Comparison

Grid vs Swipye

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

Swipye

Features
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Clean up your photo library with simple, intuitive swipes. Swipey helps you quickly review photos and videos, decide what to keep, and remove unwanted media from your library. Swipe right to keep an item or swipe left to add it to the deletion queue. Nothing is removed until you review and confirm your selection. Features: • Review photos and videos one at a time • Swipe right to keep or left to remove • Undo your latest decisions • Confirm everything before deletion • Browse screenshots, videos, screen recordings, and media grouped by month • View photos and videos without cropping • Clean up unlimited items in the All Media collection Swipey Pro unlocks all filtered collections, making it easier to find screenshots, videos, screen recordings, and older media. Your photos remain on your device. Swipey accesses your media library only to display and delete the items you select. Make your photo library cleaner, one swipe at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/swipye/home

Screenshots

Grid4 screens
Swipye3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Grid at 16.0 against Swipye's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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 Swipye sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Grid versus Swipye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridSwipye
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (486 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings486 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVexAIDaniil Pinigin

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

Swipye

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

Swipye

Subscriptions1
  • Swipye Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swipye free?
Swipye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grid or Swipye have ads?
Neither Grid nor Swipye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid or Swipye?
Grid ships an update every 8 days, and Swipye every 4 days. Most recently, Grid was updated on November 6, 2026 and Swipye on October 31, 2026.

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