Comparison

Sprout Social vs UW_Connect

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

Head to head
About

Sprout Social

Manage your social media presence on the go with this platform's companion app. It allows you to view messages, reply, schedule posts, and track engagement across multiple social networks from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for all messages
  • Reply, assign tasks, and view history
  • Post, schedule, queue, or draft messages
  • Track post engagement metrics
  • Notifications for new social messages
Features
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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

About

UW_Connect

This private community app connects United Way staff, volunteers, and colleagues for professional development. Engage in learning experiences, build networks, and share best practices to strengthen communities and improve lives.

Highlights
  • Private community for United Way staff and volunteers
  • Professional development experiences
  • Next-Generation Leaders Initiative participation
  • Thrive Hives cohort engagement
  • Build learning networks
  • Share best practices and innovations
Features
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UW Connect is a private community of United Way staff, volunteers, and invited colleagues, who engage in stimulating professional development experiences. United Way mobilizes communities around the world to action so all can thrive. True to our founding spirit, whenever there is a need in our communities, United Way is there. We bring a comprehensive approach to every challenge, actively listening and responding to local needs. Our reach across tens of thousands of communities means we can share innovations and scale impact to improve lives around the world. On UW Connect, United Way leaders at all levels participate in rich, collaborative learning experiences to enhance their skills, knowledge, and confidence. These experiences include: + United Way Worldwide’s Next-Generation Leaders Initiative (Next-Gen), a dynamic two-year program for early career, high-potential United Way leaders. + Thrive Hives, which are cohorts of United Ways aiming to elevate their performance on the Thriving United Way Maturity Model. Additionally, UW Connect members/learners build vibrant learning networks to share best practices and innovations, strengthening their United Ways and benefiting local communities.

Screenshots

Sprout Social4 screens
UW_Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UW_Connect at 4.7 against Sprout Social's 4.2. Sprout Social's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

UW_Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sprout Social has 1.3K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, UW_Connect weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sprout Social versus UW_Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSprout SocialUW_Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings)4.7 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB131 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSprout Social, Inc.United Way Worldwide

Customer experience

Sprout Social

All ratings1,286 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral14.0%
Negative39.6%

UW_Connect

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

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

UW_Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sprout Social

No in-app purchases

None

UW_Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sprout Social free?
Sprout Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UW_Connect free?
UW_Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sprout Social or UW_Connect?
UW_Connect is rated higher. Sprout Social averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while UW_Connect averages 4.7 from 11 ratings.
Do Sprout Social or UW_Connect have ads?
Neither Sprout Social nor UW_Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sprout Social or UW_Connect?
Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, and UW_Connect weekly. Most recently, Sprout Social was updated on November 10, 2026 and UW_Connect on November 8, 2026.

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