Comparison

Volunteer Connection vs DormsNet

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

Head to head
About

Volunteer Connection

Manage your volunteer activities with the American Red Cross. This app allows registered volunteers to easily register for shifts, update contact details, and submit hours. It's designed to enhance engagement and streamline the volunteer experience.

Highlights
  • Register for shifts
  • Update contact information
  • Submit volunteer hours
  • Manage volunteer activity
  • Enhance volunteer engagement
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American Red Cross volunteers, the Volunteer Connection app is now available! The mobile app is for existing volunteers only. Manage your activity with the American Red Cross conveniently via the new app! Hold the power of Volunteer Connection in the palm of your hand! Volunteers can use the app to register for shifts, update contact information, submit hours, and other tasks typically managed in Volunteer Connection, the organization's volunteer management system. Now, all of which can be done with the tip and swipe of a finger! Over 200,000 American Red Cross volunteers help ensure the organization prevents and alleviates human suffering every day. Many respond to disasters, teach life-saving skills to their communities, or support ongoing activities with their skills and talents. The mobile app will allow existing American Red Cross volunteers to become more engaged with the organization, helping enhance the overall volunteer experience with the organization. Note: This app is for General Volunteers only at this time. Youth and Prospective Volunteers will not have access to the app, until further notice or until their intake process with their respective region is complete. If you are not a registered volunteer and interested in becoming involved with the American Red Cross, please visit www.redcross.org today! If you are having problems, please use the link above for assistance.

About

DormsNet

This app facilitates communication and information access for campus residents. It allows users to receive alerts, submit requests to facility managers, and access important documents and resources provided by management.

Highlights
  • Emergency alerts
  • Event notifications
  • Facility manager requests
  • Phone directories
  • Document access
  • How-to videos
Features
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Mobile application for campus residents (military dorms or university campus) meant to be used within the DormsNet environment. Easily receive emergency alerts and events notifications, send requests to facility managers and consult phone directories, forms, how-to videos and any other document made available by the facility management through a back-end application.

Screenshots

Volunteer Connection4 screens
DormsNet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DormsNet at 100% against Volunteer Connection's 47%. DormsNet also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Volunteer Connection's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volunteer Connection ships an update every 2 months, DormsNet every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Volunteer Connection versus DormsNet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolunteer ConnectionDormsNet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Cheetah Solutions, Inc.GATTEL MARCO

Customer experience

Volunteer Connection

All ratings3,266 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative47.3%

DormsNet

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Volunteer Connection

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot log hours due to calendar issues
  • App support center no longer exists
  • Cannot find needed training in the app
  • App does not recognize saved login credentials

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add total hours worked in hours manager
  • Improve search functionality and consistency
  • Allow updating availability directly in the app
  • Add ability to favorite/comment on recent activity posts

DormsNet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Volunteer Connection

No in-app purchases

None

DormsNet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volunteer Connection free?
Volunteer Connection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DormsNet free?
DormsNet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Volunteer Connection or DormsNet have ads?
Neither Volunteer Connection nor DormsNet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volunteer Connection or DormsNet?
Volunteer Connection ships an update every 2 months, and DormsNet every 8 months. Most recently, Volunteer Connection was updated on October 20, 2026 and DormsNet on October 12, 2026.

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