Yodel App vs Donum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yodel App
Skip the wait at your favorite places. View real-time availability and crowd levels before you visit. Secure your spot and activate passes directly from the app for seamless entry.
- Skip the line
- Reserve a spot
- Real-time availability
- View crowd levels
- Activate passes
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Yodel gives you a convenient way beat the line and reserve a spot in your favorite locations. Plan ahead with realtime availability, and see how busy the park is before you go. Get your passes before hand, and active them when you are ready to enter the park, straight from your Passes.
Donum
This app provides a secure and convenient way to support your Catholic parish and the Archdiocese of Boston. Make contributions, access parish resources like bulletins and readings, and find nearby churches. It supports multiple languages and payment methods.
- Online contributions to parish and archdiocese
- Access to parish bulletins and readings
- Find nearby parishes
- Multi-language support
- Support for major credit cards
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A convenient, secure, and efficient way to support your parish, the Archdiocese of Boston, and the greater Catholic Church. Donum's features include online giving and access to parish websites, liturgical readings, and weekly parish bulletins. With online giving through Donum, you can provide your parish with steady weekly cash flow – even when you're unable to attend Mass. Developed specifically for the Archdiocese of Boston, the Donum app allows you to: • Make a contribution to your parish anytime and anywhere. • Easily support your parish even when you don’t have cash or are unable to attend your local Mass in person. • Make convenient online contributions to the Catholic Appeal, parish Grand Annuals, and designated monthly collections. • Find a nearby parish when traveling within the Archdiocese. • Access liturgical readings, parish websites, and weekly bulletins. In addition, the Donum app supports 5 languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and Haitian-Creole) and supports payments via VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover cards. Designed with stringent safety, security, and privacy measures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Donum at 5.0 against Yodel App's 2.3. Yodel App's advantage is ratings volume (198 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.
Donum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yodel App has 198 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Yodel App ships an update every 3 weeks, Donum every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yodel App | Donum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (198 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 198 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Direct Technology Holdings Inc. | Boston Catholic Development Services Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Yodel App
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when adding vehicle information
- Payment processing fails with vague error messages
- Location detection shows incorrect or no location
- Duplicate charges when payment fails
- Session timeout and forced re-login
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- Verification codes not sent reliably
- Security code mismatch during login
- Display errors (email shown instead of license plate)
- App freezes during checkout process
- Phone number validation rejects valid international numbers
- Map functionality shows unavailable campsites
- Cannot complete account creation with certain inputs
- Inconsistent park availability information
- Multiple transaction charges for single purchase
- App crashes when searching for parks
- Login credentials rejected despite correct entry
Requested features
16 requests- Apple Pay integration
- Auto-fill for payment and contact fields
- Senior and handicap discount options
- Hourly parking options (not just full day)
- Ability to link existing passes purchased elsewhere
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- Support for international phone numbers
- Session persistence to prevent constant logouts
- Comprehensive park directory (not just 5 parks)
- Offline functionality for areas without service
- American Express payment support
- Ability to share passes across multiple devices
- Better error messages and customer support
- Price parity with in-person payment methods
- Refund/reversal interface for duplicate charges
- Edit functionality for account details
- FAQ and help documentation
Donum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yodel App
No in-app purchases
Donum
No in-app purchases
