Comparison

VetTechPrep vs GroupKeeper

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

Head to head
About

VetTechPrep

Prepare for the VTNE® exam with a comprehensive study tool that offers detailed explanations, progress tracking, and a simulated exam format. Review key topics and visual aids to build confidence and master exam-relevant material.

Highlights
  • Detailed answer explanations
  • Progress tracking statistics
  • Simulated VTNE® format
  • PowerPages for topic review
  • PowerPix™ for visual review
  • Randomized answer choices
  • Timed exam structure
Features
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Study smarter with the perfect balance of questions, content, and tools. It's your secret weapon for passing the VTNE®! NOTE: This app is a companion to our online course. You can download and make use of this app if you have already signed up for VetTechPrep. FEATURES - - - - - - - • Detailed answer explanations are given for every question to help you comprehensively understand not only which answer is correct but why other choices are incorrect • In-depth statistics are provided to track your progress • Format simulates actual VTNE® • PowerPages help you review key components of exam-relevant topics • Content is written by specialists and educators in the field and fresh material is added regularly • Content is peer-reviewed and sent through a rigorous copy editing process to ensure accuracy • Answer choices are randomized to help avoid memorization • Timed exam structure helps you build endurance through an experience that closely mimics the actual VTNE® • Visually review case photos, medical conditions, instruments, and more in a flash with PowerPix™ • Study with confidence with the VetTechPrep Guarantee

About

GroupKeeper

This app helps teachers and organizers create balanced groups for classes, teams, or events. It allows for custom preferences, participation tracking, and easy organization of details. Save and share your groupings with flexible options.

Highlights
  • Create balanced groups with custom criteria
  • Track fair participation for activities
  • Import rosters from CSV
  • Save and share grouping history
  • Customize terminology and appearance
  • Sync data across Apple devices
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GroupKeeper helps teachers, coaches, team leaders, and organizers create balanced groups, rotate responsibilities fairly, move through stations, give everyone a fair turn, and stay organized—without giving up control over the details. Create a workspace for each class, team, club, or event. Add people manually or import a roster from CSV, then organize the details that matter to you, including roles, custom properties, notes, relationship preferences, and role preferences. CREATE BALANCED GROUPS • Choose a group count or group size • Mark people absent for the current activity • Use Anchor Roles to distribute selected roles across groups • Balance or cluster custom properties • Favor preferred pairings and reduce pairings marked to avoid • Reduce recent pairings and repeated groups using saved history • Pin placements, adjust groups, and try another mix ROTATE ROLES FAIRLY • Create reusable roles for each class, team, or workspace • Choose the people and roles included in each activity • Rotate assignments fairly by favoring roles each person has not had yet • Add Preferred and Avoid roles for each person • Continue through multiple rotations and repeatable cycles • Reassign people manually while preserving rotation history • Pause an activity and resume it later • Review role, person, and rotation history in Timeline KEEP PARTICIPATION FAIR • Move through people in a randomized order without repeats • Use Back, Next, and Skip for Now while keeping your place • Track who participated, who remains, and who is absent • Keep an activity open and resume it later • Add activity notes and individual participant notes ROTATE THROUGH STATIONS Station Rotation is an advanced activity included with GroupKeeper Pro. • Rotate individuals or stable groups through reusable stations • Choose One Per Station, Even Distribution, or Groups • Add station descriptions and optional capacity limits • Use an optional timer with alerts to keep activities on track • Adjust placements and groups as you go • Pause and continue an activity later • Review current and previous rotations in Timeline • Add activity and assignment notes • Share or export the rotation you’re viewing REVIEW, FIND, AND SHARE • Keep a searchable Timeline of saved activities • Review Create Groups, Participation, Rotating Roles, and Station Rotation history • Rename activities and edit notes later • Share current or saved activities as text, PDF, or print • Choose whether notes are included when sharing • Sync your data across your Apple devices with iCloud MAKE IT YOURS • Choose classroom, team, or custom terminology throughout the app • Customize workspace colors, symbols, roles, and default group names • Create and reuse custom grouping properties • Copy reusable properties, roles, and stations from another workspace • Save reusable Create Groups templates • Designed for iPhone and iPad with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Dark Mode, and Reduced Motion support GROUPKEEPER FREE GroupKeeper Free includes one active workspace, the five newest Timeline activities per workspace, and text sharing. GROUPKEEPER PRO Upgrade to GroupKeeper Pro to unlock unlimited active workspaces, full Timeline history, PDF and print sharing, and advanced activities like Station Rotation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://groupkeeperapp.github.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://groupkeeperapp.github.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

VetTechPrep4 screens
GroupKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GroupKeeper at 100% against VetTechPrep's 40%. GroupKeeper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). VetTechPrep's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). 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. VetTechPrep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GroupKeeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GroupKeeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VetTechPrep has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of VetTechPrep's written reviews are positive against 100% of GroupKeeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VetTechPrep ships an update every 3 months, GroupKeeper every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VetTechPrep versus GroupKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVetTechPrepGroupKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (39 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperXPrep Learning Solutions, IncSteve Plavetzky

Customer experience

VetTechPrep

All ratings39 ratings
Positive59.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative44.0%

GroupKeeper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VetTechPrep

One-time1
  • 45-day Subscription$189.99
2 purchases

GroupKeeper

Subscriptions1
  • GroupKeeper Pro Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • GroupKeeper Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is VetTechPrep free?
VetTechPrep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GroupKeeper free?
GroupKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VetTechPrep or GroupKeeper?
GroupKeeper is rated higher. VetTechPrep averages 3.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while GroupKeeper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VetTechPrep or GroupKeeper have ads?
Neither VetTechPrep nor GroupKeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VetTechPrep or GroupKeeper?
VetTechPrep ships an update every 3 months, and GroupKeeper every 4 days. Most recently, VetTechPrep was updated on October 12, 2026 and GroupKeeper on October 8, 2026.

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