LaunchBreak vs Grove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaunchBreak
An inclusive social networking platform designed to support and advance the women's athletics community. It offers professional networking, mentorship, and opportunities to connect with peers and industry leaders. Open to all generations of women, female-identifying individuals, and non-binary people involved in women's sports.
- Inclusive networking platform
- Professional development resources
- Mentorship and coaching access
- Member-generated job board
- Industry talks with professionals
- Opportunities for games/workouts
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LaunchBreak’s inclusive networking platform is leading the charge to embolden and propel the women’s athletics community. Our free community and its programming are open to all generations of women, female-identifying individuals, and non-binary and gender non-conforming people who participate/d in women’s sports at the collegiate, national and/or professional level. Club athletes are welcome to join if there was no varsity alternative at the time, including athletes with disabilities. Members must be at least eighteen years of age to join. Our professional networking and shared-interest community has excellent resources, including access to mentors/executive coaches, a member-generated job board, industry talks with senior professionals as well as opportunities to meet for a game/workout. The platform includes current student-athletes, early-career to senior-level professionals, 150+ current/former pro athletes, 500+ mentors, and athletes who play/ed at 650+ universities.
Grove
Organize gatherings and build communities with friends, family, or groups. Easily plan events, share details, and keep everyone informed to strengthen connections and make plans a reality.
- Create private communities
- Organize events
- Send easy invites
- Share context and reminders
- Build stronger habits
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Grove is a delightful way to bring your people together. Create communities around your existing social circles, invite your people, and easily organize events in one place. Use Grove to: - Create private communities for friends, family, teams, or local groups - Plan events with clear details and easy invites - Keep everyone aligned with shared context and reminders - Build stronger habits around showing up for the people in your life Whether you are coordinating a small dinner, a recurring meetup, or a community gathering, Grove helps people move from "we should hang out" to an actual plan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grove at weekly against LaunchBreak's every 3 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LaunchBreak against 5.0 for Grove. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
LaunchBreak ships an update every 3 months, Grove weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaunchBreak | Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Double U Ventures, Inc | ALLEGRA KATE STONE CLARK |
Customer experience
LaunchBreak
Grove
In-app purchases
LaunchBreak
No in-app purchases
Grove
No in-app purchases









