Grief Support Network vs Trust Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grief Support Network
Connect with others experiencing grief through a proximity-based social network. Share experiences, find support resources, and access calming tools. This community aims to foster a global network of support for those navigating difficult times.
- Proximity-based connections
- Grief chat
- Grief wall for posts
- Grief meetup organization
- Calming sounds and pictures
- Grief health resources
- Coping strategies and stories
- Grief support directory
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SUMMARY: A free proximity-based social network connecting & supporting people grieving or who have grieved with the objective of creating a global community of Grief Angels that can be there for each other during one of live's most difficult time. Subscribers to the app are known as "Grief Angels" that know that the people they may be helping now or in the future may be themselves, their families or friends. DEVELOPMENT TEAM: The app was developed by the team of volunteers and supporters from the non-profit www.MyGriefAngels.org. A development team who have all grieved themselves,and included features on this app that they searched for, but could not find. APP FEATURES: Grief is different for each of us, so the app aimed at including what our development team of volunteers saw as the most commonly used resources and needs; including: 1. Proximity-based Feature - Enables you, if you wish, to see and connect with other "Grief Angels" Grieving, or who have grieved near you. 2. Grief Chat Feature - To Chat with other "Grief Angels" grieving or who have grieved near you. 3. Grief Wall - To posts messages to other "Grief Angels" near or far. 4. Grief Meetup - An opportunity to join the group's Grief Meetup and organize your own local grief meetup event. Whether a Coffee/Tea or walking or biking event, what best fit you. 5. Calm Sounds - If you need them, a selection of Calming sounds to help you in your journey. 6. Grief Health - A list and links to some of the latest research, studies and news on the impact Grief can have on our health. 7. Grief Attacks - A section of shared grief coping stories, and strategies on how some of us are or have coped with our own Grief Attacks. 8. Directory - A Directory of Grief Support Resources and Organizations listed by Type of Loss Experienced where you may be able to find additional support, educational resources, mental health professionals and grief counselors. 9. Grief Motion - For many Motion and keeping active has been key to their Grief Recovery, and in this section we list some of the activities many of our members found helpful in trying to stay in motion. From local community groups, to free online education, to volunteer opportunities to exercise and outdoor activities. 10. Grief Videos - A list of what our development team found to be some of the best Grief Meditation and Grief Education Videos on You Tube. 11. Calm Pixs - A collection of pictures with a calming quality by our group's volunteer photographer. 12. Twitter - The Twitter feed of www.Twitter.com/MyGriefAngels highlighting People Grieving worldwide that are turning their Grief into something positive to help others in their communities locally or worldwide. 13. Grief Books - List of Grief Books, and highlighting the recent Grief Book: "Good From Grief: How to Turn Unimaginable Grief into Something Positive in 288 Uplifting Twitter-Sized Life Stories" 14. GreatNonProfits' 2013 & 2014 Top Rated NonProfit - If you can now or in the future, an opportunity to support the efforts of the app's non-profit developer, the 501(c)(3) Public Charity www.MyGriefAngels.org 15. Registration - A link to the short App Registration form where your short answer to a couple of questions will help us to help you connect with other Grief Angels locally and/or experiencing your type of loss. Welcome, and please help us to get the word out on this app to your friends, your facebook and twitter connections. Thank you..
Trust Up
Connect with your existing communities to share resources, needs, and offers. Facilitate exchanges like gifting, trading, lending, or selling within trusted circles, fostering mutual aid and group coordination.
- Post needs and offers
- Share items and services
- Facilitate gifting, trading, lending, renting, selling
- Set custom exchange terms
- Connect with trusted circles
- Private by design
- Group coordination
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TrustUp helps the communities you already belong to take care of each other. Post what you need. Share what you have. Discover offers from people in your circles — neighbors, colleagues, classmates, co-op members, or any group you trust. No strangers. No algorithm deciding who sees what. Just real people coordinating on their own terms. Exchange your way: • Gift, trade, lend, borrow, rent, sell, or collaborate • Set your own terms for every exchange • From mutual aid to neighborhood sharing to professional networks What makes TrustUp different: • Built around trust — you only connect with people in your circles • Private by design — your data stays yours, your circles stay yours • Any kind of exchange — not just buying and selling • Group coordination — organize shared resources across your community People use TrustUp for: • Neighbors sharing tools, equipment, and household items • Parents coordinating carpools, childcare, and hand-me-downs • Community groups organizing mutual aid and resource sharing • Coworkers trading skills, knowledge, and professional resources • Local organizations coordinating volunteers and supplies TrustUp is more than a marketplace — it's how communities take care of each other.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trust Up at 5.0 against Grief Support Network's 4.0. Trust Up also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Grief Support Network's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Trust Up holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Grief Support Network ships an update every 5 months, Trust Up fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grief Support Network | Trust Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | My Grief Angels Inc | Trust Up L3C |
Customer experience
Grief Support Network
Trust Up
In-app purchases
Grief Support Network
No in-app purchases
Trust Up
No in-app purchases
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