Secure Volunteer vs PKB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secure Volunteer
Easily access and display your volunteer ID cards digitally. Search for your card using provided details or a unique code. Avoid the need for printed cards at volunteer opportunities.
- Digital volunteer ID cards
- Search by details or code
- No printed cards needed
- Access for various organizations
- Secure background check integration
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Description: Easily access and display your volunteer cards issued by the Secure Volunteer platform, powered by BIB! This app helps volunteers download and display volunteer ID cards, all without the need to bring along anything printed to volunteer opportunities. Simply search for your card using the details previously provided to your volunteer organization or use a unique Do Good Code, emailed out once your background screen is completed. Thousands of volunteer organizations such as Non-Profits, Schools, Parks and Recreation, Ministries, Healthcare, and other organizations trust Secure Volunteer to provide a better and easier background check for their organization.
PKB
Report local issues like potholes and graffiti directly to your city government. This app allows for quick and efficient submission of problems, helping to improve your community.
- Report potholes
- Report graffiti
- Submit neighborhood issues
- Direct city reporting
- Fast issue submission
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See a pothole that needs filling? Graffiti making a mess of your neighborhood? Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with PKB-Connect!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PKB at 5.0 against Secure Volunteer's 2.0. Secure Volunteer's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). 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.
PKB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Volunteer has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Secure Volunteer ships an update every 2 months, PKB every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Volunteer | PKB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Background Investigation Bureau, LLC | City of Parkersburg |
Customer experience
Secure Volunteer
PKB
In-app purchases
Secure Volunteer
No in-app purchases
PKB
No in-app purchases
