Mention team members • Put endless email chains behind you! PLAN & STAY UPDATED • Get a personal to-do list of upcoming assignments • Get real-time notifications • Stay updated on the go But that's not all. Our desktop app offers many more features: • Three project views: Kanban, List, Gantt • Task dependencies and auto rescheduling • Upload files or attach them from G-Drive or Dropbox • Time tracking on tasks and projects • Personal and team timesheet • Workload management • Availability records • Advanced reporting • Invoicing and integration with Quickbooks and Xero Collaborate with your team and clients or use ActiveCollab for personal organisation. Keep the essentials in your pocket, and stay in the loop wherever you are!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BearFound at 5.0 against ActiveCollab's 4.6. BearFound also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.1). ActiveCollab's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BearFound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveCollab has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BearFound ships an update every 2 weeks, ActiveCollab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BearFound | ActiveCollab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pyi Theim Kyaw | A51 DOO |
Customer experience
BearFound
ActiveCollab
In-app purchases
BearFound
No in-app purchases
ActiveCollab
No in-app purchases
