Heart Schools vs HeyGov
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heart Schools
Manage your fundraising efforts for the American Heart Association's Schools program directly from your mobile device. Track progress, update your personal fundraising page, and communicate with supporters via email.
- Fundraising progress tracking
- Update fundraising page
- Send supporter emails
- Mobile event management
- Real-time progress updates
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Do your fundraising on the go with your American Heart Association's Schools app. The mobile app is a great tool to track your fundraising progress, update your page, and send emails. Please note: The American Heart Association's Schools app is only available to current registrants of the event. If you haven't registered yet for this years event, please go to https://www.heart.org/schools to register for an event near you.
HeyGov
This app allows residents to connect with their local government. You can report issues, submit forms and permits digitally, and book municipal facilities for events. Receive updates on your requests.
- Report city issues and 311 requests
- Digital forms, licenses, and permits
- Book municipal facilities
- Receive update notifications
- Open311 compliant issue reporting
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HeyGov is e-government management software built for local government. As a resident, you can do the following in the app, if your town, city or village is a subscriber of HeyGov: 1. Report issues and send 311 requests in your city, then get notified when there's an update 2. Fill out forms, licenses and permits digitally 3. Reserve and book municipal facilities for your events, gatherings and parties The issues received through the HeyGov widget are Open311 compliant (https://www.open311.org)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heart Schools at 74% against HeyGov's 0%. Heart Schools also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (39K vs 4). HeyGov's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Heart Schools holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heart Schools has 39K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Heart Schools's written reviews are positive against 0% of HeyGov's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heart Schools | HeyGov |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Heart Association | Town Web Design, Inc. |
Customer experience
Heart Schools
HeyGov
Bugs and requests
Heart Schools
Reported bugs
4 issues- Heart Hero scanner not working
- Points not accurately tracked or updated
- Arcade games not loading properly
- Donation submissions failing or not registering
Requested features
4 requests- Allow multiple children under one parent account
- Improve check deposit and donation tracking
- Add more games and interactive content
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
HeyGov
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heart Schools
No in-app purchases
HeyGov
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Heart Schools free?
Is HeyGov free?
Which has better reviews, Heart Schools or HeyGov?
Do Heart Schools or HeyGov have ads?
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