Comparison

Meetory vs Gridless

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

Head to head
About

Meetory

Capture and cherish people you meet, transforming chance encounters into private, shared memories. Easily connect via QR codes or links, and enrich memories with photos, comments, and music from multiple perspectives. AI-powered openers help you reconnect with people you know.

Highlights
  • Instant QR code connection
  • Shared memory creation with multiple contributors
  • Memory creation from existing photos
  • Invite by single-use link
  • Map of connections and proximity alerts
  • AI-powered conversation starters
  • Private tagging and search
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Every encounter tells a story. Don't let it fade. Meetory transforms chance encounters into lasting memories. Whether you're at a conference, coffee shop, or traveling abroad — capture and cherish the people you meet. Each memory is private, visible only to the people who were there. Instant QR Connect Skip the awkward contact exchange. Scan a QR code and you're connected — profiles shared, memory created. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Shared Memories Every memory is shared. Each participant can contribute their own photos, comments and music tracks, creating a richer story from multiple perspectives. Location and weather are captured automatically. Memories From Photos You Already Have Some of your best encounters happened before Meetory. Pick photos from your library and Meetory builds the memory around them — date and place included. Invite by Link Nobody around to scan a code? Send a single-use invite link instead. The recipient opens it in Meetory to accept or decline, and the link expires the moment it's used. Around Me Everyone you've met, on one map of where they're based — nearest first. Travelling? Say where you're staying and until when, and your connections see you there instead of home. Know Who's Close Meetory can let you know when someone you've met is in the same city, so a trip becomes a chance to catch up. Never Lost for Words About to see someone again? On-device AI suggests openers written around the memory you already share — nothing leaves your iPhone. Keep the Details Save anyone you've met straight to your Contacts — name, job, company, email, phone and social links, all prefilled. Organize memories with private tags like "networking", "conference", or "coffee chat", fully searchable. Beautiful Share Cards Turn your memories into stunning share cards for social media. Multiple styles to choose from. Private by Design Sign in with Apple. No public profiles, no social feeds, no broadcasting. Only participants can see a memory. Delete it anytime — no hidden copies, no data hoarding. All data hosted in the EU under GDPR protection. Apple Watch Ready Show your QR code right from your wrist, and browse your memories, connections and who's around without reaching for your phone. A watch face complication keeps your code one tap away. Widgets, Siri & Spotlight Create or join a memory straight from your Home Screen, or ask Siri. Your memories and connections turn up in Spotlight, Apple Intelligence and Shortcuts, and Meetory is built for iOS 27. Meetory Pro Join memories, add photos, comments and music tracks, and manage your profile — all free. Creating new memories, whether from a QR scan or from your photo library, is unlocked with Meetory Pro. Speaks Your Language Meetory is available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) and Japanese. Join the Community Questions, ideas or feedback? Talk to us and other Meetory users on our Discord server — you'll find the invite in the app's settings. Perfect for conferences, coffee chats, travel encounters, business networking, community meetups, and family events. Download Meetory and start keeping the people you meet.

About

Gridless

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Like a walkie talkie, but for texts. Two iPhones, a seat apart on a plane, a tent apart at the campsite or a wall apart at home, share one private room over Bluetooth. No internet, no signal, no account. Gridless is made for exactly two people who already know each other: partners, parent and kid, best friends, travel buddies. You both install it, meet once, scan a QR code, and your iPhones open an end-to-end encrypted room. Within Bluetooth range, messages go straight to the other phone, and when you are near each other again, opening Gridless on either phone brings the room back. OFFLINE, ON PURPOSE - On the plane, across the aisle, everything in airplane mode - On the subway, deep below the last bar of signal - At the festival, when the crowd swamps the towers - At the campsite, the cabin, the cruise, the blackout - Abroad together, with no data plan between you - On a kid's hand-me-down iPhone with no plan - At home, when what you two say is nobody's business but yours ONLY YOU TWO CAN READ IT - Every message is end-to-end encrypted between your two phones (Noise protocol), and the keys exist nowhere else - No servers, no cloud. Nothing is stored in the middle, because there is no middle - No account, no phone number, no email. App Privacy: Data Not Collected - Compare your safety number in person to confirm no one is between you - Photos go phone to phone: compressed, stripped of location, never uploaded anywhere ONE ROOM, TWO PEOPLE No group chats to mute, no strangers' phones relaying your words, nothing broadcast to a crowd. A private line: one scan to set up, nothing to manage. LOCKED ON THE PHONE TOO - Your history sits behind Face ID or a passcode, plus a passphrase - Delete all data: one tap, permanent. The other phone keeps its own copy IT LIVES IN YOUR POCKET - In range, messages keep landing, with notifications, for days at a time - Apart, your words wait on your phone and deliver the moment you are back together - After hours or even days apart, opening either phone reconnects the room, even while the other one stays locked in a pocket. Just leave Gridless in the background rather than swiping it closed 20 LANGUAGES Gridless follows your phone's language, or pick one in Settings > Language. FREE TO TRY Your first 3 days are free on both phones, with everything unlocked. After that, reading and receiving stay free, and unlimited sending is Gridless Pro: yearly (with a 7-day free trial), monthly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. One of you goes Pro, and both of you get it. Some conversations don't need the whole internet. Just the person down the hall. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Meetory4 screens
Gridless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meetory at every 10 days against Gridless's monthly. Gridless's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meetory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Gridless sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meetory ships an update every 10 days, Gridless monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Meetory versus Gridless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeetoryGridless
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGero GerberMediaville Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meetory

Subscriptions2
  • Meetory Pro (monthly)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Meetory Pro (annual)1 Month trial$22.991 Year
4 purchases

Gridless

Subscriptions3
  • Gridless Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Gridless Pro (Welcome)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Gridless Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gridless Pro (Lifetime)$39.99

Questions

Is Meetory free?
Meetory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridless free?
Gridless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meetory or Gridless have ads?
Neither Meetory nor Gridless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meetory or Gridless?
Meetory ships an update every 10 days, and Gridless monthly. Most recently, Meetory was updated on October 9, 2026 and Gridless on October 18, 2026.

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