The Donors Fund vs Pledger Charitable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Donors Fund
This app provides bank-like technology to manage charitable donations, consolidating them into a single tax-deductible receipt. It offers easy access to over 1.5 million verified charities with no minimums or fees.
- Charitable donation management
- Consolidated tax-deductible receipt
- Access to 1.5M+ verified charities
- Hassle-free tracking and organization
- No minimums or fees
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Manage your charity giving - hassle free. We offer the ultimate bank-like technology for all your charitable giving. It will track and organize all your charitable donations into one tax-deductible receipt at year’s end. Sign up is free and takes under 60 seconds. Once you’ve signed up, deposit your charity giving for easy access to over 1.5 million verified charity organizations, and start donating to any charity of your choice. No minimums. No annual fees, no transaction fees, no hidden fees – no fees whatsoever. The tracking and hassle – that’s on us. You’re truly - free to give.
Pledger Charitable
Manage your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) by depositing funds, making pledges to charities, and ordering certificates. Track all your transactions and download financial statements easily. Experience a streamlined way to manage your charitable giving.
- Deposit funds to DAF
- Pledge to organizations
- Order certificates
- View transactions
- Download statements
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Inclusive of: Depositing Funds to your DAF account. Pledging to organizations of your choice. Ordering certificates preprinted and blanks. Viewing transactions done via web, certificates and cards. Downloading monthly and annual Statements. And many more. Download it and start using it for a great Pledging experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Donors Fund at every 3 weeks against Pledger Charitable's every 6 months. The Donors Fund also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 5.0 for The Donors Fund against 5.0 for Pledger Charitable. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Donors Fund ships an update every 3 weeks, Pledger Charitable every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Donors Fund | Pledger Charitable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Donors Fund Inc | Pledger Charitable |
Customer experience
The Donors Fund
Pledger Charitable
In-app purchases
The Donors Fund
No in-app purchases
Pledger Charitable
No in-app purchases
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