PETA vs Elephant Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PETA
Become an on-the-go animal rights activist. Take action on urgent alerts by contacting decision-makers, learn about victories, and share information with friends and family. Earn rewards for your participation.
- Urgent action alerts
- Contact decision-makers
- Donate to support work
- Learn about animal rights victories
- Share alerts with others
- Earn points and badges
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The PETA mobile app makes helping animals easier than ever before. Get the latest alerts, and take action right from your phone. It's fast and simple, and it makes a huge difference—so get started today, and become an on-the-go animal rights activist: • Participate in urgent action alerts regarding cruelty to animals by contacting decision makers via email, social media, and phone calls. Also, donate to support PETA’s important work. • Learn about the latest victories worldwide for animal rights and new ways that you can help. • Share alerts with your friends and family. • Earn points and badges for every action that you take.
Elephant Journal
Explore mindful living through articles, videos, and podcasts on topics like meditation, relationships, and environmental tips. Engage with content, support authors, and join discussions to foster a sense of community and personal growth.
- Daily Front Page updates
- Browse articles by topic
- Comment and share content
- Heart articles to boost scores
- Follow favorite writers
- Receive notifications
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From Meditation to Relationships, Family to Environmental Tips, Yoga and Meditation to Travel and Recipes—we cover all the issues and topics that matter with a sense of humor and journalistic integrity—cutting through fads and making fun of spiritual materialism. Our app is simple: it’s not here to clutter your life, but to help open it up. Most apps we enjoy fill the gaps in our lives—whether in line or in a waiting room, or at a restaurant waiting for a friend or colleague to return. Elephant offers space and inspiration within this busyness, enabling us to return to our basic goodness with knowledge and empathy. Every day, check our Front Page for uplifted discussions and new articles, videos and podcasts. Then, your reading, hearting, sharing, and commenting directly increase the article's score, helping that author “win,” get paid by our mindful community, and get featured on our Front Page. FRONT PAGE: A clear scrollable display of our community’s favorite articles, timely issues, and editor’s picks. Scroll ’til you find something that inspires you. TOPICS: Browse articles by category (Yoga, Family, Green, Politics, Recipes…), bookmark those you love, and snooze the ones you don’t. NOTIFICATIONS: See if someone replies to your comment, get alerts from writers who you follow, and find our best new articles. SEARCH: Find that article or subject you’re curious about, and see other trending searches HEART: Tap the “heart” icon on your favorite articles to boost their score to help the issue get featured on our Front Page and increase the author’s chances of winning our weekly Ecosystem payout. COMMENT: Join the uplifted discussions happening on each story to increase the article’s score and create mindful community. SHARE: Share your favorite articles with your network, directly from the app. SUBSCRIBE: You can read two articles free, every day—if you want to read unlimited articles, and see fewer ads, you can subscribe for $3/month (billed annually at $36/year). You can cancel your renewal at any time from the Account Settings of your device at least 24 hours before your renewal date. Questions? Feedback? Confused? Contact our Support at: elephantjournal.com/support We respect your Privacy: elephantjournal.com/privacy Elephant’s Terms of Service: elephantjournal.com/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PETA at none against Elephant Journal's 4. PETA also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Elephant Journal's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1.6K) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Elephant Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. PETA asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PETA against 4.9 for Elephant Journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elephant Journal has 14K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of PETA's written reviews are positive against 84% of Elephant Journal's.
PETA ships an update every 2 months, Elephant Journal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PETA | Elephant Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) | 4.9 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 83.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | Elephant Journal |
Customer experience
PETA
Elephant Journal
User reviews
PETA
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
- 💡 Helpful for activism
- 🙌 Makes a difference for animals
Room to improve
- 🙁 Disturbing images
- 🤔 Focus more on meat/dairy industry than labs
- 🚫 No Canadian option
Elephant Journal
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nice app
- 🙏 Insightful and inspiring content
- 📚 Diverse range of topics
- 🤗 Thoughtful and engaging articles
- 💡 Valuable resource for personal growth
Room to improve
- 🔒 Restrictive reading limits
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🐛 Issues with cancelling subscription
- 🤔 Sudden change in content quality
Bugs and requests
PETA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications show actions as incomplete when they are done
- Twitter sharing not working
- Occasional crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Filter option to hide graphic images
- Ability to track progress and completed actions
- Integration with PETA website and membership
Elephant Journal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Subscription cancellation button not working
- Articles not loading properly
- Inconsistent reading limits
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Implement a 'read later' feature
- Improve navigation and article tracking
- Increase free article limits
In-app purchases
PETA
No in-app purchases
Elephant Journal
- Elephant Monthly$6.991 Month
- Elephant Subscription$35.991 Year
- Article Boost$2.99
- Big Article Boost$9.99









