Comparison

iGiveIt vs DonateMate

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

Head to head
About

iGiveIt

Easily track your charitable giving and tithes with this finance app. Set future donation reminders, view monthly summaries, and export your data. Cloud sync ensures your information is always accessible.

Highlights
  • Donation and tithe tracking
  • Future donation reminders
  • Monthly donation summaries
  • HTML and CSV data export
  • Cloud data transfer
  • Portrait and landscape modes
Features
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iGiveIt is an application to help you keep track of your donations and tithes. It also includes a future donation date reminder to help you keep your giving on track. • Easy to use, clean interface. • Donation summaries for month. • Multiple reminders can be set with repeat intervals. • HTML and CSV exportable data. • Portrait and Landscape mode for easy viewing and data entry. • Database and reminders can be transferred from device to device via the cloud.

About

DonateMate

Organize all your charitable giving in one place. Easily track donations, capture receipts, and generate tax-ready records. Set giving goals and see your impact by cause and organization.

Highlights
  • Track donations via photo or email receipts
  • Generate tax-ready donation records
  • Match gifts to IRS-registered charities
  • Estimate tax savings and deductible totals
  • Set and track annual giving goals
  • Share giving activity with a community feed
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DonateMate gives your charitable giving one organized home. Track every donation, capture receipts in seconds, and generate tax-ready records your accountant will actually use. Track Every Donation - Take a photo of a receipt and DonateMate reads the charity, date, and amount - Forward email receipts to receipts@donatemate.com - Add gifts manually in a few taps - Supports cash, goods, and stock donations, with up to 10 documents per gift Stay Tax-Ready All Year - Match every gift to an IRS-registered charity - DonateMate checks each donation against IRS documentation rules and flags what's missing, like the written acknowledgment required at $250 and up - See your deductible total, estimated tax savings, and how itemizing compares with the standard deduction Give With Intention - Set an annual giving goal and track progress with every gift - See your giving by cause and by organization over time Share The Causes You Care About - A community feed for giving: share a gift or a goal, with or without the amount - Discover new organizations through people you trust - You control what you share and who sees it New For 2026 Taxes Cash gifts to qualified charities are now deductible even if you take the standard deduction: up to $1,000 for single filers, $2,000 filing jointly. You need records to claim it. DonateMate keeps them. Private By Default Your donations are private unless you choose to share them. No ads. We never sell your data. Delete your account and your data anytime from Settings. Good To Know DonateMate is a record-keeping tool. It doesn't process payments or collect donations. Tax figures are estimates for planning, not tax advice. Check with a tax professional about your situation. Questions or ideas? Write to support@donate-mate.com. We read everything.

Screenshots

iGiveIt4 screens
DonateMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

iGiveIt and DonateMate both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DonateMate's written reviews are positive against 53% of iGiveIt's. DonateMate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). iGiveIt's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (46 vs 12). On price and rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iGiveIt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DonateMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DonateMate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of iGiveIt's written reviews are positive against 100% of DonateMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGiveIt ships an update every 8 months, DonateMate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iGiveIt versus DonateMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGiveItDonateMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB70 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsDonateMate

Customer experience

iGiveIt

All ratings46 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral23.5%
Negative23.5%

DonateMate

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iGiveIt

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlimited Entries$0.99
  • Database Transfer$0.99
None

DonateMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iGiveIt free?
iGiveIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DonateMate free?
DonateMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iGiveIt or DonateMate?
DonateMate is rated higher. iGiveIt averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while DonateMate averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do iGiveIt or DonateMate have ads?
iGiveIt shows ads; DonateMate does not.
Which is updated more often, iGiveIt or DonateMate?
iGiveIt ships an update every 8 months, and DonateMate every 9 days. Most recently, iGiveIt was updated on November 1, 2026 and DonateMate on November 9, 2026.

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