Comparison

Grid vs Gridder

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

Head to head
About

Grid

Plan and perfect your social media feed with a drag-and-drop editor. Preview images and videos to organize content months in advance for multiple accounts. This tool helps creators and businesses achieve their ideal visual aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple Instagram accounts
  • Drag-and-drop feed editor
  • Preview images and videos
  • Plan captions
  • Direct Instagram posting
  • Unlimited feed planning
Features
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The Grid provides easy-to-use tools to plan and perfect your Instagram feed. Using our simple drag and drop editor, you can preview your images and videos to plan multiple Instagram accounts months in advance. A cohesive Instagram feed is the key to more followers. The Grid is a strategy tool that can help you achieve the best Instagram feed possible for you or your business. Join over 1 million creators that have used The Grid to manage and grow their Instagram followers. MAIN FEATURES: - Manage multiple Instagram accounts, login optional - Create multiple grids to find your perfect look - Simple drag-and-drop to arrange your grid - Plan your captions - Post to IG directly from the Grid, only when you’re ready - Plan unlimited feeds - Unlimited posts - Plan unlimited Instagram accounts PLAN & PREVIEW YOUR GRID - Add as many photos and videos as you want - Drag-and-drop to plan your feed - Connect your Instagram account to match your existing aesthetic - Test ideas with multiple grid support MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS & GRIDS - Connect and manage multiple IG feeds and switch between them easily - Support for Creator and Business IG accounts - Secure Instagram connection reviewed by Meta - we don’t store or have access your account credentials - Create multiple grids to test out new ideas - Create grids to plan from scratch, without linking an IG account CAPTION AND POST TO INSTAGRAM - Plan your captions ahead of time along with your photos and videos - Post directly to Instagram from the Grid with your caption - Support for original, full quality photos and videos Subscription - Our goal is to offer as many planning features for free as possible. If you want to post directly to Instagram, our Pro subscription lets you do that. Need help or have feedback? support@thegridapp.co Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gridder

Visually plan your social media feed before posting. Arrange photos and videos in a grid layout, previewing how your profile will look. Split single images across multiple posts and crop them precisely for a cohesive aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Grid preview and reordering
  • Multi-post image splitting
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Crop and edit photos
  • Profile planning for multiple accounts
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
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See your feed before you post it. Gridder is a planning tool for anyone who cares how their profile looks as a whole. Drop in photos and videos, drag them around, and watch the grid come together — long before anything goes public. No account. No login. Nothing leaves your phone. PLAN THE WHOLE GRID • Drag and drop to reorder until the layout feels right • Mix planned posts with what you've already published • Pin posts to lock them in place • Undo and redo anything, without fear • Archive ideas you're not ready for yet SPLIT ONE IMAGE ACROSS MANY POSTS Turn a single photo into a seamless multi-post layout. Choose 3×3, 2×3, 2×2, vertical strips or horizontal bands, move the image inside the grid until it sits right, and Gridder slices it into perfectly aligned pieces. MAKE IT MATCH YOUR PROFILE • Enter any public username to pull in your existing grid • Or start from an empty canvas • 3:4 or 1:1 cells, whichever you prefer • Highlights row, Reels tab, profile header — toggle what you want to see • Light and dark themes CROP WITHOUT GUESSWORK Pinch, drag and crop each image with a live preview of how it will sit next to its neighbours. Free-form or locked to 1:1, 4:5, 5:4, 3:4, 4:3. WORK ON SEVERAL PROFILES Keep separate projects for different accounts or different ideas, and switch between them in a tap. SAVE IT ALL Export your finished grid to Photos in one go, or save every slice of a split image as its own file, ready to post. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Gridder has no servers. Your photos, projects and settings live only on your device. There is no analytics, no tracking and no advertising in this app. GRIDDER PRO Free includes one project and nine planned posts. Pro removes the limits: • Unlimited planned publications • Up to 25 projects • Splitting one image across multiple posts • Exporting your full grid to Photos Gridder Pro is a one-time purchase of US$9.99. There is no subscription, nothing renews, and you are never charged again. The purchase is tied to your Apple ID, so you can restore it at no cost on any device you sign in to. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://nova-level-2ad.notion.site/Gridder-Terms-of-Use-3a9a5c9713da80e38c7be879408992c2 Privacy Policy: https://nova-level-2ad.notion.site/Gridder-Privacy-Policy-3a9a5c9713da8036a7d8c18970867f9f Gridder is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc.

Screenshots

Grid4 screens
Gridder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Grid at 486 against Gridder's 2. Grid also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grid sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Gridder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Grid against 4.5 for Gridder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid has 486 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid ships an update every 8 days, Gridder every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grid versus Gridder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridGridder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (486 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews30.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings486 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVexAIBogdan Tsokalo

Customer experience

Grid

All ratings484 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive30.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative58.0%

Gridder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Grid

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to connect Instagram account
  • Incorrect/repeated posts shown in grid
  • Planned content disappearing after updates
  • App not loading or crashing on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for videos and reels
  • Improve photo rearrangement functionality
  • Provide option to hide/exclude past posts
  • Allow exporting/saving of planned grids

Gridder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Grid

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Grid Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Annual Membership$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Features$14.99
1 purchases

Gridder

One-time1
  • Gridder Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridder free?
Gridder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grid or Gridder?
Grid is rated higher. Grid averages 4.6 out of 5 from 486 ratings, while Gridder averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Grid or Gridder have ads?
Neither Grid nor Gridder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid or Gridder?
Grid ships an update every 8 days, and Gridder every 4 weeks. Most recently, Grid was updated on November 6, 2026 and Gridder on October 31, 2026.

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