HEINetwork vs GroupStakes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HEINetwork
Access a unique comedic cinematic universe and a satirical take on American culture. Stream every season and special from a popular movie review show, exclusively on this independent network.
- Exclusive access to On Cinema content
- Stream all seasons
- Watch Oscar Specials
- Comedic cinematic universe
- Satire of American culture
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The Official HEI Network App - Your portal to On Cinema at the Cinema, a comedic cinematic universe, a grand satire of America itself. Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington’s On Cinema has built a dedicated cult following as a sprawling comedic soap opera masquerading as a disastrous movie review show. Join the On Cinema Family and watch every Season, every Oscar Special, and much more content, exclusively on the independent HEI Network.
GroupStakes
Create private prediction leagues for your friends. Set up custom questions, have friends bet points on outcomes, and track results on a leaderboard. It's a fun way to add stakes to everyday predictions and group events.
- Private prediction leagues
- Custom question posting
- Points-based betting
- Friend group invitations
- Leaderboard tracking
- 90-day seasons
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your group chat deserves stakes. GroupStakes turns your friend group into a private prediction league. one of you is the commissioner: you post the questions ("will kyle be late friday?"), everyone backs a side with points, and the commissioner settles what actually happened. the leaderboard remembers everything. — private leagues, invite code only. nobody outside the group ever sees your markets. — post a market on anything: the group trip, the 10K, whether the sourdough survives. — back your call with points and watch the crowd move the price. — the commissioner rules. literally. settlements, payouts, the final word. — a season runs 90 days. standings, records, receipts. points only — they can't be bought, cashed out, transferred, or traded for anything. the stakes are pride. starting a league costs $14.99, one time, and it's yours forever. everyone you invite plays free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HEINetwork at none against GroupStakes's 1. HEINetwork also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). GroupStakes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price and ads 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. GroupStakes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HEINetwork asks for nothing beyond the download.
GroupStakes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEINetwork has 50 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of HEINetwork's written reviews are positive against 100% of GroupStakes's.
HEINetwork ships an update every 3 weeks, GroupStakes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HEINetwork | GroupStakes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | On Cinema, Inc. | AUSTIN ALAN STEPHENS |
Customer experience
HEINetwork
GroupStakes
Bugs and requests
HEINetwork
Reported bugs
1 issue- Confusion with Heineken EN
Requested features
1 request- Ads and HEI points bonuses and betting
GroupStakes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HEINetwork
No in-app purchases
GroupStakes
- League Credit$14.99
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