# Samaritan – Walk With, Not By

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1069293036](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1069293036)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1069293036`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Samaritan
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (43 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.8.13
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2016-04-29
- **Size:** 53 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/samaritan-walk-with-not-by/id1069293036)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.samaritan.city/privacy](https://www.samaritan.city/privacy)

## Description

“When I got my first gift from a Samaritan, I was in the library crying at the thought that someone out there cares about me.”

Samaritan is a dignified and secure channel to support the journey toward stable housing. There are plenty of reasons why the single mom with a car full of belongings, the veteran on the street corner, or the teen outside the supermarket experiencing homelessness are often overlooked:

“I don’t have cash” 
“I don’t know if they will spend it on true needs”
“I don’t know if it will make a real dent”

Now, you know. Samaritan invites you to join their journey and feel confident that your social capital - both your talents and money - are going toward core needs. Send a $25 gift for food and medical bills, invite them to coffee, or message words of encouragement for greater accountability.

Samaritan is currently serving members in Seattle, Oklahoma City, and Orange County and aiming to serve 100+ communities by 2025. Want your community supported, too? Contact us and let us know where you are!

## Rankings

- #190,068 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Samaritan for a simple, secure way to donate directly to people in need, using beacon-enabled profiles and Apple Pay, with a humanizing approach that shares recipients' stories. They see potential for broad impact and scalability. However, recurring concerns include whether the app addresses underlying homelessness, accountability for beacons and follow-up, and technical hiccups like payments and notifications. Some reviews also call for faster rollout to more cities.

### Pros

- Simple, secure, easy-to-use donation flow.
- Donate via Apple Pay linked to real people with stories for personal connection.
- Humanizing approach that connects donors with recipients.
- Open-source/crowd-sourced model with potential to scale.
- Broad positive impact for donors, recipients, local businesses, and communities.

### Cons

- Does not address root causes of homelessness; seen as a feel-good charity.
- Accountability concerns about beacons and follow-up; past gaps.
- Technical issues: some report Payment Not Completed and unreliable notifications.
- Expansion/rollout delays; requests for faster rollout to more cities.

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