Comparison

KnotQ vs Grid For Baserow

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

Head to head
About

KnotQ

Organize your life with structured notes and a unified calendar. Manage projects, classes, and daily tasks efficiently. All your information is stored locally for privacy and security.

Highlights
  • Structured document creation
  • Unified week-view calendar
  • Daily task queue
  • Local-first data storage
  • Google Calendar import
Features
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Features • Schemes — Write structured documents for projects, classes, work, and personal planning. Use headings, checkboxes, bullets, numbered lists, and inline dates without leaving the editor. • Unified Calendar — A week-view calendar shows all your events, assignments, and reminders together, each linking back to the exact line it came from in your notes. • Daily Queue — Every day has its own page for quick tasks, loose notes, and carry-over work. Incomplete items can roll forward, whereas completed work stays in place. • Local-First — All your schemes, tasks, daily notes, and settings are stored on your device. • Google Calendar Import — Optionally connect Google Calendar to view your existing events read-only alongside your KnotQ workspace. KnotQ is designed for students, professionals, and anyone who has lots to accomplish! Terms of Use: https://www.knotq.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.knotq.com/privacy.html

About

Grid For Baserow

Access and manage your self-hosted Baserow data on the go. This mobile editor allows you to browse, edit, and organize your tables and records directly from your iPhone or iPad, with support for offline edits and secure connections.

Highlights
  • Browse tables and workspaces
  • Create, edit, and delete records
  • Search across complete tables
  • Sort, filter, and group fields
  • Offline edits with conflict resolution
  • Scan printed text with Live Text
  • Secure on-device storage
Features
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Bring your self-hosted Baserow tables to iPhone and iPad with a focused mobile grid. Grid for Baserow connects directly to the Baserow server you choose. Sign in with your Baserow account for workspace features, or use a database token for scoped table access. FREE TO VIEW, SUBSCRIPTION TO EDIT Browsing, searching, filtering, and exporting your tables are free. A separate auto-renewable in-app purchase (Grid Pro) is required to edit records, add or delete rows, save views, manage tables and workspaces, and sync offline edits. Apple displays the localized price and any introductory trial for which your Apple Account is eligible before confirmation. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY ROW WORK • Browse large tables in bounded, responsive row windows • Edit supported fields from the grid or full record form • Favorite important tables and use Quick Add • Open favorites or start a new row from Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your favorite tables • Send text or links from any app to a new row with the share sheet • Scan printed text with Apple Live Text, review it, and add it to a compatible field • Reuse named entry templates without capturing sensitive fields • Keep offline edits visible with cell badges and explicit conflict resolution • Search, sort, filter, group, resize, hide, and reorder fields • Reopen recent tables and pin important rows • Export an explicit row-and-field scope to CSV or JSON • Review redacted connection diagnostics and control local data by category YOUR SERVER, YOUR DATA The app does not operate a developer backend for your Baserow rows. Requests go directly from your device to the self-hosted server you enter. Credentials use secure on-device storage, and Settings provides scoped local-data clearing plus complete sign-out cleanup. INDEPENDENT CLIENT Grid for Baserow is an independent client. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Baserow. Restore Purchases and subscription management are available in the app. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

KnotQ4 screens
Grid For Baserow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: KnotQ at free against Grid For Baserow's subscription. KnotQ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Grid For Baserow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. KnotQ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Grid For Baserow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KnotQ against 5.0 for Grid For Baserow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KnotQ ships an update weekly, Grid For Baserow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KnotQ versus Grid For Baserow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnotQGrid For Baserow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMANU SHANKAR BHATJuan Duverglas

Customer experience

KnotQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grid For Baserow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

KnotQ

Subscriptions1
  • KnotQ Sync Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
1 purchases

Grid For Baserow

Subscriptions1
  • Grid for Baserow Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is KnotQ free?
KnotQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid For Baserow free?
Grid For Baserow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KnotQ or Grid For Baserow?
KnotQ and Grid For Baserow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do KnotQ or Grid For Baserow have ads?
Neither KnotQ nor Grid For Baserow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KnotQ or Grid For Baserow?
KnotQ ships an update weekly, and Grid For Baserow every 3 weeks. Most recently, KnotQ was updated on October 25, 2026 and Grid For Baserow on October 10, 2026.

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