GETsidetracked vs VolunTree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GETsidetracked
This app provides 54 creative prompts to help users exercise their creative thinking. It offers a fun and user-friendly way to overcome creative blocks with various techniques and methods.
- 54 creative prompts
- Random prompt generation
- Browse prompts
- User-friendly interface
- Creative thinking techniques
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This app is designed to help you think creatively with a series of 54 prompts. Tap or shake for a random “GET” or browse through them to find the one that catches the moment. Many people see creative thinking as the preserve of a minority of ‘creatives’ or artists. They think you either have the gift or you don’t. They don’t imagine they have it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Creativity is for everyone. It’s a muscle everyone can exercise and it strengthens with use. There are quite simple processes and creative-thinking techniques that anyone can use. Then the process of creative thinking invariably encounters blocks on the way. It’s common to get stuck. But there are methods you can use to overcome them. The 54 prompts in this app are a mix of those processes, techniques and methods distilled down into a fun and user-friendly format.
VolunTree
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Volunteers: Discover nearby causes, join events with one tap, track your hours, and donate when you can’t attend. NGOs: post needs in minutes and reach the right volunteers, simple, fast, and impactful. Meet VolunTree—the easiest way for volunteers and NGOs to come together and make good things happen. For volunteers: Get personalized matches by cause, skills, and location. Join events in a tap, receive reminders, and track your hours and milestones. For NGOs: Post opportunities in minutes, reach the right people, manage attendance, message volunteers, and accept donations. For everyone: Clear details, trusted listings, and visible impact so your good deeds grow—one event at a time. Download VolunTree and start helping today—because doing good should be as easy as tapping “Join.”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VolunTree at Free against GETsidetracked's $1.99. VolunTree also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). GETsidetracked's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On ads, 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
VolunTree is free to download; GETsidetracked costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GETsidetracked ships an update every 2 months, VolunTree every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GETsidetracked | VolunTree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joel Baker | Anahita Laskowski |
In-app purchases
GETsidetracked
No in-app purchases
VolunTree
No in-app purchases









