Comparison

Gridplay vs Mic2Money

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

Mic2Money

This platform combines music, gaming, and social interaction, allowing artists to compete in contests judged by listeners. It taps into the growing market for interactive and community-driven mobile experiences.

Highlights
  • Artist contests
  • Listener judging and voting
  • Music gamification
  • Social engagement
  • Roleplay elements
Features
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Mic2Money is a music-based roleplay and gamification platform where artists compete in structured contests while listeners participate as judges through listening and voting. Positioned at the intersection of music, gaming, and social engagement, the platform targets a rapidly growing market, with the global music industry exceeding USD $30 billion and mobile apps generating over USD $500 billion annually, driven largely by interactive and community-based experiences.

Screenshots

Gridplay4 screens
Mic2Money4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mic2Money at Free against Gridplay's $1.99. Mic2Money also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Gridplay's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 15.0). 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

Mic2Money is free to download; Gridplay costs $1.99 up front. Gridplay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mic2Money asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mic2Money holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridplay ships an update monthly, Mic2Money every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gridplay versus Mic2Money: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridplayMic2Money
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (77 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB65 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPeta VisionMic2Money

Customer experience

Gridplay

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

Mic2Money

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridplay

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

Mic2Money

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gridplay free?
Gridplay costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Mic2Money free?
Mic2Money is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gridplay or Mic2Money?
Mic2Money is rated higher. Gridplay averages 2.4 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Mic2Money averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Gridplay or Mic2Money have ads?
Neither Gridplay nor Mic2Money shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridplay or Mic2Money?
Gridplay ships an update monthly, and Mic2Money every 5 days. Most recently, Gridplay was updated on October 20, 2026 and Mic2Money on October 20, 2026.

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