Symbols Explorer vs SymbolGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Symbols Explorer
Easily find and copy SF Symbols for your development projects. Browse by category, discover related icons, and utilize multicolor options. A handy tool for enhancing app interfaces.
- Search SF Symbols
- Search related symbols
- Copy symbol name
- Browse by categories
- Multicolor support
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Features - Search SF Symbols - Search related symbols - Copy symbol name - Categories - Multicolor
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 rating: Symbols Explorer at 4.5 against SymbolGrid's 3.0. Symbols Explorer also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 2) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). SymbolGrid's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). 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. Symbols Explorer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SymbolGrid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Symbols Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symbols Explorer has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Symbols Explorer'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.
Symbols Explorer ships an update every 2 months, SymbolGrid monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Symbols Explorer | SymbolGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shota Abe | Dalton Alexandre |
Customer experience
Symbols Explorer
SymbolGrid
In-app purchases
Symbols Explorer
- Premium (Monthly Subscription)$2.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly Subscription)$29.991 Year
- Small Tip$1.99
- Symbols Explorer Pro$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
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- Large Tip$9.99
SymbolGrid
No in-app purchases
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