Comparison

RAISE365 vs Blanchard First

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

Head to head
About

RAISE365

This app simplifies fundraising for schools, teams, and groups. It offers advanced technology to create successful campaigns, track progress, and maximize profits. Features include digital discount cards to connect communities and support local businesses.

Highlights
  • Create successful fundraising campaigns
  • Track fundraisers from start to finish
  • Digital discount cards
  • Connect communities and businesses
  • Easy user experience
Features
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Raise 365 is an App designed around creating the most successful fundraising campaigns for Schools, Teams or any Group that want to raise money using our advanced technology. Our goal is to provide an easy user experience, track the fundraiser from start to finish, and create a successful and profitable fundraiser. We provide multiple products in our system, including Digital Discount cards that connect communities and businesses across the country, in order to help businesses thrive and save consumers money!

About

Blanchard First

Stay connected with your church community. Access past messages, receive important updates via push notifications, and share content with friends. Download messages for offline listening.

Highlights
  • Watch or listen to past messages
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Share messages via social media and email
  • Download messages for offline listening
Features
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.23.8

Screenshots

RAISE3654 screens
Blanchard First3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blanchard First at 4.8 against RAISE365's 3.3. RAISE365's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blanchard First holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RAISE365 has 2.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RAISE365 ships an update every 3 weeks, Blanchard First every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RAISE365 versus Blanchard First: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRAISE365Blanchard First
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (2.1K ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRAISE365 Develoment LLCFirst Baptist Church (Blanchard, OK)

Customer experience

RAISE365

All ratings2,085 ratings
Positive56.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative41.8%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral0.4%
Negative44.9%

Blanchard First

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RAISE365

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Coupons/discounts not working as advertised
  • Login and account issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Better transparency on fees and commissions
  • Improved app stability and user experience
  • More customization options for fundraising campaigns

Blanchard First

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RAISE365

No in-app purchases

None

Blanchard First

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RAISE365 free?
RAISE365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blanchard First free?
Blanchard First is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RAISE365 or Blanchard First?
Blanchard First is rated higher. RAISE365 averages 3.3 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Blanchard First averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do RAISE365 or Blanchard First have ads?
Neither RAISE365 nor Blanchard First shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RAISE365 or Blanchard First?
RAISE365 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blanchard First every 5 months. Most recently, RAISE365 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Blanchard First on October 24, 2026.

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