Grove Collaborative vs Simple Switch Ethical Shopping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grove Collaborative
Easily manage your sustainable home essentials, from cleaning supplies to personal care. Discover new healthy, eco-friendly formulas and set up customizable refill shipments to ensure you never run out. Enjoy a happiness guarantee and exclusive VIP benefits for added savings and convenience.
- Manage upcoming orders
- Discover new healthy formulas
- Customizable refill shipments
- Nontoxic and eco-friendly products
- Happiness guarantee
- VIP benefits and discounts
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Keeping your home humming is easier than ever with the Grove app. Review and manage your upcoming Grove orders — anytime, any place. Plus discover new healthy formulas for every room and everyone in the family. NONTOXIC & ECO-FRIENDLY We exclusively offer healthy home essentials that are better for you and the planet -- from cleaning supplies and hand soap to vitamins and body wash. DELIVERED ON YOUR SCHEDULE We make sure you never run out of your essentials by setting up customizable refill shipments. Don’t worry. refill orders are always in your control. Delay, edit, or cancel at any time. HAPPINESS GUARANTEE Try without worry. If you aren’t entirely happy, we’ll refund you — no questions asked. VIP BENEFITS VIPs can save an average of $220 per year. Get free, fast carbon neutral shipping on orders over $29, claim your VIP gifts, and get exclusive discounts in the VIP Hub.
Simple Switch Ethical Shopping
Discover and shop from ethical brands that align with your values. Make a positive impact with every purchase by supporting businesses committed to sustainability and social responsibility.
- Discover ethical brands
- Shop with positive impact
- Support sustainable businesses
- Find socially responsible companies
- Make value-aligned purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Grove Collaborative at none against Simple Switch Ethical Shopping's shown. Grove Collaborative also leads on ratings volume (30K vs 30) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Simple Switch Ethical Shopping's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grove Collaborative against 5.0 for Simple Switch Ethical Shopping. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grove Collaborative has 30K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Grove Collaborative's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Switch Ethical Shopping's.
Grove Collaborative ships an update fortnightly, Simple Switch Ethical Shopping every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grove Collaborative | Simple Switch Ethical Shopping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (30K ratings) | 5.0 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grove Collaborative, Inc. | Simple Switch (Apps) |
Customer experience
Grove Collaborative
Simple Switch Ethical Shopping
Bugs and requests
Grove Collaborative
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with removing or editing items in cart
- Inconsistent availability of products
Requested features
2 requests- Improved search and browsing experience
- More flexibility in managing subscriptions
Simple Switch Ethical Shopping
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grove Collaborative
No in-app purchases
Simple Switch Ethical Shopping
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Grove Collaborative free?
Is Simple Switch Ethical Shopping free?
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Do Grove Collaborative or Simple Switch Ethical Shopping have ads?
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