Comparison

RandoMeister vs Groups

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

Head to head
About

RandoMeister

This app helps educators randomly select student names, words, or math facts from custom lists. It also facilitates the creation of random, editable student groups with optional restrictions, saving and exporting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Random name selection
  • Custom list creation
  • Random group generation
  • Group restrictions
  • Save and export groups
  • Class management
  • Pick statistics
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RandoMeister lets you randomly pick student names (or Dolch sight words or math facts or text from really any kind of list you construct) using several different methods. It also lets you create random (but editable) groups based on either the number of groups you want or the number of students you want in each group. You may even set up restrictions (behind the scenes) if there are students that you do not want ending up together in the same group. You may also save these groups for reuse and export them. Rotate to landscape in order to display names at their largest size. Create multiple classes. Get notified when everyone in your class has been drawn or view the class list to see pick-statistics for each student. Even set a timer to automatically pick students.

About

Groups

This app helps educators create balanced and effective student teams using an advanced algorithm. It offers features like gender balancing, exclusion of incompatible students, and random student selection to promote participation. Easily import student data and export group compositions for classroom use.

Highlights
  • Advanced team-building algorithm
  • Gender balancing for groups
  • Exclude incompatible student pairs
  • Random student picker
  • Export and print group compositions
  • Bulk import students
  • Cross-device sync via iCloud
Features
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Effortlessly organize your students into effective teams with Groups, promoting meaningful collaboration and building teamwork skills in the classroom. ADVANCED TEAM BUILDING Have certain students who don’t work well together? Simply list these pairs in the app and Groups will handle the rest, with its advanced team-building algorithm. BALANCE GENDERS Ensure each group has an even distribution of genders with the ”Balance Genders” option, promoting diversity and encouraging collaboration. EDIT GROUPS Need to fine tune the generated groups? Easily rearrange the result to achieve a perfect team composition. RANDOM STUDENT PICKER Encourage equal participation in the classroom with Groups’ random student picker. This makes sure everyone gets a chance to provide input, ensuring all voices are heard. EXPORT AND PRINT Easily create printable handouts, posters, or a PDF to share using five beautiful themes. BULK IMPORT Add students from Microsoft Excel workbooks, CSV files, or plain text lists. UNLIMITED CLASSES Enter all your students once, and then create as many groups as you need. You can even add an icon and color to each class to easily tell them apart. CROSS DEVICE SYNC Add your classes once, and use them across all your Apple devices with iCloud sync. ——————————————— Groups has helped tens of thousands of teachers sort their students into groups, fostering more positive learning environments for students worldwide. Privacy Policy: https://wttech.com.au/docs/groups/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://wttech.com.au/docs/groups/eula

Screenshots

RandoMeister4 screens
Groups4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Groups at Free against RandoMeister's $0.99. Groups also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (146 vs 4). RandoMeister's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 17.4). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Groups is free to download; RandoMeister costs $0.99 up front. Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RandoMeister asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groups has 146 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of RandoMeister's written reviews are positive against 90% of Groups's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RandoMeister ships an update every 4 months, Groups every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
RandoMeister versus Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandoMeisterGroups
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.9 (146 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4146 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElementary SoftwareWilliam Taylor

Customer experience

RandoMeister

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Groups

All ratings146 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

RandoMeister

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Groups

Subscriptions2
  • Groups Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Groups Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Color Themes$0.99
  • Groups Pro$39.99

Questions

Is RandoMeister free?
RandoMeister costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Groups free?
Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RandoMeister or Groups?
Groups is rated higher. RandoMeister averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Groups averages 4.9 from 146 ratings.
Do RandoMeister or Groups have ads?
Neither RandoMeister nor Groups shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RandoMeister or Groups?
RandoMeister ships an update every 4 months, and Groups every 3 months. Most recently, RandoMeister was updated on October 1, 2026 and Groups on October 12, 2026.

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