Comparison

Gridplay vs Haken Mobile App

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

Head to head
About

Gridplay

Create dynamic, multi-clip music videos with an innovative grid interface. Combine and divide cells, adjust individual clips, and add music to produce unique visual content for social media.

Highlights
  • Multi-clip grid interface
  • Combine and divide cells
  • Independent clip sound control
  • Timeline editing
  • Clip rotation and scaling
  • Save to camera roll
  • Share to social media
Features
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Make quality quick-cut style music videos straight from your phone with Gridplay. Giving even the most experienced filmmakers a new experience, the innovative grid screen allows users to combine and divide cells at will in order to create dynamic videos. Add a song, trim clips, and adjust and scale each cell for extra flair. Turn your inspirational moments into the movie of your life with Gridplay. Features: 1. Takes up to 16 4x4 videoclips (These can be recorded or uploaded.) 2. Swipe to combine or divide the cells 3. Create and edit a timeline with multiple frames 4. Optimized for low-resolution (640p) on Instagram 5. Records up to 15 seconds. (5 minutes with extension) 6. Self-timer 7. Each clip has an independent sound control 8. Ability to save video to camera roll 9. Frame thickness and color settings 10. Automatically saves rough draft 11. Rotate, adjust, scale, and mirror each clip 12. Share to Vine Instructions: 1. Pick a cell and choose the camera mode. (Full screen vs. split screen, and back camera vs. front camera) 2. Swipe to combine cells, and swipe again to divide. 3. Press the "Film" button. 4. Set the timer up to 15 seconds. (If you have unlocked the extension, you can set the timer up to 5 minutes.) 5. When you finish with one frame, it will go to the next automatically. You need to set the timer for each frame. 6. If you don't like what you have recorded, tap to delete. If you don't want to fill up the other cells? No problem, just go to the next step. 7. Adjust the volume and position of each clip. 8. Trim the clips and add background music. 9. Save and share on Vine, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr, and email.

About

Haken Mobile App

This app offers the core editing features of its desktop counterpart for mobile devices. It requires a connected Haken Audio device and specific firmware versions for full functionality. Adapters may be needed for older iPhone models.

Highlights
  • Core editing features
  • Customized mobile interface
  • Haken Audio device integration
  • Performance controls
  • Requires specific firmware
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This mobile version of the Haken Editor comes with a customized interface for iPhone and iPad. While this is not a full substitute for the desktop app, it comes with all of the same editing features and capabilities. Requires a connected Haken Audio device running version 10.77. Requires 10.81 to utilize all features (see the desktop app for updates). Note: iPhone 14 series and earlier/iPhones without USB-C will require an Apple "Lightning to USB Camera Adapter" in order to connect to the Continuum. This app has been made and tested with the Slim21 in mind.

Screenshots

Gridplay4 screens
Haken Mobile App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Haken Mobile App at 100% against Gridplay's 36%. Haken Mobile App also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.4). Gridplay's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On 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

Haken Mobile App is free to download; Gridplay costs $1.99 up front. Gridplay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Haken Mobile App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Haken Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gridplay has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Gridplay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Haken Mobile App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridplay ships an update monthly, Haken Mobile App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Gridplay versus Haken Mobile App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridplayHaken Mobile App
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (77 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeta VisionWill Hoerner

Customer experience

Gridplay

All ratings77 ratings
Positive31.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative62.3%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative52.7%

Haken Mobile App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridplay

One-time1
  • Expend video length to 5minute$0.99
None

Haken Mobile App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gridplay free?
Gridplay costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Haken Mobile App free?
Haken Mobile App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gridplay or Haken Mobile App?
Haken Mobile App is rated higher. Gridplay averages 2.4 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Haken Mobile App averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Gridplay or Haken Mobile App have ads?
Neither Gridplay nor Haken Mobile App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridplay or Haken Mobile App?
Gridplay ships an update monthly, and Haken Mobile App every 2 months. Most recently, Gridplay was updated on November 1, 2026 and Haken Mobile App on October 28, 2026.

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