Kickstarter vs BendroCorp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kickstarter
Explore and support innovative projects across various creative fields. Discover groundbreaking ideas in games, technology, art, and more. Pledge to projects that inspire you and stay updated on their progress.
- Discover creative projects globally
- Pledge to projects
- Receive project updates
- Track backings
- Join a global creative community
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Discover, back, and bring bold ideas to life. The Kickstarter app connects you with groundbreaking projects across games, publishing, technology, comics, and film. Whether you’re passionate about design, gadgets, stories, or innovation, there’s something for everyone. Use the app to: • Browse creative projects from around the world • Pledge to projects that align with your passions • Stay in the loop with updates and reminders • Follow your backings in one place • Join a global movement that fuels ideas worth sharing Start discovering today and help the next big idea take off.
BendroCorp
This application provides tools for Star Citizen players, offering insights into the game's universe, profit-making strategies, and safety measures. It aims to assist both members of a gaming organization and all players within the game.
- In-game universe exploration
- Profit-making strategies
- In-game safety assistance
- Community support via Discord
- Tools for members and all players
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BendroCorp is a gaming organization for the game Star Citizen and this application brings a suite of tools for both our members and all the citizens of Star Citizen. Whether you are trying to understand what is out there, make a profit in ore or make sure that you are safe while doing it -- this app will help you accomplish that! Having any trouble with the app? Hop on our Discord server and use the #appsupport channel! https://discord.gg/cj63B44cPE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BendroCorp at none against Kickstarter's shown. BendroCorp also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Kickstarter's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kickstarter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kickstarter has 59K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Kickstarter's written reviews are positive against 0% of BendroCorp's.
Kickstarter ships an update every 4 weeks, BendroCorp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kickstarter | BendroCorp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (59K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #168 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kickstarter, PBC | Dale Myszewski II |
Customer experience
Kickstarter
BendroCorp
Bugs and requests
Kickstarter
Reported bugs
5 issues- Explore tab broken in latest update
- Notifications not working correctly
- Activity feed not updating
- Issues with submitting surveys through the app
- Clunky UI, especially when updating pledges
Requested features
6 requests- Allow filtering backed projects by status (received, active, closed)
- Ability to follow creators directly in the app
- Improve comments section (threading, search, etc.)
- Add an archive/delete function for completed/cancelled projects
- Introduce a read/unread project status
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- Allow users to block problematic creators
BendroCorp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kickstarter
No in-app purchases
BendroCorp
No in-app purchases
