Comparison

Passage vs Grids

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

Head to head
About

Passage

This app enhances travel photos by overlaying accurate transit information and route maps. It allows users to create personalized travel stories from existing or new pictures, preserving original timestamps and GPS data. Features include automatic route detection and customizable travel details for sharing.

Highlights
  • Route map overlay with GPS data
  • Travel info overlay (flight/train numbers)
  • Works with existing photos
  • Preserves original album timeline
  • Railway Mode for train journeys
  • Offline map rendering
Features
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Every journey deserves to be remembered. Passage is a beautifully crafted photo app that overlays accurate transit information and elegant route maps directly onto your travel photos. Whether you are cruising above the clouds or watching the landscape roll past a train window, Passage turns each picture into a personalized travel story, helping you share memorable trips with friends, family, and the wider social media community. In addition to Flight and Railway modes, Passage now lets you draw Road Routes for your car trips too! Whether you're flying above the clouds, riding the rails, or driving the open road, every journey can become a personalized travel story worth keeping and sharing. Key Features Trip Recap Image – Combine up to 8 photos and your route in one image. Freely adjust the photo layout and title to keep your travel memories together. Route Map Overlay – The app automatically reads the Exif GPS data embedded in any photo and generates a stylish map that connects your departure and arrival pins. The map style adapts seamlessly to light and dark mode, ensuring a clean, modern look on any device. Travel Info Overlay – Add essential details such as flight or train numbers, operator names, departure dates, times, and full route information. All data is rendered as a sleek text layer that blends naturally with the photo's composition. Railway Info & Route Map – Record the railway company, date, time, and departure/arrival stations right on your photo. For Japan's railways, Passage can even draw the full route map, from the Shinkansen to limited express and local lines. Road Route Overlay – For road trips, Passage draws a road route map connecting your departure and arrival points, complete with the date and time, beautifully overlaid on your photo. Works With Past Photos – No need to capture a picture at the exact moment of travel. Import any existing photo from your library, and Passage will extract GPS coordinates to create a complete travel card instantly, allowing you to organize your past journeys anytime. Preserves Your Album Timeline – Saved images retain the original capture timestamp and GPS location. This means your device's photo album stays perfectly chronological, and you can search by date, location, or airline/railway later without disrupting your library. How It Works Choose a photo – Open any picture from your camera roll or take a new one. Automatic detection – Passage reads the Exif GPS data and suggests the most likely transit route. Customize – Add or edit the flight/train number, operator, date, time, and any personal notes. Save – The overlay is saved as a high-resolution image that retains the original metadata, keeping your album timeline intact. Perfect For Everyone who loves to travel, by air, rail, or road. Travelers looking for a unique, design-forward way to document their trips. Aviation and train fans eager to showcase airline, train, and route details. Social-media lovers who enjoy sharing beautifully designed travel memories. Anyone who values an organized photo album that reflects real travel chronology. Privacy Photo overlay maps are rendered offline on your device. Gallery and trip recap images use Apple Maps online for maps and routing. Images stay on your device unless you share or send them. The developer cannot access them. The internet is also used for Apple’s native geocoding (coordinates to place names) and place search, ads, and fully anonymized analytics. Why Choose Passage? Seamless integration with your device's native photo library. No internet connection required for high-resolution overlay generation. Output perfectly optimized for printing, postcards, or sharing on Instagram, Threads, X (Twitter), and other platforms. Lightweight, fast, and beautifully designed for both casual travelers and power users. Get started today and turn every journey into a story worth sharing. Download Passage for free and start creating beautiful travel cards in seconds.

About

Grids

Features
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Grids は、SNSのフィードを「投稿する前に」完成させるためのアプリです。写真のグリッド分割と、フィード全体の並び計画・実寸プレビューをまとめて行えます。 ■ 写真をグリッドに分割 1枚の写真を 3×1/3×2/3×3/3×4 に分割。パン・ズームで構図を調整し、投稿順のバッジ付きで書き出せます。タイル比率は 1:1 と 3:4(縦長グリッド)に対応。 ■ フィードを実寸プレビュー プロフィール画面をそのまま再現したプレビューで、投稿前の見え方を確認できます。写真を追加してドラッグで並び替え、タイル単位でクロップを微調整。 ■ こんな方に ・グリッド投稿できれいな世界観を作りたい ・複数枚をまとめて投稿する前に並びを確認したい ・フィードの統一感を大事にしたい すべてのデータは端末内に保存されます。

Screenshots

Passage4 screens
Grids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grids at none against Passage's 3. Grids also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Passage sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Grids asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Passage ships an update every 9 days, Grids weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Passage versus Grids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassageGrids
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPATH(Japan)Makino Shii

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Passage

One-time3
  • Passage Plus 2-Days Pass$1.49
  • Passage Plus 1-week Pass$2.99
  • Passage Plus 1-Year Pass$14.99
None

Grids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Passage free?
Passage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grids free?
Grids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Passage or Grids have ads?
Passage shows ads; Grids does not.
Which is updated more often, Passage or Grids?
Passage ships an update every 9 days, and Grids weekly. Most recently, Passage was updated on November 5, 2026 and Grids on October 31, 2026.

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