Groupvibe vs Zeffyr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Groupvibe
Connect with new people in your city through casual, offline meetups. The app facilitates small group gatherings for brunch and coffee, handling all the arrangements so you can simply attend.
- Offline meetups
- Small group gatherings
- Brunch and coffee events
- Effortless social connection
- Arrangement handling
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Imagine a way to meet people that is… effortless, laid-back, offline, and uniquely cozy. With Groupvibe you meet 4 to 6 compatible people over brunch & coffee in your city. Just book and show up. We'll take care of the rest. Download to learn more. - The Groupvibe Team
Zeffyr
Discover local events like concerts, markets, and meetups on a single map. Plan outings with friends, RSVP easily, and communicate within the app. You can also host your own events and connect with others in local community hubs.
- Event discovery map
- Event filtering
- Save events to feed
- RSVP and invite friends
- In-app chat and DMs
- Host own events
- Join community hubs
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your city is doing something tonight. zeffyr finds it. one map of everything happening around you: concerts, club nights, art markets, comedy, food pop-ups, meetups. pulled from all over and updated every day. no more checking six apps and a group chat to figure out the move. find it swipe through tonight, this week, or this weekend, best matches first get a fresh daily spread of picks, tuned to what you're into pick your scenes (nightlife, lgbtq+, music, food, whatever's yours) and get a stack for each browse the map or search anything: events, clubs, groups, people every event in one place, with the flyer, time, spot, and price up front make the plan rsvp in two taps and see who else is going start a group around an event, or join one that's looking for more people invite friends with a link. they can rsvp without downloading anything comments and dms keep the plan in one place instead of three group chats find your people join a club for your crew: a group chat, a bulletin board, and plans that keep coming meet people who are into the same stuff you are (only if you opt in) make your page yours with themes, stickers, and links to your socials host your own throw your own event, from a birthday hang to a warehouse show make the flyer right in the app with text, stickers, and free art share one link, watch the rsvps roll in, and blast updates to your guest list pin announcements so nobody asks "wait, what's the address" twice live now in sacramento, los angeles, orange county, and the bay area. more cities soon. zeffyr is free. no ads, no selling your data. just what's happening. questions or ideas? hello@zeffyr.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zeffyr at 5.0 against Groupvibe's 4.2. Zeffyr also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Groupvibe's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
Zeffyr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Groupvibe ships an update weekly, Zeffyr monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groupvibe | Zeffyr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Groupvibe, Inc. | Zeffyr LLC |
Customer experience
Groupvibe
Zeffyr
In-app purchases
Groupvibe
No in-app purchases
Zeffyr
No in-app purchases
