Launch Back vs Vertical Discounts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Launch Back
Access eGift cards from major retailers offering up to 12% back. Discover local and national merchant offers for instant rewards by linking your credit card. Support your chosen organization while enjoying significant savings.
- eGift cards with up to 12% back
- Local and national merchant offers
- Link credit card for instant rewards
- Support participating organizations
- Wide variety of savings
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The LaunchBack app gives you and the organization savings multiple ways! - Access to eGift Cards from major stores & restaurants nationwide that can give you up to 12% back! - Offers from both local and national merchants with a wide variety of savings! - Easy and instant rewards by linking your credit card(s) to iSponsor and shopping at participating locations. The best thing about this is that the program gives back to the organization you signed up with so while you get great deals, they get the support and funding they need. It's a win-win!
Vertical Discounts
Discover over 350,000 local deals and discounts on restaurants, shopping, entertainment, and more. Save money instantly by showing the app at participating businesses, eliminating the need for physical coupons or cards.
- Over 350,000 local deals
- Cashback offers
- Save on restaurants
- Discounts on car washes
- Savings on shopping
- Hotel deals
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Get amazing local deals & discounts right from your phone….just show and save. No more dealing with plastic discount cards or bulky coupon books. Vertical Discounts brings you over 350,000 local deals at the touch of a button with the simplicity and convenience of an optimized mobile app. From coupons to cash back, get the best deals on restaurants, car washes, oil changes, shopping, entertainment, and hotels. Top reasons to use Vertical Discounts Over 850,000 hotel deals and cashback offers. Save an average of 20% compared to other OTAs like Expedia and Orbitz Over 350,000 local deals, which means more ways to save and more often. Private membership means better coupons and discounts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vertical Discounts at 4.5 against Launch Back's 1.8. Vertical Discounts also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 27%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 61). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Vertical Discounts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vertical Discounts has 1.6K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Launch Back's written reviews are positive against 55% of Vertical Discounts's.
Launch Back ships an update every 3 weeks, Vertical Discounts every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Launch Back | Vertical Discounts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (61 ratings) | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 54.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leading Edge Fundraising | Vertical Raise |
Customer experience
Launch Back
Vertical Discounts
Bugs and requests
Launch Back
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vertical Discounts
Reported bugs
2 issues- Coupons not working at some businesses
- Inability to load/use digital cards on multiple devices
Requested features
4 requests- Multiple digital card support
- Improved coupon redemption process
- Expanded local business partnerships
- Customized discounts based on location
In-app purchases
Launch Back
No in-app purchases
Vertical Discounts
No in-app purchases
