Comparison

Gridplay vs Musaic

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

Musaic

Create multi-layered music and music videos with a full recording studio experience. Apply individual audio effects to each track, record video and audio simultaneously, and choose from various creative modes. Free to start with optional Pro features for advanced editing.

Highlights
  • Multi-track audio recording
  • Individual audio effects per layer
  • Video and audio recording
  • Split-screen and live studio modes
  • Built-in instruments
  • Advanced Pro features (lyrics, harmonies, watermark removal)
Features
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Record music reels on your iPhone and make them sound good. Sing and play every part yourself, layer by layer, and give your voice and each instrument its own reverb, delay and EQ. Free, no account. AUDIO FX ON EVERY LAYER • Reverb: Room, Hall, Slapback, Dub and Ambient, plus echo and delay • Three-band EQ, Warmth, Tube Saturation, Compressor and Doubler • Pan each layer left or right in the mix • Each layer has its own settings: vocal in a hall, guitar dry • Your raw take is kept, so you can change the effects any time RECORD IN LAYERS • Up to 10 takes in one split-screen • Record video + audio, or import clips • 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, or 16:9 for YouTube 4 MODES • Mosaic - split-screen layouts • Live Studio - tap to cut between layers • Twin (beta) - cut yourself out of a second take, two of you in one shot • Audio only - no camera, no watermark: record, layer, mix and export the sound INSTRUMENTS • Bass, drums, piano, strings, synth and more, free for everyone • Orb (beta) - play chords in the air while you sing, the camera watches your hand • An instrument take draws the notes you played over the picture ON THE PICTURE • Looks you can aim at you, at the background, or at the whole frame • Strength per layer, and a look that can ride the beat TIMELINE • Animate mosaic layout changes over time EXPORT • 2160p and 60 fps • The mix, the lyrics, each layer's audio, each layer's video, or all of it SHARE • Share or collaborate via iCloud • Or send the whole project as a file WITH MUSAIC PRO • Synced lyrics from your vocals • Animations: every lyric line as an animated scene • Chords, beat and key detected from your take, with bass, drums and keys played on them • Chord looks with a fretboard on the frame (the beat looks are free) • Harmonies: extra voices around your own, in the song's key • Audio Lab: every audio layer on one screen. Record more lanes over the song and fix a part in place • Export with no watermark Free to start. Layering, the audio FX on every layer, Live Studio, audio-only projects, the timeline and every instrument are all included. Musaic Pro adds synced lyrics, chord detection with generated instruments, and removes the watermark. Musaic Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. • Monthly: $2.99 / month in the US • Yearly: $24.99 / year in the US Prices are set per country and region. Your own price is shown in the app before you buy, and on this page. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://likwest.com/musaic/privacy.html

Screenshots

Gridplay4 screens
Musaic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Musaic at 100% against Gridplay's 36%. Musaic also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.0 vs 2.4). Gridplay's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Musaic is free to download; Gridplay costs $1.99 up front. Gridplay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Musaic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Musaic holds the better App Store score, 4.0 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 Musaic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridplay ships an update monthly, Musaic every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gridplay versus Musaic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridplayMusaic
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (77 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeta VisionMarco Duerrwaechter

Customer experience

Gridplay

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

Musaic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridplay

One-time1
  • Expend video length to 5minute$0.99
2 purchases

Musaic

Subscriptions2
  • Musaic Studio Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Musaic Studio Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Gridplay free?
Gridplay costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Musaic free?
Musaic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gridplay or Musaic?
Musaic is rated higher. Gridplay averages 2.4 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Musaic averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Gridplay or Musaic have ads?
Neither Gridplay nor Musaic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridplay or Musaic?
Gridplay ships an update monthly, and Musaic every 8 days. Most recently, Gridplay was updated on November 11, 2026 and Musaic on November 11, 2026.

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