Comparison

Bailiwik vs GroupApp Communities

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

Head to head
About

Bailiwik

Connect with people who share your physical spaces, like neighborhoods or workplaces. Create or join communities to foster a sense of belonging and facilitate real-world interactions. Discover local events and deals, and get to know your neighbors.

Highlights
  • Create and curate place-based communities
  • Connect online and offline
  • Member directory
  • Discover and promote local events
  • Access local merchant deals
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Bailiwiks are communities that share a place: a neighborhood, a co-working office, a dog park -- anywhere people come together on a regular basis. Create a community that makes the people who share a place feel welcome and connected -- or join one created by someone else. Get to know the people you see every day, and turn your shared place into a real community that connects online and off! Put yourself at the center of the community. Create and curate a community for a place you care about. • Turn a place into a real community that connects online and off. • Make people feel welcome. Bailiwiks are hosted and curated by real people. That could be you! • Chat with the people around you. Get to know the people you see every day. • Put names to those familiar faces with our member directory. • Find nearby events -- or promote your own, for free. • Get deals from local merchants -- or offer your own, for free.

About

GroupApp Communities

Stay connected with your communities wherever you are. This app lets you follow discussions, track events, and get important notifications from your groups on the go.

Highlights
  • Community discussions
  • Event tracking
  • Push notifications
  • Mobile access
  • Creator tools
Features
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If you are a member or creator of a community hosted on GroupApp, our mobile app allows you to keep up with ongoing community discussions, keep tabs on upcoming events, and receive notifications from your community while on the move.

Screenshots

Bailiwik4 screens
GroupApp Communities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bailiwik at 5.0 against GroupApp Communities's 4.2. Bailiwik also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%). GroupApp Communities's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bailiwik holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bailiwik's written reviews are positive against 69% of GroupApp Communities's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bailiwik ships an update every 3 weeks, GroupApp Communities weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bailiwik versus GroupApp Communities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBailiwikGroupApp Communities
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better4.2 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1517 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB65 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperBailiwik Inc.GroupApp LLC

Customer experience

Bailiwik

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GroupApp Communities

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

Bailiwik

No in-app purchases

None

GroupApp Communities

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bailiwik free?
Bailiwik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroupApp Communities free?
GroupApp Communities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bailiwik or GroupApp Communities?
Bailiwik is rated higher. Bailiwik averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while GroupApp Communities averages 4.2 from 17 ratings.
Do Bailiwik or GroupApp Communities have ads?
Bailiwik shows ads; GroupApp Communities does not.
Which is updated more often, Bailiwik or GroupApp Communities?
Bailiwik ships an update every 3 weeks, and GroupApp Communities weekly. Most recently, Bailiwik was updated on October 8, 2026 and GroupApp Communities on October 25, 2026.

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