GoFundMe vs eCential
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoFundMe
Easily launch personal or nonprofit fundraisers, manage donations, and share your progress. Simplify your charitable giving with donor-advised funds and track your impact.
- Launch fundraisers
- Manage fundraisers on the go
- Donor-advised funds (DAF)
- Track giving impact
- Share fundraiser links
- Receive donation alerts
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Welcome to the world’s most powerful community for good, where everyone can give and get help. Launch a fundraiser in minutes, start a donor-advised fund to support all your favorite nonprofits in one place, and inspire your community with your GoFundMe Profile. There’s so much you can do on GoFundMe. START A FUNDRAISER Launch a fundraiser for yourself, a friend or a nonprofit. Manage your fundraiser on the go and share your unique fundraiser link with your community to spread the word. App notifications help you never miss a donation alert or an important update about your fundraiser. *NEW* ALL YOUR GIVING IN ONE PLACE WITH GIVING FUNDS Giving Funds are donor-advised funds (DAF) that allow you to simplify giving and maximize impact while growing your contribution tax-free. You can donate the funds to a nonprofit of your choice at any time. During tax season, you'll get one receipt that shows all of your giving, all in one place. GIVE FORWARD WITH GOFUNDME PROFILES Share the causes you care about and inspire your community to help. Feature your favorite fundraisers and nonprofits, and track your impact from fundraisers you’ve started and supported.
eCential
This app helps you manage your finances by offering insights into spending habits and suggesting ways to save. It also helps you discover local deals at grocery stores to maximize your savings.
- Spending habit analysis
- Money management tools
- Local grocery deal finder
- Savings suggestions
- Secure financial tracking
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A budgeting app that helps users spend and save their money safely and more effectively. It provides suggestions to improve spending habits, helps users manage their money, and allows users to find deals in nearby grocery stores.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: eCential at free against GoFundMe's free with in-app purchases. eCential also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). GoFundMe's advantage is ratings volume (49K vs 1) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eCential holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoFundMe has 49K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | GoFundMe | eCential |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoFundMe Inc. | Fangming Du |
Customer experience
GoFundMe
eCential
Bugs and requests
GoFundMe
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent donation tracking and reporting
- Technical glitches with the mobile app
- Freezing and unresponsiveness during use
- Incorrect or missing donor information
Requested features
5 requests- Expand payment options beyond just cards
- Improve in-app accessibility for disabled users
- Provide better tools for organizers to manage campaigns
- Offer more promotional support for campaigns
- Enhance communication and updates to donors
eCential
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GoFundMe
No in-app purchases
eCential
No in-app purchases
