Comparison

Grounded vs Spresso Club

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Spresso Club

Discover highly-rated coffee shops with detailed reviews and practical attributes like Wi-Fi and seating. Organize your favorite spots, follow trusted local reviewers, and contribute your own findings to a community of coffee enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Coffee shop discovery map
  • Filter by amenities (Wi-Fi, seating)
  • Community reviews and posts
  • Save and organize favorite shops
  • Create and share custom lists
  • Contribute reviews and photos
Features
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Find coffee shops worth coming back to. Spresso Club is a coffee discovery community built around the details that matter once you arrive. Explore shops on a map, compare practical attributes, see what local coffee people recommend, and organize the places you want to revisit. FIND THE RIGHT SHOP • Browse nearby coffee shops or search another city, neighborhood, or ZIP code. • Filter for Wi-Fi, outlets, seating, noise, food, parking, and more. • Open a shop for reviews, posts, photos, details, and directions. LEARN FROM LOCAL COFFEE PEOPLE • Read community reviews and see recent coffee activity. • Discover active areas and local contributors. • Follow people whose recommendations you trust. SAVE AND SHARE • Save shops for later. • Build private or public lists for work spots, patios, travel, date coffee, and neighborhood favorites. • Share public lists with friends. CONTRIBUTE • Review shops and add optional photos. • Post coffee activity tied to a shop. • Add a missing coffee shop and help improve local discovery. Location access is optional and helps Spresso show relevant nearby results. You can also search by area without sharing your current location. Shop data and community activity vary by location.

Screenshots

Grounded4 screens
Spresso Club4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spresso Club at fortnightly against Grounded's every 2 months. Spresso Club also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

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 — 4.8 for Grounded against 4.9 for Spresso Club. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 25 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grounded ships an update every 2 months, Spresso Club fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grounded versus Spresso Club: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroundedSpresso Club
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)4.9 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings825 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrounded App LLCValinor Systems LLC

Customer experience

Grounded

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spresso Club

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grounded

No in-app purchases

None

Spresso Club

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grounded free?
Grounded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spresso Club free?
Spresso Club is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grounded or Spresso Club?
Spresso Club is rated higher. Grounded averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Spresso Club averages 4.9 from 25 ratings.
Do Grounded or Spresso Club have ads?
Neither Grounded nor Spresso Club shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grounded or Spresso Club?
Grounded ships an update every 2 months, and Spresso Club fortnightly. Most recently, Grounded was updated on November 5, 2026 and Spresso Club on November 1, 2026.

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