Snikket vs Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snikket
Connect with friends, family, and colleagues on a global network without compromising your personal data. This privacy-focused chat application requires an invite to a Snikket service to function, ensuring secure and trusted communication.
- Privacy-friendly communication
- Worldwide communication network
- Data protection
- Trusted service providers
- Open-source software
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The Snikket app allows you to join a worldwide communication network. Use the app for communicating with friends, family and colleagues without surrendering your data to large corporations. Important Note: To get started with the app you need an invite to a Snikket service, or run your own. The app will not work unless you have an invite to join a Snikket service. Snikket allows you to use a service provided by someone you trust. This could be an organisation, simply a techie friend or family member. Snikket is 100% free and open-source software. Questions? Browse our FAQ: https://snikket.org/app/faq/
Grid
Share your location privately and securely with end-to-end encryption. Control who sees your location and for how long, with options for temporary or long-term groups. The core service is free and open source.
- End-to-end encrypted location sharing
- One-to-one and group sharing
- Temporary and long-term groups
- Self-hosting capability
- Custom map providers
- Optional satellite maps
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Share locations with friends, family or anybody you choose with privacy in your hands. Our end-to-end encrypted service ensures your location data stays safe and under your control. No selling, no sharing– just the privacy you deserve and trust you can count on. Grid is free and open source, and utilizes the Matrix Protocol for end-to-end encryption so only those you choose know where you are. - Add contacts for one to one location sharing - Create long term or short term and temporary groups - Self hosting capability using the Matrix Protocol - Custom map provider through Protomaps - Self hosted map provider capability Terms of Use: https://mygrid.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mygrid.app/privacy Grid is created by Rezivure, a tech company dedicated to tools that enhance digital privacy. Without privacy we do not have freedom. To check out our source code, visit https://www.github.com/Rezivure To learn more or see new updates, go to https://mygrid.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grid at 4.7 against Snikket's 3.6. Grid also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). Snikket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Snikket asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grid holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Snikket's written reviews are positive against 80% of Grid's.
Snikket ships an update every 7 months, Grid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snikket | Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snikket Community Interest Company | Rezivure LLC |
Customer experience
Snikket
Grid
In-app purchases
Snikket
No in-app purchases
Grid
- Satellite Maps$4.991 Month
