Comparison

GroupEvent vs Mona Classic

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

Head to head
About

GroupEvent

Easily plan and manage group events with features like participant sign-ups, expense tracking, and a shared photo album. Coordinate event dates, delegate tasks with a checklist, and enjoy background uploads for media.

Highlights
  • Easy participant sign-up via invitation link
  • Group expense management with currency calculator
  • Photo and video sharing with GPS tagging and ZIP downloads
  • Event date suggestion and polling
  • Checklist for task delegation (who brings what)
  • Background media uploads and downloads (iOS)
Features
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WHAT IS GROUP EVENT? Usually you would only need a webbrowser to create an event on GroupEvent.info. But there are a few native features, e.g. uploading pictures and videos in the background. WHAT CAN YOU DO? • Participants sign up for your event in a very easy way - no need to register with password. Hint: invitation link. • Manage group expenses. The integrated foreign exchange calculator helps you during travels. • Photo-Album: Share pictures and videos with many unique features like: GPS tagging, ZIP downloads, video screenshots and many more. • Suggest event dates and make a poll. • The checklist will answer the frequent question: WHO brings WHAT? IOS FEATURES • Share photos and videos natively. No internet connection necessary. Uploads will queue in the background for up to 7 days. Automatically download favorites in the background. • Push-Notifications: the number of news will always be visible as icon badge. Messages and comments will be pushed instantly. • If you share a favorite photo, it will automatically be a favorite on GroupEvent. (additional photo authorization necessary)

About

Mona Classic

This app offers extensive customization for a popular social network, allowing users to reorder actions, set swipe gestures, and personalize notes for other users. It also features iCloud sync, game controller support, and privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Customizable post actions and swipe gestures
  • iCloud sync for settings and data
  • Private user notes and aliases
  • Game controller support
  • Full-screen and column view modes
  • Customizable themes and accent colors
Features
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Mona is a highly customizable Mastodon app with VoiceOver optimization and native design. Post Actions • Drag actions into the order you prefer • Configure actions as swipe options: swipe a post horizontally to perform an action • Optionally hide some or all action buttons from post cards, while keeping them accessible via context menu, swipe options, keyboard shortcuts, and VoiceOver rotor iCloud Sync • Sync your mute list, user notes, reading positions, drafts, search history, accent colors, and custom app themes across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, privately and securely • Optionally disable some features from automatic syncing User Notes • Privately set aliases, notes and username colors for other Mastodon users • User Notes list: browse, organize and edit all your notes in one place Game Controller (require iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11 or a newer system) • Control the app and browse posts with a compatible game controller, such as a Playstation DualSense/DualShock, Nintendo Switch, Xbox or MFi controller • Customize button functions via in-app settings • Set extra functions for Adaptive Triggers on the Playstation DualSense controller Privacy • Mona does not collect any personal information • Your account tokens are protected by on-device Keychain • Your network connections to Mastodon servers are protected by HTTPS Other Mona features: • Full Screen mode on iPhone let your timeline content fill the entire screen once you start scrolling • Column View takes full advantage of the big screen on iPad and Mac, shows multiple views at once and allows you to navigate between views fluently and efficiently • Check recent posts on your home screen or notification center with widgets • Search posts on the Timeline • Adjustable text spacing • Adjustable and adaptive text sizes • Option to display post source on timeline (e.g. Mona for Mac) • Share a post as picture • Open multiple windows on iPad and Mac • Customizable text translation experience • Automatic video and GIF playback on timelines • Supports changing app icon on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Turn on/off content scaling on Mac for extra screen estate or sharper text • Autocomplete for post composer • Push notifications • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Mona Pro and Mona Pro Max available as one-time in-app purchases, with 14-day free trial Tab Bar (Mona Pro feature) • Pin your frequently visit pages to the tab bar • Drag tabs into the order you prefer • Rename your tabs • Change your tab icons (more than a thousand of icons for you to choose) • Show/hide tab names and button shapes Accent Color (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different Accent Colors for Light and Dark mode • More than 10 built-in colors for you to choose • Design and set custom colors Theme Editor (Mona Pro feature) • Customize the app’s color scheme • Design and set custom themes • Advanced color settings allow you to fine-tune colors for different level of views • Export and share your custom themes • Import custom themes shared by other people Font Customization (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different fonts for body text and headings • Select from a variety of build-in fonts • Supports custom fonts installed by third-party apps Other Mona Pro features: • Full-featured post composer: write longer posts, attach pictures and videos, create polls, schedule post, and automatic thread conversion • More post actions: including favorite, repost, quote post, add bookmark, and translate • Add multiple accounts: you can also opt to favorite, repost, quote post, or follow using a non-current account • Filter and mute: filter timelines based on post category and content; hide posts with certain words; hide posts from certain people • Customize push notifications based on notification category • Export and import settings: easily transfer your custom settings between multiple devices Customer support: • Mastodon: @MonaApp@mastodon.social • Email: theSpringApp@gmail.com

Screenshots

GroupEvent3 screens
Mona Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GroupEvent at none against Mona Classic's 9. Mona Classic's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mona Classic sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. GroupEvent asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GroupEvent ships an update every 2 months, Mona Classic every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GroupEvent versus Mona Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupEventMona Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (166 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews70.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—166 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.1
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichael HoerethJunyu Kuang

Customer experience

GroupEvent

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Mona Classic

All ratings166 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.9%

Bugs and requests

GroupEvent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mona Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Locking up after viewing full-screen photos
  • Replies not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior with server-side features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to mute individual posts
  • Improved thread viewing experience
  • More app icon options
  • Custom notification sounds

In-app purchases

None

GroupEvent

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Mona Classic

One-time9
  • Mona Pro Max (14-day trial)Free
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$6.99
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  • Amazing Tip$9.99
  • Upgrade to Mona Pro Max$9.99
  • Mona Pro for Mac$11.99
  • Mona Pro for iPad$11.99
  • Mona Pro for iPhone$11.99
  • Mona Pro Max$29.99

Questions

Is GroupEvent free?
GroupEvent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mona Classic free?
Mona Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GroupEvent or Mona Classic have ads?
Neither GroupEvent nor Mona Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GroupEvent or Mona Classic?
GroupEvent ships an update every 2 months, and Mona Classic every 3 weeks. Most recently, GroupEvent was updated on October 27, 2026 and Mona Classic on October 27, 2026.

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