Big Words vs Griddy Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Words
Display any text or emoji on your Apple Watch with this simple app. It's ideal for quickly grabbing attention, passing messages, or making a statement. Easily edit and sync your messages across devices.
- Display text and emojis on Apple Watch
- Swipe for multiple pages
- Rotate for landscape and portrait
- Double-tap to edit
- Sync to Apple Watch
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Tired of Twitter? Message in real life using Big Words. This simple app is great for quickly grabbing attention, passing messages, and making a statement. + SWIPE for Multiple Pages + ROTATE to Landscape and Portrait + DOUBLE-TAP to Edit + SYNC to Apple Watch Quite simply, Big Words is the easiest way to display any text or emoji on Apple Watch. "I've been addicted to Big Words for years. I've campaigned tirelessly for this app in SF, Berlin, Paris, London, and NY, and cannot stop using it. Someone help me. Seriously, someone help me stop." -@boltron Find out more via @DollarApp on Twitter.
Griddy Pro
This app allows users to split their photos into various grid layouts for a more impactful Instagram feed. It supports creating large grid posts and panoramic carousel posts, with options for watermarking and saving in high definition.
- Split photos into grid layouts
- Create large grid posts
- Make panoramic carousel posts
- Add watermarks and logos
- Save photos in HD
- Easy posting instructions
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Instagram is a nice Photo Sharing app where you can share photos with millions of people. But what if we change the way we normally post on Instagram by posting the photo in Huge Grid which people can see your photo even better and bigger. Griddy helps you split your image into square grids and allows you to post to Instagram easily and quickly with different grid layouts. Main Features: • Grid Post: split your photo into any Grid Layouts up to 10 rows using Grid Preset selection by tapping on [+]. You can also quickly select a predefined grid layout (1x3, 2x3, 3x3, 4x3) for your photo by tapping on the number button on the top. • Carousel Post: easily split your Panorama photo into one Instagram post easily using Carousel Preset selection which allows you to split up 10 grids in any sizes such as Square, Portrait, Landscape and Story. • Watermark Tool: add copyright, signature, or your Brand logo to your Grid Posts or photos. Watermark your photo for Instagram with different layouts (Square, Portrait, Landscape). • Render and split your photo by keeping the original resolution and in HD. • Post each grid to Instagram easily with clear instruction. • Save photo or grid photos to PhotoLibrary in HD. • Minimal UI Design makes it easy for you to select the right tool you need Use Griddy to create an outstanding Instagram feed, promote your personal work or your business and attract more audiences. Follow our Instagram account @GriddyApp to get inspired and see grid posts made with Griddy! If you enjoy using our app, we would greatly appreciate it if you rate and leave a review on AppStore. If you have any suggestions or feedback, contact us at support@cornapps.com. We would love to hear from you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Big Words at $0.99 against Griddy Pro's $19.99. Big Words also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (65% vs 48%). Griddy Pro's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (128 vs 29). On update cadence, in-app purchases, chart position 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
Big Words costs $0.99 and Griddy Pro $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Griddy Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 128 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Big Words's written reviews are positive against 48% of Griddy Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Words | Griddy Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (29 ratings) | 4.9 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better | 48.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #75 | #70 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DollarApp | keang david |
Customer experience
Big Words
Griddy Pro
User reviews
Big Words
From 29 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and effective
- 💡 Useful for silent communication
- 🚀 Works as advertised
- 😄 Fun to use
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Text cut off at the top
- 🐛 Freezes or closes unexpectedly
- 🐛 Reset button missing after updates
- 🐛 Does not work on Apple Watch
- 🐛 Inconsistent swipe functionality
Griddy Pro
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 One-time payment appreciated
- ✨ Makes Instagram look professional
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Keeps up with Instagram changes
- 💯 Excellent app
Room to improve
- 📉 Poor export quality
- 🐛 Crashing issues
- 🖼️ Photos distorted/stretched
- 🚫 No restore purchase option
- 🤔 Unclear billing/extra charges
Bugs and requests
Big Words
Reported bugs
10 issues- Text cut off at the top
- Freezes or closes unexpectedly
- Reset button missing after updates
- Does not work on Apple Watch
- Inconsistent swipe functionality
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- Issues with older devices/OS
- App crashes or goes black
- Ads added to paid/free versions
- Double-tapping on iPad brings up keyboard but not text box
- Glitches with special characters like '@'
Requested features
28 requests- Shortcut and Siri support
- Pre-saved lists and customization
- In-app purchase for square layout
- Easy image export
- Update for iPhone X
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- Ability to make lists and edit
- Option to change font
- Option to create different lists
- Reset button functionality
- Control over zooming
- Advanced feature of a text editor
- Shake to advance screen
- Volume buttons to advance/retreat
- Slideshow mode
- Overview mode
- External keyboard support
- Color control
- Emoji enlarging
- Zoom control
- Send directly without saving to camera roll
- Post to Facebook directly
- Store phrases for replay in a list
- Auto-fill method
- Ability to change font color
- Create a slideshow of words
- Save half a dozen messages for quick access
- Vibrate, flash, pulsate options
- Variety of color choices
Griddy Pro
Reported bugs
10 issues- Bad resolution/terribly compressed quality on export
- App keeps crashing when exporting carousel posts
- Trims photos and doesn't allow original size with watermark
- Sharing icon for Instagram not appearing after update
- Photos not saving to library after payment
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- Cannot save new pictures/grids
- Library won't load after update
- Image gets distorted and stretches after first screen
- Pixels not correct size for Instagram upload
- Cannot upgrade to pro/remove watermark
Requested features
7 requests- Implement 'best nine' feature
- Add 2x2 grid option
- Allow export to vertical panoramas
- Add two frames (vertical or horizontal) export options
- Direct Instagram upload functionality
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- Option to move image before division
- More customization and editing options
In-app purchases
Big Words
No in-app purchases
Griddy Pro
No in-app purchases
