Comparison

Gathered vs Grid

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

Head to head
About

Gathered

This app helps you curate a digital library of inspiring images for your creative projects. Easily collect visuals from photos, your camera roll, or other apps, and organize them into custom collections with notes and color palettes. Sync your library across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Collect images from various sources
  • Organize into custom collections
  • Extract color palettes
  • Add notes and edit image details
  • Sync across devices with iCloud
  • Drag & Drop functionality
Features
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Gathered is a calm, beautiful home for the images, screenshots and links you want to keep. Collect what inspires you and organize it your way — into collections, with notes, tags, colors and locations. Everything syncs automatically across iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud. • Collections — group images and links however you like • Smart Filters — instantly browse Recents, Places, Screenshots, 3D Models and more • Rich metadata — color palettes, locations on a map, notes and tags • Links — save webpages alongside your images • Share Card — turn any image into a stylish card with its colour palette and location • Quick import — Share Extension, drag & drop, camera, scanner and paste • Home Screen widget — a daily dose of inspiration from your library • Private by design — your library lives in your own iCloud, with no account required

About

Grid

Features
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Grid View is a simple yet powerful grid planner that helps you organize and preview your images in customizable layouts. Upload your photos and arrange them using preset grid sizes like 3×4, 9×16, or 1×1, or define your own custom dimensions. Easily drag and drop images to rearrange them until your layout looks just right. Create and save multiple templates, each with different grid settings, so you can quickly switch between layouts for different projects. Whether you’re planning a photo wall, an Instagram feed, or a visual story, Grid View gives you full control over how your images are presented.

Screenshots

Gathered4 screens
Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid at none against Gathered's 1. Grid also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Gathered's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Gathered sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gathered ships an update monthly, Grid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gathered versus Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGatheredGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikola KirevChris Wang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gathered

One-time1
  • Gathered Pro$24.99
None

Grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gathered free?
Gathered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gathered or Grid have ads?
Neither Gathered nor Grid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gathered or Grid?
Gathered ships an update monthly, and Grid fortnightly. Most recently, Gathered was updated on November 4, 2026 and Grid on October 28, 2026.

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