Comparison

PhotoGrid vs Grid Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PhotoGrid

Create stunning social media content with a versatile collage maker. Combine photos and videos, add text and stickers, and design custom layouts for platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Offers powerful editing tools and marketing features.

Highlights
  • Video collage creation
  • Social media marketing tools
  • 20,000+ collage templates
  • Freestyle photo stitching
  • Powerful photo editing tools
  • Customizable watermarks and text
Features
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This is the best Collage App to create stunning images for social media, like Instagram, TikTok posts and stories, Facebook posts, banners and covers, YouTube thumbnails, and Pinterest collections. •Create memory collages with ease •Create amazing social media content •Grow a new business Feature Highlights Video Editor & Video Grid Maker • Combine photos and videos to make video grids, trim your video easily! • Best Instagram video and photo editor, add blurred backgrounds without cropping them or adding unexpected watermarks! •You can synchronize your video clips so that they are all aligned to the same moment in time. •Up to 9 Videos. Social-Media Marketing Tool • Watermark: Customize your own logo and Watermark, add Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp logo easily with your name. • Ratio: Tons of popular ratios including Facebook cover, Apple Watch, A4, A3 sizes, and more which allows you slay on social media! • Text: Add any font you want and add beautiful curved texts on your photo. The most complete collage app •20000+ different collage templates. Re-mix up to 16 of your photos at a time to create fun, personalized layouts, and collages. • Design your own photo creations! Make beautiful filmstrip and cool photo stitches! • You can also personalize your own scrapbook with freestyle pic stitches! Happy scrapbooking! Powerful photo editor •Crop, rotate, resize, blur, and beautify your photos easily, you can even frame your images in Instagram's 1:1 aspect ratio! • Add stickers, text, backgrounds, graffiti, boarders, and mosaic, or adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, and layout of your photos! • Convert a raw photo into a powerful image all in one app. You can also customize templates to suit your needs! = Contact Us = • Email: photogridapp.feedback@gmail.com PHOTOGRID PREMIUM PLAN Functions • Access to 20000+ Elements • Create VideoGrids up to 15 minutes long. High-quality full HD 4K VideoGrid. • Freely decide aspect ratio for your photo • Enjoy an ads-free experience • Share with friends without any watermarks Billing • Payment: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - All premium plans will be auto-renewed at the end of each period. - Cancellation must be made at least 24 hours before the end of the valid period to avoid a nonrefundable auto-renewal. - Cancellation requests made prior to the end of the period will become effective at the end of that period term. - You can manage and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account Settings. • Premium Plan Choices - Initiation or termination of a premium plan must be done through the iTunes App Store, which may be subject to a sales tax in your area. Note: you are responsible for checking the Terms of Service of your app store for detail and applicability of sales tax. • Refund Please be aware that refund is NOT available after purchase. Other • 2025 PhotoGrid.app reserves the right to adjust the pricing for its products and services in the future. • Terms of Use: https://media.grid.plus/doc/grid_plus_terms_of_service • Privacy Policy: https://media.grid.plus/doc/grid_plus_privacy_policy

About

Grid Maker

Create stunning Instagram grids by splitting large photos or panoramas into multiple square tiles. Enhance your images with editing tools, stickers, and fonts for a visually captivating profile. Share directly to Instagram with automatic tile ordering.

