Grip vs PINE Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grip
This AI-powered tool facilitates professional connections at events and within communities. It helps users discover and connect with like-minded individuals for potential collaborations, making professional networking more efficient and enjoyable.
- AI-powered networking
- Connect with professionals
- Join event communities
- Import profile from LinkedIn/Facebook
- In-app chat for communication
- Anonymously swipe for interests
- Matchmaking for handshakes
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Grip is the first artificial intelligence powered event networking tool to connect and reach their business goals faster. Join more than 1,000 events and communities that have been started by passionate professionals, organizations, co-working spaces and events for you to get handshakes with fellow members. We started Grip because meeting people online professionally is difficult and time-consuming, we wanted to create a way where it is easy and fun to meet people to work together with on new projects. A place where the networking doesn’t end when you have connected with each other but it is rather the beginning of a new collaboration. Download the app now and start getting handshakes yourself! _________________________________ Don’t take our word for it, this is what people are saying about Grip: “At Venture Cup, Grip enables us to establish more meaningful connections between like-minded people and thus grow our community beyond what we could before.” Juraj Pal, Leader of the Venture Cup community. “Awesome For Networking, Already got in contact with interesting people.” Kasper Plum rated Grip 5 stars in the AppStore. _________________________________ The Features Of Grip: - Every action you take influences the strength of your Grip, the stronger it is, the more handshakes you get! - Login with LinkedIn or Facebook to simply import your profile to Grip. - Add a one-liner to let people know what you are looking for. - Join the communities that interest you. - Anonymously swipe later or interested on members. - When the other person also swipes interested on you, it's a handshake! - Use the in-app chat for direct communication. _________________________________ For our "Nearby" feature we use GPS, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
PINE Events
Enhance your conference experience by planning your agenda, connecting with valuable attendees, and booking meetings. Access essential event information, navigate with interactive maps, and stay updated with real-time notifications.
- Plan agenda
- Find valuable attendees
- Book face-to-face meetings
- Personalized schedules
- Access conference information
- Interactive event maps
- Event updates
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Build stronger relationships at conferences and events with PINE Events. Download our mobile event app and be in the flow of your event. - Plan your agenda. - Find the most valuable attendees in seconds. - Book face-to-face meetings. - Arrange the timing with personalized schedules and reminder alerts. - Access essential conference information such as the speakers, sponsors, schedule, etc. and constantly stay informed. - Get oriented with interactive event maps. - Keep in the know with continuous conference / event updates. - Enjoy it! You’ll meet great people along the way. PINE Events.
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Verdict
Grip and PINE Events both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 30% of Grip's written reviews are positive against 0% of PINE Events's. PINE Events's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Grip against 3.0 for PINE Events. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PINE Events has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Grip's written reviews are positive against 0% of PINE Events's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grip | PINE Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | intros | Pine Events, Inc. |
Customer experience
Grip
PINE Events
In-app purchases
Grip
No in-app purchases
PINE Events
No in-app purchases








