Progressive Voices App vs ShopGoodwill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Progressive Voices App
Access a comprehensive collection of progressive news, opinion, audio, and video content in one place. This app eliminates the need to search multiple sources for your favorite progressive media.
- One-stop-shop for progressive content
- News aggregation
- Opinion articles
- Audio content
- Video content
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"PV app is the first and only one-stop-shop for everything Progressive: news, opinion, audio and video--it's all here! No more searching the Internet for Progressive content. No more being tied to your computer to hear a distant radio show or read your favorite Progressive sites. Help us establish and grow a Progressive Media Universe by buying and using the PV App! Please support the non-profit Progressive Voices Institute by downloading the app today!"
ShopGoodwill
Discover unique items from Goodwills nationwide through this e-commerce platform. Browse categories, participate in auctions, or use the "Buy it Now" feature. Your purchases support job training and placement services.
- Bid on auction items
- Buy items instantly
- Filter by category, price, and shipping
- Add items to Favorites
- Save searches
- Customer service support
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ShopGoodwill mobile app is the premier location for finding hidden treasures within Goodwills across the country. It’s the first e-commerce platform that has been created, owned, and operated by a non-profit organization. Supporting over 130 Goodwill organizations, ShopGoodwill has unique finds like fashion, home goods, technology, jewellery, collectibles and more that you can search through from the comfort of your home. While on the site, you have the option of browsing specific categories, participating in auctions, using our “Buy it Now” feature, as well as checking out our 1 cent shipping items. When you shop with ShopGoodwill, you’re helping fund our mission of providing job training and placement services to thousands of people. Each item’s final sale price goes back into the local Goodwill that listed the item, and around 85 cents of every dollar go back into funding our mission, so this means your purchases are making a difference in local communities throughout the country. Shop with purpose, shop for good. 1. Bid for auction items and buy them after the auction ends 2. Buy items right away wherever applicable 3. Pay for the item using Paypal or Stripe 4. Paypal Credit option available 5. Get quick access to featured items 6. Quick bid or Quick buy from the listing page directly 7. Add items to Favorites for easy access later 8. Filter items based on • Categories • Size • Lowest to highest pricing • 1 Cent shipping only • New today • Specific Sellers • Shipping Options 9. Know more about ShopGoodwill 10. Get an email from your personal shopper when an item that matches your interest is listed 11. Save a search to fetch items again quickly on the items listing 12. Search using Advanced search option with deeper search criteria 13. Raise Customer Service tickets on Items and your orders 14. Schedule Pickups for your pickup orders
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Progressive Voices App at 2.6 against ShopGoodwill's 2.4. Progressive Voices App also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). ShopGoodwill's advantage is ratings volume (989 vs 59). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Progressive Voices App holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShopGoodwill has 989 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Progressive Voices App's written reviews are positive against 12% of ShopGoodwill's.
Progressive Voices App ships an update monthly, ShopGoodwill every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Progressive Voices App | ShopGoodwill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (59 ratings) — better | 2.4 (989 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 989 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Progressive Agenda d.b.a. Progressive Voices | Goodwill Industries of Orange County, California |
Customer experience
Progressive Voices App
ShopGoodwill
User reviews
Progressive Voices App
From 59 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great content
- 👍 Informative and entertaining
- 👍 Progressive voices in one place
- 👍 VoiceOver compatible
- 👍 Works well on occasion
Room to improve
- ❌ Endless stream of ads
- ❌ Frequent crashes
- ❌ Unreliable streaming
- ❌ Stops playing in background
- ❌ Audio distortion
ShopGoodwill
From 989 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great deals
- 👍 Authentic items
- 🚀 Fast shipping
- 👍 Good packaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 💰 Expensive shipping and handling fees
- 🔍 Poor item descriptions and photos
- 🤔 Inconsistent policies across locations
- 🤔 Overpriced items
Bugs and requests
Progressive Voices App
Reported bugs
40 issues- Endless stream of ads
- App constantly crashes
- Unreliable streaming
- Stops playing in background
- Audio distortion
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- Volume too low
- App is unstable
- Useless without content
- Not working at all
- Doesn't work with Bluetooth
- Crashes immediately
- Audio only plays when screen is on
- Stops playing when phone navigates to other apps
- No stream for about a week
- Plays nothing
- Cannot recover stream when switching networks
- Shows keep cutting out
- Stops working when screen goes into sleep mode
- Unusable after update
- Background audio no longer works
- Stops playing after a few minutes
- Refuses to work after calls
- Doesn't play on phone
- Works sometimes
- Stops constantly then repeats
- Stops working in background
- Nearly unusable
- Distorts audio
- Too much dead air
- Freezes and stalls too much
- Stops a lot
- Freezes up
- Needs restart multiple times
- Stops again during pauses
- Bugs need fixing
- Crashes constantly
- Video section didn't work
- Print too small
- Not warned about Canada restriction
- Feeds not available outside US
Requested features
16 requests- Ad-free option
- Fix background audio playback
- Fix app crashes
- Improve stability
- Add sleep timer
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- Allow background playback when screen is off
- Make highlights play automatically
- Update for newer iOS versions
- Add dark mode
- Add horizontal mode
- Add Share button
- Add button to link out of app in Safari
- Fix flash content compatibility
- Add ability to rewind or fast forward
- Improve audio normalization
- Fix Bluetooth connectivity
ShopGoodwill
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Login issues
- Inaccurate item information and photos
- Shipping weight discrepancies
- Inability to view order history and status
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to filter by size, price range, and other criteria
- Improved search functionality
- Notifications for outbid/ending auctions
- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Ability to save shipping addresses and payment methods
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- Better integration between app and website
In-app purchases
Progressive Voices App
No in-app purchases
ShopGoodwill
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Progressive Voices App free?
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