Comparison

DaySync vs Giving Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

DaySync

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DaySync brings appointments, clients and everyday business into one place for independent beauty professionals and salon teams. Let clients book online, see what's ahead and keep the details of every visit close at hand. YOUR DAY, IN VIEW Manage appointments, add walk-ins and find available time in your calendar. Keep services, prices and working hours organized. BOOKINGS, WITHOUT THE BACK-AND-FORTH Share your booking link so clients can choose a service and an available time. Online booking is included in every plan. EVERY CLIENT, REMEMBERED Keep visit history, notes and photos together, ready for the next appointment. A CLEARER VIEW OF YOUR BUSINESS Record sales and follow your everyday results. Pro adds products, expenses and net-profit reports. Business adds payroll and staff reporting. A PLAN FOR THE WAY YOU WORK Free includes appointments, client records and online booking for up to 2 people. Pro adds more business tools and room for up to 5. Business includes unlimited people, payroll and permissions. People limits include the owner. Made for hairstylists, barbers, nail technicians, lash artists and beauty studios. Questions? Contact support@daysync.io. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Giving Toolbox

This app is a comprehensive platform designed for nonprofits to manage all their operational needs. It streamlines expense tracking, grant management, event ticketing, auctions, and donor relations, all within a single, user-friendly interface. Start with core features for free and upgrade for advanced fundraising tools.

Highlights
  • AI-powered expense scanning and 990 compliance
  • Grant tracking from prospect to award
  • Event creation, ticketing, and check-in
  • Silent auction and crowdfunding management
  • Donor CRM and contact management
  • Mileage tracking for deductions
  • Volunteer scheduling and hour tracking
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Giving Toolbox replaces the scattered tools your nonprofit runs on — expense apps, grant spreadsheets, ticketing platforms, auction software and donor lists — with one iPhone and iPad app built for 501(c)(3) organizations. Most nonprofit software assumes someone is sitting at a computer. The work happens at the check-in table, in the auction room, and in the car back from a site visit. This app was built for that, and it keeps working when the venue wifi does not. WORKS OFFLINE
Your events, expenses, contacts, campaigns, auctions, raffles, donations, volunteer shifts, golf tournaments and sponsored funds are cached on your device. The app loads instantly and stays useful on site without reliable service, then syncs when you reconnect. EXPENSE CAPTURE & 990 COMPLIANCE
Scan receipts with your camera. AI extracts the vendor, date and amount, then maps every dollar to the correct IRS Form 990 functional category. Staff submit from their phones; admins approve from theirs. Set annual budget targets per category and track actuals in real time. Generate IRS-compliant year-end giving statements for every donor in one tap. GRANT MANAGEMENT
Track every grant from first contact to award — letter of intent, application, review stage. Once funded, track spending restrictions, reporting deadlines and period dates. The dashboard alerts you 30 days before a report is due. Tag any expense to a grant to see the remaining balance live. EVENTS & TICKETING
Multiple ticket tiers, online and in-person sales, QR check-in, waitlists, sponsorships, playbill PDF and automated reminders. When several staff work the door, every device stays in sync within seconds. Sell program ad placements and review artwork from the Event HQ screen. SILENT AUCTION & PADDLE RAISE
Build your catalog, open bidding waves, track live bids and process winner payments. Record paddle raise pledges as the auctioneer calls them, with a projector display mode for the room. CROWDFUNDING, PEER-TO-PEER & RAFFLE
Thermometer campaigns with matching gifts, participant fundraising with a live leaderboard, and raffles with animated draws plus the compliance trail your state requires. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
Schedule shifts, track hours with QR check-in, export IRS-ready hour reports and generate certificates of service. DONOR CRM & MILEAGE
Scan a business card at your gala and the contact exists before you leave the room. Start and stop GPS mileage tracking from the home screen, with the correct IRS rate applied by trip purpose. GOLF TOURNAMENTS
TeeFast Golf is a separate add-on that works on either tier: registration, hole sponsors, day-of check-in, self-serve mulligan sales, contest tracking, player card emails and a full P&L. $99.99 per tournament or $149.99/year unlimited. PRICING
Free forever: expense tracking, 100 AI receipt scans per month, one active grant, up to 50 contacts, mileage and grant report PDF. The Free tier is a single owner account. Premium, $34.99/month or $279.99/year: unlimited staff accounts with no per-seat fee, every fundraising module, unlimited grants, contacts and AI scans, AI marketing tools, and PDF and CSV exports. Payments run through your own Stripe account and deposit directly to you. A platform fee applies — 1.5% on Free, 0.5% on Premium — on top of Stripe's standard processing fee. Donors can choose to cover both at checkout. Requires iOS 17.6 or later. iPhone and iPad supported. TERMS OF USE By downloading or using Giving Toolbox, you agree to Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DaySync4 screens
Giving Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

DaySync and Giving Toolbox are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. DaySync sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month and Giving Toolbox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaySync ships an update every 2 weeks, Giving Toolbox every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DaySync versus Giving Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaySyncGiving Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaySync LLCNimble Dragon Media, Inc.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

DaySync

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$12.001 Month
  • DaySync Business14 Days trial$25.001 Month
  • Pro Yearly14 Days trial$119.001 Year
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  • DaySync Business (yearly)14 Days trial$250.001 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Message Credits$5.00
  • 500 Message Credits$22.00
  • 1,000 Message Credits$40.00
4 purchases

Giving Toolbox

Subscriptions3
  • Giving Toolbox Premium Monthly$34.991 Month
  • TeeFast Golf Annual$149.991 Year
  • Giving Toolbox Premium Annual$279.991 Year
One-time1
  • TeeFast Golf Per-Event$99.99

Questions

Is DaySync free?
DaySync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Giving Toolbox free?
Giving Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DaySync or Giving Toolbox have ads?
Neither DaySync nor Giving Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DaySync or Giving Toolbox?
DaySync ships an update every 2 weeks, and Giving Toolbox every 8 days. Most recently, DaySync was updated on October 26, 2026 and Giving Toolbox on October 31, 2026.

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