Heart Schools vs Engage Hudson
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.
Engage Hudson
Report city issues like potholes or icy roads quickly and easily. Submit service requests with a photo in just a few clicks, and track their progress. Help keep your city in top shape.
- Submit service requests
- Report city issues
- Upload photos
- Track request progress
- Automatic work order addition
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Do you ever see minor issues in the City that you want to resolve, but you don’t know who to ask? Maybe you don’t have the time to make a call or send an email? Engage Hudson 2.0 is your 1 minute solution to service concerns in the City such as potholes, icy roads, dead trees, and more. In just a couple clicks you can snap a picture and submit a service request that is automatically added to the City’s work order list. Get progress updates if you choose, or submit the request and be on your way. Thank you for helping to keep Hudson in top shape!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Heart Schools at 39K against Engage Hudson's 13. Heart Schools also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Heart Schools against 4.7 for Engage Hudson. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heart Schools has 39K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Heart Schools ships an update every 2 months, Engage Hudson every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heart Schools | Engage Hudson |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) — better | 4.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Heart Association | City of Hudson, OH |
Customer experience
Heart Schools
Engage Hudson
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
Engage Hudson
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heart Schools
No in-app purchases
Engage Hudson
No in-app purchases
Questions
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