GridInstrument vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GridInstrument
This app transforms your iOS device into a unique musical instrument with a grid-based interface. Explore over 20 musical modes and various grid layouts. It also supports external MIDI controllers like the Launchpad for expanded creative possibilities.
- Grid-based note arrangement
- Launchpad integration
- Over 20 musical modes
- Multiple grid layouts
- Core MIDI out
- Audiobus 3 MIDI support
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GridInstrument lets you play your iOS device like a musical instrument. Instead of a piano keyboard, notes are arranged on a grid. It also lets you hook up your Launchpad device (using the Apple Camera Connection Kit) and play that as well! Features: - Launchpad integration (connect your Launchpad Mini in low-power mode without a hub or any other Launchpad with a powered hub) - Change octaves - Change keys - Change from over 20 musical modes ("Major, Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, etc.") - Choose between three grid layouts ("Diatonic", "Chromatic/4ths String Layout", "Drum rack"), as well as row note offset/overlap setting - Core MIDI out so that you use GridInstrument to control your other instruments - Audiobus 3 MIDI support - MIDI note input so that you can see notes triggered by other devices on your grid Want to see some other feature implemented? Contact us at the Decidedly website.
Things
This audio effect plugin allows users to creatively combine and manipulate two audio signals. It can be used for subtle sound morphing, rhythmic gating, adding vibrato, or extreme modulation effects.
- Side-chaining signal combination
- Volume and spatial position modulation
- Vibrato effect
- Extreme modulation speeds
- Sound morphing
- Rhythmic gating
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Motor is a plugin effect that uses side-chaining to combine signals in new and interesting ways: put in any two signals and they will dance around each other like courting birds drunk on fermented cherries. Use it to gently morph between sounds or rhythmically cut them up, affecting both volume and spatial position. Add life to the plainest signals with vibrato, or destroy them in interesting ways with extreme modulation speeds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Things at 5.0 against GridInstrument's 4.5. Things also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). GridInstrument's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 24 months) and price ($3.99 vs $6.99). On ratings volume, ads, 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
GridInstrument costs $3.99 and Things $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of GridInstrument's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.
GridInstrument ships an update weekly, Things every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GridInstrument | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Decidedly, LLC | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
GridInstrument
Things
In-app purchases
GridInstrument
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
