Swimbols vs SymbolGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swimbols
Easily find, design, and modify SF Symbols for your projects. Preview changes in real-time and copy Swift code for SwiftUI or UIKit. Save your favorite symbols for quick access.
- Browse and search SF Symbols
- Modify symbols with SwiftUI modifiers
- Real-time preview of changes
- Adjust preview scale for pixel-perfect design
- Copy Swift code for SwiftUI/UIKit
- Save favorite symbols
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Swimbols provides a swifty way to work with SF Symbols. Do the searching, designing and then changing symbols all in one place, and take your code with you. Some prominent features: - Find the right symbol for your app by browsing through the categories or using the search bar. - Select and modify symbols with SwiftUI modifiers. - See real time preview as you add, edit, reorder or delete modifiers. - Achieve pixel perfect designs by adjusting the preview scale to suit your need. - Change symbol anytime and see live preview with all applied modifiers. - Copy Swift code to use in your SwiftUI or UIKit projects. - Save your favorite symbols for easy reference and instant access. Swimbols Lite is free forever with limited features. You can unlock all features by upgrading to Swimbols Pro.
SymbolGrid
Explore and find SF Symbols with this dedicated browser. Quickly search, filter, and preview symbols for your development projects. Access a comprehensive library of icons for iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms.
- SF Symbols browser
- Search and filter symbols
- Preview icons
- Comprehensive library
- Cross-platform support
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Browser for SF Symbols
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SymbolGrid at 100% against Swimbols's 33%. SymbolGrid also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Swimbols's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Swimbols sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SymbolGrid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swimbols holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Swimbols's written reviews are positive against 100% of SymbolGrid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Swimbols ships an update every 5 weeks, SymbolGrid monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swimbols | SymbolGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaan Corporation | Dalton Alexandre |
Customer experience
Swimbols
SymbolGrid
In-app purchases
Swimbols
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$17.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
SymbolGrid
No in-app purchases
