Comparison

GroupSpot vs Roar+

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

Head to head
About

GroupSpot

This platform streamlines group communication by offering a unified space for families, communities, book clubs, teams, and faith groups. It provides tools for sharing moments, organizing events, managing schedules, and facilitating discussions, all while prioritizing privacy and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Mass Communications (Email, Pushes, Alerts)
  • Personal and Group Chat
  • Shared Photo Albums
  • Signups, Polls, Forms, RSVPs
  • Schedules, Rosters, Player Availability
  • Member Management
  • Subgroups and Sister Group Management
Features
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Everyone knows email is messy, chat is noisy, social media is spyware, and single-purpose apps are exhausting. It doesn’t have to be this way. At GroupSpot, we’ve built the ultimate group communications platform optimized for community, utility, and privacy. Groups have all the tools they need to succeed in a single solution, whether it’s a small circle of friends or a town sports league. When it comes to group communications, you won’t find a platform with more flexibility and efficiency than GroupSpot. Here’s a few groups using GroupSpot today: Families Share meaningful moments and big wins with the wider family. You now have a home for all those moments only your cousins would care about: curtain call at the grade school play, mom crossing the finish line in the local 5k, and dad’s epic fail on the trampoline. In between, GroupSpot ensures you’re on top of Family Birthdays, Graduations, and Anniversaries. Community Groups Be a hometown hero and bring your local community into the 21st century with GroupSpot. Replace the color-coded weekly email blasts and clunky web signups with a single platform solution. Watch as engagement skyrockets simply because it’s easier to access and participate. This includes HSAs/PTAs, Newcomers, Non-Profits, Rotary Clubs, and other Community Groups. Book Clubs Unlike other book club apps looking to sell you books or collect your data, GroupSpot’s only interest is your Book Club. We make your monthly meetings great by sharing important details like discussion topics, RSVP, and host messages. We’ve also created a home for your past books where you can access, rate, and review any book ever read by your Book Club. Teams We provide all the bells and whistles you’ve come to expect with team apps like schedules, games, rosters, directions, and player availability. But GroupSpot is also great for casual groups like pickup soccer when all you care about is having enough players to field a game. Or teams that compete outside the playing field like academic teams and marching bands. Faith Groups Make your engagement with your House of Worship more than a once-a-week event by staying better connected through GroupSpot. Share inspirational scripture, preview the upcoming sermon, organize potluck dinners, plan the perfect retreat, support those in need, and more. GroupSpot also has advanced features for the engineer in all of us: • Mass Communications: Email, Pushes, In-App Alerts • Personal and Group Chat • Shared Photo Albums • Signups, Polls, Forms, RSVPs, Links, Attachments • Games, Schedules, Rosters, and Player Availability for Teams • Meetings, Books, Discussions Topics, Ratings, and Reviews for Book Clubs • Advanced Member Management • Subgroups and Sister Group Management And much more… About GroupSpot GroupSpot is working hard to become a leader in the group communications space. But behind those lofty ambitions, you’ll find real purpose. At its core, GroupSpot was designed with a single, guiding principle in mind, protecting your privacy. When you have a subscription model, there’s no incentive to mine someone’s personal data or keep them glued to their screen. We will never, ever, invade your privacy. We’ve built a privacy-first, group communications platform because we believe there is a growing number of groups who share our passion. We believe in smarter communications, ones shaped by ethical tech and social responsibility. When it comes to group communications, there are plenty of choices, but none that rival GroupSpot in purpose and design. Please view the Terms of Service (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ GroupSpot

About

Roar+

Connect with fellow sports enthusiasts and engage with your favorite teams and athletes. This app offers a dedicated space for passionate fans to share their excitement and stay updated on all things sports.

Highlights
  • Fan engagement platform
  • Connect with sports fans
  • Team and athlete interaction
  • Sports community
  • Fan-focused features
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ROAR+ is a fan engagement app for rabid sports fans Privacy Policy: https://www.lockerverse.com/_files/ugd/afa7ba_462dd0bae6ca407fadca9fbcb2e2e9e1.pdf Terms and Conditions: https://app.lockerverse.com/public/terms.pdf

Screenshots

GroupSpot4 screens
Roar+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GroupSpot at every 2 days against Roar+'s every 2 weeks. GroupSpot also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). Roar+'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. GroupSpot sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month and Roar+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roar+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GroupSpot has 4.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GroupSpot ships an update every 2 days, Roar+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GroupSpot versus Roar+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupSpotRoar+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB136 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKohort Technologies, Inc.Lockerverse, Inc

Customer experience

GroupSpot

All ratings4,290 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.7%

Roar+

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GroupSpot

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty seeing older posts
  • Occasional app crashes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Increase video upload duration
  • Enhance blocking system functionality

Roar+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

GroupSpot

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly: 1 Group$39.991 Month
  • Monthly: 2 Groups$79.991 Month
  • Monthly: 3 Groups$119.991 Month
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  • Monthly: Up to 5 Groups$119.991 Month
  • Annual: 1 Group$384.991 Year
  • Annual: 2 Groups$699.991 Year
  • Annual: 3 Groups$999.991 Year
  • Annual: Up to 5 Groups$999.991 Year
9 purchases

Roar+

Subscriptions9
  • Roar Plus Member$15.001 Month
  • White Level$15.001 Month
  • Blue Level$25.001 Month
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  • Nittany Elite$100.001 Month
  • White Level$144.991 Year
  • Blue Level$244.991 Year
  • Ultimate Lion2 variants$250.001 Month
  • White$300.001 Year
  • Nittany Elite$969.001 Year

Questions

Is GroupSpot free?
GroupSpot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roar+ free?
Roar+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GroupSpot or Roar+?
Roar+ is rated higher. GroupSpot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Roar+ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do GroupSpot or Roar+ have ads?
Neither GroupSpot nor Roar+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GroupSpot or Roar+?
GroupSpot ships an update every 2 days, and Roar+ every 2 weeks. Most recently, GroupSpot was updated on September 25, 2026 and Roar+ on September 21, 2026.

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