# Groups vs Teacher Aide (cloud)

The clearest difference is update cadence: Teacher Aide (cloud) at weekly against Groups's every 3 months. Groups's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 79%) and ratings volume (146 vs 45). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Teacher Aide (cloud) sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Groups against 4.8 for Teacher Aide (cloud). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 146 and 45 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Groups's written reviews are positive against 79% of Teacher Aide (cloud)'s.

Groups ships an update every 3 months, Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Groups | Teacher Aide (cloud) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (146 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groups-random-team-generator/id1160022250/reviews)** | [4.8 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/teacher-aide-cloud/id1592839619/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **146** | 45 |
| Positive reviews | **90.0% of reviews** | 78.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 24 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.4** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [William Taylor](https://appshunter.io/developer/1066424218) | [Glen Botha](https://appshunter.io/developer/943181947) |

## What reviewers say

### Groups

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groups-random-team-generator/id1160022250)

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:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Groups Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Groups Pro Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| Color Themes | $0.99 | one-time |
| Groups Pro | $39.99 | one-time |


### Teacher Aide (cloud)

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/teacher-aide-cloud/id1592839619)

This app helps educators manage student attendance, grades, and seating charts across multiple semesters. It offers cloud synchronization for seamless device switching and provides tools to identify at-risk students and communicate with parents. Export data easily for integration with other systems.

**Highlights:** Cloud database for multi-device sync, Attendance and grade tracking, Seating chart creation, Identify at-risk students, Bulk email notifications, Google Classroom roster sync, CSV grade export

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard (10 classes) | $3.99 | per month |
| Standard (20 classes) | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium (10 classes) | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium (20 classes) | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium (10 classes) | $69.99 | per year |
| Premium (20 classes) | $99.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Groups free?

Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Teacher Aide (cloud) free?

Teacher Aide (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Groups or Teacher Aide (cloud)?

Groups is rated higher. Groups averages 4.9 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Teacher Aide (cloud) averages 4.8 from 45 ratings.

### Do Groups or Teacher Aide (cloud) have ads?

Neither Groups nor Teacher Aide (cloud) shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Groups or Teacher Aide (cloud)?

Groups ships an update every 3 months, and Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. Most recently, Groups was updated on October 12, 2026 and Teacher Aide (cloud) on October 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*