LocalBeacons vs Grummage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocalBeacons
Discover local business deals, promotions, and information conveniently in one app. Save time and money while supporting nearby businesses and stop searching multiple sources for offers.
- Local business deals
- Promotions and information
- Save time and money
- Support local businesses
- Centralized offers
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Get all the best deals, promotions, and information about local businesses all in one place on the LocalBeacons mobile app. With LocalBeacons, you'll save time and money while supporting local businesses right in your back yard! Never hunt for deals and coupons on websites, apps, emails or newspapers again.
Grummage
Discover local events, vendors, and hidden treasures in your community. Easily find food trucks, yard sales, and markets, or promote your own events. Connect with neighbors and support local businesses.
- Discover local events and vendors
- Promote your own community events
- Bookmark and get notifications for favorites
- Real-time navigation to destinations
- Connect with your local community
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Discover Your Community and Support Local! Grummage is the ultimate app for finding and promoting local events, vendors, and hidden treasures near you. Whether you're looking for food trucks, yard sales, farmers markets, fruit carts, or unique special events, Grummage makes it easy to explore and connect. Features You'll Love: Find Local Gems: Explore food trucks, garage sales, and more with ease. Post Events: Promote your own events and reach your community. Tag Your Favorites: Bookmark spots you love and get notifications. Real-Time Navigation: Get turn-by-turn directions to your next great find. Grummage is more than just an app—it's a platform that helps you support local businesses, discover exciting events, and connect with your neighbors. Start exploring today and make your community stronger! Download Grummage now and experience your neighborhood like never before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grummage at 100% against LocalBeacons's 75%. Grummage also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.9). LocalBeacons's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Grummage holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of LocalBeacons's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grummage's.
LocalBeacons ships an update every 3 weeks, Grummage every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocalBeacons | Grummage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (25 ratings) | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Mayfield | Grummage INC |
Customer experience
LocalBeacons
Grummage
In-app purchases
LocalBeacons
No in-app purchases
Grummage
No in-app purchases
