Thunder for Lemmy vs Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thunder for Lemmy
An open-source client for exploring the fediverse, offering multi-account support and extensive customization. Navigate communities, posts, and comments with swipe gestures and a Safari extension for seamless linking. Still in early development with more features planned.
- Open source client
- Multi-account support
- Customizable settings
- Swipe gestures
- Safari extension
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Thunder is an open source Lemmy/PieFed client for the fediverse, fully free of advertisements and trackers. Here's a peek at what Thunder offers: - Multi-account support: Login to all your accounts, and switch between them at ease - Fully customizable settings: Choose your own splash of accent, customize your own gestures, and much more - Swipe gestures: Navigate and interact with your favourite communities, posts, and comments all through customizable swipe gestures. - Safari extension: Opens Lemmy links in Thunder Thunder is still very early on in development and many more features are yet to be available!
Grid
Share your location privately and securely with end-to-end encryption. Control who sees your location and for how long, with options for temporary or long-term groups. The core service is free and open source.
- End-to-end encrypted location sharing
- One-to-one and group sharing
- Temporary and long-term groups
- Self-hosting capability
- Custom map providers
- Optional satellite maps
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Share locations with friends, family or anybody you choose with privacy in your hands. Our end-to-end encrypted service ensures your location data stays safe and under your control. No selling, no sharing– just the privacy you deserve and trust you can count on. Grid is free and open source, and utilizes the Matrix Protocol for end-to-end encryption so only those you choose know where you are. - Add contacts for one to one location sharing - Create long term or short term and temporary groups - Self hosting capability using the Matrix Protocol - Custom map provider through Protomaps - Self hosted map provider capability Terms of Use: https://mygrid.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mygrid.app/privacy Grid is created by Rezivure, a tech company dedicated to tools that enhance digital privacy. Without privacy we do not have freedom. To check out our source code, visit https://www.github.com/Rezivure To learn more or see new updates, go to https://mygrid.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grid at 4.7 against Thunder for Lemmy's 3.6. Grid also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 71%). Thunder for Lemmy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Grid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Thunder for Lemmy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grid holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Thunder for Lemmy's written reviews are positive against 80% of Grid's.
Thunder for Lemmy ships an update every 2 weeks, Grid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thunder for Lemmy | Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamlet Jiang Su | Rezivure LLC |
Customer experience
Thunder for Lemmy
Grid
In-app purchases
Thunder for Lemmy
No in-app purchases
Grid
- Satellite Maps$4.991 Month
