Grove Collaborative vs GearUp Exchange
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grove Collaborative
Discover and shop for home essentials free from harmful ingredients. Easily order products on your own terms, with options for flexible scheduling or auto-shipments. Enjoy VIP benefits like free shipping and faster rewards.
- Screening for thousands of harmful ingredients
- Flexible ordering and auto-shipment options
- VIP benefits including free shipping
- Happiness guarantee with refunds
- Eco-friendly product selection
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Every product you bring into your home is a health decision. The Grove app makes those decisions simple. Shop essentials free from harmful ingredients, order on your own terms, and find healthier alternatives for every room and everyone in your family. SCREENING THOUSANDS OF HARMFUL INGREDIENTS We made it our job so it doesn’t have to be yours. Every product we sell is screened against a list of thousands of banned chemicals, including known endocrine disruptors like PFAS, phthalates and bisphenols. It’s the most rigorous ingredient standard in household essentials. SHOP YOUR WAY Order whenever you like, or let the essentials you count on come to you on a set schedule. Set up auto-shipments on your schedule and stay fully in control — delay, edit, skip, or cancel any time. VIP BENEFITS VIP is where Grove gets even better. Free, fast carbon-neutral shipping on every order over $29, faster rewards earning (4% vs. 1%), and members-only perks waiting in the VIP Hub. HAPPINESS GUARANTEE If you aren’t entirely happy, we’ll refund you — no questions asked.
GearUp Exchange
Connect with others to rent or list equipment for various activities. Find affordable gear for outdoor adventures, sports, travel, and hobbies. Facilitates secure transactions and communication between users.
- Browse and list equipment
- Rent gear for activities
- Earn by listing equipment
- Secure transactions
- In-app messaging
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GearUp is a two-sided marketplace connecting gear owners and renters. Browse, list, and rent equipment for outdoor activities, sports, travel, and hobbies. Rent affordable gear from community members or earn by listing your own equipment. Secure transactions and in-app messaging make renting easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Grove Collaborative at 30K against GearUp Exchange's 1. GearUp Exchange's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 GearUp Exchange. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grove Collaborative has 30K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Grove Collaborative ships an update fortnightly, GearUp Exchange every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grove Collaborative | GearUp Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (30K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grove Collaborative, Inc. | Gearup App |
Customer experience
Grove Collaborative
GearUp Exchange
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
GearUp Exchange
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grove Collaborative
No in-app purchases
GearUp Exchange
No in-app purchases
Questions
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