Sprout Social vs Inside Hope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprout Social
Manage your social media presence on the go with this companion app. It allows you to view messages, reply, schedule posts, and track engagement across multiple platforms from anywhere. Requires an existing account.
- Manage social media anywhere
- View all messages in one place
- Reply and assign tasks
- Post, schedule, or draft messages
- Track post engagement metrics
- Receive notifications for new messages
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The perfect companion app for Sprout Social so you can manage your social media anywhere. You must have a Sprout Social account to use this app. Sprout Social is a social media management and engagement platform that helps you manage your X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google My Business, and Tripadvisor profiles all in one place. Your favorite Sprout features are now available on the go: • See all of your messages in one place • Easily reply, view conversation history, and assign a task from a message • Quickly post, schedule, queue or draft a new message • View retweets, clicks, shares, replies and more for individual posts • Get notified of new social messages
Inside Hope
Connect and share updates with your community. Post photos, stories, and feedback to stay informed and engaged. Easily share relevant information on the go.
- Stay updated on relevant news
- Post photos and stories
- Share feedback
- Connect with your community
- Share information on the go
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Stay connected with Inside Hope— wherever you are with Inside Hope mobile. Why you’ll love Inside Hope: Stay up-to-date on the latest news and information that is relevant to you Connect by posting photos, stories, and feedback Easily share information while on-the-go
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Inside Hope at 5.0 against Sprout Social's 4.2. Inside Hope also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Sprout Social's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Inside Hope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sprout Social has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, Inside Hope every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprout Social | Inside Hope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sprout Social, Inc. | City of Hope |
Customer experience
Sprout Social
Inside Hope
Bugs and requests
Sprout Social
Reported bugs
9 issues- Scheduled posts not showing up
- Inability to remove posts from the queue
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Certain messages not showing in Smart Inbox
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- Unable to download the app
- New update broke the app, can't view FB private messages
- Scheduled Instagram posts won't automatically open to their app
- Notifications greyed out and can't be edited
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to macro, translate comments/messages and change sentiment on a post
- More characters allowed, ability to post more than 4 pictures, post videos and pictures in the same post
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to crop from the app on your phone
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- Ability to edit through the app like you can on Instagram
- More robust notification system for Instagram video posting
- Ability to access reports on mobile
Inside Hope
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sprout Social
No in-app purchases
Inside Hope
No in-app purchases
