Grid vs Best Nine 2025
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid
Easily split photos into perfectly sized squares for social media grids or create stunning panorama posts. Make your profile stand out with captivating grid photos and share your masterpieces with just a few clicks.
- Split images into grid squares
- Create panorama posts
- User-friendly interface
- Variety of grid options
- Seamless social media integration
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Make your feed look like a work of art. Grid splits any photo into perfectly sized tiles for giant profile grids and seamless swipeable carousels. Just pick a photo, choose a layout and post. Your profile turns into one big, eye-catching picture that makes people stop scrolling and hit Follow. WHY PEOPLE LOVE GRID "Tried other grid apps and they were too complex. This was super easy and quick." Rated 4.7 by creators, small businesses and anyone who wants a feed that stands out. GIANT PROFILE GRIDS Split one photo into 3, 6, 9, 12 or more tiles Tiles are sized to fit your profile grid exactly, with no awkward cropping Numbered posting order shows you exactly where to start and finish, so your grid lines up every time SEAMLESS CAROUSELS & PANORAMAS Turn wide shots into smooth swipe-through carousel posts Great for travel photos, landscapes, product launches and photo dumps Every slide lines up with the next one, pixel for pixel MAKE IT YOURS Lots of layout options for any photo Patterns, pastel backgrounds and creative overlays Preview your grid before you post FAST, SIMPLE, PRIVATE Save or share all tiles in one tap Uses Apple's private photo picker, so Grid only sees the photos you choose Full Dark Mode support PERFECT FOR Creators and influencers • Photographers • Artists • Small businesses and brands • Profile makeovers • Announcements and launches Start your free trial and give your profile the glow-up it deserves. GRID PRO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock unlimited exports and all premium features with Grid Pro. You can try it free before subscribing. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/terms-of-use-split-image Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/splitimageprivacypolicy
Best Nine 2025
Recap your year or any past period with a personalized collage of your top Instagram photos and reels. Easily generate a 3x3 grid of your most popular content, customize backgrounds and borders, and share your highlights with followers. You can even create collages for any Instagram profile without logging in.
- Top 9 photo and reel collages
- Generate posts from any past year
- Customizable time period
- Reel-only collages
- No Instagram login required
- Create collages for any profile
- Add like counts
- Customizable backgrounds and borders
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The Best Nine app is the best way to recapitulate the current or previous years with a layout of your top nine Instagram posts. Using the app is easy, just insert your Instagram username and wait for your best 9 collage to be generated. Then make the finishing touches like adding the tag with total likes or likes per post number, changing the background, or adjusting borders for a more pleasant look. The final layout will consist of a 3x3 grid displaying your most popular photos and reels on Instagram. Whether you’re joining the classic top nine for Instagram trend or sharing your top nine Insta highlights, the final layout will consist of a 3x3 grid displaying your most popular photos and reels on Instagram. Your followers will love it, and you will, too. Download the Best Nine app to get these features: Essentials you will love • Make top 9 collages containing photos and reels from your Instagram. • Generate best posts from any of previous years. • Customize the time period to display your best memories from any chosen stretch of time. • Highlight your favorite video moments with the collage consisting purely of reels. • Generate your collages without logging in, ensuring your Instagram account stays safe and private. • Create 3x3 layouts for any Instagram profile you want. • Export your top9 collage with ease to any social network of your choice. • Let everyone know about the popularity of your topnine posts by displaying the total number of likes or numbers of likes for each post separately. You can even explore your top9 results from any year. Customize the way you want • Change the background color and adjust the border settings to make it more personal. • Rearrange the order of your pictures and videos so your post will stand out. • Display your reels in motion or as static thumbnails only. Privacy: The necessity of inserting your Instagram username into the third-party app can make you think about privacy and security. Let us assure you there is no need to be concerned when using the Best Nine app. First of all, we take the privacy of our users very seriously, and we never share any of your data with other third parties. And we don't even have access to your Instagram password since all the authentication will happen on the Instagram side. Feedback: Feedback is driving us to bring more features, better features, and to improve the overall experience. Let us know what you like about the Best Nine app or what you don't like. We would love to hear your opinion. Purchases: To use some premium features in the app, you need to purchase Best Nine PLUS. We offer two options with unlimited access to all Best Nine's features: - Yearly subscription - One-time payment If you choose to get a Best Nine PLUS, then your payment will be charged to your 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. The cost of the renewal depends on your Subscription Plan. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. When canceling a subscription, your subscription will remain active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. Do you want to see more? For information about the Best Nine app, visit https://best9.app Privacy Policy: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/10140276028689 Terms of Service: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/10140631906833
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grid at every 3 weeks against Best Nine 2025's every 7 months. Grid also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 67%) and ratings volume (803 vs 152). Best Nine 2025's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Grid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Best Nine 2025 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Grid against 4.8 for Best Nine 2025. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid has 803 ratings behind it against 152, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Grid's written reviews are positive against 67% of Best Nine 2025's.
Grid ships an update every 3 weeks, Best Nine 2025 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid | Best Nine 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (803 ratings) | 4.8 (152 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 803 — better | 152 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dima Komar | SPNA |
Customer experience
Grid
Best Nine 2025
Bugs and requests
Grid
Reported bugs
2 issues- Restricted account issues on Instagram
- Inconsistent grid uploads on Instagram
Requested features
3 requests- Add dimensions/pixel information for Canva integration
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Introduce more advanced grid layout options
Best Nine 2025
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grid
- One Year Grids Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Best Nine 2025
- Best Nine PLUS$1.491 Year
- Best Nine PLUS$1.991 Year
- Best Nine PLUS$2.99
- Best Nine PLUS$3.99
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