GroupSell vs Roots Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GroupSell
This app transforms your existing trusted groups into dedicated marketplaces. Easily buy and sell items within your family, work, or community networks without sifting through endless messages. It offers structured listings, search filters, and direct chat for a seamless transaction experience.
- Structured listings with photos and details
- Search and filter by category, distance, price
- Cross-post items to multiple groups
- Direct chat with buyers and sellers
- Invite-only groups with admin controls
- Support for 150+ currencies
- Privacy-focused with invite-only groups
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Group Chats aren't built to buy and sell. GroupSell is. Turn your trusted communities - your family group chat, expat network, workplace, religous, or school - into a real marketplace. No digging through days of messages to find something posted last week. FOR BUYERS Browse structured listings from people in your communities. - Search and filter by category, distance, or price - Save favorites and get notified about new listings - View listings with photos, prices, sizes, locations, and condition info - Explore seller profiles and see everything they're offering - Chat directly with sellers - Switch between list, grid, or map view FOR SELLERS Post once. Reach every trusted group you're in. Listings stay visible for as long as you need them - not minutes. - Create listings with multiple photos and detailed descriptions - Cross-post items to multiple groups instantly - Share your seller profile with everything you with a web link - Mark items sold to update others - Chat with serious buyers without group chat noise FOR GROUP ADMINS Run a marketplace community without becoming a full-time moderator. - Invite-only groups with approval controls - Built-in reporting and moderation tools - Member management and suspension controls - Custom group rules for new members - Direct admin-to-member communication - Push announcements to your entire group BUILT FOR GLOBAL COMMUNITIES Used by communities in Cairo, Dubai, the United States, the UK, and beyond. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your community stays your community. - Private invite-only groups - Listings only visible to group members - No mandatory public profiles - Transparent reporting and moderation tools FREE TO USE Create a group in seconds. Join existing communities with an invite link. Buy and sell with people in your groups. Stop fighting to use group chats as marketplaces they were never built to be. Download GroupSell today.
Roots Social
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Roots Social helps you find and activate the trusted network around you. Discover founders, operators, talent, investors, companies, and communities connected by shared places, experiences, industries, and relationships. Search the network, understand how people are connected, and find a warmer path to the person who can help you move forward. BUILD A USEFUL NETWORK Create a profile that reflects where you come from, what you know, and what you are building. Bring your existing relationships into one place and make your network easier to navigate. FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE Search members and companies by name, role, industry, location, skills, and shared roots. Move from a cold search to relevant people with real context. SEE CONNECTION PATHS Understand how you are connected to another member and identify trusted paths for introductions, advice, partnerships, hiring, customers, and capital. JOIN CURATED COMMUNITIES Connect with people who share an alumni network, industry, region, background, or lived experience. Participate in focused communities designed for useful, intentional relationships. STAY CLOSE TO THE NETWORK Follow conversations and opportunities from the Roots community wherever you are. Roots is building network infrastructure for people creating companies, careers, and communities outside the obvious places. Access is currently limited to approved Roots members. Features and community availability may vary by account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Roots Social at weekly against GroupSell's every 3 weeks. 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.
GroupSell ships an update every 3 weeks, Roots Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GroupSell | Roots Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GroupSell, LLC | Roots Technology LLC |
In-app purchases
GroupSell
No in-app purchases
Roots Social
No in-app purchases









