Social Scavenger vs Groups.io App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Social Scavenger
Create and participate in private team-based adventures like scavenger hunts and escape games. Engage with challenges, live streams, and in-game chat for a unique mobile experience.
- Private team adventures
- Scavenger hunts
- Escape-style games
- Custom game building
- 10 challenge types
- Live streams
- In-game chat
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Private adventures for teams, brands and friends from Scavenger Hunts to Amazing Races, Escape Style Games and much more. Purchase a private adventure or build your very own custom game. We offer the leading platform for mobile engagement with 10 exciting challenge types, live streams, highlight reels, in game chat, humans providing in game commentary and much more.
Groups.io App
This app provides a modern platform for online communities with powerful management tools. It offers advanced features like hashtag organization, topic muting, and integrations with other services. Users can find, join, and manage groups, receiving real-time notifications.
- Advanced group management
- Hashtag archive organization
- Mute individual topics
- Real-time push notifications
- Integrated Chat, Calendar, Polls
- Integrations with RSS, Trello, Github
- Member synchronization with Slack
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Groups.io is the next generation platform for online communities. We are a modern platform for serious communities. Powerful management tools. Mobile ready. No ads, no tracking. We have the most advanced features of any group system, including: - Better archive organization with hashtags - Mute individual topics and hashtags - Advanced group management - Powerful additional features, including Chat, Calendar, Polls, Databases, Wiki, Files and Photos - Additional integrations with RSS, Trello, and Github - Member synchronization with Slack This app lets you: - Find and subscribe to existing groups - Receive real time push notifications about activity in your groups - Create and manage your groups
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Groups.io App at none against Social Scavenger's 3. Groups.io App also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Social Scavenger's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Social Scavenger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Groups.io App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Social Scavenger holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Social Scavenger's written reviews are positive against 36% of Groups.io App's.
Social Scavenger ships an update monthly, Groups.io App every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Social Scavenger | Groups.io App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (18 ratings) — better | 3.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better | 36.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Social Scavenger Inc. | Groups.io, Inc |
Customer experience
Social Scavenger
Groups.io App
In-app purchases
Social Scavenger
- Private Scavenger Hunt$0.99
- Demo Game$0.99
- Cloned Game$1.99
Groups.io App
No in-app purchases
