Comparison

PIFster vs The App Scratch

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

Head to head
About

PIFster

This app enables a community to collectively donate small amounts to charitable causes. Users can suggest and vote on which organizations receive funds, fostering a sense of shared impact and community action. It also features a heatmap to visualize donation activity and allows users to promote causes they care about.

Highlights
  • Suggest charitable causes
  • Vote on recipient charities
  • Donate as little as $1/month
  • Interactive donation heatmap
  • Promote causes
  • Watch impact videos
Features
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How many times have you thought to yourself: Wow, if everybody could just pitch in $1 dollar, we'd have enough to fix this problem? Well, that was the genesis of PIFster! And now we're so proud and excited to present to you this app, representing a 501(c)(3) non-profit (pending), which empowers a growing community of like-minded individuals to donate as little as $1 dollar per month, and then suggest and vote on a diverse slate of charitable causes. PIFster is totally free to join and explore. The only thing required is that you actually donate in order to vote on which charity will be the recipient of our community's collection each month. That's fair, right? Just put a little skin in the game. After all, a dollar is barely pocket change these days, but if we ALL chipped in... well, you get the idea. So that means 12 times per year you can Pay It Forward! Grow a community of your own and increase your influence! On your journey, watch videos documenting the good we've done as a community, and swell with pride at being a part of something so unique and special. PIFster is also a great place to both suggest and promote charitable causes near and dear to you! And anybody can do that, whether they have the financial resources to contribute, or not. If nothing else, please join to let us know who you feel deserves a helping hand! Want to see where the community is most active? Explore an interactive "heatmap" showing the relative number of either donors OR donations within an area! Want to drill down even deeper? You can explore the relative activity of those in your own personal community! As you can see, PIFster is the perfect tool for influencers to leverage their followers for good! So join the PIFster community today! Let's start making the world a better place $1 dollar at a time!

About

The App Scratch

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Screenshots

PIFster4 screens
The App Scratch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PIFster at none against The App Scratch's 1. PIFster also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. The App Scratch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. PIFster asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PIFster ships an update every 2 weeks, The App Scratch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PIFster versus The App Scratch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPIFsterThe App Scratch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB52 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChris ConleeHidaku LLC

In-app purchases

None

PIFster

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The App Scratch

Subscriptions1
  • Monthy Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is PIFster free?
PIFster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The App Scratch free?
The App Scratch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PIFster or The App Scratch have ads?
Neither PIFster nor The App Scratch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PIFster or The App Scratch?
PIFster ships an update every 2 weeks, and The App Scratch every 5 weeks. Most recently, PIFster was updated on October 16, 2026 and The App Scratch on October 2, 2026.

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