Hvr vs GroupSocial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hvr
Create and publish your own website as easily as posting to social media. Engage in conversations on any webpage, discover communities, and curate your online experience by following people and sites. Earn revenue as a Sitepartner.
- Publish to your own website
- Comment on any webpage
- Discover communities
- Curated feeds
- Sitepartner program
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Create and post to your own website: - Publish to your site as quickly as you post to social media. - Be followed and discovered at the online space you control. Start and join conversations on any webpage: - Comment on any website with text, images, videos, and more. - Share your comments with followers and anyone on Hvr. Discover communities at sites you love: - Chat about a site’s content with people who share your interests. - Keep up with any new comments across your favorite sites. Less searching, more finding: - Follow people and websites to get the best of the web curated for you. - Explore your Personalized For You feed and chronological Following Feed. Partner with Hvr: - Earn commissions and recurring revenue as a Sitepartner. - Gain followers and increase engagement on your site.
GroupSocial
Connects brands, content creators, and individuals with audiences to relevant opportunities. Facilitates partnerships and collaborations within a creator-focused platform. Offers an optional Certified Membership for enhanced access.
- Brand-creator connections
- Audience engagement
- Partnership opportunities
- Trend shaping
- Certified Membership
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We unite brands, creators, and anyone with an audience. Whether you’re a brand looking for partnerships, a content creator shaping trends, or someone with a loyal audience, GroupSocial connects you with the right opportunities — from creators collaborating with brands and fellow creators, to brands connecting with creators and other like-minded brands. We also offer the option of Certified Membership within the app. This subscription is bound by the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hvr at none against GroupSocial's 4. Hvr also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). GroupSocial's advantage is ratings volume (109 vs 12). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. GroupSocial sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Hvr asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hvr against 4.8 for GroupSocial. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GroupSocial has 109 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Hvr's written reviews are positive against 98% of GroupSocial's.
Hvr ships an update every 9 days, GroupSocial every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hvr | GroupSocial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 98.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 109 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HVR Technologies | GroupSocial LLC |
Customer experience
Hvr
GroupSocial
Bugs and requests
Hvr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GroupSocial
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More advanced analytics and reporting
- Improved search and filtering options
- Expanded brand and creator network
In-app purchases
Hvr
No in-app purchases
GroupSocial
- Certified7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Certified7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Certified7 Days trial$179.991 Year
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- Certified7 Days trial$449.991 Year
