Growing Connections vs Campus Roots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Growing Connections
Connect with other farmers to share agricultural practices and improve soil health. This platform facilitates knowledge exchange based on geographic location, fostering a community dedicated to sustainable farming for a healthier future.
- Share agronomic practices
- Geographic location-based connections
- Improve soil health
- Industry experience exchange
- Producer networking
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Growing Connections allows producers to share agronomic practices based on geographic location to improve soil health and stewardship among their operation. This networking opportunity connects producers to help them share years of industry experience to lead into a healthier soil and healthier future.
Campus Roots
Connect with fellow students, access campus resources, and engage in a student-only marketplace. Share your achievements, find tutors, and buy or sell items within your university community.
- Student networking
- Campus resource access
- Tutor requests
- Student marketplace
- Buy/sell textbooks and furniture
- Direct messaging
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Campus Roots is helping enhance the college experience. Connections 1. Grow your network at your university and get to know all your fellow students , Post what you are doing, working towards, or achieving at your university. 2. Message with your connections and start getting closer to them & add suggested people to your connections that have similar connections as you. My Campus 1. Request a tutor for getting access to university recourses. 2. Organized and simplified access to campus resources, Simplified access to your campus’s bus routes and schedule. 3. Easy access to your school’s resources through the learning management system & Easy access to your campus’s late night transportation service. Marketplace 1. Request a product or service from your fellow students & Buy or Sell the same to fellow students. 2. Earn money while getting rid of old textbooks or furniture. 3. Provides the user with a comfortable and easy transaction process that only involves the students on your campus. Secure and simple sign up process to make transactions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Growing Connections at 5.0 against Campus Roots's 4.7. Growing Connections also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). Campus Roots's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Growing Connections holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campus Roots has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Growing Connections ships an update every 3 weeks, Campus Roots every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Growing Connections | Campus Roots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | South Dakota Soil Health Coalition | Campus Roots Inc |
Customer experience
Growing Connections
Campus Roots
In-app purchases
Growing Connections
No in-app purchases
Campus Roots
No in-app purchases
Questions
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