# Grid Maker vs Grid Post

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grid Maker at weekly against Grid Post's every 3 months. Grid Maker also leads on ratings volume (176 vs 16). Grid Post's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 71%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Grid Maker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Grid Post sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Grid Post holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid Maker has 176 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Grid Maker's written reviews are positive against 93% of Grid Post's.

Grid Maker ships an update weekly, Grid Post every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Grid Maker | Grid Post |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (176 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grid-maker-gridzilla/id1111179473/reviews) | **[4.7 (16 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grid-post-photo-grid-maker/id1553414398/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **176** | 16 |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | **93.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 209 MB | 111 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **12** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Uzair Jamal](https://appshunter.io/developer/1774450431) | [Pinal Shah](https://appshunter.io/developer/1369983797) |

## What reviewers say

### Grid Maker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grid-maker-gridzilla/id1111179473)

Create stunning Instagram grids by splitting large photos or panoramas into multiple square tiles. Enhance your images with editing tools, stickers, and fonts for a visually captivating profile. Share directly to Instagram with automatic tile ordering.

**Highlights:** Create Instagram grids, Split large photos into tiles, Editing tools, stickers, and fonts, Seamless Instagram sharing, Automatic tile ordering, High-resolution quality

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Premium Access | $0.49 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Premium Access | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Pro Access | $1.99 | per month |
| Monthly Premium Access | $1.99 | per month |
| Fotopix Premium Access | $10.99 | per year |
| Yearly Pro Access | $11.99 | per year |
| Yearly Pro Access | $11.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Access | $13.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Pro Access | $23.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Helpful for Instagram content
- 💡 Useful grid feature
- 🔒 No watermark

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 💰 Requires subscription
- 📢 Too many ads
- 🔍 Limited customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent crashes when accessing photo library
- Inability to post all grid tiles at once
- Quality loss when exporting images

**Requested features**

- Support for new Instagram aspect ratios
- Ability to resize and adjust photos
- Option to save edited grids locally


### Grid Post

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grid-post-photo-grid-maker/id1553414398)

Easily split your photos into multiple grids for social media posts. Offers a wide variety of layouts, stickers, backgrounds, and professional editing tools to create unique collages.

**Highlights:** Split photos into up to 3x8 grids, 500+ beauty and shape layouts, 100+ grid layouts, Remix up to 16 photos for collages, 1000+ stickers and emojis, Professional editing tools, Customizable text and borders

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Watermark | $6.99 | one-time |
| Unlock PRO + Remove Watermark | $19.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Grid Maker free?

Grid Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Grid Post free?

Grid Post is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Grid Maker or Grid Post?

Grid Post is rated higher. Grid Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while Grid Post averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.

### Do Grid Maker or Grid Post have ads?

Neither Grid Maker nor Grid Post shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Grid Maker or Grid Post?

Grid Maker ships an update weekly, and Grid Post every 3 months. Most recently, Grid Maker was updated on October 1, 2026 and Grid Post on September 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*