Hudson Valley Current vs BlipPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hudson Valley Current
This app champions a local economic system focused on self-reliance and community well-being. It educates users about economic principles and fosters opportunities for underserved populations through initiatives like a local currency, a publication, and a food security campaign.
- Local economic direction
- Mutual credit local currency
- Local living economy publication
- Food security initiative
- Community education
- Economic development
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Hudson Valley Current supports a new economic direction based on the principles of localism and triple bottom line thinking. HVC promotes local self-reliance through economic development, educates the community about our economic system, and increases opportunities for underserved communities. There are three primary projects of the Hudson Valley Current: 1) The Current: a mutual credit based local currency; 2) Livelihood Magazine: a local living economy publication; and 3) the Satisfy Hunger campaign: a food security initiative.
BlipPay
This app facilitates cryptocurrency payments on the Quai Network. Users can send and receive digital assets, share payment links, and manage contacts. It also allows for currency conversion and spending via a linked card.
- Send and receive crypto by name or QR code
- Share payment links
- Save contacts
- Convert between supported cryptocurrencies
- Link card for Mastercard spending
- Invite friends for rewards
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Blip is a payments app built on Quai Network. What you can do • Send and receive by name or QR code • Share a payment link anyone can pay with a tap • Save contacts • Convert between QUAI, QI, USDT, and supported coins • Link a Zebec Carbon card and spend anywhere Mastercard works • Invite friends and earn rewards Make a wallet in an instant. Download Blip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hudson Valley Current at 5.0 against BlipPay's 4.3. Hudson Valley Current also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). BlipPay's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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.
Hudson Valley Current holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlipPay has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hudson Valley Current ships an update fortnightly, BlipPay every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hudson Valley Current | BlipPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hudson Valley Current Inc. | Dominant Energy Inc. |
Customer experience
Hudson Valley Current
BlipPay
In-app purchases
Hudson Valley Current
No in-app purchases
BlipPay
No in-app purchases
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