Comparison

Grid Maker vs Grid Split

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

Head to head
About

Grid Maker

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
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Welcome to Gridzilla, the ultimate iOS app designed to elevate your Instagram game! Say goodbye to the limitations of traditional photo sharing and embrace the freedom to create mesmerizing grids effortlessly. Key Features: Unleash Your Creative Power Ignite your creativity with a suite of powerful editing tools, an extensive collection of stickers and vector elements, and a diverse array of fonts. Gridzilla empowers you to craft visually stunning content that stands out on your Instagram profile. Create Mesmerizing Instagram Grids Transform large photos or panoramic shots into captivating square pictures with Gridzilla. Choose your desired grid size, effortlessly break your images into tiles, and witness the seamless combination into a mind-blowing masterpiece on your profile. No more compromises on resolution – Gridzilla ensures your high-quality photos look amazing! Seamless Instagram Sharing Sharing your creations on Instagram has never been this easy! Let Gridzilla handle the cropping and submission process. The app automatically suggests the optimal order of images for a seamless upload experience. Share directly from the app without the need to save individual tiles to your device! How Gridzilla Works: 1. Select Grid Size: Choose from a variety of grid sizes to fit your creative vision. 2. Edit with Precision: Utilize powerful editing tools to enhance your photos and add a personal touch. 3. Effortless Splitting: Gridzilla effortlessly breaks your images into tiles, ready for the perfect grid. 4. Automatic Ordering: The app suggests the optimal order for a visually appealing grid on your Instagram profile. 5. Direct Sharing: Share your masterpiece directly from Gridzilla without the need to save individual tiles. Why Choose Gridzilla: - Save Time: No more manual cropping or resizing. Gridzilla streamlines the process, saving you valuable time. - High-Resolution Quality: Your photos deserve to shine. Gridzilla ensures your high-resolution images look stunning on Instagram. - Creative Freedom: With a plethora of editing options, stickers, and fonts, Gridzilla gives you the creative freedom to express yourself. Download Gridzilla now and transform your Instagram profile into a canvas of creativity! Unleash the power of visual storytelling with ease. You can get unlimited access to all the advanced functionality by subscribing to a monthly or a yearly plan inside the app. There's also a free 3 day trial period to get a taste of what Gridzilla Pro has to offer. Once expired, the trial period automatically changes to a paid monthly subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/gridzillaprivacypolicy Terms of Use : https://sites.google.com/view/gridzillatermsconditions

About

Grid Split

Easily split photos into multiple squares for Instagram grids. Offers basic editing like cropping, resizing, and rotation. Supports various image formats and compression, with an option to remove ads and enable batch processing via subscription.

Highlights
  • Image splitting for Instagram grids
  • Cropping, resizing, and rotation
  • Multiple image format support
  • Image compression
  • EXIF data removal
  • Batch processing (paid)
Features
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Easily split images for Instagram grid posts and carousel posts. All features are completely free to use, with no registration or login required. In addition to image splitting, it also supports basic editing such as cropping, resizing, and rotation/flip. You can also convert images to JPEG, PNG, HEIC, or WebP, compress images, and remove EXIF information. By subscribing to the paid plan, you can remove ads and unlock batch processing. Even in batch mode, you can fine-tune each image individually, making processing more efficient. ※Privacy Protection We take privacy seriously. None of your images, image data, or usage information is ever sent to our servers.

Screenshots

Grid Maker4 screens
Grid Split4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Grid Maker at none against Grid Split's shown. Grid Maker also leads on ratings volume (176 vs 6). Grid Split's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Maker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Grid Split sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grid Split 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 6, 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 100% of Grid Split's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Maker ships an update weekly, Grid Split every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grid Maker versus Grid Split: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid MakerGrid Split
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (176 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings176 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUzair JamalMotoki Takahashi

Customer experience

Grid Maker

All ratings176 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative20.1%

Grid Split

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Grid Maker

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

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

Grid Split

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Grid Maker

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Premium Access$0.497 Days
  • Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Access$1.991 Month
  • Fotopix Premium Access3 Days trial$10.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Access3 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Access$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$13.99
  • Lifetime Pro Access$23.99
1 purchases

Grid Split

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Plan - Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Grid Maker free?
Grid Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Split free?
Grid Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grid Maker or Grid Split?
Grid Split is rated higher. Grid Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while Grid Split averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Grid Maker or Grid Split have ads?
Grid Split shows ads; Grid Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Grid Maker or Grid Split?
Grid Maker ships an update weekly, and Grid Split every 2 weeks. Most recently, Grid Maker was updated on September 4, 2026 and Grid Split on September 26, 2026.

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