Kickstarter vs The Tuning School
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.
The Tuning School
Connect with professional tuners and racers in dedicated communities. Access premium learning content and stay updated on sales, events, and upcoming classes. Engage in Q&A sessions with industry experts.
- Focused tuning communities
- Premium content access
- Industry expert Q&A
- Sales and event notifications
- Updates on upcoming classes
- Connect with TTS team
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For the first time, professional tuners and racers have an app to call home. Join The Tuning School collective in focused communities dedicated to tuning and sharing knowledge. Access premium content from The Tuning School to take your learning on the go. Stay connected with industry leading experts who make learning how to tune with HP Tuners, SCT, Holley, and Dynojet more accessible to everyone. Join today, for free! Free community Easy access to content Stay connected with the TTS team and your communities Get notified about sales & events Stay up to date with upcoming classes Q/A with instructors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Tuning School at 100% against Kickstarter's 33%. The Tuning School also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Kickstarter's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (59K vs 7). 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.
The Tuning School holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kickstarter has 59K ratings behind it against 7, 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 100% of The Tuning School's.
Kickstarter ships an update every 4 weeks, The Tuning School every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kickstarter | The Tuning School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (59K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #204 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kickstarter, PBC | The Tuning School, Inc |
Customer experience
Kickstarter
The Tuning School
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
The Tuning School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kickstarter
No in-app purchases
The Tuning School
No in-app purchases
