Grove Collaborative vs CatalogsX
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.
CatalogsX
Discover local businesses and access their up-to-date catalogs instantly via NFC or QR code. Browse products, place orders, and even split bills securely without leaving the app.
- Discover local stores on an interactive map
- Scan NFC tags or QR codes for instant catalog access
- Browse products with rich details and multiple view options
- Order directly from the catalog with secure payment
- Split table bills
- Real-time store information including opening hours
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Discover local stores. Open their catalogs in one tap. Order without ever leaving the app. CatalogsX replaces printed menus and outdated PDFs with a living, always-current catalog. Boutiques, restaurants, cafés, ateliers, salons — every kind of store, on a single map, ready the moment you walk in. DISCOVER • Find stores near you on an interactive map • Filter by city and search radius • Follow your favourites and never miss a new arrival • Real-time opening hours, ratings, and live viewer counts SCAN & GO • Tap an NFC tag or scan a QR code to open any catalog instantly • No install, no account — just the catalog • Explore products with photos, video, and rich details • Choose your view: grid, list, or a full-screen Videos-style scroll ORDER • Add to cart in seconds and check out directly from the catalog • Multiple secure payment methods • Split a table bill — full, equal, or pay-your-items • Multi-currency support, wherever you travel APP CLIP CatalogsX includes an instant App Clip. Scan a code, browse the catalog, and order in seconds — no download required. Every store, in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Grove Collaborative at 30K against CatalogsX's 1. 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 CatalogsX. 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, CatalogsX weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grove Collaborative | CatalogsX |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grove Collaborative, Inc. | FractalX Technologies FZ-LLC |
Customer experience
Grove Collaborative
CatalogsX
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
CatalogsX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grove Collaborative
No in-app purchases
CatalogsX
No in-app purchases









