Guild Row vs Givebutter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guild Row
This app provides coworking communities with integrated tools for managing room bookings, member directories, events, resources, analytics, and billing. It supports multi-campus operations to create a unified experience across different locations.
- Room booking system
- Member directory
- Community event management
- Resource listing
- Analytics and billing reports
- Multi-campus support
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Finally, everything in one place. We’ve built community focused tools to keep your coworking community engaged. Our app handles room booking, member directory, community events, resource listing, analytics and billing reports. We also offer multi-campus support so you can create a central experience for each of your locations. Download our app to get started and watch coworking happen right from your mobile device.
Givebutter
This app empowers nonprofits to manage fundraising activities directly from their mobile devices. It facilitates instant donation processing, ticket sales, event check-ins, and real-time campaign performance tracking. Users can also manage auctions and access detailed supporter and transaction information.
- In-person donation processing
- On-site ticket sales
- QR code event check-in
- Live campaign performance updates
- Auction management and winner processing
- Supporter and transaction history access
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Transform your fundraising on the go with the Givebutter Mobile app. Seamlessly collect donations, manage events, and track campaign performance - all from your phone. In-Person Donations: Process credit card donations instantly with tap-to-pay or a supported card reader—all automatically linked to your campaigns. Sell Tickets: Make at-the-door ticket sales a breeze with on-site ticket processing for both single tickets and bundles. Check-In Attendees: Simplify event entry with lightning-fast QR code scanning or convenient manual check-in options. Live Campaign Updates: Stay connected to your campaign momentum with live updates of your campaign's donations, ticket revenue, and auction sales. Auction Support: Create exceptional experiences for auction participants with hassle-free winner processing. Collect payments for single or multiple items and immediately declare winners! Transaction & Supporter Details: Access critical donor information and transaction history anywhere, empowering personalized engagement and timely follow-up
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guild Row at 5.0 against Givebutter's 3.4. Guild Row also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). Givebutter's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (122 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guild Row holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Givebutter has 122 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guild Row ships an update every 6 months, Givebutter every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guild Row | Givebutter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (122 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 47.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoClubChicago LLC | Givebutter, Inc. |
Customer experience
Guild Row
Givebutter
Bugs and requests
Guild Row
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Givebutter
Reported bugs
25 issues- Cannot sign in
- Cannot follow links
- Cannot withdraw funds
- Page will not load to add bank info
- Campaigns taken down
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- App not easy to navigate
- No sign up button
- Hard to transfer money
- Very hard to navigate after update
- Not user friendly on mobile
- Cannot print donor lists
- No way to deposit donations
- App does not promote
- No share link to invite people
- Not cut and dry like GoFundMe
- No one can see fundraiser
- Not super helpful for administration
- Can't do anything helpful in app as admin
- Can't see entire campaigns
- No sign up option
- App will not let me log in
- Login page doesn't fit
- Can't process transaction info
- Good platform, bad app
- Can't record cash and check donations through app
Requested features
4 requests- Add Engage newsletter feature to the app
- Mobile app should offer ability to see auctions and make bids
- Add cash and check payment recording to the app
- Ability to record cash and check payments/donations through the app
In-app purchases
Guild Row
No in-app purchases
Givebutter
No in-app purchases
