Comparison

Groups vs ConnectedPE

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

Head to head
About

Groups

This app helps educators create balanced and effective student teams using an advanced algorithm. It offers features like gender balancing, exclusion of incompatible students, and random student selection to promote participation. Easily import student data and export group compositions for classroom use.

Highlights
  • Advanced team-building algorithm
  • Gender balancing for groups
  • Exclude incompatible student pairs
  • Random student picker
  • Export and print group compositions
  • Bulk import students
  • Cross-device sync via iCloud
Features
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Effortlessly organize your students into effective teams with Groups, promoting meaningful collaboration and building teamwork skills in the classroom. ADVANCED TEAM BUILDING Have certain students who don’t work well together? Simply list these pairs in the app and Groups will handle the rest, with its advanced team-building algorithm. BALANCE GENDERS Ensure each group has an even distribution of genders with the ”Balance Genders” option, promoting diversity and encouraging collaboration. EDIT GROUPS Need to fine tune the generated groups? Easily rearrange the result to achieve a perfect team composition. RANDOM STUDENT PICKER Encourage equal participation in the classroom with Groups’ random student picker. This makes sure everyone gets a chance to provide input, ensuring all voices are heard. EXPORT AND PRINT Easily create printable handouts, posters, or a PDF to share using five beautiful themes. BULK IMPORT Add students from Microsoft Excel workbooks, CSV files, or plain text lists. UNLIMITED CLASSES Enter all your students once, and then create as many groups as you need. You can even add an icon and color to each class to easily tell them apart. CROSS DEVICE SYNC Add your classes once, and use them across all your Apple devices with iCloud sync. ——————————————— Groups has helped tens of thousands of teachers sort their students into groups, fostering more positive learning environments for students worldwide. Privacy Policy: https://wttech.com.au/docs/groups/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://wttech.com.au/docs/groups/eula

About

ConnectedPE

This app provides physical education teachers with AI-powered tools for lesson planning, resource generation, and classroom management. It offers a suite of assistants to streamline administrative tasks and a library of saved content for easy access.

Highlights
  • 13 AI Teaching Assistants
  • Unit and lesson planning tools
  • PE games and rubric generation
  • Personalized work library
  • Classroom utility widgets
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Welcome to ConnectedPE - the ultimate AI-powered app built for Physical Education teachers. Access a powerful suite of 13 AI teaching assistants designed to save you hours of planning time, plus handy classroom widgets and a growing library of PE resources - all in one place. How it Works: STEP 1: EXPLORE 13 AI TEACHING TOOLS Lead with innovation using AI-powered tools for unit planning, lesson planning, PE games generation, rubric creation, report writing, skill progressions, worksheets, differentiation strategies, and more. These tools are crafted to streamline your workload, allowing you to focus on what matters most - teaching. STEP 2: SAVE, ORGANIZE & REUSE YOUR WORK Every piece of content you generate is saved to your personal library. Organize your lessons, unit plans, games, rubrics, and worksheets with a simple workflow system - mark items as draft, ready, used, or reused. Access your resources anytime, anywhere. STEP 3: USE CLASSROOM WIDGETS Access utility tools like the Round Robin Generator, Run-Lap-Tap, Station Timers and more to keep your classes running smoothly. Why Join? Transform your PE teaching with AI tools purpose-built for Physical Education. From lesson planning to adapted PE and skill cue cards, ConnectedPE puts the power of artificial intelligence directly in your hands. Inside the App: AI Teaching Assistants: 13 specialized tools across planning, assessment, games, inclusive teaching, and learning support. My Work Library: Save, search, filter, and manage all your AI-generated content in one place. Classroom Widgets: Free tools including Round Robin Generator, Run-Lap-Tap, and Station Timer. PE Blog: Stay up to date with the latest PE teaching articles and ideas. Help & Support: Built-in customer support right inside the app. Cross-Device Access: Your saved work syncs across all your devices. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS ConnectedPE is free to download and create an account. For unlimited access to all AI tools, a premium account with an active subscription is available monthly or annually. Welcome to the future of PE teaching - where artificial intelligence meets physical education, all in one app. Learn more about our subscription details, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy at www.connectedpe.com/terms. Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Groups4 screens
ConnectedPE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ConnectedPE at fortnightly against Groups's every 3 months. Groups's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ConnectedPE sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 56 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Groups's written reviews are positive against 97% of ConnectedPE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groups ships an update every 3 months, ConnectedPE fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Groups versus ConnectedPE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupsConnectedPE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (153 ratings) — better4.6 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews97.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better56
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam TaylorConnectedPE Pty ltd

Customer experience

Groups

All ratings146 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

ConnectedPE

All ratings56 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%

Bugs and requests

Groups

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ConnectedPE

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues
  • Trouble creating account
  • Can't login
  • Technical difficulties
  • White screen on navigation

Requested features

1 request
  • Easier way to find lesson plans

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Groups

Subscriptions2
  • Groups Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Groups Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Color Themes$0.99
  • Groups Pro$39.99
6 purchases

ConnectedPE

Subscriptions5
  • ConnectedPE Weekly$2.997 Days
  • ConnectedPE Premium Membership1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • 3 Month ConnectedPE Access3 Months trial$24.993 Months
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  • ConnectedPE Annual$44.991 Year
  • Annual ConnectedPE Membership1 Year trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • ConnectedPE Lifetime Access$59.99

Questions

Is Groups free?
Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ConnectedPE free?
ConnectedPE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Groups or ConnectedPE?
Groups is rated higher. Groups averages 4.8 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while ConnectedPE averages 4.6 from 56 ratings.
Do Groups or ConnectedPE have ads?
Neither Groups nor ConnectedPE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Groups or ConnectedPE?
Groups ships an update every 3 months, and ConnectedPE fortnightly. Most recently, Groups was updated on October 24, 2026 and ConnectedPE on October 24, 2026.

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