Comparison

Tiny Worlds vs Grove

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Worlds

This app transforms your daily walks into a growing virtual world. Earn new stages and unique keepsakes by reaching step goals, with no pressure or guilt for missed days. Explore diverse environments powered by your movement.

Highlights
  • Walk to power world growth
  • Reach step goals to advance stages
  • Collect unique finished worlds
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Sync collection across devices (subscription)
  • Gentle, pressure-free design
Features
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Every step grows a world. Tiny Worlds turns your daily walk into a living, little diorama. Your steps are the only fuel — walk, and a tiny world grows, one stage at a time, until it becomes something you keep forever. No streaks. No guilt. Nothing withers if you miss a day. Your worlds wait patiently for you. HOW IT WORKS • Walk — your steps power the world you're growing. That's the whole engine. • Grow — reach your daily step goal and your world climbs to its next stage. Six stages, from a bare seed to a thriving little world. • Keep — finished worlds become keepsakes in your collection, each saved with the steps you walked and the days you tended it. A CALM COLLECTION Every world you plant rolls its own unique look, so no two you grow are ever quite the same. Fill a quiet little museum of the places your walking has made — grouped and waiting, never demanding. WORLDS TO GROW Start with everyday worlds — rainforest, grassland, savanna — then discover exotic ones like coral reefs, wetlands, and volcanic lands. POWERED BY YOUR STEPS Tiny Worlds reads your step count from Apple Health (iPhone and Apple Watch) to grow your worlds — that's all it needs. Your health data stays on your device. GENTLE BY DESIGN Optional, quiet reminders when a world is ready to grow — and nothing more. No badges to chase, no leaderboards, no pressure. A calm companion, not a taskmaster. WORLD KEEPER An optional subscription for when you want more to discover: unlock the exotic worlds and keep your whole collection safe and synced across your devices. Every step grows a world. Start with the one you'll take next. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grove

This app transforms your daily steps into a growing digital forest. Set step goals, watch trees flourish as you walk, and build a unique, personalized forest over time. It offers a calm and private way to visualize your fitness progress.

Highlights
  • Set daily step goals
  • Watch trees grow with steps
  • Build a personalized forest
  • Unlock achievements
  • Review step trends
  • Integrates with Apple Health
Features
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Make every walk part of a forest only you can grow. Grove turns your daily steps into a living record of your progress. Choose a tree, set a goal, and watch it grow as your steps add up. Reach your goal to see it flourish—then return tomorrow and grow your forest one tree at a time. WALK WITH PURPOSE • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Watch today’s tree grow as you move • See your progress at a glance • Turn on optional reminders to stay on track GROW SOMETHING LASTING • Choose from a colorful collection of trees and plants • Build a forest shaped by your everyday movement • Revisit trees from previous days • Unlock achievements for goals, streaks, steps, and milestones UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS • Explore step totals and walking patterns • Review daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly trends • Follow goal completion, streaks, averages, and personal progress • See how small daily efforts add up over time SIMPLE, CALM, AND PRIVATE Grove works with Apple Health on iPhone. Apple Health access is opt in and read-only. Plant your first goal today.

Screenshots

Tiny Worlds4 screens
Grove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grove at 5.0 against Tiny Worlds's 3.0. Grove also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiny Worlds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Grove asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Worlds ships an update every 2 weeks, Grove every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Worlds versus Grove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny WorldsGrove
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMariano Wadi JacoboCliq Invite, LLC

Customer experience

Tiny Worlds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Grove

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tiny Worlds

Subscriptions2
  • World Keeper Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • World Keeper Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Grove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Worlds free?
Tiny Worlds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grove free?
Grove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Worlds or Grove?
Grove is rated higher. Tiny Worlds averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Grove averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tiny Worlds or Grove have ads?
Neither Tiny Worlds nor Grove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Worlds or Grove?
Tiny Worlds ships an update every 2 weeks, and Grove every 3 days. Most recently, Tiny Worlds was updated on October 5, 2026 and Grove on October 24, 2026.

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