Comparison

Growing Connections vs Campus Roots

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Share agronomic practices
  • Geographic location-based connections
  • Improve soil health
  • Industry experience exchange
  • Producer networking
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Student networking
  • Campus resource access
  • Tutor requests
  • Student marketplace
  • Buy/sell textbooks and furniture
  • Direct messaging
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Growing Connections4 screens
Campus Roots4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Growing Connections ships an update every 3 weeks, Campus Roots every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Growing Connections versus Campus Roots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowing ConnectionsCampus Roots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSouth Dakota Soil Health CoalitionCampus Roots Inc

Customer experience

Growing Connections

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

Campus Roots

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Growing Connections

No in-app purchases

None

Campus Roots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Growing Connections free?
Growing Connections is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Campus Roots free?
Campus Roots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Growing Connections or Campus Roots?
Growing Connections is rated higher. Growing Connections averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Campus Roots averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Growing Connections or Campus Roots have ads?
Neither Growing Connections nor Campus Roots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Growing Connections or Campus Roots?
Growing Connections ships an update every 3 weeks, and Campus Roots every 2 months. Most recently, Growing Connections was updated on November 3, 2026 and Campus Roots on November 3, 2026.

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