Comparison

Pie Runner vs Grove

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

Head to head
About

Pie Runner

Memorize digits of Pi to race through a challenging game. Earn points to unlock avatar customizations, or make an in-app purchase for instant access. Compete with friends and the world for the highest scores.

Highlights
  • Memorize Pi digits
  • Avatar customization
  • Unlockable items
  • In-app purchases
  • Score comparison
  • Earn Pie Points
Features
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Pie Runner is a fun, addictive and easy game to play. Enter the digits of Pi to run! Make a mistake and you fall flat on your face! The more you play, the more digits you'll end up memorizing without even trying. What is Pi? Pie is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. That's it. It is equal to 3.1415926535... and goes on forever without repeating! People around the world have been fascinated by memorizing the digits of Pi for hundreds of years. There is a World Record that tracks the most digits of Pi memorized! There are a lot of ways to customize your Pie Runner avatar. You can unlock headphones, some cool shades or even change your Pie Runner to a piece of pizza pie! Items are unlocked with Pie Points. Pie Points are earned by racing or by watching videos. If you want to unlock all of the customization features at once, you have the option to do so with an In-App purchase. Compare your scores against your friends or the best in the world!

About

Grove

Explore the real world with augmented reality to plant and care for virtual trees. Collect diverse species, earn achievements, and learn about their environmental impact. This game combines fitness, education, and a virtual garden experience.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality tree planting
  • Collect diverse tree species
  • Earn achievements
  • Track daily steps
  • Learn about carbon sequestration
  • Virtual garden care
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Grove is an augmented-reality game where you plant virtual trees in the real world! Collect the various kinds of trees, learn about them, and earn achievements all while getting outdoors and enjoying your virtual garden. Grove is part game, part educational app, and part wellness app! In Grove you care for your trees and tend to your garden, and in turn, you stay fit and healthy. Each tree has a name and role to play. Collect different kinds of trees, earn achievements, and maximize your daily step count. Each tree comes with its own fun facts, which makes Grove a great app to teach kids about different tree species. Learn about climate change and how trees can help sequester atmospheric carbon. Your grove has a carbon score that monitors how much virtual carbon your trees have absorbed. More Information Free — Grove is a free-to-play game that requires no purchase to play, or to complete. The app offers in-app purchases as a way to unlock additional resources if you need them and gain access to special features like in-game avatars, and access to the behind-the-scenes Dev Diary. Grove is designed to avoid the scammy tactics of most free-to-play games. You won't be scammed or tricked into spending money. But if you do like the app, please consider supporting it if you can. Fun — Grove combines daily fitness with a cute concept and fun gameplay to make hitting your daily step goals more fun. Regardless of where you walk, you can always tend to your grove and feel good doing it. Educational — Grove not only teaches you about trees with super fun facts, it also helps you better understand how our real-world forests capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequester it in their trunks. Carbon capture is an important part of the global effort to mitigate the effects of Climate Change, and Grove is here to make sure you have fun while you learn about this important technology. Indie — Grove is handcrafted in San Diego, CA by one person: me. There's no shady venture capital, no stock trading, no short-term strategy. I build Grove so that you can use it. If you like what you see, please consider buying some items or simply tipping in the app.

Screenshots

Pie Runner4 screens
Grove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pie Runner at 6 against Grove's 2. Pie Runner also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pie Runner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Grove sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pie Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, Grove every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pie Runner versus Grove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPie RunnerGrove
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB76 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHighway North Interactive Inc.SkyRocket Software, LLC

Customer experience

Pie Runner

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grove

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pie Runner

One-time2
  • Customization Unlock$0.99
  • Training Unlock$0.99
8 purchases

Grove

One-time8
  • Water Bulbs 15-Pack$0.99
  • Say Thanks$0.99
  • Custom Avatars$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Fertilizer 15-Pack$1.99
  • Buy me a Coffee$1.99
  • Bucket of Sunshine 15-Pack$2.99
  • Access the Dev Diary$2.99
  • Super Supporter$2.99

Questions

Is Pie Runner free?
Pie Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grove free?
Grove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pie Runner or Grove?
Grove is rated higher. Pie Runner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Grove averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pie Runner or Grove have ads?
Neither Pie Runner nor Grove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pie Runner or Grove?
Pie Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Grove every 11 days. Most recently, Pie Runner was updated on October 4, 2026 and Grove on October 6, 2026.

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