Highlights
  • Create Instagram grids
  • Split large photos into tiles
  • Editing tools, stickers, and fonts
  • Seamless Instagram sharing
  • Automatic tile ordering
  • High-resolution quality
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Welcome to Gridzilla, the ultimate iOS app designed to elevate your Instagram game! Say goodbye to the limitations of traditional photo sharing and embrace the freedom to create mesmerizing grids effortlessly. Key Features: Unleash Your Creative Power Ignite your creativity with a suite of powerful editing tools, an extensive collection of stickers and vector elements, and a diverse array of fonts. Gridzilla empowers you to craft visually stunning content that stands out on your Instagram profile. Create Mesmerizing Instagram Grids Transform large photos or panoramic shots into captivating square pictures with Gridzilla. Choose your desired grid size, effortlessly break your images into tiles, and witness the seamless combination into a mind-blowing masterpiece on your profile. No more compromises on resolution – Gridzilla ensures your high-quality photos look amazing! Seamless Instagram Sharing Sharing your creations on Instagram has never been this easy! Let Gridzilla handle the cropping and submission process. The app automatically suggests the optimal order of images for a seamless upload experience. Share directly from the app without the need to save individual tiles to your device! How Gridzilla Works: 1. Select Grid Size: Choose from a variety of grid sizes to fit your creative vision. 2. Edit with Precision: Utilize powerful editing tools to enhance your photos and add a personal touch. 3. Effortless Splitting: Gridzilla effortlessly breaks your images into tiles, ready for the perfect grid. 4. Automatic Ordering: The app suggests the optimal order for a visually appealing grid on your Instagram profile. 5. Direct Sharing: Share your masterpiece directly from Gridzilla without the need to save individual tiles. Why Choose Gridzilla: - Save Time: No more manual cropping or resizing. Gridzilla streamlines the process, saving you valuable time. - High-Resolution Quality: Your photos deserve to shine. Gridzilla ensures your high-resolution images look stunning on Instagram. - Creative Freedom: With a plethora of editing options, stickers, and fonts, Gridzilla gives you the creative freedom to express yourself. Download Gridzilla now and transform your Instagram profile into a canvas of creativity! Unleash the power of visual storytelling with ease. You can get unlimited access to all the advanced functionality by subscribing to a monthly or a yearly plan inside the app. There's also a free 3 day trial period to get a taste of what Gridzilla Pro has to offer. Once expired, the trial period automatically changes to a paid monthly subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/gridzillaprivacypolicy Terms of Use : https://sites.google.com/view/gridzillatermsconditions

Screenshots

PhotoGrid4 screens
Grid Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Grid Maker at none against PhotoGrid's shown. PhotoGrid's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (118K vs 191). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PhotoGrid sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Grid Maker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoGrid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhotoGrid has 118K ratings behind it against 191, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of PhotoGrid's written reviews are positive against 71% of Grid Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
PhotoGrid versus Grid Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoGridGrid Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (118K ratings) — better4.4 (191 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings118K — better191
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB209 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUPITER PALACE PTE. LTD.Uzair Jamal

Customer experience

PhotoGrid

All ratings118,218 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews3,961 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.6%

Grid Maker

All ratings176 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative20.1%

User reviews

PhotoGrid

From 118K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Lots of editing options
  • 💯 Great for collages and photo grids
  • 🔥 Awesome features for free version
  • 🤩 Helpful for creating social media content

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Too many premium features
  • 🤬 Aggressive ads and paywalls
  • ⏱️ Slow processing and saving times
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes after updates
  • 🔍 Confusing layout changes

Grid Maker

From 191 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for Instagram content
  • 💡 Useful grid feature
  • 🔒 No watermark

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 💰 Requires subscription
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🔍 Limited customization options

Bugs and requests

PhotoGrid

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos get blurry when uploaded to the app
  • Editing tools like eraser are glitchy and unreliable
  • Saved projects sometimes lose formatting and layouts
  • Login issues and inability to restore purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add search function for stickers and backgrounds
  • Allow custom watermark uploads
  • Improve video editing and syncing capabilities
  • Provide one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Restore previously free features that are now paywalled

Grid Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes when accessing photo library
  • Inability to post all grid tiles at once
  • Quality loss when exporting images

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for new Instagram aspect ratios
  • Ability to resize and adjust photos
  • Option to save edited grids locally

In-app purchases

12 purchases

PhotoGrid

Subscriptions10
  • Remove Watermark$0.997 Days
  • Perfect Grid Experience7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PhotoGrid weekly2.99$2.997 Days
Show 7 more
  • PhotoGrid Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • PhotoGrid Plus$4.991 Month
  • Perfect Grid Experience7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid VIP$33.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid VIP3 Days trial$33.991 Year
  • PhotoGrid Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Layout Package$0.99
  • AI Vidoe$2.99
9 purchases

Grid Maker

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Premium Access$0.497 Days
  • Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Monthly Premium Access$1.991 Month
  • Fotopix Premium Access3 Days trial$10.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Access3 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Access$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$13.99
  • Lifetime Pro Access$23.99

Questions

Is PhotoGrid free?
PhotoGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Maker free?
Grid Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhotoGrid or Grid Maker?
PhotoGrid is rated higher. PhotoGrid averages 4.9 out of 5 from 118K ratings, while Grid Maker averages 4.4 from 191 ratings.
Do PhotoGrid or Grid Maker have ads?
PhotoGrid shows ads; Grid Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoGrid or Grid Maker?
PhotoGrid ships an update weekly, and Grid Maker weekly. Most recently, PhotoGrid was updated on October 30, 2026 and Grid Maker on October 24, 2026.

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