# grassroots vs macaron（マカロン）

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: grassroots at 8.0 against macaron（マカロン）'s 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

grassroots ships an update every 17 months, macaron（マカロン） every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | grassroots | macaron（マカロン） |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 17 months** | Every 30 months |
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Fujiko Meguro](https://appshunter.io/developer/1549502477) | [MASAYUKI SAKUMA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1570390079) |

## What reviewers say

### grassroots

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grassroots/id1549502475)

**In-app purchases:** none


### macaron（マカロン）

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/macaron/id1570390155)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is grassroots free?

grassroots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is macaron（マカロン） free?

macaron（マカロン） is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do grassroots or macaron（マカロン） have ads?

Neither grassroots nor macaron（マカロン） shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, grassroots or macaron（マカロン）?

grassroots ships an update every 17 months, and macaron（マカロン） every 30 months. Most recently, grassroots was updated on September 12, 2026 and macaron（マカロン） on September 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*