Total Retail Tech vs Join GROW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Total Retail Tech
This invitation-only event app connects women in leadership roles at top retailers and brands. It offers dynamic presentations and keynotes on leadership development and retail technology.
- Invitation-only event
- Networking opportunities
- Leadership development content
- Retail technology insights
- Dynamic presentations
- Inspirational keynotes
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Total Retail Tech is a free, all-inclusive event that brings select retail executives who oversee technology and marketing strategy together to learn from industry experts and each other in a small-group setting. Through compelling content, peer-to-peer exchanges, and one-to-one meetings, Total Retail Tech offers attendees a unique and valuable learning experience.
Join GROW
This application streamlines retail event management by scanning attendee QR codes. It provides valuable data and insights to enhance the conference experience and boost event ROI. Facilitates advanced networking and engagement between brands and technology platforms.
- Scan retail event attendee QR codes
- Access data and insights
- Improve conference experience
- Drive event ROI
- Advanced networking and engagement
- Segmented attendee lists
- Targeted lead generation
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The best app for scanning retail event attendee QR codes. Access data and insights to improve the conference experience, and drive better event ROI. The GROW app allows advanced networking and engagement, between retail brands and technology platforms. The QR code scanner is a powerful tool for event sponsors to gather information, allowing segmented attendee lists and targeted lead generation. Advanced metrics turn data into action by leveraging engagement data and providing personalized post-event outreach, helping sponsors convert more leads into revenue. The GROW app provides a customized conference experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Join GROW at every 3 weeks against Total Retail Tech's every 3 months. Join GROW also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Total Retail Tech's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 5.0 for Total Retail Tech against 5.0 for Join GROW. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Total Retail Tech ships an update every 3 months, Join GROW every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Retail Tech | Join GROW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAPCO Media | Worden Management Inc |
Customer experience
Total Retail Tech
Join GROW
In-app purchases
Total Retail Tech
No in-app purchases
Join GROW
No in-app purchases
Questions
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