Comparison

Echo IM vs Gridea

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

Head to head
About

Echo IM

Features
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Echo turns your most-used phrases into a keyboard. Copy any text → tap [+] to save it as a card → tap a card to paste it into any app. No more repetitive typing. [ CARD KEYBOARD · ONE TAP AWAY ] A horizontal grid of cards, grouped by Collection. Tap any card and the text is instantly inserted into the current field. Addresses, signatures, support replies, intros — always one tap away. [ AI POLISH ] The first cell on the keyboard is AI Polish. Tap it to rewrite the text before your cursor — each tap rotates through styles (smart → formal → concise → friendly → child-like → funny). Up to 3 results sit side-by-side for comparison. Tap the one you like to replace the original. • Built-in Echo MiniMax with a free quota, ready out of the box • Or bring your own API key: OpenAI / Claude / ZAI / MiniMax / Apple Foundation Models — unlimited [ CARD LIBRARY ] Organize cards in the main app: favorite, categorize, create, edit, reorder, backup & restore. Ships with official Collections (sales scripts, support replies, etc.) ready to use. [ TRULY LOCAL PRIVACY ] • Card data stays 100% on your device — no upload, no sync, no tracking • AI polish only reaches the network when you tap it, and only the text before your cursor is sent • No analytics, no tracking, no ad SDKs [ 2-STEP SETUP ] 1. Settings → Apps → Echo → enable Echo keyboard 2. Turn on "Allow Full Access" (required for AI polish) Long-press the globe while typing to switch to Echo. Echo doesn't try to be an all-in-one keyboard. It does one thing perfectly: your most-used phrases, always one tap away. Requires iOS 26.2 or later (Liquid Glass / Foundation Models).

About

Gridea

Features
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Gridea is a visual database app that allows you to record various types of daily life data, such as expense tracking, health data, and exam scores. It supports multiple field types including number, text, time, checkbox, single-select, multiple-select, and image. AI-powered data recording, querying and analytics, import/export, data cleaning and page generate.

Screenshots

Echo IM3 screens
Gridea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo IM at none against Gridea's 3. Gridea's advantage is iOS requirement (16 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridea sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Echo IM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo IM ships an update weekly, Gridea every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Echo IM versus Gridea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho IMGridea
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.216 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTadwill & Co., Limitedæ¶› é™¶

In-app purchases

None

Echo IM

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Gridea

One-time3
  • 10M Tokens$3.00
  • 100M Tokens$26.00
  • LIFE TIME$36.00

Questions

Is Echo IM free?
Echo IM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridea free?
Gridea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echo IM or Gridea have ads?
Neither Echo IM nor Gridea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo IM or Gridea?
Echo IM ships an update weekly, and Gridea every 2 weeks. Most recently, Echo IM was updated on October 25, 2026 and Gridea on October 29, 2026.

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