Comparison

Groups.io App vs SOCYiD

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

Head to head
About

Groups.io App

This app provides a modern platform for online communities with powerful management tools. It offers advanced features like hashtag organization, topic muting, and integrations with other services. Users can find, join, and manage groups, receiving real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • Advanced group management
  • Hashtag archive organization
  • Mute individual topics
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Integrated Chat, Calendar, Polls
  • Integrations with RSS, Trello, Github
  • Member synchronization with Slack
Features
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Groups.io is the next generation platform for online communities. We are a modern platform for serious communities. Powerful management tools. Mobile ready. No ads, no tracking. We have the most advanced features of any group system, including: - Better archive organization with hashtags - Mute individual topics and hashtags - Advanced group management - Powerful additional features, including Chat, Calendar, Polls, Databases, Wiki, Files and Photos - Additional integrations with RSS, Trello, and Github - Member synchronization with Slack This app lets you: - Find and subscribe to existing groups - Receive real time push notifications about activity in your groups - Create and manage your groups

About

SOCYiD

This app provides a temporary, shareable number for communication, protecting your personal contact information. It facilitates secure connections for various interactions and offers features like meeting planning and account verification for enhanced trust.

Highlights
  • Shareable temporary phone number
  • In-app texting and calling
  • Meeting scheduling and planning
  • Friend-looping for safety
  • Account verification for trust
  • Verified groups and events
Features
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Real people. Real connections. Your phone number is forever. Your socials are your whole life. Not everyone needs either one. SOCYiD gives you a number to share instead. Text, call, talk as long as you want — all in the app. The contractor, the buyer, the person from the dating app, the guy selling the couch, the parent from your kid's team, the roommate you found online. They reach you through SOCYiD, not through your real life. When it's over, it's over. Nothing left behind. When you're ready to meet, plan it right there in the app. Pick a public place. Pick a time. Loop in a friend so someone knows the plan. Want to go further? Verify your account and unlock voice and video, verified-only groups, and a badge that shows you're the real thing. Your call. Groups for your business, your office, your team, your club — full of people who are actually who they say they are. Post events and listings where everyone showing up is real. Students, your school email gets you in. Find roommates who actually go to your school and join your campus groups. Real people. Real connections.

Screenshots

Groups.io App4 screens
SOCYiD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SOCYiD at 100% against Groups.io App's 36%. SOCYiD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). Groups.io App's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SOCYiD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groups.io App has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Groups.io App's written reviews are positive against 100% of SOCYiD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groups.io App ships an update every 15 months, SOCYiD every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Groups.io App versus SOCYiD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroups.io AppSOCYiD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB121 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGroups.io, IncSOCYiD Inc.

Customer experience

Groups.io App

All ratings26 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative52.0%

SOCYiD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Groups.io App

No in-app purchases

None

SOCYiD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Groups.io App free?
Groups.io App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOCYiD free?
SOCYiD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Groups.io App or SOCYiD?
SOCYiD is rated higher. Groups.io App averages 3.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while SOCYiD averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Groups.io App or SOCYiD have ads?
Neither Groups.io App nor SOCYiD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Groups.io App or SOCYiD?
Groups.io App ships an update every 15 months, and SOCYiD every 3 weeks. Most recently, Groups.io App was updated on October 15, 2026 and SOCYiD on October 15, 2026.

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