# Grid Maker vs Grid Split

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.

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.

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.

Grid Maker ships an update weekly, Grid Split every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Grid Maker | Grid Split |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (176 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grid-maker-gridzilla/id1111179473/reviews) | **[4.7 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grid-split-picphoto-splitter/id6741351490/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **176** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 209 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Uzair Jamal](https://appshunter.io/developer/1774450431) | [Motoki Takahashi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1555920724) |

## 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 Split

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grid-split-picphoto-splitter/id6741351490)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Plan - Monthly | $1.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked 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 October 1, 2026 and Grid Split on September 26, 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.*