Carry Forward vs Active with Lustgarten
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carry Forward
This app helps participants in a specific 5K fundraising event track their progress, manage their donation pages, and communicate with supporters. It offers tools for individual fundraisers and squad leaders to maximize their efforts and engage donors.
- Track fundraising progress
- Receive donation notifications
- Manage fundraising page
- Share QR code for donations
- Email and text contacts for donations
- Share progress on social media
- Squad leader tools
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Make the most of your fundraising with the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Carry Forward 5K® mobile app! With this app, Carry Forward 5K participants can: - Track your fundraising progress - Receive notifications when new donations come in - Manage and update your fundraising page - Share a QR code so others can donate to your page - Text and email your contacts to ask for donations - Share progress updates to Facebook and LinkedIn - Squad leaders only: Manage your squad, track your squad's progress, and communicate with squad members And much more! Please note: The Carry Forward mobile app is intended for current registrants of the WWP Carry Forward 5K. If you haven't registered yet, please visit wwpcarryforward.org to register today.
Active with Lustgarten
This app helps participants of the Pancreatic Cancer Walk for Research track their fundraising progress, update their pages with personal stories, and manage team efforts. It facilitates easy communication and sharing to social media platforms for enhanced fundraising.
- Track fundraising progress
- Update fundraising page
- Send messages via contacts
- Share to Facebook and LinkedIn
- Manage team pages
- Track team progress
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Take your fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer Walk for Research anywhere you are with the Active with Lustgarten mobile app! Fundraising has never been made easier with this app; you can: Track your fundraising progress Update your fundraising page with a personalized story. Sending messages is made easier using the contacts stored on your device. Share to Facebook and LinkedIn Manage your team page, track team progress, and communicate with team members if you're a team captain. And much more! The Pancreatic Cancer Walk for Research is part of the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research organization and is only available to current participants of the Walk for Research event. If you still need to register, please register.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Carry Forward at 255 against Active with Lustgarten's 9. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Carry Forward against 4.9 for Active with Lustgarten. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carry Forward has 255 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Carry Forward ships an update every 5 months, Active with Lustgarten every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Carry Forward | Active with Lustgarten |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (255 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 255 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wounded Warrior Project, Inc. | Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation |
Customer experience
Carry Forward
Active with Lustgarten
In-app purchases
Carry Forward
No in-app purchases
Active with Lustgarten
No in-app purchases
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