City Bean vs Grounded
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
City Bean
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Our mobile app lets you search our complete product catalog, manage and update your ordering guide, and buy what you need at the moment you need it. It’s part of our commitment to giving you an ordering experience you’ll love. Select benefits include: - No-headache ordering: access our full catalog & re-order easily - Keep everything together: delivery days, cutoff times, and order updates, all in one - place - Get in touch anytime: communicate directly with your City Bean rep in the app
Grounded
This app helps remote workers, freelancers, and students find work-friendly cafes. It provides a detailed Work Score and individual ratings for WiFi, outlets, and seating, along with real-time community updates.
- Verified Work Score for cafes
- Individual ratings for WiFi, outlets, seating
- Real-time updates on cafe occupancy
- Live community feed with check-ins and reviews
- Filter and search for specific amenities
- Map view to discover local spots
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Never waste time at the wrong café again. Grounded shows you work-friendly cafés with a verified 0-100 Work Score, so you know before you go. With 980+ cafés rated across Southern California, you're never guessing where to open your laptop. Built for remote workers, freelancers, and students: Grounded Score: Every café gets a 0-100 rating based on work-friendliness Individual grades: WiFi, outlets, seating, parking, and food all rated A-F Live community feed: Check-ins, photos, and reviews from real remote workers Filter and search: Find exactly what you need, great WiFi, plenty of outlets, ample seating Map view: Discover work spots across your city Whether you're a freelancer, student, or remote employee, Grounded helps you find cafés that actually work for work. Stop guessing. Start working. Download Grounded and discover your new favorite work spot today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grounded at every 2 months against City Bean's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
City Bean ships an update every 4 months, Grounded every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | City Bean | Grounded |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pomegranate Technologies, Inc. | Grounded App LLC |
In-app purchases
City Bean
No in-app purchases
Grounded
No in-app purchases
