CharityEngine MobilePay vs Crows Nest®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CharityEngine MobilePay
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The easiest way for Nonprofits to securely accept contactless donations, onsite registrations, payments during live/silent auctions or sell merchandise anytime with their tablet or smartphone. We get it, Nonprofits want to be able to accept donations and payments from supporters and donors during any fundraising event -- quickly, conveniently, and seamless sync all transactions to their fundraising platform. That is why CharityEngine created MobilePay. MobilePay is a secure and convenient way for donors and supporters to accept donations that directly sync to CharityEngine’s fundraising software. Giving Nonprofits a seamless view of all their transactions, including donor’s contact and payment information made through the MobilePay app. • With MobilePay, CharityEngine users can accept one-time or recurring donations, and Nonprofit supporters can use their mobile device to make secure donations to any Nonprofit organization that uses CharityEngine. • We give you the power to process your donations simply and securely. Key features • Payment Card Industry (PCI) certified payment processor for secure and real-time payment authorization • Accept payments from all major cards; Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express • Automatic matching of donor information to records in CharityEngine to eliminate duplicate data • For new donors an instant record is created in CharityEngine from mobile transaction • Optional Monthly giving available • Automatic recording of successful payments as transactions in each donor’s record • Acknowledgements can be sent by email instantly after each payment • Complete contactless payments with the hand-keyed processing • Optional card reader for “swiping” credit cards transaction (swipe reader available soon)
Crows Nest®
This app centralizes project data from various sources into a mobile experience. It provides insights into project progress and potential futures, fostering proactive communication and aiding decision-making for teams and stakeholders.
- Centralized project data aggregation
- Mobile project tracking
- Past, present, and future project views
- Integrated insights for communication
- Automated project visibility
- Executive stakeholder perspectives
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Crows Nest is a project success navigation tool that connects data from existing disparate systems, spreadsheets, and other project tracking methods and aggregates them into a centralized mobile experience. Users have instant access to views of the past, present, and potential future of assigned projects. Leverage timely, integrated, and comprehensive insights to promote frequent and proactive conversations about daily goals, cross-team impact items, and metric accuracy. Enable project success by automating the visibility project teams need and by providing executive stakeholders relevant perspectives to aid critical decision making. Download the Crows Nest app today and explore project success navigation and compelling project insights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CharityEngine MobilePay at every 2 weeks against Crows Nest®'s every 2 months. CharityEngine MobilePay also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
CharityEngine MobilePay ships an update every 2 weeks, Crows Nest® every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CharityEngine MobilePay | Crows Nest® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIS Global, Inc. | Corbeautech |
In-app purchases
CharityEngine MobilePay
No in-app purchases
Crows Nest®
No in-app purchases
Questions
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