CropandGrade vs StoryGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CropandGrade
This intelligent photo assistant uses AI to help you find the best compositions and crop your images. It offers smart cropping, multiple aspect ratios, and an AI rating system to enhance your photography.
- Smart cropping with AI
- Multiple aspect ratios
- AI aesthetic rating
- Real-time preview
- Local processing for privacy
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Featured on the App Store (China, November 2023); Reached Top 5 in Photo & Video (Paid) (China, Week 4). --- CropandGrade is your intelligent photo cropping assistant, a professional photo enhancement and rating tool. Using advanced AI technology, it helps you easily achieve perfect photo composition. Whether you're a photography enthusiast or professional photographer, you can benefit from it. Key Features: • Smart Cropping - Uses multi-ratio crazy cropping technology to automatically explore optimal composition from various angles and ratios, unlocking each photo's aesthetic potential • Multiple Ratios - Supports various preset ratios including square, 16:9, 4:3, cinematic 65:24 and more, discover infinite possibilities through different cropping combinations • AI Rating - Professional aesthetic rating system based on deep learning to help select your best work • Real-time Preview - What you see is what you get editing experience, easily adjust parameters until perfect • Local Processing - All operations performed locally on device, efficient and secure, fully protecting your privacy Privacy:https://donuts-sneeze-ph2.craft.me/Pz8pdxK9sWtydA Support:https://donuts-sneeze-ph2.craft.me/Z6sVZPEPSn9cVm
StoryGrid
This app allows you to split photos and videos into custom grids for social media posts. It offers flexible editing tools to create visually appealing layouts with precise control over dividers and content placement. Export your creations in high resolution without watermarks or ads.
- Customizable photo and video grids
- Live percentage-based divider adjustment
- Split single images across multiple sections
- Up to three synchronized video clips per grid
- Series creation for multiple posts
- Full-resolution export without watermarks
- Undo/redo functionality
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CUT PHOTOS AND VIDEOS INTO A STORY Every other grid app cuts your post into equal squares. StoryGrid puts the divider where the picture actually wants it — drag it, and the percentages follow, live. Split one photo across the sections so it reads as one continuous shot, or drop a different photo or clip into each block — up to three clips in one story, all playing in sync. SERIES • Cut a whole run of up to 20 stories or posts from one pick. • Pick the format, add your photos and clips, set how many — it tells you how many your picks fill. • Every post on one board: tap a photo, then tap a block. Or let the wand mix them by colour. • One design for the whole series — blocks, gap, frame, corners, colour — or a saved grid. • Step through it post by post in the full editor, and swipe through it in the story preview. • Save every filled post to Photos in one go. CUT • 1 to 6 vertical sections — thirds are a default, not a rule. • Drag any divider to any proportion, with live percentages. • 12 grids to start from, or drag your own. • Undo and redo every change, up to 30 steps. FINISH • Gap width and corner radius, from an invisible split to a bold edge. • Any background colour behind the grid, or a diagonal gradient — or pick a colour straight off your photo with the eyedropper. • Four one-tap looks set the background, gap, frame and corners at once. • Pan, zoom and free-rotate a photo or a clip inside its block. The magnet levels it for you. • The hidden part of the picture shows while you move it, so you never place a photo or a clip blind. • Zoom a photo out past the frame so it spans the full width. SHIP • Stories 1080 × 1920, portrait 1080 × 1350, square 1080 × 1080 — exported at 2× for sharper detail. No re-cropping. • Story preview: see the grid inside a mock story, chrome and all, before you post. • Save a layout and reload it in one tap. • Full-resolution export, as a photo or a video. No account, no ads, no watermark. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account, no upload, no tracking. Every export is rendered on your device. STORYGRID PRO Everything above stays free. PRO adds: • Up to three video clips in one grid — pan, zoom and rotate each. • Clips in a series, too. • Pick the clip that sets the length and the one whose sound plays. • Shorter clips start over or play back, your choice per clip. • Every clip plays in sync while you edit and preview. • Export the whole grid as video, at full resolution. • Polaroid and Leica edges, plus the taller top margin. SUBSCRIPTION • Yearly $19.99 — save over 40%, with a 7-day free trial for new users. • Monthly $2.99. • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled 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. • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store Account Settings after purchase. Made in Prague. Follow @_story_grid_ on Instagram for layouts and new grids. Terms of Use: https://story-grid.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://story-grid.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: StoryGrid at Free against CropandGrade's $2.99. StoryGrid also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). CropandGrade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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
StoryGrid is free to download; CropandGrade costs $2.99 up front. StoryGrid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CropandGrade asks for nothing beyond the download.
CropandGrade ships an update fortnightly, StoryGrid every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CropandGrade | StoryGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dongguan Tuesday Technology Co., Ltd. | PETR URBANEK |
Customer experience
CropandGrade
StoryGrid
In-app purchases
CropandGrade
No in-app purchases
StoryGrid
- StoryGrid PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- StoryGrid PRO Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year









