Timey vs Grain Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timey
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Timey is a modern social platform designed to help you capture moments, share stories, and connect with people around the world. Snap photos and videos with smart filters and creative tools. Share your daily stories and see what’s trending right now. Chat instantly with text, photos, videos, and voice notes. Make high-quality voice and video calls anytime. Discover public trends and explore fresh content every day. Upgrade to influencer or VIP accounts to grow your presence and engage with a wider audience. Join Timey and create your own social experience
Grain Social
This photo-first social networking app allows users to share galleries of images with titles, descriptions, and locations, as well as ephemeral 24-hour stories. It offers multiple feed options including following, curated content, camera type, and location-based browsing. Sign-in is integrated with a Bluesky account.
- Post image galleries with titles and descriptions
- Share 24-hour ephemeral stories
- Browse feeds by following, curated, camera, or location
- Add alt text to photos
- Integrates with Bluesky accounts
- Supports @mentions, #hashtags, and links
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Grain is a photo-first social app. Post galleries, share 24-hour stories, and browse feeds by following, For You, camera, or location. Galleries One photo or a full set. Each gallery has a title, description, and location. Add alt text on individual photos. EXIF is read from the file and kept intact. Stories Share something in the moment. Stories disappear after 24 hours. Favorite and comment the same as on galleries. Feeds Pin the ones you want: following, For You, by camera body, or by location with a map. Mentions, hashtags, links @mention people, add #hashtags, paste links. All tappable. Sign in with your Bluesky account No new password. Your Bluesky handle and followers come with you. People who follow you on Bluesky can find you on Grain, and the people you already follow are here too. Don't have a Bluesky account? Make one at bsky.app, then sign in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Timey at 3 against Grain Social's 1. Timey also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Timey | Grain Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 278 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Top Line | Chad Miller |
In-app purchases
Timey
No in-app purchases
Grain Social
No in-app purchases
