Comparison

Foster Friendly vs 1000 Hours Outside

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Foster Friendly

This app connects foster families with businesses offering discounts, faith communities providing support, and local resources like foster closets and events. It aims to make foster families feel seen and valued by fostering community connections.

Highlights
  • Business discounts for foster families
  • Faith community support
  • Access to foster closets
  • Local event listings
  • Trauma-aware community resources
Features
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Foster Families— the Foster Friendly App, powered by America’s Kids Belong, connects you to: • Businesses offering discounts as a way of saying thanks for your service. • Faith Communities that care about foster care with you by being trauma aware, offering ongoing support and creating awareness. • Community support specific for you like foster closets, events, and more. Foster families, you are seen and valued! Get connected! For best results, location services must be turned on within your phone. Currently available for the following states: Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Kansas, South Dakota, Indiana, Utah, Kentucky, Florida, Colorado, California.

About

1000 Hours Outside

Track your time spent outdoors with an easy-to-use timer that runs in the background. Enhance your experience by journaling adventures, adding photos, and creating profiles for family members. Unlock badges, connect with friends, and visualize your progress.

Highlights
  • Background time tracking
  • Journaling and photo uploads
  • Multiple family profiles
  • Milestone badges
  • Friend connections
  • Color-coded time chart
  • Community map feature
Features
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Effortlessly keep a digital record of your hours spent outside with the Official 1000 Hours Outside app. Easy timer functionality - just open the app and click play to start the timer, then put the phone down and enjoy the outdoors! The app will track your time in the background so you don't have to think about it. Additionally, you can become a member so you can: • Keep a journal of your adventures by jotting down notes • Upload photos for memory keepsakes for any day • Add up to nine additional profiles to track individual hours for members of your family • Unlock hours, place and streak milestone badges to share with friends • Add friends who also use the app to see what they've been up to • Color your own time tracking chart • Use our map feature to see where other 1KHO members have gone on adventures or left reviews - or leave some of your own! Think of this app as your outdoors companion, but one that isn't designed for endless scrolling - just simple, fun utility to help you unlock all the wonderful cognitive, physical, emotional and mental health benefits of prioritizing time outside! EULA agreement can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Foster Friendly4 screens
1000 Hours Outside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foster Friendly at none against 1000 Hours Outside's 9. Foster Friendly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). 1000 Hours Outside's advantage is ratings volume (7.8K vs 25) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 1000 Hours Outside sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Foster Friendly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1000 Hours Outside holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1000 Hours Outside has 7.8K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Foster Friendly's written reviews are positive against 47% of 1000 Hours Outside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foster Friendly ships an update every 5 weeks, 1000 Hours Outside every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Foster Friendly versus 1000 Hours Outside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoster Friendly1000 Hours Outside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (25 ratings)4.8 (7.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews47.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings257.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB124 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJoshua FriendTeam Yurich LLC

Customer experience

Foster Friendly

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

1000 Hours Outside

All ratings7,026 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral14.9%
Negative37.8%

Bugs and requests

Foster Friendly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

1000 Hours Outside

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Timer stops working when app is in background
  • Issues with logging and syncing data across profiles
  • Inconsistencies in time tracking and reporting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to view and edit individual timer entries
  • Implement weekly/monthly summary views
  • Introduce a widget for quick access on the home screen
  • Allow syncing of data across multiple devices
  • Add more customization options and data visualizations

In-app purchases

None

Foster Friendly

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

1000 Hours Outside

Subscriptions6
  • Adventure Map (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Membership Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Adventure Map (Yearly)$19.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Membership Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Badge Set 2$0.99
  • Badge Set 3$0.99
  • PDF Journal Export$1.99

Questions

Is Foster Friendly free?
Foster Friendly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1000 Hours Outside free?
1000 Hours Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Foster Friendly or 1000 Hours Outside?
1000 Hours Outside is rated higher. Foster Friendly averages 4.5 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while 1000 Hours Outside averages 4.8 from 7.8K ratings.
Do Foster Friendly or 1000 Hours Outside have ads?
1000 Hours Outside shows ads; Foster Friendly does not.
Which is updated more often, Foster Friendly or 1000 Hours Outside?
Foster Friendly ships an update every 5 weeks, and 1000 Hours Outside every 3 weeks. Most recently, Foster Friendly was updated on October 24, 2026 and 1000 Hours Outside on October 24, 2026.

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