DeductiBee vs iGiveIt
iGiveIt has been on the App Store since 2014 and still has more ratings than every post-shutdown entrant combined. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro, and the whole thing costs under three dollars in one-time purchases. It is also solving a different problem: it records what you gave and when, not what a bag of used clothing is worth. Everything below was read from its App Store listing on August 9, 2026.
Pricing at a glance
Free tier is permanent: 20 new item entries a year, unlimited donation events, and unlimited import and viewing of your own history. Pro is $19.99 a year, $2.99 a month, or $59.99 once. Exporting your raw data is free on every tier.
Free with ads, and three one-time in-app purchases at $0.99 each: Unlimited Entries, Remove Ads, and Database Transfer. Under three dollars for everything, once, with no subscription. The cheapest thing in this comparison by a wide margin.
Feature comparison
Written to be checkable. Where a plain "no" would misrepresent iGiveIt, the cell says what it actually does instead.
| Feature | DeductiBee | iGiveIt |
|---|---|---|
| Status todayDeductiBee is not on the App Store yet. Everything in the DeductiBee column describes v1.0 as scoped, not a shipping product. | In development for iPhone | Shipping since February 2014. Version 3.0.0, last updated April 2024, 4.7 stars from 46 ratings. |
| PriceThey are far cheaper, and it is not close. | Free for 20 new item entries a year, then $19.99 a year, $2.99 a month, or $59.99 once | Free with ads, plus $0.99 each for Unlimited Entries, Remove Ads, and Database Transfer |
| Item valuation databaseThis is the whole comparison. If you already know your numbers, you do not need ours. | 1,172 donatable goods at launch, 784 of them with a cited value range and the rest set up for a custom figure | None. iGiveIt records the amount and date of a donation; it does not tell you what a donated item is worth. |
| Condition tiers | Like new, Good, Fair, priced separately for every item | Not applicable, since there is no item valuation |
| Ads | None, on any tier | Ads by default, removable with a $0.99 purchase |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac with Apple silicon, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro |
| Last updated | In active development | April 2024, over two years ago as of August 2026 |
| Reminders | Not in v1 | Multiple customizable reminders with repeat intervals, plus future donation reminders |
| Where records live | On your iPhone, syncing only through your own private iCloud database | A cloud-based database with reminder sync across devices, per their listing |
| Photo evidence | Photos on items and on the drop-off receipt | Not described on their listing as of August 9, 2026 |
| Donation types | Items, cash, mileage, and volunteer out-of-pocket expenses | Donations and tithes as amounts, with monthly summaries. Item, mileage, and out-of-pocket categories are not described on the listing. |
| Exports | Form 8283 worksheet PDF, CSV, TXF, a receipt PDF with signature lines, and a manual-entry summary for TurboTax Online | HTML and CSV export |
| Form 8283 worksheet | A worksheet in Section A layout, with the acquisition and cost-basis fields prompted above $500 | Not described on their listing as of August 9, 2026 |
| ItsDeductible import | Both the pre-shutdown CSVs and the spreadsheet from an Intuit data request, free on every tier | Not described on their listing as of August 9, 2026. A Database Transfer purchase exists for moving between devices. |
Competitor details above were read from their own pages on August 9, 2026: their App Store listing. Products change. If something here is out of date, tell us and it gets fixed.
Where iGiveIt is genuinely ahead
Longevity and price. It has been on the App Store since 2014 with a 4.7 rating from 46 ratings, which is more than every app that rushed into the post-shutdown gap put together, and the entire thing costs under three dollars in one-time purchases with no subscription anywhere. It also runs on iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro, where DeductiBee is iPhone only at v1.
If your giving is cash and tithes, iGiveIt does the job for approximately nothing and has done for over a decade. We would not try to talk you out of it, and a valuation database you do not need is not worth $19.99 a year.
The comparison only tips when the thing you gave was a sofa. Then the hard question is what it was worth and how you would show that, and iGiveIt does not attempt to answer it.
Which is right for you
DeductiBee is the better fit if
- You donate physical goods and need to know what a bag of them is worth.
- You want the Form 8283 paperwork to come out the other end already laid out.
- You want photo evidence attached to the donation it documents.
- You are bringing an ItsDeductible history with you.
- You would rather not see ads inside a record of your charitable giving.
iGiveIt is the better fit if
- You give cash or tithe regularly and already know every amount.
- You want the cheapest possible option: under three dollars, once, forever.
- You want it on an iPad, a Mac, an Apple Watch, or a Vision Pro as well.
- You want donation reminders, which DeductiBee does not have at v1.
- You want something with a twelve-year track record rather than a new app.
Bottom line: iGiveIt is a donation ledger, and a well-liked, extremely cheap one. DeductiBee is a valuation and evidence tool that happens to keep a ledger. If you know your numbers and just need somewhere to write them down, iGiveIt wins on price and always will. If the reason you are here is that you have no idea what four bags of clothes are worth, that is the part it does not do.
Primary sources for the tax claims on this page
- Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated PropertyIRS, IRS publication
- Instructions for Form 8283IRS, IRS form
Questions people actually ask
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Import what you already have, value what you gave with a source attached, and export the paperwork when you file.
Free to start, with 20 new item entries a year. Pro is $19.99 a year. Importing and exporting your own raw data is free on every tier.