9Cut vs Grid・Photo Split for Instagram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
9Cut
Easily divide your photos into nine equal or custom-shaped slices. Upload these slices sequentially to social media to create a stunning, cohesive grid display of your images.
- Image slicing into 9 parts
- Customizable shape selection
- Zoom and move image
- Save slices to camera roll
- Sequential upload to social apps
- Unique save animation
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Thanks for supporting! I fixed the bug that causes the app to crash. 9Cut returns after those years! Thanks for Codex. FreeApp Top30. PaidApp Top5. NO.1 of image category. Presented by designer Qianwei Bian. Appsolution recommended！ "Is 9Cut an app that could cut an image into 9 slices and upload them to some social apps to play as 9 elements of a whole big image?" "Yeah, you've got it." Usage ABC: 1. Open an image; 2. May choose the shape of whole view; 3. Zoom or move your image and save its 9 slices into camera roll; 4. Go to apps as WeChat, Sina Weibo, Qzone, Facebook, which support muti-image-uploading to choose slices in sequence and upload. 9Cut is designed and coded by designer Gigo. Your precious ideas may be sent to him to support@9cut.net. *One more thing: After pressing save button, you may see an amazing animation never seen before : )
Grid・Photo Split for Instagram
Easily split your photos into multiple square images to create stunning giant square posts or intricate grids for your social media feed. Enhance your profile's visual appeal with custom layouts and seamless uploads.
- Split photos into up to 9 squares
- Create personalized Instagram feeds
- Apply custom layouts
- Save grids to camera roll
- Seamless Instagram posting
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Wanna create personalized Instagram feed, add panoramic or giant square photos? GRD is everything you need. Just choose your favorite photos, apply best layout, turn them into a grid and upload to Instagram. Edit your feed in a few taps and impress your followers! No signup or account required. FEATURES: • Сut your photos up to 9 square pics to create personalized Insta feed. • Save your grid to the camera roll. • Post grids seamlessly to Instagram. • Download and start creating immediately. Privacy Policy: https://auth.inpreview.me/privacy.pdf Terms of Use: https://auth.inpreview.me/terms.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grid・Photo Split for Instagram at 4.9 against 9Cut's 3.3. Grid・Photo Split for Instagram also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 58%) and ratings volume (528 vs 31). 9Cut's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Grid・Photo Split for Instagram holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid・Photo Split for Instagram has 528 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of 9Cut's written reviews are positive against 76% of Grid・Photo Split for Instagram's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 9Cut | Grid・Photo Split for Instagram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (31 ratings) | 4.9 (528 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.2% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 528 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 前卫 边 | Onelight Apps CY Ltd |
Customer experience
9Cut
Grid・Photo Split for Instagram
User reviews
9Cut
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Creative photo cutting
- 👍 Good for making collages
- 👍 Nice interface
- 👍 Amazing app
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App does not open
- 🐛 Incompatible with newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Cuts out parts of photos
- 🐛 Middle photo alignment issues
Grid・Photo Split for Instagram
From 528 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- ✨ High quality output
- 💰 No subscription fees
- 🚫 No ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Posts are misshaped/wonky
- 🐛 Gallery displays incorrectly
- 🤔 Not very user friendly
Bugs and requests
9Cut
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on iOS 26
- App does not open
- Keeps crashing
- App crashes instantly on opening
- App crashes after phone update
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- App not opening on iPhone X
- App crashes on iOS 13
- App crashes automatically on opening
- App does not open
- App not working on 3GS
- App not compatible with iOS
Requested features
6 requests- Option to separate photos
- Add color options
- Support for 4-grid photos
- Faster animations
- Option to send pics to Instagram
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- Support for 6 or 8 grid photos
Grid・Photo Split for Instagram
Reported bugs
3 issues- Giant square posts are misshaped on Instagram
- Banner posts look wonky
- Gallery displays incorrectly with poor resolution
Requested features
3 requests- More grid choices (e.g., 2 tile wide splitting)
- Vertical cut option
- More cutting options
In-app purchases
9Cut
No in-app purchases
Grid・Photo Split for Instagram
No in-app purchases
Questions
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