GitGrid vs Raven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
GitGrid
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GitGrid is the companion app for the GitGrid LED display, a physical 64x32 LED matrix that shows your GitHub contribution graph in real time. No accounts. No subscriptions. No cloud services. Just plug in, pair, and go. FEATURES โข Guided step-by-step setup โ pair, configure WiFi, set your username, done โข Bluetooth Low Energy pairing โ no captive portals or serial consoles โข WiFi network scanner โ pick your network from a list, no typing SSIDs โข GitHub username validation โ confirms your profile exists before sending to the device, with avatar preview โข Show/hide password toggle for easy WiFi entry โข Device status & diagnostics โ see WiFi signal strength, last data refresh, and error details โข Human-readable error messages โ "WiFi password incorrect," "Username not found," with suggested fixes โข Reconfigure anytime โ change your WiFi or GitHub username without starting over โข Auto-reconnect โ the app remembers your device and reconnects when in range โข Dark mode support โ matches your system theme WHAT IS GITGRID? GitGrid is a physical LED display for developers who want to show off their GitHub contribution history as a living piece of desk or wall art. The display auto-refreshes throughout the day so your latest commits always appear. No GitHub login or token required, just your public username. REQUIREMENTS โข A GitGrid LED display (sold separately) โข Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) capable device โข 2.4GHz WiFi network โข A public GitHub profile
Raven
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Hidden messages in plain sight. Raven is a cryptographic tool that seals your secrets on a public blockchain, not inside your text. Write something private, seal it for one specific person, and Raven hands you back a normal-looking sentence โ a caption, a comment, a text โ that quietly signals a message is waiting. Post it anywhere. To everyone else, it's just a post. To the person with the right key, it's a signal. WHY RAVEN IS DIFFERENT Most private tools protect what you say. But anyone watching can still see THAT you're talking โ and who you talk to, when, and how often becomes a kind of message in itself. Raven doesn't show up on that map. There's no traffic between you and your recipient at all โ just a public post that happens to mean something to one person. NO ACCOUNTS, NOTHING TO LEAK - No signup, no email, no phone number, no name. - Your keys are generated on your device and live in the iOS Keychain, behind Face ID or your passcode. - Your secrets are sealed on your device with end-to-end encryption before anything touches a network. - No analytics, no tracking, no ads. We couldn't read your ravens if we wanted to โ there's no place in the system where that information exists. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add the key of the person you want to reach โ scan their QR code or paste their key. 2. Write your secret. Raven seals it on-chain and gives you an ordinary carrier sentence. 3. Post or send the carrier anywhere you already talk. 4. They scan it in Raven and the secret unseals on their device โ where only they can see it. A NOTE ON HONESTY, BECAUSE IT'S EARLY Raven is young and improving fast. Ravens are ephemeral by design โ the retrievable copy is cleared after a limited window, so Raven is not an archive and makes no durability promises. Keep your own copy of anything you need to keep. And there is no password recovery: your keys exist only on your device, so export a backup. If you lose both, no one โ including us โ can recover them. ZERO TOLERANCE Raven is for lawful communication between consenting people. Our Terms state zero tolerance for objectionable content or abusive behavior. You can block any key, dismiss any raven, and report abuse from inside the app โ reports go to a monitored inbox and we act within 24 hours. Questions, gaps, or something that doesn't work: support@oara.ai Every raven carries a secret. Send yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GitGrid at 15.1 against Raven's 17.0. On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | GitGrid | Raven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 months |
| Ads | โ | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | โ | iPhone โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Justin Terry | William Hieber |
In-app purchases
GitGrid
No in-app purchases
Raven
No in-app purchases









