Comparison

PIFster vs Jolysnap

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

Jolysnap

Features
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Jolysnap is a free platform that offers space for publications, discussions and messaging. Jolysnap allows users to connect with friends, colleagues or new people. Users can share pictures, musics, videos and articles as well as their own thoughts and opinions with the people they love. The messaging module allows users to chat privately and exchange images and videos that could disappear after a few weeks. All this with strict respect for your privacy.

Screenshots

PIFster4 screens
Jolysnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PIFster at every 2 weeks against Jolysnap's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PIFster ships an update every 2 weeks, Jolysnap monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PIFster versus Jolysnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPIFsterJolysnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB89 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChris ConleeJolysnap

In-app purchases

None

PIFster

No in-app purchases

None

Jolysnap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PIFster free?
PIFster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jolysnap free?
Jolysnap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PIFster or Jolysnap have ads?
Neither PIFster nor Jolysnap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PIFster or Jolysnap?
PIFster ships an update every 2 weeks, and Jolysnap monthly. Most recently, PIFster was updated on November 3, 2026 and Jolysnap on October 25, 2026.

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