# Groups vs Easy Seating Arrangement

The clearest difference is rating: Groups at 4.9 against Easy Seating Arrangement's 2.5. Groups also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (90% vs 67%). Easy Seating Arrangement's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Easy Seating Arrangement sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groups has 146 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Groups's written reviews are positive against 67% of Easy Seating Arrangement's.

Groups ships an update every 3 months, Easy Seating Arrangement every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Groups | Easy Seating Arrangement |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (146 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groups-random-team-generator/id1160022250/reviews)** | [2.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-seating-arrangement/id1626692790/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **146** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | **90.0% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 11 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 24 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [William Taylor](https://appshunter.io/developer/1066424218) | [NAOYA ONO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1530328146) |

## 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 |


### Easy Seating Arrangement

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-seating-arrangement/id1626692790)

This app helps organize seating arrangements for various events like classes or parties. Simply input the number of seats, people, and any unavailable spots, and it will automatically generate a seating plan. You can easily shuffle the arrangement again if you're not satisfied with the initial result.

**Highlights:** Automatic seat arrangement, Customizable seat and person count, Exclusion of unavailable seats, Shuffle and regenerate arrangements, Shareable results

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Support Developer | $0.99 | one-time |
| Remove ads | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Groups free?

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

### Is Easy Seating Arrangement free?

Easy Seating Arrangement is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Groups or Easy Seating Arrangement?

Groups is rated higher. Groups averages 4.9 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Easy Seating Arrangement averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Groups or Easy Seating Arrangement have ads?

Easy Seating Arrangement shows ads; Groups does not.

### Which is updated more often, Groups or Easy Seating Arrangement?

Groups ships an update every 3 months, and Easy Seating Arrangement every 11 days. Most recently, Groups was updated on September 26, 2026 and Easy Seating Arrangement on August 14, 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.*