Comparison

DirectorySpot vs GroupSpot

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

Head to head
About

DirectorySpot

Easily share and manage contact information for groups like schools, churches, or fraternities. Keep all member details updated in one place, accessible with secure login. Members can quickly call, text, email, or map contacts directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Customizable group directories
  • One-click contact actions (call, text, email, map)
  • Secure user login
  • Real-time contact updates
  • Branding with colors and logo
Features
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DirectorySpot is a directory app for schools, churches, fraternities and any type of group wanting to share contact information. All directories are customized with your colors and logo and you can call, text, email or even “map” with one click. Directory access requires an authorized user id and password, so your data is always secure. No more trying to manually keep everyone's contact information up to date. When someone’s contact information changes, update it the directory once and everyone's phone reflects the new information.

About

GroupSpot

This platform streamlines group communication by offering a unified space for families, communities, book clubs, teams, and faith groups. It provides tools for sharing moments, organizing events, managing schedules, and facilitating discussions, all while prioritizing privacy and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Mass Communications (Email, Pushes, Alerts)
  • Personal and Group Chat
  • Shared Photo Albums
  • Signups, Polls, Forms, RSVPs
  • Schedules, Rosters, Player Availability
  • Member Management
  • Subgroups and Sister Group Management
Features
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Everyone knows email is messy, chat is noisy, social media is spyware, and single-purpose apps are exhausting. It doesn’t have to be this way. At GroupSpot, we’ve built the ultimate group communications platform optimized for community, utility, and privacy. Groups have all the tools they need to succeed in a single solution, whether it’s a small circle of friends or a town sports league. When it comes to group communications, you won’t find a platform with more flexibility and efficiency than GroupSpot. Here’s a few groups using GroupSpot today: Families Share meaningful moments and big wins with the wider family. You now have a home for all those moments only your cousins would care about: curtain call at the grade school play, mom crossing the finish line in the local 5k, and dad’s epic fail on the trampoline. In between, GroupSpot ensures you’re on top of Family Birthdays, Graduations, and Anniversaries. Community Groups Be a hometown hero and bring your local community into the 21st century with GroupSpot. Replace the color-coded weekly email blasts and clunky web signups with a single platform solution. Watch as engagement skyrockets simply because it’s easier to access and participate. This includes HSAs/PTAs, Newcomers, Non-Profits, Rotary Clubs, and other Community Groups. Book Clubs Unlike other book club apps looking to sell you books or collect your data, GroupSpot’s only interest is your Book Club. We make your monthly meetings great by sharing important details like discussion topics, RSVP, and host messages. We’ve also created a home for your past books where you can access, rate, and review any book ever read by your Book Club. Teams We provide all the bells and whistles you’ve come to expect with team apps like schedules, games, rosters, directions, and player availability. But GroupSpot is also great for casual groups like pickup soccer when all you care about is having enough players to field a game. Or teams that compete outside the playing field like academic teams and marching bands. Faith Groups Make your engagement with your House of Worship more than a once-a-week event by staying better connected through GroupSpot. Share inspirational scripture, preview the upcoming sermon, organize potluck dinners, plan the perfect retreat, support those in need, and more. GroupSpot also has advanced features for the engineer in all of us: • Mass Communications: Email, Pushes, In-App Alerts • Personal and Group Chat • Shared Photo Albums • Signups, Polls, Forms, RSVPs, Links, Attachments • Games, Schedules, Rosters, and Player Availability for Teams • Meetings, Books, Discussions Topics, Ratings, and Reviews for Book Clubs • Advanced Member Management • Subgroups and Sister Group Management And much more… About GroupSpot GroupSpot is working hard to become a leader in the group communications space. But behind those lofty ambitions, you’ll find real purpose. At its core, GroupSpot was designed with a single, guiding principle in mind, protecting your privacy. When you have a subscription model, there’s no incentive to mine someone’s personal data or keep them glued to their screen. We will never, ever, invade your privacy. We’ve built a privacy-first, group communications platform because we believe there is a growing number of groups who share our passion. We believe in smarter communications, ones shaped by ethical tech and social responsibility. When it comes to group communications, there are plenty of choices, but none that rival GroupSpot in purpose and design. Please view the Terms of Service (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ GroupSpot

Screenshots

DirectorySpot4 screens
GroupSpot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GroupSpot at 4.8 against DirectorySpot's 3.4. GroupSpot also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). DirectorySpot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. GroupSpot sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. DirectorySpot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GroupSpot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GroupSpot has 4.3K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of DirectorySpot's written reviews are positive against 97% of GroupSpot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DirectorySpot ships an update every 3 months, GroupSpot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DirectorySpot versus GroupSpot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDirectorySpotGroupSpot
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (38 ratings)4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews97.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings384.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTaydan Enterprises LLCKohort Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

DirectorySpot

All ratings38 ratings
Positive57.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative39.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

GroupSpot

All ratings4,274 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.7%

Bugs and requests

DirectorySpot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GroupSpot

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty seeing older posts
  • Occasional app crashes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Increase video upload duration
  • Enhance blocking system functionality

In-app purchases

None

DirectorySpot

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

GroupSpot

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly: 1 Group$39.991 Month
  • Monthly: 2 Groups$79.991 Month
  • Monthly: 3 Groups$119.991 Month
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  • Monthly: Up to 5 Groups$119.991 Month
  • Annual: 1 Group$384.991 Year
  • Annual: 2 Groups$699.991 Year
  • Annual: 3 Groups$999.991 Year
  • Annual: Up to 5 Groups$999.991 Year

Questions

Is DirectorySpot free?
DirectorySpot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroupSpot free?
GroupSpot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DirectorySpot or GroupSpot?
GroupSpot is rated higher. DirectorySpot averages 3.4 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while GroupSpot averages 4.8 from 4.3K ratings.
Do DirectorySpot or GroupSpot have ads?
Neither DirectorySpot nor GroupSpot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DirectorySpot or GroupSpot?
DirectorySpot ships an update every 3 months, and GroupSpot every 2 days. Most recently, DirectorySpot was updated on September 18, 2026 and GroupSpot on September 22, 2026.

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