Thinknlocal vs CH Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thinknlocal
Support local businesses and non-profit organizations by shopping and uploading receipts. Your everyday purchases can contribute to community causes and local fundraisers at no extra cost.
- Support local non-profits and schools
- Shop at local businesses
- Upload receipts to contribute
- No extra cost to users
- Increase local sales
- Keep sales tax dollars local
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Connect with your community and support local causes while you shop! Thinknlocal helps community residents and local consumers give back to non-profit organizations and schools by simply doing what they do everyday --shop! Users can support local businesses and worthy fundraising causes with each shopping trip! Simply upload receipts inside the thinknlocal app to instantly contribute to the local fundraiser of your choice - at no extra cost to you! With thinknlocal: Community organizations and schools easily raise funds for special projects, facility improvements, supplies, events, and other causes. Local businesses increase sales and meet new customers. Residents support local businesses and organizations without the need to donate. Sales tax dollars STAY LOCAL to be utilized for improved city services and infrastructure. At a time when communities and local economies are working hard to bounce back, thinknlocal makes it easy and convenient for community members to make a difference.
CH Connect
Manage your community association from your mobile device. Pay assessments, access important documents, and submit requests easily. Stay connected to your neighborhood 24/7.
- Pay community assessments
- Schedule recurring payments
- Access community documents
- Reserve facilities
- Submit work orders
- View architectural requests
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CH Connect puts your association in the palm of your hand. Homeowners can use CH Connect to stay connected and reference important information about their community any time they wish, 24/7. CH Connect gives you the convenience of paying your community assessments on-the-go. Just log in to CH Connect and we'll take care of it for you! Why CH Connect? CH Connect gives you easy access to your community. You can stay connected wherever you are! Features of CH Connect include: * Pay assessments and schedule recurring payments * Get answers to your Frequently Asked Questions * Access community documents * Reserve facilities for events or meetings in advance with the click of a button * Submit work orders online and follow the progress * View architectural change requests And more! And all from one convenient place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thinknlocal at 93% against CH Connect's 0%. Thinknlocal also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). CH Connect's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
Thinknlocal holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thinknlocal has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Thinknlocal's written reviews are positive against 0% of CH Connect's.
Thinknlocal ships an update every 2 months, CH Connect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thinknlocal | CH Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinknlocal Inc | Frontsteps |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Thinknlocal
No in-app purchases
CH Connect
No in-app purchases
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