Meetory vs Gridless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 Create or join a memory straight from your Home Screen, or ask Siri. 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. Perfect for conferences, coffee chats, travel encounters, business networking, community meetups, and family events. Download Meetory and start keeping the people you meet.
Gridless
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Two iPhones. One private room. No internet, no signal, no account. Free to try. Gridless is an offline messenger for exactly two people. Meet once, scan a QR code, and your phones share an end-to-end encrypted room over Bluetooth. Come near each other again and the room reopens, ready to text and send photos with no network at all. 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 a hundred thousand phones swamp the towers - At the campsite, the cabin, the cruise, the blackout - Abroad together, with no data plan between you - At home, when what you two say is nobody's business but yours ONLY YOU TWO CAN READ IT - Every message is encrypted between your two phones. 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 are compressed, stripped of location, and never uploaded anywhere LOCKED ON THE PHONE TOO - Your history sits behind Face ID or a passcode, plus a passphrase - Delete all data: one tap, permanent HOW NEAR IS NEAR Bluetooth reaches about a room or two, and walls matter, so this is for the person beside you, not across town. Out of range, your words wait on your phone and deliver the moment you are back together. In range, messages keep landing in your pocket, with notifications, for days at a time. Fully close the app and the room ends until you reopen it. FREE TO TRY Pair with anyone and use the whole app together, free. After your free days, 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 person's Pro covers the room for both of you. Some conversations don't need the whole internet. Just the person in the next room. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Meetory at weekly against Gridless's fortnightly. 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
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.
Meetory ships an update weekly, Gridless fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meetory | Gridless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gero Gerber | Mediaville Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Meetory
- Meetory Pro (monthly)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Meetory Pro (annual)1 Month trial$22.991 Year
Gridless
- Gridless Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Gridless Pro (Welcome)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Gridless Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Gridless Pro (Lifetime)$39.99









