BuildAGif vs Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuildAGif
Create custom animated GIFs from your photos and videos. Save your creations directly to your device's photo library for easy sharing across various applications.
- Create GIFs from images
- Create GIFs from videos
- Save GIFs to photo library
- Share GIFs across apps
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Build-a-GIF lets you create animated GIFs from your photos and videos in seconds. Pick images from your gallery, import a video, arrange frames, adjust speed, and export a smooth animated GIF ready to share. Features: • Pick multiple images from your photo library • Import videos from your gallery and auto-extract frames • Drag to reorder frames • Adjustable speed (1–24 FPS) • Multiple output sizes (240, 320, 480px) • Preview animation before exporting • Save GIFs to your device • Share directly to Messages, WhatsApp, social media, and more • View and manage your created GIFs in one place
Grid
Easily overlay accurate grids onto any photo to aid in drawing, sketching, and stenciling. This tool is designed for artists, illustrators, and tattoo artists to simplify complex images into manageable sections for improved accuracy and proportion.
- Accurate photo grid overlay
- Simplifies complex images
- Aids sketching and painting
- Tattoo stencil creation
- Improves proportion accuracy
- Ad-free and clutter-free interface
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Grid Drawing Tool is the simplest, cleanest way to add accurate grids to any photo. Designed for artists, tattoo artists, illustrators, and designers, this app helps you break down complex images into easy-to-draw sections. Whether you're sketching, painting, creating tattoo stencils, or improving proportions, Grid Drawing Tool gives you a reliable tool to guide your artwork. Fast, Lightweight, and No Ads A clean, focused tool with: Zero ads Zero watermarks Zero clutter Just pure grid-drawing utility. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Welcome-to-PhotoGridder-Support-2ac15d9d04028076bebace6354425c9f?source=copy_link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BuildAGif at 5.0 against Grid's 3.7. BuildAGif also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). Grid's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BuildAGif asks for nothing beyond the download.
BuildAGif holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
BuildAGif ships an update every 3 months, Grid every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuildAGif | Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amal TS | ujjwal chafle |
In-app purchases
BuildAGif
No in-app purchases
Grid
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Unlimited Lifetime Access$12.99
