# AppChoices vs Donate Books

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Donate Books at 60% against AppChoices's 14%. Donate Books also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3). AppChoices's advantage is ratings volume (343 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Donate Books holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AppChoices has 343 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of AppChoices's written reviews are positive against 60% of Donate Books's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | AppChoices | Donate Books |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.3 (343 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/appchoices/id894822870/reviews) | **[4.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/donate-books/id1668658774/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **343** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | **60.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 6 MB | 54 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.5** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Digital Advertising Alliance](https://appshunter.io/developer/965882981) | [Internet Archive](https://appshunter.io/developer/1197048903) |

## What reviewers say

### AppChoices

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/appchoices/id894822870)

Manage your preferences for interest-based advertising on mobile apps. This tool offers transparency into data collection by participating companies and allows you to opt out of cross-app data usage for personalized ads with a single click.

**Highlights:** Control interest-based advertising, Limit cross-app data collection, Opt out of personalized ads, Transparency with participating companies, Choose all companies with one click, Device ID-based choice tool, Token ID-based choice (beta)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Functional when following instructions
- 👍 Compact and easy to use
- 🚀 App works as intended, sends opt-out requests

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Buttons/toggles don't work as expected
- 🐛 Confusing/unclear instructions
- 🐛 App crashes when trying to complete opt-out process
- 🐛 Doesn't allow opting out of all companies
- 🐛 Opt-out requests don't seem to be honored

**Reported bugs**

- Buttons/toggles not functional
- App crashes when trying to complete opt-out
- Opt-out requests not working as expected

**Requested features**

- Ability to opt out of all companies with one button
- Clearer instructions and more intuitive UI
- Confirmation that opt-out requests were successful


### Donate Books

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/donate-books/id1668658774)

This app helps you identify which books from your collection are wanted by the Internet Archive for preservation and digitization. Scan book barcodes or printed identifiers using your phone's camera to receive immediate feedback on whether to donate.

**Highlights:** Scan book barcodes, OCR printed identifiers, Camera-based scanning, Preservation feedback, Digitization matching

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is AppChoices free?

AppChoices is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Donate Books free?

Donate Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, AppChoices or Donate Books?

Donate Books is rated higher. AppChoices averages 2.3 out of 5 from 343 ratings, while Donate Books averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.

### Do AppChoices or Donate Books have ads?

Neither AppChoices nor Donate Books shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, AppChoices or Donate Books?

AppChoices ships an update every 4 months, and Donate Books every 4 months. Most recently, AppChoices was updated on November 1, 2026 and Donate Books on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*