Comparison

GRō vs MedStudy

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

Head to head
About

GRō

This app helps educators streamline guided reading and differentiated instruction. It allows for organizing classes and groups, creating lesson plans, and tracking student data and assessments in one central location.

Highlights
  • Organize classes and groups
  • Create and implement lesson plans
  • Track student data and assessments
  • Take anecdotal notes (written and audio)
  • Support for multiple reading leveling systems
  • Export lessons and student data
Features
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"The Must-Have App For Teaching Guided Reading" - Alison from Learning at the Primary Pond --- GRō is available on both the iPhone and iPad. This is a Universal app, so both devices are fully-featured and work hand-in-hand. --- Small groups/differentiated instruction is an extremely effective method of teaching that benefits both teachers and students. Designed by educators for educators, GRō was created to help you put time back in your day by making guided reading and other differentiated instruction easier and more efficient. No longer will you need to continually update paperwork and track groups, notes, and assessment data in multiple binders. Whether you are a classroom teacher or a specialist, you can now organize multiple classes and groups, create and implement lesson plans, and track student data and class assessments – all in one place! Integrate GRō into your existing guided reading and differentiated group instruction routine: - Create a roster where you can store personalized information to help track every student’s needs and progress. - Create groups to organize students. Groups are fully customizable with unique names, colors, and meeting time. Update groups and students as often as needed. Take notes on each group to track progress, keep notes from lessons, or plan for future lessons and goals. - Use the calendar to keep organized and on track. See lesson plans at a glance to help manage your schedule. - Option to choose between a general lesson plan template or a clean, simple and consistent guided reading template. - Each lesson plan will be stored so that you only have to write it once. Use a lesson plan over and over again for different groups with the duplication feature. - Take anecdotal notes (written and audio) on each student. Notes taken on lesson plans are automatically collected and stored within the student’s profile. - Track whole class assessments. Score each assessment with a customized numeric scale, alphabetic scale, or reading level type. Individual student scores will also be stored on each students' information page. Group assessments together to track individual student progress on related assessments such as running records. - Track your students’ progress in each subject on their profile page. Use the student profile page for parent-teacher conferences. Supported Reading Leveling Systems: - Fountas & Pinnell - Reading Recovery - DRA - Lexile - UK National Curriculum - UK National Curriculum Colors - Accelerated Reader - Rigby PM - IRLA - PM Benchmark - PROBE - Colour Wheel - Oxford Reading Tree Additional features: - Export lessons and assessments for record keeping and accountability. - Send copies of your lesson plans to other teachers. - Export student data including all anecdotal notes and assessment data. - Send a student to another teacher (e.g. if they move classes) - Share a student with another teacher so that both teachers can edit data and add track anecdotal notes. - Book titles and standards that are taught are stored so that they can be recalled quickly. --- Privacy Policy: http://www.gro-app.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: http://www.gro-app.com/terms-of-use/

About

MedStudy

Access a comprehensive suite of medical study tools, including practice questions, flashcards, video lectures, and audio pearls. Track your progress, bookmark key content, and customize study decks for any stage of your medical education or career.

Highlights
  • Thousands of practice Q&As and flashcards
  • Board review videos with variable playback speed
  • Bookmark lectures and take notes
  • Detailed performance tracking
  • Offline video and audio downloads
  • Cross-platform web and mobile access
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Access QBank+, Flashcards, Video Board Review and Audio Pearls on your mobile devices. Features include: Thousands of practice Q&As and review flashcards Stream hours of laser-focused board review videos with variable playback speed Bookmark essential lectures and take notes using text or voice-to-text In-depth explanations of all Qbank+ answer options Detailed medical images and illustrations Set up unlimited Qbank+ question and flashcard review decks Generate unlimited Qbank+ test decks and sharpen your exam skills Customize question and flashcard decks to focus on specific topics or question sets Access question and flashcard decks seamlessly across web or mobile for anytime, anywhere study Highlight key points in Q&A using four color options for more focused practice and review—available in study and test decks! Detailed Qbank+ and flashcard performance tracking Visualize your progress across video and audio lectures Video and audio continue streaming while you multitask in other apps (now with picture in picture) Download video and audio topics for offline study From medical school to board prep to recertification to maintaining competency, we help you study strong—wherever you are on your medical journey. MEDSTUDY FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE For over 30 years, MedStudy has been trusted by Internal Medicine residents preparing for the ABIM Certification exam in ACGME-accredited allopathic and osteopathic programs, as well as by practicing physicians studying for the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Exam, LKA, and hospitalists taking the Focused Practice in Hospitalist Medicine exam. MEDSTUDY FOR PEDIATRICS MedStudy is the gold standard resource for Pediatricians studying for the ABP Certification exam in ACGME-accredited allopathic and osteopathic programs, as well as by practicing physicians studying for the ABP Maintenance of Certification Exam or MOCA-Peds. MEDSTUDY FOR MED SCHOOL Truly learn the foundations of medicine with everything you need to excel in medical school, the USMLE exams, and beyond.

Screenshots

GRō4 screens
MedStudy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GRō at 74% against MedStudy's 22%. GRō also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). MedStudy's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.8). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

MedStudy is free to download; GRō costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MedStudy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MedStudy has 265 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of GRō's written reviews are positive against 22% of MedStudy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GRō ships an update every 3 weeks, MedStudy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GRō versus MedStudy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGRōMedStudy
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (31 ratings)4.8 (265 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings31265 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperChiemeziem NwokeMedStudy

Customer experience

GRō

All ratings31 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative22.2%

MedStudy

All ratings199 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

GRō

No in-app purchases

None

MedStudy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GRō free?
GRō costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MedStudy free?
MedStudy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GRō or MedStudy?
MedStudy is rated higher. GRō averages 3.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while MedStudy averages 4.8 from 265 ratings.
Do GRō or MedStudy have ads?
Neither GRō nor MedStudy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GRō or MedStudy?
GRō ships an update every 3 weeks, and MedStudy every 2 months. Most recently, GRō was updated on November 2, 2026 and MedStudy on November 3, 2026.

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