Thinknlocal vs Lewis Communities
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.
Lewis Communities
This app offers a centralized hub for lifestyle activities within Lewis Communities. Users can access event details, manage reservations, receive important communications, and get push notifications directly on their mobile devices.
- Event access and information
- Push notifications
- Space reservations
- Communication hub
- Ticket access
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The Lewis Companies app provides access to everything lifestyle at Lewis Communities. Access to events, communications, push notifications, event information and tickets, space reservations, and more all accessible via your mobile device!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thinknlocal at 93% against Lewis Communities's 0%. Thinknlocal also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Lewis Communities's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Thinknlocal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lewis Communities's.
Thinknlocal ships an update every 2 months, Lewis Communities every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thinknlocal | Lewis Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | 3.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinknlocal Inc | Alosant |
Customer experience
Thinknlocal
Lewis Communities
In-app purchases
Thinknlocal
No in-app purchases
Lewis Communities
No in-app purchases
Questions
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