ViewPoints. vs Grove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViewPoints.
Discover real-time happenings and crowd levels in your local area. See what's trending at bars, events, and parks, and get notified when friends are nearby. Share what you're seeing and stay connected to your community's pulse.
- See trending spots live
- Real-time crowd counts
- Live community updates
- Friend location notifications
- Discover local venues
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ViewPoints is a mobile app that lets you see whats happening around your community. It lets you know how many people are there and what they're saying in real time. Local bars, sports events, malls, gyms, parks etc and notifies you when your friends are there.
Grove
Organize gatherings and build communities with friends, family, or groups. Easily plan events, share details, and keep everyone informed to strengthen connections and make plans a reality.
- Create private communities
- Organize events
- Send easy invites
- Share context and reminders
- Build stronger habits
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Grove is a delightful way to bring your people together. Create communities around your existing social circles, invite your people, and easily organize events in one place. Use Grove to: - Create private communities for friends, family, teams, or local groups - Plan events with clear details and easy invites - Keep everyone aligned with shared context and reminders - Build stronger habits around showing up for the people in your life Whether you are coordinating a small dinner, a recurring meetup, or a community gathering, Grove helps people move from "we should hang out" to an actual plan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grove at 5.0 against ViewPoints.'s 4.3. Grove also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). ViewPoints.'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ViewPoints. ships an update monthly, Grove weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViewPoints. | Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Paul Ter | ALLEGRA KATE STONE CLARK |
Customer experience
ViewPoints.
Grove
In-app purchases
ViewPoints.
No in-app purchases
Grove
No in-app purchases
