Comparison

Projectpal vs Group Review

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

Head to head
About

Projectpal

Connect with other young women in NYC to find roommates, discover city events, and join topic-based communities for advice and recommendations. Share insights on everything from beauty and dining to apartment hunting and local spots.

Highlights
  • Roommate finder
  • City event discovery
  • Topic-based communities
  • Local recommendations
  • Advice sharing
  • Beauty and lifestyle tips
Features
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Welcome to girl internet. Projectpal connects girls to the coolest people, places, and things. All in one world built for you. Discover communities around the topics you actually care about. From beauty secrets and apartment advice to your latest obsession, favorite brands, and everything currently taking over your group chat. Ask questions. Share opinions. Find recommendations. Connect with girls who get it. Explore curated guides to the best things to do, try, buy, and talk about — powered by girls with taste. Because the best discoveries have always come from other girls. We just built a place for them to live. Step into girl world.

About

Group Review

Connect with friends to share and discover what you're into, from books and movies to music and restaurants. Create private groups for shared reviews and explore community trends without algorithmic interference or ads.

Highlights
  • Track books, movies, shows, music, and more
  • Share with friends via a dedicated feed
  • Create private groups for collaborative reviews
  • Explore community trends and popular content
  • Ad-free and algorithm-free experience
Features
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Group Review is what social media was supposed to be: no algorithm, no ads, no strangers. Just you and your friends sharing what you're into. Track everything in one place: books, movies, shows, music, restaurants, podcasts, theater, and more. Share it with your people: A friends feed where bookworms, film buffs, and all other enthusiast end up in the same place. Get niche with it: Create groups with friends to review the same thing together — a book club, a watch party, a restaurant you all tried. Explore what's out there. Browse the most talked-about books, movies, shows, albums, and podcasts across the community.Group Review is what social media was supposed to be: no algorithm, no ads, no strangers. Just you and your friends sharing what you're into. Track everything in one place: books, movies, shows, music, restaurants, podcasts, theater, and more. Share it with your people: A friends feed where bookworms, film buffs, and all other enthusiast end up in the same place. Get niche with it: Create groups with friends to review the same thing together — a book club, a watch party, a restaurant you all tried. Explore what's out there. Browse the most talked-about books, movies, shows, albums, and podcasts across the community.

Screenshots

Projectpal4 screens
Group Review4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Projectpal at free against Group Review's ad-supported. Group Review's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Projectpal against 5.0 for Group Review. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Projectpal ships an update fortnightly, Group Review weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Projectpal versus Group Review: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProjectpalGroup Review
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better9
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB18 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperProject Pal, Inc.Tea DiPrima

Customer experience

Projectpal

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Group Review

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Projectpal

No in-app purchases

None

Group Review

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Projectpal free?
Projectpal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group Review free?
Group Review is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Projectpal or Group Review?
Projectpal and Group Review are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Projectpal or Group Review have ads?
Neither Projectpal nor Group Review shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Projectpal or Group Review?
Projectpal ships an update fortnightly, and Group Review weekly. Most recently, Projectpal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Group Review on October 24, 2026.

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