BoardEffect vs Signal by EverTrue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoardEffect
This app provides a secure, paperless boardroom experience for volunteer leaders. Access meeting packets, annotate documents offline, and view contact information. It syncs with a web-based portal for comprehensive board management.
- Paperless boardroom
- Download meeting packets
- Offline annotation
- Contact directory
- Resource library access (iPad)
- Board handbook management
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The Leading Board Portal for Volunteer Leadership Worldwide. Make your boardroom truly paperless. BoardEffect’s iOS App connects to your BoardEffect board portal. The App allows your board members to: - Download meeting packets - Fully annotate meeting materials including “sticky notes,” drawing, highlighting, underlining, and strike-through - Read and annotate meeting packets both online and offline - Print or email their meeting packets from the App (optional) - View the full contact directory including members’ head shots, biographies, and contact details - View files from your BoardEffect portal’s Resource Library (iPad only) - Download and annotate your Board Handbook, including bylaws, policies, and other documents The BoardEffect iOS App is free and works in conjunction with your secure BoardEffect web-based portal. For more information about BoardEffect, contact us at (866) 672-2666.
Signal by EverTrue
Access powerful advancement tools on the go. View constituent profiles, manage trips, build prospect lists, and collaborate with colleagues to boost productivity and uncover support while away from your desk.
- View constituent profiles
- Manage trips and visits
- Build and edit prospect lists
- Collaborate with colleagues
- Get directions to visits
- Receive push notifications
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Your Signal mobile app has a new look! You can't always be at your desk, but you shouldn't have to leave any information behind. Signal by Evertrue's app gives advancement professionals instant access to constituent intelligence on the go. View donor profiles, manage trips, build prospect lists, and collaborate with colleagues to uncover more support wherever the work takes you. Key features: - Prepare for donor visits with quick access to constituent profiles - View donor contact and address information at a glance - Get directions to your next visit in one tap - Create, edit, and share prospect lists - Fill canceled meeting slots with powerful filters and map-based searching - Stay current on constituent activity with push notifications About EverTrue EverTrue is a philanthropy-first intelligence platform that helps fundraising teams turn data into action and build meaningful donor relationships. Built for nonprofits, healthcare, and educational institutions, EverTrue combines philanthropy-first intelligence with tools for identifying, reaching, and stewarding donors — drawing on social, wealth, interest, and career data to surface who's ready to give and why. More than a platform, EverTrue is a growth partner, helping organizations create personal experiences for donors at scale, moving from transactions to lasting relationships. Because the causes that matter most can't afford to go without.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Signal by EverTrue at 4.8 against BoardEffect's 3.5. Signal by EverTrue also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 58%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 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.
Signal by EverTrue holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 180 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of BoardEffect's written reviews are positive against 85% of Signal by EverTrue's.
BoardEffect ships an update every 2 months, Signal by EverTrue fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoardEffect | Signal by EverTrue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (48 ratings) | 4.8 (180 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 180 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diligent Corporation | Evertrue, Inc |
Customer experience
BoardEffect
Signal by EverTrue
In-app purchases
BoardEffect
No in-app purchases
Signal by EverTrue
No in-app purchases
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