Comparison

Crew vs IGIHE

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

Head to head
About

Crew

This app provides a native iOS experience for browsing Stack Overflow content. It offers a clean, ad-free interface with powerful navigation and filtering tools for questions, answers, and comments. Enjoy a streamlined way to engage with the developer community.

Highlights
  • Native iOS design
  • Ad-free browsing
  • Powerful question filters
  • Dark mode
  • Real-time question previews
  • Gesture navigation
Features
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#PH daily pick 29/01/2020 "Crew brings the web service to a native app with a beautiful UI that makes browsing Stack Overflow much nicer than on the web." - MacStories "Crew isn't just an app, though. It's been designed with iOS guidelines in mind, making it look and feel every bit the native iPhone and iPad experience in a way the Stack Overflow website just can't match." - iMore Crew is a beautiful StackOverflow app built for fast navigation with powerful set of features. The delightful interface is coupled with extensive features that feel part on your device, whilst elevating your Stack Overflow experience. It’s created specifically with iOS design guidelines in mind, so it fits right at home on your device. Browse question without distraction or ads, use filter, add comments, or visit specific website areas like tags profile or badges section. You can quickly view list, tabs, inbox, notifications and more using gestures and context menu. Crew is an unofficial app, and side effects may include an incredible browsing experience. EXCITING FEATURES: - Trends and search support - All questions,answers and comments from Stack Overflow in your hands. - Search support - Rich rendering of questions - Dark mode - Beautiful iOS centric Ui - Universal app for iPhone and iPad. - Compose question with real time previews. - Powerful question filters (month, week, votes and more) It’s constatly evolving. If you have anything you’d specifically like to see, come to the Settings section and text me, I’d love to hear it! This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Stack Overflow. Terms Of Use: https://www.danieljamestronca.com/crew/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.danieljamestronca.com/crew/privacy-policy

About

IGIHE

Access a wide range of news topics in your preferred language, with personalized story suggestions based on your reading history. Stay updated with push notifications and enjoy offline reading with cached articles. Share stories easily via links.

Highlights
  • Multilingual support (English, French, Kinyarwanda)
  • Personalized story suggestions
  • Offline reading via caching
  • Push notifications for breaking news
  • Search functionality for specific topics
  • Social media sharing
Features
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This App gives you the option to choose your preferred language to read in as it is available in English, French, and Kinyarwanda. IGIHE App suggests stories that you might like based on what you have recently read. To make your experience better, you can easily access a variety of topics from the IGIHE news index such as Latest, Politics, Business, Science and Technology, Health, Sports, Arts and Culture, Environment, and Tourism. You can also search for your own interests and get all the related articles on that subject. Other features: - Share stories via links to friends or social media - Push notifications for important news to stay updated every time a new article is posted - It has the cache storing items that can be viewed and read later in offline mode (with no internet connectivity) - Articles in App respect the font size in your phone

Screenshots

Crew4 screens
IGIHE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crew at 4.4 against IGIHE's 3.0. Crew also leads on ratings volume (64 vs 2). IGIHE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Crew sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. IGIHE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crew holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crew has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crew ships an update every 10 days, IGIHE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Crew versus IGIHE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewIGIHE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (64 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDaniel James TroncaIGIHE LTD

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Crew

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Smoothie-sized Tip$0.99
  • Sandwich-sized tip$2.99
  • Buffet-sized Tip$7.99
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  • Deluxe-sized tip$16.99
  • Lifetime Subscritpion$39.99
None

IGIHE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crew free?
Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IGIHE free?
IGIHE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crew or IGIHE?
Crew is rated higher. Crew averages 4.4 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while IGIHE averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Crew or IGIHE have ads?
Neither Crew nor IGIHE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crew or IGIHE?
Crew ships an update every 10 days, and IGIHE every 2 weeks. Most recently, Crew was updated on September 14, 2026 and IGIHE on June 26, 2026.

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