Comparison

Fidelity Charitable vs GiveCampus Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fidelity Charitable

Manage your charitable giving on the go. This app allows you to open a Giving Account, recommend grants to your favorite organizations, and track the status of your contributions and future recommendations. It also provides tools to manage your investment selections and account details.

Highlights
  • Open a Giving Account
  • Recommend grants
  • Monitor grant status
  • View investment selections
  • Set up recurring grants
  • Nominate NPO Successor
Features
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The free Fidelity Charitable ® app lets you: --Open a Giving Account --Recommend grants --Monitor the status of grants and contributions --See future one-time and recurring grant recommendations Easy ways recommend a grant; --From a list of previously supported organizations --By looking up a new organization --Set up future, one-time, or recurring grant recommendations Other convenient features: --View your current Giving Account investment selections. --Change Giving Account name --NPO Successor Nomination To learn more about Fidelity Charitable, go to FidelityCharitable.org. Fidelity Charitable is the brand name for the Fidelity Investments® Charitable Gift Fund, an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program. Various Fidelity companies provide services to Fidelity Charitable. The Fidelity Charitable logo is a service mark, and Fidelity Charitable and Fidelity are registered service marks, of FMR LLC, used by Fidelity Charitable under license. Giving Account is a registered service mark of the Trustees of Fidelity Charitable. Fidelity Charitable Privacy Policy: https://www.fidelitycharitable.org/legal/privacy-policy.html

About

GiveCampus Connect

This application allows GiveCampus administrators to accept in-person donations via swipe, chip, or tap using a paired card reader. It integrates with GiveCampus campaigns and giving forms to streamline the donation process.

Highlights
  • Accept swipe, chip, and tap payments
  • Pair with GC Connect card reader
  • Integrate with GiveCampus campaigns
  • Use with GiveCampus giving forms
  • Streamline in-person donations
Features
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Accept gifts in-person easier than ever before! With this app you can pair your GC Connect card reader with your GiveCampus campaigns and giving forms. Using the app with your GC Connect reader, you’ll be able to accept gifts via swipe, chip or tap. We’re excited to hear what you think about the app! The app is only accessible by GiveCampus admins.

Screenshots

Fidelity Charitable4 screens
GiveCampus Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GiveCampus Connect at 4.7 against Fidelity Charitable's 3.8. GiveCampus Connect also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Fidelity Charitable's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GiveCampus Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidelity Charitable ships an update every 5 weeks, GiveCampus Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fidelity Charitable versus GiveCampus Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidelity CharitableGiveCampus Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (22 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFidelity InvestmentsGiveCampus, Inc

Customer experience

Fidelity Charitable

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative69.8%

GiveCampus Connect

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fidelity Charitable

No in-app purchases

None

GiveCampus Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fidelity Charitable free?
Fidelity Charitable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GiveCampus Connect free?
GiveCampus Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fidelity Charitable or GiveCampus Connect?
GiveCampus Connect is rated higher. Fidelity Charitable averages 3.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while GiveCampus Connect averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Fidelity Charitable or GiveCampus Connect have ads?
Neither Fidelity Charitable nor GiveCampus Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fidelity Charitable or GiveCampus Connect?
Fidelity Charitable ships an update every 5 weeks, and GiveCampus Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Fidelity Charitable was updated on October 16, 2026 and GiveCampus Connect on October 14, 2026.

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